Close-in, small, high end house - Does it exsit?

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What about lyon village

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Anonymous wrote:something like this (minus weird fixtures in kitchen)?
http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/4114-21st-St-N-22207/home/11233772

This is close and I like to cozy cottage feel - the wood paneling in the sun room gives me flash backs to 1970's "Long Island dens."
Thank you.

Paint it white then it's beachy sunroom.

There has to be something wrong with this house. It has been on the market on and off since January. Nothing in N. Arlington is staying on the market that long. It backs to St. Agnes school so that might be part of the problem. That said, the location is good - you could walk to the Lee Height shops and the strip of shops in Cherrydale.

I know none of the particulars of that house, though I live nearby and think it is truly lovely. But my guess is that it is a house that appeals only to certain buyers. It has beautiful, expensive details, but is small compared with other houses in that price range. Morris Day architects did the addition; they aren't cheap. Another home--newly built a few years back by Morris Day--in the area has been on the market for a long time, and I suspect for the same reason: it's an expensively finished home but small compared with others at the price point. So many buyers today want big, they don't care much about aesthetics.

That house linked above--I've been coveting it for a long time. If I could afford it, I'd buy it in a New York minute.

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Anonymous wrote:something like this (minus weird fixtures in kitchen)?
http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/4114-21st-St-N-22207/home/11233772

This is close and I like to cozy cottage feel - the wood paneling in the sun room gives me flash backs to 1970's "Long Island dens."
Thank you.

Paint it white then it's beachy sunroom.

There has to be something wrong with this house. It has been on the market on and off since January. Nothing in N. Arlington is staying on the market that long. It backs to St. Agnes school so that might be part of the problem. That said, the location is good - you could walk to the Lee Height shops and the strip of shops in Cherrydale.

I know none of the particulars of that house, though I live nearby and think it is truly lovely. But my guess is that it is a house that appeals only to certain buyers. It has beautiful, expensive details, but is small compared with other houses in that price range. Morris Day architects did the addition; they aren't cheap. Another home--newly built a few years back by Morris Day--in the area has been on the market for a long time, and I suspect for the same reason: it's an expensively finished home but small compared with others at the price point. So many buyers today want big, they don't care much about aesthetics.

That house linked above--I've been coveting it for a long time. If I could afford it, I'd buy it in a New York minute.

That house is beautiful!

[Anonymous]

OP,

I think we might have the house you're looking for. We're about to list a ~2000 sq ft house in Cherrydale (Arlington) that was built in 2004 and has all the various amenities (full bath in every BR, high-end appliances, 2-car garage, etc.). Perfect location, and unusual for being new-ish but small (which was why we loved it when we bought, but now want to move on and find more space for our growing family).

If you're interested, send me a note at [e-mail]

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I think Pimmit Hills or Lyon Village would be perfect for OP.


j/k

[Anonymous]

I've seen some really nice renovated ramblers in North Arlington - you'd have one-level living on 0.20 acres or less, and you could probably have it heavily landscaped so your work would be minimal. Maybe you could find something walkable to Westover or Lee Heights? Could also consider a bungalow or cape, basically anything with at least one bedroom and bath on the first floor. (I have a cape in Country Club, and there are lots of them around here. Some of them are REALLY nice inside.)

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Anonymous wrote:Parts of the Mantua area between 50 and 236 (zip code 22031, east of Pickett Road, west of Prosperity Avenue) would work as well and have plenty of gardening space.

Are they near shops and restaurants?

The area near Pickett Road and Woodson HS is close to Trader Joes, Fair City Mall, and China Star.

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Would need to renovate:
MLS#: AR8280277
MLS#: AR8306107 (great street)

Already renovated:
MLS#: AR8291555
MLS#: AR8305679

If you decide you can live with container gardening - and if you like sheep:
MLS#: AR8194749

[Anonymous]

I like the pics. I would like a "best of pimmit hills" photo showcase!

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try clarendon

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I can't think of anything in Clarendon that's easily walkable to retail AND has a 10,000 sq ft lot.

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Anonymous wrote:something like this (minus weird fixtures in kitchen)?
http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/4114-21st-St-N-22207/home/11233772

This is close and I like to cozy cottage feel - the wood paneling in the sun room gives me flash backs to 1970's "Long Island dens."
Thank you.

Paint it white then it's beachy sunroom.

There has to be something wrong with this house. It has been on the market on and off since January. Nothing in N. Arlington is staying on the market that long. It backs to St. Agnes school so that might be part of the problem. That said, the location is good - you could walk to the Lee Height shops and the strip of shops in Cherrydale.

Nothing wrong with the house. Problem is one of the sellers

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"Close-in, small, high end house- Does it exist?"

Yes. Alexandria City. Try 22302, 22305 for walkabilty to Del Ray. Alexandria is convenient to DC as well as 395 to get you to spots outside the Beltway.

Here are a few that sold in last two years and the prices are lower than they are now, but there isn't much on the market right now.
MLS#: AX7945502
MLS#: AX8035889
MLS#: AX7824955

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of anything in Clarendon that's easily walkable to retail AND has a 10,000 sq ft lot.

this one does: AR8291337

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Anonymous wrote:I AM SO SICK OF PIMMIT HILLS BASHING! I never even want to hear about that neighborhood again in my life. Just stop posting about it on every single thread!

PH only gets bashed when a PHer inevitably offers it up as the answer to every 'where should I live' regardless of whether it fits the bill or not.

p.s. - I can't put words in OP's mouth, but I'm pretty sure she's not referring to Crisp & Juicy, China King or 7-11 when she indicates a desire for "locally owned shops and restaurants." Another example of a PHer saying it's "perfect" when clearly it's not ... hence inviting the bashers.

You forgot about the whole foods, trader joes, frozen yogurt place, burger place, taco place, caribeau coffee, ledos pizza, lost dog the super safeway and the future silver line development which will be bringing in a wegmans and massive amount of pedestrian accessible stores..

LOL just the above were put in the last few years, kind of interesting all these new places are going up next to PH if there was not a market for them.

I wouldn't consider those in Pimmit Hills, but rather Idylwood or Falls Church.

OP asked about walkable and the above border Pimmit Hills. Pimmit Hills is a neighborhood there are no stores with in it's boundaries.

Exactly. I live in PH, which is a neighborhood, and I can walk to these stores with a motor delayed 2 year old, and PH and the stores are in the town of Falls Church.

Lost Dog/Safeway/Silver Line are not in PH or Falls Church. And some of the places mentioned require crossing busy Route 7 and are quite a distance from parts of PH.

OP - Fairfax City and Town of Vienna are much more along the lines of what you're looking for. It's a shame the PH posters make a hash of so many threads.

Do you even live in PH? First of all, I never mentioned Lost Dog, Safeway, or the Silver Line. But it all depends on what end of PH you live. I live on the side walkable to Trader Joes, Crisp & Juicy, Peets/Caribou, Tysons Pharmacy, Pet Store, China King, Ledos, dry cleaners, 7 eleven, barber, and the gas station. On the opposite end of PH, those houses are walkable to the Safeway shopping center with Lost Dog and some salon. And they could walk to the silver line Metro stop. Actually, half the neighborhood could walk to the new Metro, but not me. I mean I could, but it's probably almost 1 mile.

Speaking of Caribou, has the Caribou next to Trader Joe's converted over to Peet's yet? I know that a few of the Caribou's in the area are either closing or not converting to Peets and staying Caribou.