Is this a $2.2 mil house?

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think this Lion Village house is reasonably priced?



1609 North Edgewood Street, Arlington, VA (map)

Holy crap, that very house is on the front page of the Washingtonpost.com right now with a headline declaring, "the cul-de-sac suburbia dream is dead."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/are-the-suburbs-dying-or-just-evolving/2013/08/02/13778fb6-facd-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html?hpid=z1

Just saw it too!

My parents still live in the same house in Fairfax Co that I grew up. My mom declared 'the suburbs are dead" about 5 years ago. It was the dream in the early 70s. Now people want close-in, transit and walkability. There will still many that value land, but truth is close-in is out of reach for most people nowadays.

[Anonymous]

I love this house! We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school. I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this. It is urban/city living. Less to mow!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love this house! We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school. I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this. It is urban/city living. Less to mow!

'park' --not 'path'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love this house! We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school. I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this. It is urban/city living. Less to mow!

Here's the thing I don't understand: if you want urban/city living, why not live in the city? I truly don't understand why anyone would pay $2M to live in Arlington. If you want city living, buy in D.C. If you want suburban living, buy in McLean or Great Falls. Arlington has none of the appeal of a city and little appeal of the suburbs other than decent public schools. And honestly, private schools are better anyway, so if you could afford a $2M house, why on earth would you send your kids to Arlington public schools???

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I don't understand people complaining about small lots in close-in semi-urban areas- are they expecting that they will be deprived off their dreams to start a hobby farm near Clarendon.

That's a straw-man argument that ignores the fact these 5,000-SF houses have no business on small lots where properly sized houses once stood. The teardown phenomenon has been particularly pernicious in Arlington and has destroyed the scale and attractiveness of its neighborhoods.

Enjoy your Mickey Simpson homes, your Hummers, and your crass, Big Gulp lifestyles.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I don't understand people complaining about small lots in close-in semi-urban areas- are they expecting that they will be deprived off their dreams to start a hobby farm near Clarendon.

That's a straw-man argument that ignores the fact these 5,000-SF houses have no business on small lots where properly sized houses once stood. The teardown phenomenon has been particularly pernicious in Arlington and has destroyed the scale and attractiveness of its neighborhoods.

Enjoy your Mickey Simpson homes, your Hummers, and your crass, Big Gulp lifestyles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love this house! We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school. I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this. It is urban/city living. Less to mow!

Here's the thing I don't understand: if you want urban/city living, why not live in the city? I truly don't understand why anyone would pay $2M to live in Arlington. If you want city living, buy in D.C. If you want suburban living, buy in McLean or Great Falls. Arlington has none of the appeal of a city and little appeal of the suburbs other than decent public schools. And honestly, private schools are better anyway, so if you could afford a $2M house, why on earth would you send your kids to Arlington public schools???

Clarendon has more walkability than most of DC--if you are comparing the parts of DC with SFHs.

We have 3 kids and didn't want to pay. $90k for 12 years for K-12 (1.080 million!). We are happy with diversity of local publics which would not be there at city privates and don't feel we are sacrificing the quality of education.

Choosing public means we could keep the city house too when we moved. Great investment and might move back when we have an empty nest.

There is a huge presence of kids and families in this area and it has a great mixture of tight knit community along with urban vibe. The kids walk, bike or scooter everywhere. All of the rec teams are kids from your neighborhood and everyone goes to the same public schools which fosters closeness vs our old neighborhood where people chose many different privates and friends were wide distances away. It is a great compromise--some say the best of both worlds which is why prices reflect that.

It's not everyone's cup of tea.

[Anonymous]

I really like the house. Do I think it's worth $2M, NO! I don't care who built it, Mickey somebody or other. I'm sure it's a fine house and someone will pay $2M for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love this house! We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school. I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this. It is urban/city living. Less to mow!

Here's the thing I don't understand: if you want urban/city living, why not live in the city? I truly don't understand why anyone would pay $2M to live in Arlington. If you want city living, buy in D.C. If you want suburban living, buy in McLean or Great Falls. Arlington has none of the appeal of a city and little appeal of the suburbs other than decent public schools. And honestly, private schools are better anyway, so if you could afford a $2M house, why on earth would you send your kids to Arlington public schools???

