Mount Rainier, MD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dcum can make anything unpleasant.

The house is cute but I’m a little shocked by the idea that a 1-level house can be $500k now in Mt R.

I think the residents are finding some of the new development unpleasant. It is an inexpensive community full of artists, hippies, etc. Like Takoma Park 30 years ago maybe?

yes that's accurate. it's also young families headed by non-profit staffers without the family wealth necessary to buy in Takoma these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dcum can make anything unpleasant.

The house is cute but I’m a little shocked by the idea that a 1-level house can be $500k now in Mt R.

I think the residents are finding some of the new development unpleasant. It is an inexpensive community full of artists, hippies, etc. Like Takoma Park 30 years ago maybe?

Like all neighborhoods, there are complainers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dcum can make anything unpleasant.

The house is cute but I’m a little shocked by the idea that a 1-level house can be $500k now in Mt R.

I think the residents are finding some of the new development unpleasant. It is an inexpensive community full of artists, hippies, etc. Like Takoma Park 30 years ago maybe?

Like all neighborhoods, there are complainers.

Very true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What "folks?" White folks? bc black people have always lived in PGC. They didn't have to "realize" anything

this is one downside of mount rainier... the whole "gentrifier" resentment thing

Mt Rainier has been a pretty diverse place for a long time now. It was a sundown town before it was mostly black, and now it is fairly balanced as places go. Ime there’s some resentment about rising prices and taxes but it’s not the same as the “gentrification” conversations happening elsewhere in the area. It’s nuanced. Places are complicated.

I will say that Mt Rainier is extremely friendly. It’s pretty nuts. If you take a walk, you’re going to chat with several neighbors.

So true. Honestly, it made the pandemic feel a lot less isolating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dcum can make anything unpleasant.

The house is cute but I’m a little shocked by the idea that a 1-level house can be $500k now in Mt R.

I think the residents are finding some of the new development unpleasant. It is an inexpensive community full of artists, hippies, etc. Like Takoma Park 30 years ago maybe?

yes that's accurate. it's also young families headed by non-profit staffers without the family wealth necessary to buy in Takoma these days.

Whatever, there's plenty of family wealth in Mt Rainier. There's family wealth everywhere! And families "headed" by non-profit staffers haven't been able to afford Takoma Park for decades.

[Anonymous]

Don't residents there get neighborhood membership to the of pool too? That's sweet!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't residents there get neighborhood membership to the of pool too? That's sweet!

I don't think. There's a LONG wait list, but I hear the pool group is a fun bunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't residents there get neighborhood membership to the of pool too? That's sweet!

Nope. There’s a waitlist that’s literally decades long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't residents there get neighborhood membership to the of pool too? That's sweet!

Nope. There’s a waitlist that’s literally decades long.

Sometimes I look at my place on the waitlist just to feel sad. Another good technique is to walk by on the way home from the Metro when it's really hot and hear the happy people splashing about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't residents there get neighborhood membership to the of pool too? That's sweet!

Nope. There’s a waitlist that’s literally decades long.

So what’s the point? Are there no other pools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't residents there get neighborhood membership to the of pool too? That's sweet!

Nope. There’s a waitlist that’s literally decades long.

So what’s the point? Are there no other pools?

Convenience. It's one of the closest pools to the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't residents there get neighborhood membership to the of pool too? That's sweet!

Nope. There’s a waitlist that’s literally decades long.

So what’s the point? Are there no other pools?

The private swim clubs in the area have a long waitlist. There are a lot of members who drive in from DC. For example, Capitol Hill people make up ~50% of Cheverly pool's membership. The waitlist is 5+ years long.

[Anonymous]

There are other pools not too far away, it's just sad that the PG Pool is in Mt R but no one who moves here can join it. It's not their fault! It's an ongoing joke among new families here, comparing how many decades you have left on the wait list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$500k https://www.redfin.com/MD/Mt-Rainier/3112-Upshur-St-20712/home/10968606

Do folks like living here? Looks like a cute place.

I love it! Neighbors are chill. It's close to DC. Downtown is on the upswing.

[Anonymous]

I mean this one didn’t even bother to post more than one picture and offers are due at the end of the weekend.