What is the deal with these skinny houses in CCDC?
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Anonymous
| Even if they were semi-detached but not so darned ugly, I feel like they would sell more quickly. |
Anonymous
| The larger one is nice inside except for the kitchen and the huge porch cut into the side of the house. Yeah, no. Not something I would ever buy. |
Anonymous
And the builder is fine with that. They'll find buyers. |
Anonymous
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In my kindest words, I would say the houses are "not terrible." They will eventually sell, but may go for 20% off the list price. What I don't understand is why these houses don't have an attached garage. Most new duplexes and townhouses have an attached garage. A new SFH for these prices should absolutely have an attached garage.
I wouldn't mind seeing more skinny houses in Arlington, just not as externally ugly as these are. That being said, I don't want to be a NIMBY, nor could I afford to even buy a $1M empty lot in Arlington to stop someone from doing this. And I'm not going to try force my Arlington County leaders to ban a developer from doing this. |
Anonymous
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What a blight on the neighborhood.
The existing house was attractive. |
Anonymous
The garage point makes me think you’re not familiar with the neighborhood. |
Anonymous
The ugliest words in the English language are "progress" and "Progressive." |
Anonymous
Seriously. Almost everyone who has a garage in CCDC uses it for storing things other than their car. Street parking is ample. PP clearly has never stepped foot in DC. |
Anonymous
| They're all on Ozempic. 🤣💀 |
Anonymous
| I am at a loss for words to describe how ugly and out of place these buildings are. |
Anonymous
Give it time. More will do this. |
Anonymous
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Seriously. Almost everyone who has a garage in CCDC uses it for storing things other than their car. Street parking is ample. PP clearly has never stepped foot in DC. True, I only go in to DC when I have to and have only been in CCDC a few times. I'm an Arlingtonian and prefer to stay on my side of the Potomac. But, is a 5,000 sq ft house so small that you still need to use your garage for storage, rather than parking your car? I can understand maybe putting your lawn mower and a few things like that in your garage that you don't want to dirty your house with, but that should still leave room for at least one car. What does it say about us as a society that we have that much stuff that we can't fit it all in 5,000+ square feet? |
Anonymous
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I love contemporary, modern homes, but prefer a cleaner, more streamlined external aesthetic. These are just random collections of facades.
I wish we'd see more mid century type exteriors. |
Anonymous
Won’t make these any less hideous. |
Anonymous
Seriously. Almost everyone who has a garage in CCDC uses it for storing things other than their car. Street parking is ample. PP clearly has never stepped foot in DC. True, I only go in to DC when I have to and have only been in CCDC a few times. I'm an Arlingtonian and prefer to stay on my side of the Potomac. But, is a 5,000 sq ft house so small that you still need to use your garage for storage, rather than parking your car? I can understand maybe putting your lawn mower and a few things like that in your garage that you don't want to dirty your house with, but that should still leave room for at least one car. What does it say about us as a society that we have that much stuff that we can't fit it all in 5,000+ square feet? DP but the houses are mostly smaller than that and garages are often small or non-existent, so the local market definitely doesn’t suggest you will get dinged for not having one. |