thoughts on this new home in mclean?

[Anonymous]

The home looks like old construction at first glance without looking at the listing it looks like a Reno of an old home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The home looks like old construction at first glance without looking at the listing it looks like a Reno of an old home

I don't agree. I think it looks like a new Craftsman-style house squeezed into a small lot. Very similar to many new houses on small lots in Arlington, Bethesda and DC neighborhoods like Palisades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there one decent restaurant in McLean? Wok and roll? It's such an overrated town that shuts down at 5pm and ugly new money homes.

Trashy people like the Kennedys, the Saudi Royal Family, the former Queen of Jordan, Colin Powell, Wes Bush (CEO Northrop Grumman), Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, tons of Senators/Congressman.....

There are some ugly "new money" homes (I'm guessing you mean huge McMansions that are gaudy?), but I recommend you drive around Potomac and Bethesda for a nice array of those, too.

There aren't exactly a lot of historic homes here, it's not exactly Newport is it?

The problem with copying and pasting from Wikipedia is that often you are wrong and you don't even know it. Most of the people on the list don't live there. Ted Kennedy lived in kalorama. Queen noor lived in Potomac as does Ted. And a majority of senators live in DC so the word tons doesn't apply here. Again why so serious? Are you the mayor's wife?

[Anonymous]

No. Sorry we don't do McLean here. Bye dear.

Since this forum NEVER SHUTS UP about North Arlington, this is a nice change. And this is coming from someone who would never live in Virginia.

PP who posts on every new house thread about how it sold for a quarter of the listing price two years ago and this must just be a flip renovation, please stop it. This is a new house. Almost every house you post this about is a new house. The property that sold was either just the lot or the lot with a teardown on it. Please stop it.

[Anonymous]

So what's your deal? Why do you want to quibble about which Kennedy, royal or politician lived in McLean when?

It's all from the same page as this sniffy New Republic article from 2006 bemoaning the decline of the political class in Georgetown and the growth of McLean, the only difference being that in 2012 both McLean and Arlington are home to more of the Democrats now in power.

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/archive/welcome-mclean-home-americas-ruling-class?page=0,0

[Anonymous]

This is the original house:



Not a flip.

[Anonymous]

You want Churchill Road / Cooper (Longfellow AAP) / Langley - the other alternatives proposed by PPs are not that triad. People will debate at the margins, but generally those schools are the best (just look up how many go to TJ ... and ask around in the other districts how many kids' parents decide to opt for private school at some point). It looks OK, but that neighborhood behind Churchill is not generally that desirable ... the price is $1.6m versus $2.1m that you get if you cross the other side of Churchill around Raymond, Elizabeth, Earnestine. That said, I personally like the house and style.

[Anonymous]

oh, i like the old house. adorable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You want Churchill Road / Cooper (Longfellow AAP) / Langley - the other alternatives proposed by PPs are not that triad. People will debate at the margins, but generally those schools are the best (just look up how many go to TJ ... and ask around in the other districts how many kids' parents decide to opt for private school at some point). It looks OK, but that neighborhood behind Churchill is not generally that desirable ... the price is $1.6m versus $2.1m that you get if you cross the other side of Churchill around Raymond, Elizabeth, Earnestine. That said, I personally like the house and style.

Large numbers of parents in the Churchill Road/Cooper/Langley pyramid go private compared to other pyramids in McLeam like Spring Hill and Chesterbrook.

If you were on other side of Churchill you'd get a significantly larger lot. That house still wouldn't go for $2.1 million there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You want Churchill Road / Cooper (Longfellow AAP) / Langley - the other alternatives proposed by PPs are not that triad. People will debate at the margins, but generally those schools are the best (just look up how many go to TJ ... and ask around in the other districts how many kids' parents decide to opt for private school at some point). It looks OK, but that neighborhood behind Churchill is not generally that desirable ... the price is $1.6m versus $2.1m that you get if you cross the other side of Churchill around Raymond, Elizabeth, Earnestine. That said, I personally like the house and style.

Actually, Windy Hill IS the exact same pyramid (Churchill/Cooper/Langley) and this house on Chelsea is on the same side of Churchill Road as Elizabeth & Raymond, but on the other side of Ingleside/Dead Run Park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people from McLean so testy and sensitive? Jeez.

Guess. 8)

[Anonymous]

The old house looks newer lol

[Anonymous]

This house around the corner on Ingleside would definitely go for over $2M.

[Anonymous]

Haycock AAP/Longfellow MS are sending more to TJ than Churchill/Cooper. Rich kids there aren't as motivated.

Anonymous wrote:You want Churchill Road / Cooper (Longfellow AAP) / Langley - the other alternatives proposed by PPs are not that triad. People will debate at the margins, but generally those schools are the best (just look up how many go to TJ ... and ask around in the other districts how many kids' parents decide to opt for private school at some point). It looks OK, but that neighborhood behind Churchill is not generally that desirable ... the price is $1.6m versus $2.1m that you get if you cross the other side of Churchill around Raymond, Elizabeth, Earnestine. That said, I personally like the house and style.

[Anonymous]

11:32 from yesterday mentioning I thought the more realistic price was 1.3M. Even finding a buyer at that price will be difficult. Its funny 3/04 mentioned 1277 Beverly Rd. The original builder has been trying to sell that since circa 2004 when they bought the .26 acre lot. It looks like it went to foreclosure in 2008
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1277-Beverly-Rd-Mclean-VA-22101/72485953_zpid/
Original owner could not even get 1.7M for the house. 2M aint happening. And this is a really nice home, all brick as opposed to the listing mentioned in the OP thats mostly hardi siding. Buyers in this price range know how important and costly the land is and are not paying high prices for true MCMansions. And the house on Beverly has about double the land of the one on Chelsea.
At 1.6M the owner of Chelsea better pack a lunch because I dont see them getting any offers near that price. I drove by it later yesterday and its got a feel of a townhome its built so close to the street. Again the builder should make money but Ill forecast the first 100K comes within 90 days.
And to those jealous of the Mclean area, yes we know its a quiet community but we are here for the schools and the quite neighborhood. If we want to drive to dc its not far or to Old Town for that matter. Located between the cia and the police dept, crime is relatively low also. We also dont have to worry about drinking lead every day either.