What is the most overrated area (neighborhood, town, etc) in the DC metropolitan area?

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Anonymous wrote:... and replaced with the most gawdawful monstrosities a handyman turned architect can dream up.

Same mid range builders as Arlington and McLean . Troll harder.

Haha. Right. You can't seriously be asserting that the average/mode new builds in PH are comparable to those in Arlington or McLean. I am quite sure that the community feel and proximity to things residents need are why people like living there. I would never argue this. But one needs only to drive through a few blocks to realize immediately that the majority of updated/replaced homes are not "mid range" by most definitions.

Stanley Martin, ANV, NDI and others build the same mid level homes in McLean, Arlington and Pimmit Hills. I can school you with examples. I live in McLean and see them all the time.

Where in Arlington? I haven't seem these particular builders there.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:... and replaced with the most gawdawful monstrosities a handyman turned architect can dream up.

Same mid range builders as Arlington and McLean . Troll harder.

Haha. Right. You can't seriously be asserting that the average/mode new builds in PH are comparable to those in Arlington or McLean. I am quite sure that the community feel and proximity to things residents need are why people like living there. I would never argue this. But one needs only to drive through a few blocks to realize immediately that the majority of updated/replaced homes are not "mid range" by most definitions.

Stanley Martin, ANV, NDI and others build the same mid level homes in McLean, Arlington and Pimmit Hills. I can school you with examples. I live in McLean and see them all the time.

Where in Arlington? I haven't seem these particular builders there.

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September 19, 2013
We've just signed a contract to build our Westover model in Arlington! This 30' wide house will have an elevator! We can't wait to get this one started!

http://www.newdimensionsinc.com/westover.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Hill is pretty good damn overrated. Too many olds and strollers to dodge every day and not enough high rise housing stock for singles. Shitty transit access, too, as compared to the "mid-city" area.

Not enough high rise access is exactly why so many people like it. It wouldn't be nearly as pretty if it had new apartment buildings everywhere. But, if you are a young single person, I can see why it might not appeal. It's expensive and definitely geared more for families these days.

Shitty transit access seems like a crazy complaint. You can walk to H Street, the Capitol, the Mall, Nationals Park, there are several Metro stops, a million Capitol Bikeshare locations, plenty of bus stops and Circulator stops, and incredibly easy access to 295 and 395. I don't think you know what you're talking about there. ("Mid-city"? What is that?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Hill is pretty good damn overrated. Too many olds and strollers to dodge every day and not enough high rise housing stock for singles. Shitty transit access, too, as compared to the "mid-city" area.

Not enough high rise access is exactly why so many people like it. It wouldn't be nearly as pretty if it had new apartment buildings everywhere. But, if you are a young single person, I can see why it might not appeal. It's expensive and definitely geared more for families these days.

Shitty transit access seems like a crazy complaint. You can walk to H Street, the Capitol, the Mall, Nationals Park, there are several Metro stops, a million Capitol Bikeshare locations, plenty of bus stops and Circulator stops, and incredibly easy access to 295 and 395. I don't think you know what you're talking about there. ("Mid-city"? What is that?)

Are the schools good enough for families to lay down their roots?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:... and replaced with the most gawdawful monstrosities a handyman turned architect can dream up.

Same mid range builders as Arlington and McLean . Troll harder.

Haha. Right. You can't seriously be asserting that the average/mode new builds in PH are comparable to those in Arlington or McLean. I am quite sure that the community feel and proximity to things residents need are why people like living there. I would never argue this. But one needs only to drive through a few blocks to realize immediately that the majority of updated/replaced homes are not "mid range" by most definitions.

Stanley Martin, ANV, NDI and others build the same mid level homes in McLean, Arlington and Pimmit Hills. I can school you with examples. I live in McLean and see them all the time.

Where in Arlington? I haven't seem these particular builders there.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.219365144854281.1073741848.198418780282251&type=1

New Dimensions Inc. shared a link.
September 19, 2013
We've just signed a contract to build our Westover model in Arlington! This 30' wide house will have an elevator! We can't wait to get this one started!

http://www.newdimensionsinc.com/westover.html

Interesting. I haven't heard of anyone using them. Are these their first builds in Arlington?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:... and replaced with the most gawdawful monstrosities a handyman turned architect can dream up.

Same mid range builders as Arlington and McLean . Troll harder.

Haha. Right. You can't seriously be asserting that the average/mode new builds in PH are comparable to those in Arlington or McLean. I am quite sure that the community feel and proximity to things residents need are why people like living there. I would never argue this. But one needs only to drive through a few blocks to realize immediately that the majority of updated/replaced homes are not "mid range" by most definitions.

Stanley Martin, ANV, NDI and others build the same mid level homes in McLean, Arlington and Pimmit Hills. I can school you with examples. I live in McLean and see them all the time.

Where in Arlington? I haven't seem these particular builders there.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.219365144854281.1073741848.198418780282251&type=1

New Dimensions Inc. shared a link.
September 19, 2013
We've just signed a contract to build our Westover model in Arlington! This 30' wide house will have an elevator! We can't wait to get this one started!

http://www.newdimensionsinc.com/westover.html

Interesting. I haven't heard of anyone using them. Are these their first builds in Arlington?

They have built in Arlington since they opened. Many houses like 30

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Hill is pretty good damn overrated. Too many olds and strollers to dodge every day and not enough high rise housing stock for singles. Shitty transit access, too, as compared to the "mid-city" area.

