Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)

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Anonymous wrote:This neighborhood has been under construction for at least 5 years and I want to say even longer. They initially built a model, took forever to sell a few homes and there's been very little activity in there for years. Not a wise investment. I grew up in Darnestown and love the area. I just would select a more established neighborhood if that is where I wanted to live.

I am OP. Are spring meadows, Jones lane and haddonfield considered the “best” hoods in Darnestown (from a kids perspective).

I grew up in the neighborhood by Jones Lane and still very close friends with many of my classmates from 30 years ago. Loved growing up there!

Nice, which streets? And what are your thoughts on Roberts landing? Little pricey for us but lots look beautiful!

OP we live in Darnestown with kids, absolutely love it here! Quail Run, Roberts Landing, and High Meadows off of Jones Lane are beautiful, I've found that Haddonfield has a lot of families too, also Finegan Farm. It is a great area. The Reserve at Black Rock is a little farther out from everything and not very established, I wouldn't move there now.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why all the sudden interest. This development has been in various phases of development for over ten years. Horrible timing as they got their master plan approved at just about the same time as the financial crisis hit. Looks like they are picking up some steam again. There are 43 lots in the original plan.

This. My kid used to go to Seneca Academy, so I passed it daily. The area is nice. The houses are underwhelming to me.

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Anonymous wrote:You shop for food at Georgetown Hospital?

Anyway - lots of people don't drive everywhere. (One-third of households in DC don't even have a car.) People walk, people bike (including to buy groceries), people take the bus (including in formal clothes). If you drive everywhere, it's because you choose to. Not because you have to. Not because it makes no sense to do anything else. BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO.

You are dense aren't you. I can't carry 8 bags, can you.

Nobody in my neighborhood is biking to work. They may hire a car service. Stop pretending everybody walks everywhere. They don't.

I have friends like you ... "I haven't use my car in 2 weeks" ... great, can I see your Uber receipts. It's BS.

lol at "I can walk anywhere!!" notion and then proceed to not disclose uber receipts, car rides in bad weather, etc. I know a bunch of people in DC and they drive virtually everywhere. Sure, if you live on the Hill or other areas where there's a lot to walk to, you can walk to some places, but in general, most people in DC drive somewhere. Why argue over this?

Ha! So true!