Could Springfield really be a destination?

[Anonymous]

None of the neighborhood in the redevelopment have good schools or high incomes, this is a major road block.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None of the neighborhood in the redevelopment have good schools or high incomes, this is a major road block.

Not sure why you'd say this, although I can guess. Mosaic District is in Falls Church HS district, which is comparable to Lee HS in Springfield, and it seems to be doing very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None of the neighborhood in the redevelopment have good schools or high incomes, this is a major road block.

Not sure why you'd say this, although I can guess. Mosaic District is in Falls Church HS district, which is comparable to Lee HS in Springfield, and it seems to be doing very well.

I thought it was Marshall HS for Mosaic.

[Anonymous]

west Springfield and lake Braddock are both close by districts. Great schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None of the neighborhood in the redevelopment have good schools or high incomes, this is a major road block.

Not sure why you'd say this, although I can guess. Mosaic District is in Falls Church HS district, which is comparable to Lee HS in Springfield, and it seems to be doing very well.

I thought it was Marshall HS for Mosaic.

Nope. Mosaic is Fairhill/Jackson/Falls Church. Head up to Dunn Loring Metro on the other side of Route 29 and then you're in Marshall HS territory.

[Anonymous]

Schools are often what you make of them. A smart kid will do well most anywhere. They may even stand a better chance of getting into a good university if they aren't from one of the "top" high schools. The old adage about being a big fish in a small pond is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools are often what you make of them. A smart kid will do well most anywhere. They may even stand a better chance of getting into a good university if they aren't from one of the "top" high schools. The old adage about being a big fish in a small pond is true.

Not really, but this really isn't the thread to debate that point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Eh...skyline doesn't have metro and is a completely different set of demographics. There is money in Springfield and Burke. Schools right around the town center aren't great, but further west they are some of the best in Nova. The types of stores coming in mean people who evaluate areas for a living think this will be a success. People love a town center...especially in the warm months. Shame it will debut in Oct right as it gets cold. Area prices will go up, esp. west of the town center. Looks like there is country club down that way according to Google maps.

Which is exactly why the streetcar on Columbia Pike needs to be built. Metro would have been even better of course, but that's 4x as expensive.

PP The Columbia Pike streetcar will be in Arlington County, not in Fairfax County, the location Skyline. Fairfax County may elect to extend the streetcar, but it would more likely be to serve the Army building on Seminary Rd and 395, not Skyline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:west Springfield and lake Braddock are both close by districts. Great schools.

South County is also nearby, and is a fine school district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:west Springfield and lake Braddock are both close by districts. Great schools.

South County is also nearby, and is a fine school district.

I am sure it is fine, but it is not as highly ranked.

[Anonymous]

When is the Springfield Town Center scheduled to open?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:west Springfield and lake Braddock are both close by districts. Great schools.

South County is also nearby, and is a fine school district.

I am sure it is fine, but it is not as highly ranked.

Who gives a shit, particularly for purposes of this thread? The point was that there are plenty of people there who might patronize and benefit from a revitalized central Springfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:west Springfield and lake Braddock are both close by districts. Great schools.

South County is also nearby, and is a fine school district.

I am sure it is fine, but it is not as highly ranked.

Who gives a shit, particularly for purposes of this thread? The point was that there are plenty of people there who might patronize and benefit from a revitalized central Springfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When is the Springfield Town Center scheduled to open?

October 2014!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We will be listing really soon. Sit tight!

Did you list? Saw a cute house come on the market today and thought of this thread