Is Pimmit Hills walkable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Realistically, not many people will walk to these places from Pimmit Hills. It's nice that it's a short drive.

But all these retail places are in Pimmit Hills - Paxton Rd dead ends at the shops. I am only a few blocks away, but I can see how maybe people on the other end of the neighborhood like maybe on Anderson Rd might not be within a short walking distance. Of course, with this crap weather, I drive anyway despite it being only a couple blocks.

In nicer weather, we will bike from the other side of the neighborhood to Tara Thai. That's another nice perk of PH: we aren't a really cut-through or a shortcut for commuters so the traffic in the neighborhood is usually light and virtually all local. We have a few streets (Griffith, I'm looking at you) where people will go too fast, but you can bike through most of the side streets very safely to get to the shops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Realistically, not many people will walk to these places from Pimmit Hills. It's nice that it's a short drive.

But all these retail places are in Pimmit Hills - Paxton Rd dead ends at the shops. I am only a few blocks away, but I can see how maybe people on the other end of the neighborhood like maybe on Anderson Rd might not be within a short walking distance. Of course, with this crap weather, I drive anyway despite it being only a couple blocks.

In nicer weather, we will bike from the other side of the neighborhood to Tara Thai. That's another nice perk of PH: we aren't a really cut-through or a shortcut for commuters so the traffic in the neighborhood is usually light and virtually all local. We have a few streets (Griffith, I'm looking at you) where people will go too fast, but you can bike through most of the side streets very safely to get to the shops.

There is a concern now actually that once metro is running, people will cut from Rt 7 to Rt 123 through the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or you can do 7415 Lisle Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22043 and enjoy the difference.

Or another one a few houses down 7404 Lisle Ave http://goo.gl/maps/42KdD

Point being is that it's changing a lot and the old houses don't look too bad especially the brick ones near lisle and north.

Here is another one block down lisle http://goo.gl/maps/8plHz

I am sure the DCUM wenches will be thrilled that the garage isn't facing the street.

If you notice the pattern there are many new homes being put up and the cost to tear down the old homes , large lots nice sidewalks makes it a winner. If things continue I believe you won't see many of those old original homes in 5-10 years. No where else is the cost of the tear down so low thus making it possible to be a neighborhood of many newer homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Realistically, not many people will walk to these places from Pimmit Hills. It's nice that it's a short drive.

But all these retail places are in Pimmit Hills - Paxton Rd dead ends at the shops. I am only a few blocks away, but I can see how maybe people on the other end of the neighborhood like maybe on Anderson Rd might not be within a short walking distance. Of course, with this crap weather, I drive anyway despite it being only a couple blocks.

In nicer weather, we will bike from the other side of the neighborhood to Tara Thai. That's another nice perk of PH: we aren't a really cut-through or a shortcut for commuters so the traffic in the neighborhood is usually light and virtually all local. We have a few streets (Griffith, I'm looking at you) where people will go too fast, but you can bike through most of the side streets very safely to get to the shops.

There is a concern now actually that once metro is running, people will cut from Rt 7 to Rt 123 through the neighborhood.

Magarity is being widened to 4 lanes so it wouldn't be very quick to cut through the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Realistically, not many people will walk to these places from Pimmit Hills. It's nice that it's a short drive.

But all these retail places are in Pimmit Hills - Paxton Rd dead ends at the shops. I am only a few blocks away, but I can see how maybe people on the other end of the neighborhood like maybe on Anderson Rd might not be within a short walking distance. Of course, with this crap weather, I drive anyway despite it being only a couple blocks.

In nicer weather, we will bike from the other side of the neighborhood to Tara Thai. That's another nice perk of PH: we aren't a really cut-through or a shortcut for commuters so the traffic in the neighborhood is usually light and virtually all local. We have a few streets (Griffith, I'm looking at you) where people will go too fast, but you can bike through most of the side streets very safely to get to the shops.

There is a concern now actually that once metro is running, people will cut from Rt 7 to Rt 123 through the neighborhood.

Magarity is being widened to 4 lanes so it wouldn't be very quick to cut through the neighborhood.

That and the new stop signs along Griffith. I think people who try cut throughs will be disappointed and frustrated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or you can do 7415 Lisle Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22043 and enjoy the difference.

Or another one a few houses down 7404 Lisle Ave http://goo.gl/maps/42KdD

Point being is that it's changing a lot and the old houses don't look too bad especially the brick ones near lisle and north.

Here is another one block down lisle http://goo.gl/maps/8plHz

I am sure the DCUM wenches will be thrilled that the garage isn't facing the street.

If you notice the pattern there are many new homes being put up and the cost to tear down the old homes , large lots nice sidewalks makes it a winner. If things continue I believe you won't see many of those old original homes in 5-10 years. No where else is the cost of the tear down so low thus making it possible to be a neighborhood of many newer homes.

