Poll: is new construction in Vienna overpriced?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I'll take the troll bait...

I live in a tiny old condo "close-in" and would I take this house if someone handed it over to me? Obviously. Would I buy it even if I could? No. I do love the inside space, but I do prefer older brick or stone homes and older neighborhoods. It's how I was raised and what I prefer. I just find these neighborhoods lacking character.

I just find you superficial.

Actually I'm the exact opposite. I'm willing to sacrifice brand new and "high end" finishes for a location that suits me and feel that suits me.

If you look up that home on Google maps, it is totally out of character with the rest of the street and looks silly, unless the entire block has been completely torn down and rebuilt since the mapping was done.

[Anonymous]

All the houses on that street look the same. That's so charming and has so much character. yeah.

[Anonymous]

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I am the 7:45 pp. I agree. There are things I would want to do inside, too (like I don't like the master bathroom sinks or the paint colors through the house). And I am not wild about the prominence of the garage. But overall, this is a nice house and would be a good place to raise a family. I am not from around here, and this is the first place I have ever lived that new builds get so much hate and crappy little capes and bungalows are prized.

This is DCUM, which is the province of a few dozen insecure DC and inner suburb residents who want to feel better about their crappy little capes, bungalows and ramblers, so they tout the location of their homes and crap on new houses as a matter of principle.

Because the house screams nouveau riche. Actually, more like wanna-be nouveau riche, which is the lowest of the low.

[Anonymous]

Whether you like the house is almost irrelevant. Isn't prevailing wisdom that a house is properly priced if people will pay the price?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are these big new construction and infill development all over Vienna now, that wereselling for around $1.1 million last year.
Now lots of new homes are listing at $1.3M

Is this getting out of hand? I just don't see how anyone will be able tobuild equity in houses in this price range in Vienna. Can you imaging these houses selling for $2M or more in a decade? I doubt it!

Thoughts?

they will - NoVA is the new western MoCo. It is crazy though how much the places have increased in value in 15 years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I am the 7:45 pp. I agree. There are things I would want to do inside, too (like I don't like the master bathroom sinks or the paint colors through the house). And I am not wild about the prominence of the garage. But overall, this is a nice house and would be a good place to raise a family. I am not from around here, and this is the first place I have ever lived that new builds get so much hate and crappy little capes and bungalows are prized.

This is DCUM, which is the province of a few dozen insecure DC and inner suburb residents who want to feel better about their crappy little capes, bungalows and ramblers, so they tout the location of their homes and crap on new houses as a matter of principle.

Because the house screams nouveau riche. Actually, more like wanna-be nouveau riche, which is the lowest of the low.

And what's wrong with new money? If i make some money, I don't want to have to store my pots and pans in the oven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really want my toilet separated from the rest of the bathroom with its own door. Why is that not the norm around here in new construction? I understand with older construction as it was not the norm 20+ years ago, but IMHO no excuse in new builds.

Well there are like 5 other toilets

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I am the 7:45 pp. I agree. There are things I would want to do inside, too (like I don't like the master bathroom sinks or the paint colors through the house). And I am not wild about the prominence of the garage. But overall, this is a nice house and would be a good place to raise a family. I am not from around here, and this is the first place I have ever lived that new builds get so much hate and crappy little capes and bungalows are prized.

This is DCUM, which is the province of a few dozen insecure DC and inner suburb residents who want to feel better about their crappy little capes, bungalows and ramblers, so they tout the location of their homes and crap on new houses as a matter of principle.

Because the house screams nouveau riche. Actually, more like wanna-be nouveau riche, which is the lowest of the low.

And what's wrong with new money? If i make some money, I don't want to have to store my pots and pans in the oven.

I just laughed so hard, because I do this

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I am the 7:45 pp. I agree. There are things I would want to do inside, too (like I don't like the master bathroom sinks or the paint colors through the house). And I am not wild about the prominence of the garage. But overall, this is a nice house and would be a good place to raise a family. I am not from around here, and this is the first place I have ever lived that new builds get so much hate and crappy little capes and bungalows are prized.