Personally, I like Arlington - not quite city & not quite suburban. It's a nice mix of both for us. I like being in our quiet little neighborhood and then only a few blocks away we have the Metro, parks, decent restaurants, shopping, etc. I guess there are pockets of that in DC too, but those neighborhoods seem far out from our jobs.

Also, we can't quite afford $2M, but not far off, and $90k/yr for private school for our three children is a tough expense for us to swallow. We also are products of the public school system and have some qualms about bringing up our children in a life too privileged.

Is it really that difficult to imagine why someone would want to live here? Everyone has different priorities/interests, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love this house! We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school. I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this. It is urban/city living. Less to mow!

Here's the thing I don't understand: if you want urban/city living, why not live in the city? I truly don't understand why anyone would pay $2M to live in Arlington. If you want city living, buy in D.C. If you want suburban living, buy in McLean or Great Falls. Arlington has none of the appeal of a city and little appeal of the suburbs other than decent public schools. And honestly, private schools are better anyway, so if you could afford a $2M house, why on earth would you send your kids to Arlington public schools???

Clarendon has more walkability than most of DC--if you are comparing the parts of DC with SFHs.

We have 3 kids and didn't want to pay. $90k for 12 years for K-12 (1.080 million!). We are happy with diversity of local publics which would not be there at city privates and don't feel we are sacrificing the quality of education.

Choosing public means we could keep the city house too when we moved. Great investment and might move back when we have an empty nest.

There is a huge presence of kids and families in this area and it has a great mixture of tight knit community along with urban vibe. The kids walk, bike or scooter everywhere. All of the rec teams are kids from your neighborhood and everyone goes to the same public schools which fosters closeness vs our old neighborhood where people chose many different privates and friends were wide distances away. It is a great compromise--some say the best of both worlds which is why prices reflect that.

It's not everyone's cup of tea.

Ha - I just posted something really similar. See you at the playground, neighbor!

[Anonymous]

way too high and if it is sold you'd be the most expensive in the area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love this house! We rented around the corner and the kids were always at the path or nearby elem. school. I never get people bitching about a small yard in a location like this. It is urban/city living. Less to mow!

Here's the thing I don't understand: if you want urban/city living, why not live in the city? I truly don't understand why anyone would pay $2M to live in Arlington. If you want city living, buy in D.C. If you want suburban living, buy in McLean or Great Falls. Arlington has none of the appeal of a city and little appeal of the suburbs other than decent public schools. And honestly, private schools are better anyway, so if you could afford a $2M house, why on earth would you send your kids to Arlington public schools???

Clarendon has more walkability than most of DC--if you are comparing the parts of DC with SFHs.

We have 3 kids and didn't want to pay. $90k for 12 years for K-12 (1.080 million!). We are happy with diversity of local publics which would not be there at city privates and don't feel we are sacrificing the quality of education.

Choosing public means we could keep the city house too when we moved. Great investment and might move back when we have an empty nest.

There is a huge presence of kids and families in this area and it has a great mixture of tight knit community along with urban vibe. The kids walk, bike or scooter everywhere. All of the rec teams are kids from your neighborhood and everyone goes to the same public schools which fosters closeness vs our old neighborhood where people chose many different privates and friends were wide distances away. It is a great compromise--some say the best of both worlds which is why prices reflect that.

It's not everyone's cup of tea.

Ha - I just posted something really similar. See you at the playground, neighbor!

I thought I was losing my mind and double posted. See you!

[Anonymous]

Very few homes in Arlington sell for over $2.0 million. I'd be surprised if this one goes for that much.

[Anonymous]

the one next door went for $2.1. lots of people in this neighborhood pay this for the reasons some of cited.

hard to think of a DC neighborhood that tops clarendon in terms of walkability to stores metro plus has parks. plus arlington is well run and has lower taxes. nice.

[Anonymous]

I think it's awesome. This is how new construction should be done -- not the houses with 47 peaks, as shown in an earlier thread.