Walkable Vienna

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Anonymous wrote:Cute house, I like it a lot, but "walkable" here means strip malls along a traffic chocked street. It's not really urban walkability. I would say there is a premium being walkable to something in suburbia but people generally do not want to be right next to or behind commercial establishments. This house seems to back into a tire shop? Maybe this is the reason?

Nope -- not just traffic-jammed 123 at all. All of the charm of the shops and restaurants on Church are right up the street. Walk to dinner at Evelyn Rose in 10 minutes.

I think the PP has never been to Vienna. They think 123 is all there is. This house is within walking distance to all the shops and restaurants on Church St., down the street from all the Vienna festivals--at least once a month, and live music every weekend in the summer--and near the W&OD trail and parkland. Also not far are good schools and the community center. Wolf Trap is less than 2 miles down the road. Great location.

Nobody is saying it's a terrible location. But some posters make it sound like it's Georgetown It's still strip mall suburbia with a couple of blocks of cuter looking retail that's very limited and a small public park setting. Nothing really spectacular or unique. It beats bland suburban subdivisions and stretches of residential streets with nothing to walk to at all, that's for sure. I'd say it's an advantage for me personally if I were looking in Vienna. I would consider a walkable to something home vs. walkable to nothing even if the place walkable to nothing is more impressive. But that's a personal opinion because I am a person who prefers walking vs. driving.

There’s some modest walkability for those living closest to 123 but the flip side is that Maple Avenue is horribly congested with cars. If it were a real town with a real grid it might be more interesting to walk there but it’s mostly just a bunch of strip malls on Maple one next to the other.

Most of the hype is from people trying to defend the fact that they live in a suburb outside the Beltway and so far from DC. It’s near the end of the Orange Line, so basically the Virginia equivalent of Largo or New Carrollton.

[Anonymous]

This house is still on the market 2 weeks later. Which very much surprises me. We are in Vienna and just bought a new house a month ago, so I feel very familiar with how long things are staying on the market. And this is shocking TBH. I wouldn’t have expected it to be on the market for more than a week. Especially at the low price.

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Anonymous wrote:This house is still on the market 2 weeks later. Which very much surprises me. We are in Vienna and just bought a new house a month ago, so I feel very familiar with how long things are staying on the market. And this is shocking TBH. I wouldn’t have expected it to be on the market for more than a week. Especially at the low price.

I think the seller was posting in this thread trying to gin up a bidding war. Wouldn't at all surprise me if this is a case where they turned down offers at the asking price because they believed they'd get an offer for over $2 million.

[Anonymous]

Beautiful house and lot. This actually is walkable to plenty of places, especially on Church St. Previous posters are clueless.

As I see it, the biggest problem is traffic. Lots of cars on Church Street during commuting hours, and Maple Ave is nonstop.

Still, this price seems quite low. I do think it'll go a lot higher.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This house is still on the market 2 weeks later. Which very much surprises me. We are in Vienna and just bought a new house a month ago, so I feel very familiar with how long things are staying on the market. And this is shocking TBH. I wouldn’t have expected it to be on the market for more than a week. Especially at the low price.

I think the seller was posting in this thread trying to gin up a bidding war. Wouldn't at all surprise me if this is a case where they turned down offers at the asking price because they believed they'd get an offer for over $2 million.

Well, that pp was mine and I'm the OP and I'm definitely not the seller.

I just live in the neighborhood, bought recently, and have been paying attention to the market, which makes me curious. Especially given how desirable that street is.

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If it was on the other side of church or on ayr hill it would be amazing. But backing up to the Maple Ave. strip would be a no go for me. As others have stated, the amount of trash, noise and commotion from 7am to 9pm would be too much.

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I honestly dont know what all the fuss is about 123. I have lived in TOV for the past 10 years and its like another other place that has a lot of shops etc etc..theres a trade off if you want to live in a town with 3 grocery stores, shops and restaurants.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly dont know what all the fuss is about 123. I have lived in TOV for the past 10 years and its like another other place that has a lot of shops etc etc..theres a trade off if you want to live in a town with 3 grocery stores, shops and restaurants.

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