Most of Pimmit Hills still consists of small older houses. I wonder if your neighbors know you are looking forward to their departure with such eager anticipation.

I would be amazed if the neighborhood turned over that quickly. There have been teardowns in Vienna Woods in the Town of Vienna for longer than in Pimmit Hills, and that neighborhood remains a mix of old and new houses today. People don't sell their houses simply because they have gone up in value or a neighbor decides new homes would look nicer. They are first and foremost shelter for those who live in them.

[Anonymous]

In Mclean, once a neighborhood goes knock down, there is no turning back. You must not know McLean very well. Those who do are either thrilled to see the old smelly houses (some with really poor additions) go; or live in fear (though not admitting it) of the beautiful new homes that are sprouting up like tulips.

[Anonymous]

I've been here 10 years. They were knocking down homes then. It's not a new thing, nor has it accelerated as of late. I'll be here in another 10 years, in this original PH house. I won't be the only one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or you can do 7415 Lisle Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22043 and enjoy the difference.

Or another one a few houses down 7404 Lisle Ave http://goo.gl/maps/42KdD

Point being is that it's changing a lot and the old houses don't look too bad especially the brick ones near lisle and north.

Here is another one block down lisle http://goo.gl/maps/8plHz

I am sure the DCUM wenches will be thrilled that the garage isn't facing the street.

If you notice the pattern there are many new homes being put up and the cost to tear down the old homes , large lots nice sidewalks makes it a winner. If things continue I believe you won't see many of those old original homes in 5-10 years. No where else is the cost of the tear down so low thus making it possible to be a neighborhood of many newer homes.

Most of Pimmit Hills still consists of small older houses. I wonder if your neighbors know you are looking forward to their departure with such eager anticipation.

I would be amazed if the neighborhood turned over that quickly. There have been teardowns in Vienna Woods in the Town of Vienna for longer than in Pimmit Hills, and that neighborhood remains a mix of old and new houses today. People don't sell their houses simply because they have gone up in value or a neighbor decides new homes would look nicer. They are first and foremost shelter for those who live in them.

Most of the original sized home owners are the original owners and are elderly. It doesn't make sense for them to continue to live in the properties after they reach a certain age especially with the massive tax hikes that are coming with appreciation. Futhermore the size of the original homes without a basement are not desired especially with the land and the location. You have a classic case of where the land value exceeds the building by a huge amount.

Also Vienna woods is farther out and not as near the new tysons development so the rate of tear downs and rebuilds is not as quick as of recently

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Mclean, once a neighborhood goes knock down, there is no turning back. You must not know McLean very well. Those who do are either thrilled to see the old smelly houses (some with really poor additions) go; or live in fear (though not admitting it) of the beautiful new homes that are sprouting up like tulips.

I don't accept that characterization of how old or new homes are viewed in other areas with teardown activity, like Arlington, Bethesda, McLean or Vienna.

[Anonymous]

If anyone is interested here is the history of pimmit hills http://www.pimmithills.org/ph-story

Here is also what the original homes look like and why you can imagine builders and owners see an easy of tear down and rebuild.

http://www.pimmithills.org/history-lisle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Most of the original sized home owners are the original owners and are elderly. It doesn't make sense for them to continue to live in the properties after they reach a certain age especially with the massive tax hikes that are coming with appreciation. Futhermore the size of the original homes without a basement are not desired especially with the land and the location. You have a classic case of where the land value exceeds the building by a huge amount.

Also Vienna woods is farther out and not as near the new tysons development so the rate of tear downs and rebuilds is not as quick as of recently

Most? I'd be very surprised if that were the case. It would mean Pimmit Hills was full of homeowners in their 80s and older.

I'm not aware of the pace of teardowns abating in Vienna Woods. It's simply not as rapid as you've implied it will be in Pimmit Hills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Most of the original sized home owners are the original owners and are elderly.

Nope. Not most. Some, but not most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If anyone is interested here is the history of pimmit hills http://www.pimmithills.org/ph-story

Here is also what the original homes look like and why you can imagine builders and owners see an easy of tear down and rebuild.

http://www.pimmithills.org/history-lisle

Strange that the section on Pimmit Hills in the 1950s refers to children being "reunited" at Marshall HS, which didn't open until 1962.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If anyone is interested here is the history of pimmit hills http://www.pimmithills.org/ph-story

Here is also what the original homes look like and why you can imagine builders and owners see an easy of tear down and rebuild.

http://www.pimmithills.org/history-lisle

Strange that the section on Pimmit Hills in the 1950s refers to children being "reunited" at Marshall HS, which didn't open until 1962.

Link for marshall?