Why isn’t Glover Park more popular

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Anonymous wrote:It’s really a starter house/group home for people just out of college area. While people tried to pretend it wasn’t just that and did ridiculous additions and talked it up, it is what it was and always will be.

15 years ago I recall it having the rep of groups of unreformed aging frat boys and barfly aging sorority girls living together. Has it not evolved since then?

They were not aging. They were 22-25 years old. But people pretend it has but it really should still be a transitional area for just out of college types. Trying to turn it into a family neighborhood is kind of a farce.

What? There are not many college houses anymore. It is a family neighborhood.

+1.

This person has no idea what they're talking about.

I know what it is and what it should be. It isn’t a post college transition area anymore but it still should be. The people who hunkered down there and stayed and did this make believe “it’s a family neighborhood” are awful. They put a cork in the natural progression of DC movement. Instead of getting in the way, they should have moved to Annandale or the like instead.

Optimally, people should start in GP or Cap Hill, then move to Kent and land your forever home in Normanstone. Shame on those who didn’t.

You're a strange one. Either that or it's a lame attempt at comedy.

[Anonymous]

We didn’t buy there because it wasn’t Metro accessible. I use Metro to commute and also wanted access for my kids. We bought in
Tenleytown.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s really a starter house/group home for people just out of college area. While people tried to pretend it wasn’t just that and did ridiculous additions and talked it up, it is what it was and always will be.

15 years ago I recall it having the rep of groups of unreformed aging frat boys and barfly aging sorority girls living together. Has it not evolved since then?

They were not aging. They were 22-25 years old. But people pretend it has but it really should still be a transitional area for just out of college types. Trying to turn it into a family neighborhood is kind of a farce.

What? There are not many college houses anymore. It is a family neighborhood.

+1.

This person has no idea what they're talking about.

I know what it is and what it should be. It isn’t a post college transition area anymore but it still should be. The people who hunkered down there and stayed and did this make believe “it’s a family neighborhood” are awful. They put a cork in the natural progression of DC movement. Instead of getting in the way, they should have moved to Annandale or the like instead.

Optimally, people should start in GP or Cap Hill, then move to Kent and land your forever home in Normanstone. Shame on those who didn’t.

You're a strange one. Either that or it's a lame attempt at comedy.

No. Spouting facts. The tools who “gentrified” GP from the college kids are losers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so weird. It’s like they’ve only stalked these three neighborhoods on the internet and have no idea who actually lives there in real life.

Actually it’s weird and shameful that you can’t imagine that trajectory being real. It is. Clearly not for you though.

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I love glover park but it’s a pain in the ass to get to places. If you don’t have to work it’s great. Same for Georgetown.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so weird. It’s like they’ve only stalked these three neighborhoods on the internet and have no idea who actually lives there in real life.

Actually it’s weird and shameful that you can’t imagine that trajectory being real. It is. Clearly not for you though.

Your overuse of the word shameful is boring. Trolling fail.

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Anonymous wrote:I love glover park but it’s a pain in the ass to get to places. If you don’t have to work it’s great. Same for Georgetown.

We live in Burleith with little kids and just drive everywhere.

12 minutes door to door from my house to my Farragut-adjacent office in my car at 8am. Burleith street parking is very chill compared to GP.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s really a starter house/group home for people just out of college area. While people tried to pretend it wasn’t just that and did ridiculous additions and talked it up, it is what it was and always will be.

15 years ago I recall it having the rep of groups of unreformed aging frat boys and barfly aging sorority girls living together. Has it not evolved since then?

They were not aging. They were 22-25 years old. But people pretend it has but it really should still be a transitional area for just out of college types. Trying to turn it into a family neighborhood is kind of a farce.

What? There are not many college houses anymore. It is a family neighborhood.

+1.

This person has no idea what they're talking about.

I know what it is and what it should be. It isn’t a post college transition area anymore but it still should be. The people who hunkered down there and stayed and did this make believe “it’s a family neighborhood” are awful. They put a cork in the natural progression of DC movement. Instead of getting in the way, they should have moved to Annandale or the like instead.

