Could Springfield really be a destination?

[Anonymous]

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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

Aw. Nope though not us......not yet. Coming later this month or early May.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Aw. Nope though not us......not yet. Coming later this month or early May.

Ok, well that could still be good. We are putting in an offer today but I already know that we are in a multiple bid situation so if this doesn't work out, I'm hopeful for future listings (like yours maybe

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Wrong. The whole point of the streetcar is to run along the entire Pike: starting in Fairfax.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2012/updates/fairfax-board-approves-streetcar-to-baileys.htm

[Anonymous]

One of the reasons for the low inventory is because the area is so convenient to Ft. Belvoir. TONS of military families live in this area for the good school districts and easy commute to Belvoir.

Because of the demand, lots of people don't sell their homes here. My husband and I live in a SFH in West Springfield and we also own a TH nearby that we rent out to military families.

[Anonymous]

Great area. Feels like far away, but so commutable. Love it in WS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Except there is next to nothing for sale in West and burke. Nobody seems to want to leave.

Original home owners (senior citizens) are starting to move out, at least in our subdivsion. If you don't mind buying a house with wall paper and blue carpeting you can find some decent deals.

They are staring to die off not "move out"

[Anonymous]

Either way, it is a good find if the house is even semi-updated. Prices are going to go up in these hoods soon. Great to buy now if you can find something you can live with before you strip all the wallpaper. Your famines have been moving in for the last 8ish years. Filled with young blood, but tough to find a good house (in terms of decorating).

[Anonymous]

We're buying in Burke, and while I would be pleased if values went up, I think prices there are already higher than they should be (major increases just in the last two years). Also, I'm just not sure that a town center, even a great one, 15-20 minutes away is going to affect property values.

[Anonymous]

I would not buy in Burke. I know it is a "great place to live," but the HS in WS is better and I find Burke less walkable. Plus, it is further out, many parts by quite a bit.

[Anonymous]

What new stores/restaurants will be coming to the Town Center?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What new stores/restaurants will be coming to the Town Center?

Yard House, Chuy's, Maggianos, Wood Grill BBQ and Grill

Dick's, Regal cinema, Chicos, H&M, and others

[Anonymous]

Read http://kingstowne.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/springfield-town-center-to-open-in-october

[Anonymous]

Also:

Gymboree, Topshop, Forever 21, Sephora, Lids, Teavana

Nandos Peri-peri

[Anonymous]

Banana Republic, Williams Sonoma