What do you think about purchasing in U St/Columbia Heights?
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
|
This particular home seems to be in an area undergoing a lot of development.
The parking lot next door is going to be turned into a grocery store. Anyone have any insights to this neighborhood? http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/2327-Sherman-Ave-NW-20001/home/10031314 |
Anonymous
|
OP here - schools are not an issue for us.
Thanks! |
Anonymous
| We live just off Sherman on Columbia Road (with kids too!) and love it. Sherman Ave was just redone a couple of years ago and is very nice. You can walk everywhere, including the new Trader Joes at 14th & U. Great local restaurants on 11th Street. |
Anonymous
Is the neighborhood safe? Have you heard anything about the construction scheduled for that block? Thanks! OP |
Anonymous
| I don't know what construction is scheduled. As for safety, I've lived in the neighborhood for almost 15 years and never had a problem (knock on wood). I run at night often and feel fine. That said, I do recognize that I live in a city. Our house has an alarm, we don't leave anything in sight in our cars and I don't walk down alleys late at night. |
Anonymous
|
You'd be a fool not to buy. The houses were going for half just a couple of years ago. The access and ongoing development means that you are getting into a neighborhood that you will be locked out of in another few years. |
Anonymous
| Looks good to me if you want a more urban type of lifestyle |
Anonymous
| expensive railway apt, but not in nyc. i'd pass. |
Anonymous
| A bit pricey for that size, no basement, right on Sherman (very busy). That said, LOVE the neighborhood. |
Anonymous
| What about public schools in the neighborhood? |
Anonymous
| It is a bit narrow. |
Anonymous
| It's only 1200 sq ft. That's really small so as long as you are only a couple and can manage clutter, it's a great area. We are over on 10th St but closer to Logan Circle. There are always incidents - from break-ins and thefts to murder (yes, it happens) - but you just have to always remember you are in the city. That's part of the package. |
Anonymous
| My issue with Columbia Heights is the amount of entrenched crime. Lots of Section 8 housing for my tastes. |
Anonymous
And there it is. I amazed at how long this thread lasted without such a comment from someone who doesn't live in Columbia Heights. |
Anonymous
|
Great price! Move fast. We just bought in shaw and love being in an urban place w lots of different types of ppl.
Schools aren't an issue for us yet but I hear ok publics and then just risking charters. Well cross that bridge when needed |