Optimally, people should start in GP or Cap Hill, then move to Kent and land your forever home in Normanstone. Shame on those who didn’t.

What a weird take.

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How bad is street parking in Gover Park? We heard it was easy but perhaps not.

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Anonymous wrote:People comment that Glover Park feels so green, but note the lack of private outdoor space. For those who live there, how does that balance out?

Bump. This got lost in the comedy about moving up in the world.

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Anonymous wrote:How bad is street parking in Gover Park? We heard it was easy but perhaps not.

It’s bad if you don’t have a dedicated space, especially if you’re looking for parking in the evening. The substandard public transportation in the neighborhood means many people need cars.

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Anonymous wrote:How bad is street parking in Gover Park? We heard it was easy but perhaps not.

It’s bad if you don’t have a dedicated space, especially if you’re looking for parking in the evening. The substandard public transportation in the neighborhood means many people need cars.

I think it must differ by block. On my block in GP I have no problem getting a space whenever I need it. I think there's roughly the number of spots on the street minus ~3-5 cars that are owned by neighbors who street park. As there aren't usually that many people visiting, there's always a spot on the street (on my block, on either side) for me. In the rare case someone's having a party of some sort, there's parking a block away for the same reason.

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People comment that Glover Park feels so green, but note the lack of private outdoor space. For those who live there, how does that balance out?

When my kids were very young, they were satisfied with our fenced backyard. When they grew up, we went to the field off W st., or Whitehaven park (or into Glover park for hiking). I do more in nature here than I ever did elsewhere, though I'm also in a much different place in life.

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Anonymous wrote:How bad is street parking in Gover Park? We heard it was easy but perhaps not.

It’s bad if you don’t have a dedicated space, especially if you’re looking for parking in the evening. The substandard public transportation in the neighborhood means many people need cars.

I think it must differ by block. On my block in GP I have no problem getting a space whenever I need it. I think there's roughly the number of spots on the street minus ~3-5 cars that are owned by neighbors who street park. As there aren't usually that many people visiting, there's always a spot on the street (on my block, on either side) for me. In the rare case someone's having a party of some sort, there's parking a block away for the same reason.

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People comment that Glover Park feels so green, but note the lack of private outdoor space. For those who live there, how does that balance out?

When my kids were very young, they were satisfied with our fenced backyard. When they grew up, we went to the field off W st., or Whitehaven park (or into Glover park for hiking). I do more in nature here than I ever did elsewhere, though I'm also in a much different place in life.

Thank you. Any other thoughts on parking or green space?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A few thoughts:
It is a neighborhood for dual-income do-gooders, not law firm partners. Which jobs were decimated by DOGE?

The neighborhood is super liberal-hippie, it does not appeal to Trump-aligned, trust fund Republicans than dominate DC right now.

It was historically heavily reform Jewish. Frankly, Jews live all over in DC now including in the more WASPy areas that were not so welcoming to Jews in the recent past. And, again, it’s not a place that would appeal to conservative Trump-aligned Jews.

Suggest you get over Donald Trump. DC is 90+% Dem voting, Trump received 6.5%.l, a few new admin people doesn't affect local real estate. And Glover Park real estate is way too unaffordable for do-gooders, the rowhouses still sell well over a million. Sales in NW and popular areas are still brisk. DOGE has no real impact because fed workers haven't been able to afford most of DC outside cheap condos for a long time. They come in from outer suburbs. Unless they're married to a law partner and in that case they have nothing to worry about.

Only when he dies will we 'get over' it

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Anonymous wrote:It’s really a starter house/group home for people just out of college area. While people tried to pretend it wasn’t just that and did ridiculous additions and talked it up, it is what it was and always will be.

15 years ago I recall it having the rep of groups of unreformed aging frat boys and barfly aging sorority girls living together. Has it not evolved since then?

They were not aging. They were 22-25 years old. But people pretend it has but it really should still be a transitional area for just out of college types. Trying to turn it into a family neighborhood is kind of a farce.

22-25 year olds can't afford a $1.3 million home.