Not enough high rise access is exactly why so many people like it. It wouldn't be nearly as pretty if it had new apartment buildings everywhere. But, if you are a young single person, I can see why it might not appeal. It's expensive and definitely geared more for families these days.

Shitty transit access seems like a crazy complaint. You can walk to H Street, the Capitol, the Mall, Nationals Park, there are several Metro stops, a million Capitol Bikeshare locations, plenty of bus stops and Circulator stops, and incredibly easy access to 295 and 395. I don't think you know what you're talking about there. ("Mid-city"? What is that?)

Are the schools good enough for families to lay down their roots?

Yep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:... and replaced with the most gawdawful monstrosities a handyman turned architect can dream up.

Same mid range builders as Arlington and McLean . Troll harder.

Haha. Right. You can't seriously be asserting that the average/mode new builds in PH are comparable to those in Arlington or McLean. I am quite sure that the community feel and proximity to things residents need are why people like living there. I would never argue this. But one needs only to drive through a few blocks to realize immediately that the majority of updated/replaced homes are not "mid range" by most definitions.

Stanley Martin, ANV, NDI and others build the same mid level homes in McLean, Arlington and Pimmit Hills. I can school you with examples. I live in McLean and see them all the time.

Where in Arlington? I haven't seem these particular builders there.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.219365144854281.1073741848.198418780282251&type=1

New Dimensions Inc. shared a link.
September 19, 2013
We've just signed a contract to build our Westover model in Arlington! This 30' wide house will have an elevator! We can't wait to get this one started!

http://www.newdimensionsinc.com/westover.html

Interesting. I haven't heard of anyone using them. Are these their first builds in Arlington?

I could name a bunch of high-end builders in Arlington and McLean who have never built in Pimmit Hills. The overlap between what passes as high-end in PH and low-end in Arlington and McLean is not that substantial.

[Anonymous]

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I could name a bunch of high-end builders in Arlington and McLean who have never built in Pimmit Hills. The overlap between what passes as high-end in PH and low-end in Arlington and McLean is not that substantial.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with cheaper new build models offered by mainstream builders. Not everyone has a million plus to spend. Even the cheapest NDI model is a massive improvement vs. original PH tiny houses.

[Anonymous]

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I could name a bunch of high-end builders in Arlington and McLean who have never built in Pimmit Hills. The overlap between what passes as high-end in PH and low-end in Arlington and McLean is not that substantial.

Take a walk through South Arlington to see all the vinyl siding your money can buy. Don't pretend that Arlington is uniformly wealthy or uniformly beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:... and replaced with the most gawdawful monstrosities a handyman turned architect can dream up.

Same mid range builders as Arlington and McLean . Troll harder.

Haha. Right. You can't seriously be asserting that the average/mode new builds in PH are comparable to those in Arlington or McLean. I am quite sure that the community feel and proximity to things residents need are why people like living there. I would never argue this. But one needs only to drive through a few blocks to realize immediately that the majority of updated/replaced homes are not "mid range" by most definitions.

Stanley Martin, ANV, NDI and others build the same mid level homes in McLean, Arlington and Pimmit Hills. I can school you with examples. I live in McLean and see them all the time.

Where in Arlington? I haven't seem these particular builders there.

You aren't seriously arguing Stanley Martin doesn't build in Arlington. You can't throw a stick in nova without hitting one of their builds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Hill is pretty good damn overrated. Too many olds and strollers to dodge every day and not enough high rise housing stock for singles. Shitty transit access, too, as compared to the "mid-city" area.

Not enough high rise access is exactly why so many people like it. It wouldn't be nearly as pretty if it had new apartment buildings everywhere. But, if you are a young single person, I can see why it might not appeal. It's expensive and definitely geared more for families these days.

Shitty transit access seems like a crazy complaint. You can walk to H Street, the Capitol, the Mall, Nationals Park, there are several Metro stops, a million Capitol Bikeshare locations, plenty of bus stops and Circulator stops, and incredibly easy access to 295 and 395. I don't think you know what you're talking about there. ("Mid-city"? What is that?)

The Hill is at the end of the city. Most people don't go east of the river (Wards 7 and 8) and with the expansive Capitol grounds and the Mall taking up so much real estate, the neighborhood feels cut off from the rest of town.

[Anonymous]

Edgemoor and downtown Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Hill is pretty good damn overrated. Too many olds and strollers to dodge every day and not enough high rise housing stock for singles. Shitty transit access, too, as compared to the "mid-city" area.

Not enough high rise access is exactly why so many people like it. It wouldn't be nearly as pretty if it had new apartment buildings everywhere. But, if you are a young single person, I can see why it might not appeal. It's expensive and definitely geared more for families these days.

Shitty transit access seems like a crazy complaint. You can walk to H Street, the Capitol, the Mall, Nationals Park, there are several Metro stops, a million Capitol Bikeshare locations, plenty of bus stops and Circulator stops, and incredibly easy access to 295 and 395. I don't think you know what you're talking about there. ("Mid-city"? What is that?)

The Hill is at the end of the city. Most people don't go east of the river (Wards 7 and 8) and with the expansive Capitol grounds and the Mall taking up so much real estate, the neighborhood feels cut off from the rest of town.

LOL! You're living in a very weird, very limited bubble, and your perspective on what is "expansive" and "cut off" is bizarre.

[Anonymous]

One side of Georgetown Pike has those builders. The other side does not. Guess which side is more expensive?