This is DCUM, which is the province of a few dozen insecure DC and inner suburb residents who want to feel better about their crappy little capes, bungalows and ramblers, so they tout the location of their homes and crap on new houses as a matter of principle.

Because the house screams nouveau riche. Actually, more like wanna-be nouveau riche, which is the lowest of the low.

And what's wrong with new money? If i make some money, I don't want to have to store my pots and pans in the oven.

+1, the whole old money thing is hilarious, they want to live in 1.5 million dollar crap shacks in chevy chase to prove something. To them looking poor is hip.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/4119-Leland-St-20815/home/10644087

[Anonymous]

Aww, I like that fairy-taleish exterior. The inside needs updating though.

I'd prefer this over OP's posting. It's just prettier.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/3904-Underwood-St-20815/home/10642484

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I am the 7:45 pp. I agree. There are things I would want to do inside, too (like I don't like the master bathroom sinks or the paint colors through the house). And I am not wild about the prominence of the garage. But overall, this is a nice house and would be a good place to raise a family. I am not from around here, and this is the first place I have ever lived that new builds get so much hate and crappy little capes and bungalows are prized.

This is DCUM, which is the province of a few dozen insecure DC and inner suburb residents who want to feel better about their crappy little capes, bungalows and ramblers, so they tout the location of their homes and crap on new houses as a matter of principle.

Because the house screams nouveau riche. Actually, more like wanna-be nouveau riche, which is the lowest of the low.

And what's wrong with new money? If i make some money, I don't want to have to store my pots and pans in the oven.

+1, the whole old money thing is hilarious, they want to live in 1.5 million dollar crap shacks in chevy chase to prove something. To them looking poor is hip.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/4119-Leland-St-20815/home/10644087

This reminds me of the thread about VA parents in DC schools and new money.

This thread proves it all.

VA = the ostentatious new-build show-off culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aww, I like that fairy-taleish exterior. The inside needs updating though.

I'd prefer this over OP's posting. It's just prettier.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/3904-Underwood-St-20815/home/10642484

I find gray stucco really ugly and couldn't stop envisioning clumps of stucco falling off and making the house look even shabbier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aww, I like that fairy-taleish exterior. The inside needs updating though.

I'd prefer this over OP's posting. It's just prettier.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/3904-Underwood-St-20815/home/10642484

that's terrible, it's a box

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I am the 7:45 pp. I agree. There are things I would want to do inside, too (like I don't like the master bathroom sinks or the paint colors through the house). And I am not wild about the prominence of the garage. But overall, this is a nice house and would be a good place to raise a family. I am not from around here, and this is the first place I have ever lived that new builds get so much hate and crappy little capes and bungalows are prized.

This is DCUM, which is the province of a few dozen insecure DC and inner suburb residents who want to feel better about their crappy little capes, bungalows and ramblers, so they tout the location of their homes and crap on new houses as a matter of principle.

Because the house screams nouveau riche. Actually, more like wanna-be nouveau riche, which is the lowest of the low.

And what's wrong with new money? If i make some money, I don't want to have to store my pots and pans in the oven.

+1, the whole old money thing is hilarious, they want to live in 1.5 million dollar crap shacks in chevy chase to prove something. To them looking poor is hip.

http://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/4119-Leland-St-20815/home/10644087

This reminds me of the thread about VA parents in DC schools and new money.

This thread proves it all.

VA = the ostentatious new-build show-off culture.

Sound interesting. can you post a link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
This reminds me of the thread about VA parents in DC schools and new money.

This thread proves it all.

VA = the ostentatious new-build show-off culture.

It seems you need to take a field trip to Foxhall and the Palisades, followed by Bethesda and Potomac.

Try as it might, there is virtually nothing in VA as show-offy and ostentatious as what you'll find there.