OK, why is Fairfax City ignored and Burke continually suggested

[Anonymous]

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We looked at every house for sale in central and western Fairfax in the winter of 2011 . I feel like we saw it all. Have you looked in the Canterbury Woods neighborhood? Very similar feel and excellent elementary (and better lots). Go to franklymls and search for es=canterbury woods and look for the Chaucer-inspired street names. I also liked some of the older Fairfax City bungalow neighborhoods. Our friends live on this street and like it very much. The location is convenient if you can deal with the traffic congestion in that area.
http://franklymls.com/FC7966155

what a strange addition to that Fairfax City house!

A friend of mine lives in Canterbury Woods. My biggest complaint with that neighborhood is how far it is from amenities. You are pretty car dependent, at least AFAICT. I realize I am probably pretty weird among suburban dwellers to complain about that, but I have gotten so used to being able to walk to the grocery store and schools and even some restaurants in my past 2 neighborhoods, that I am adamant about being walking distance to these things.

It can be hard to find in that price range. The CW area is definitely car-dependent. In western Fairfax, the Franklin Farm neighborhood and Fox Mill areas were the most walkable I can recall. Might not work for your commutes though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

We looked at every house for sale in central and western Fairfax in the winter of 2011 . I feel like we saw it all. Have you looked in the Canterbury Woods neighborhood? Very similar feel and excellent elementary (and better lots). Go to franklymls and search for es=canterbury woods and look for the Chaucer-inspired street names. I also liked some of the older Fairfax City bungalow neighborhoods. Our friends live on this street and like it very much. The location is convenient if you can deal with the traffic congestion in that area.
http://franklymls.com/FC7966155

what a strange addition to that Fairfax City house!

A friend of mine lives in Canterbury Woods. My biggest complaint with that neighborhood is how far it is from amenities. You are pretty car dependent, at least AFAICT. I realize I am probably pretty weird among suburban dwellers to complain about that, but I have gotten so used to being able to walk to the grocery store and schools and even some restaurants in my past 2 neighborhoods, that I am adamant about being walking distance to these things.

It can be hard to find in that price range. The CW area is definitely car-dependent. In western Fairfax, the Franklin Farm neighborhood and Fox Mill areas were the most walkable I can recall. Might not work for your commutes though.

We looked in those neighborhoods for that exact reason, but I'm not the poster who said they looked all over western fairfax last year. I'm Greenbriar poster (hilsmom) with a friend in CW. I did look online and found there was SOME walkability in the southern part of that neighborhood, but that is not the section my friend lives in.

Again, I don't ask for a downtown neighborhood where we can walk to everything all the time. I just like having the option to walk to the grocery store and a few other things on nice days. We decided to purchase a home that needed updating over a completely renovated home in our neighborhood just because the renovated one was in the section of the neighborhood that is not easily walkable to things/cut off from the rest of the 'hood by a park. The house we bought is a few houses away from the ES, just down the street from the MS and around the corner from the HS and library. And our shopping center has a grocery store, a CVS, an ABC store and a wine store - All the essentials in case of snowpocalypse

[Anonymous]

New poster here. I have lived in FFX city for ten years, in a 2000 sf single family home. We feed into Daniel's Run Elementary/Mosby Woods for GT. We love living here. It's been wonderful. FFX City does have an older feel - I few up in New England and it's nice to see the colonial mansions or old homes that have been preserved. The town center has a wonderful parade for July 4 and closes at other times for crafts fairs and festivals. We have several farmer's markets. Being close to the courts, we have lots of jobs for lawyers here too!

We have tons of parks, wooded walking trails, great restaurants, I live close to a world-class gym, lots of daycare options. God's honest truth: I leave my house at 7:15 AM, take 66 HOV, and sign into our front desk sign-in book by 8:00 to 8:03 every day. My office is at 17th and K.

My neighborhood is quiet, it's a dead end neighborhood (not street) with a community pool at the end of the cul-de-sac.

Fairfax City has all the amenities and services of Fairfax County with lower tax rates and additional services. You really can't beat it.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/04/towns-cities-real-estate-lifestyle-real-estate-top-towns_slide_24.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God's honest truth: I leave my house at 7:15 AM, take 66 HOV, and sign into our front desk sign-in book by 8:00 to 8:03 every day. My office is at 17th and K.

So pleased for you.

I must be at work at 9 a.m. I must stay at work until 6 p.m. I work for the House of Representatives - yes, I am one of Those People that is paid with your tax dollars.

I cannot telework as Congress does not telework.

I cannot shift my hours as I am serving Congress.

Should I consider leaving for work earlier (say, 7:15 am) so I get to work with little traffic and just extend my workday by an hour or so, so I can live in Fairfax City?

I currently live in Canterbury Woods.

[Anonymous]

Give us a break, 19:02. Everyone knows people working for Congress get tons and tons of downtime and "work from home" and short days when Congress is not in session. Which is often.

If you want to work flex hours, get a different job. Your choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give us a break, 19:02. Everyone knows people working for Congress get tons and tons of downtime and "work from home" and short days when Congress is not in session. Which is often.

Bullshit. Those that work for the House of Representatives do not.

My total "short days" for last year was 3. THREE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give us a break, 19:02. Everyone knows people working for Congress get tons and tons of downtime and "work from home" and short days when Congress is not in session. Which is often.

If you want to work flex hours, get a different job. Your choices.

I am not a fed. I work at a trade association. Hours are 8 - 4 PM, every day. My boss does not believe in work from home. In fact he has banned it. He likes to say he's "old school". I work every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God's honest truth: I leave my house at 7:15 AM, take 66 HOV, and sign into our front desk sign-in book by 8:00 to 8:03 every day. My office is at 17th and K.

So pleased for you.

I must be at work at 9 a.m. I must stay at work until 6 p.m. I work for the House of Representatives - yes, I am one of Those People that is paid with your tax dollars.

I cannot telework as Congress does not telework.

I cannot shift my hours as I am serving Congress.

Should I consider leaving for work earlier (say, 7:15 am) so I get to work with little traffic and just extend my workday by an hour or so, so I can live in Fairfax City?

I currently live in Canterbury Woods.

I don't really understand your point or your hostility. I thought this thread was discussing Fairfax City. As someone who has lived her for a decade, I provided information on my experience. I don't care if you are paid with tax dollars or where you live. In fact, I sincerely hope you do NOT move to Fairfax City. For any NICE people who would like to consider it, please take my post for whatever you think it's worth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give us a break, 19:02. Everyone knows people working for Congress get tons and tons of downtime and "work from home" and short days when Congress is not in session. Which is often.

If you want to work flex hours, get a different job. Your choices.

I am not a fed. I work at a trade association. Hours are 8 - 4 PM, every day. My boss does not believe in work from home. In fact he has banned it. He likes to say he's "old school". I work every day.

PS - I am 18 32. Sorry I see now you were speaking to the poster after me.

[Anonymous]

19:02, so Fairfax City doesn't work for you. Nor would, it seems, the areas south of George Mason that blend into Burke.

My original point in making this post was Burke is a worse commute for those going to Tysons, it's not as good for Metro as either West Springfield or Fairfax City, and the schools aren't *that* much better nor is it *that* much cheaper. Yet, I see it continually recommended for folks wanting a SFH under $500k in Northern VA, when Fairfax City could at least be considered for many of these folks.