Mt. Pleasant craziness

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PP here, I said it was cut off from the rest of the city... perhaps just my opinion but I'm sure there are others who feel that way as well. What I said about VA is that it's far (commuting wise) from VA. Have you tried to take that route from the Hill to Tysons or further West where a lot of the jobs are? A coworker of mine did this every day while I was doing the commute from Mt. P, his commute was considerably worse than mine.

NoVa resident here. You mean I395 to 110 to I66 - sure, I66 is pretty bad. But how would you go to Tysons from Mt P? Up to Md and then the beltway? is that that much better?

and of course not all NoVa jobs are in Tysons - for Pentagon, Crystal City, Mark Center, Cap H is not that bad a commute IIUC.

But I would avoid living in DC and working in NoVa in general. Its not like there are no nice places in NoVa.

Note, I like Mt P, (I was the PP who made the crack abouit urination and murder above) but commuting to NoVa as a reason to prefer Mt P to the Hill just sounds odd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
PP here, I said it was cut off from the rest of the city... perhaps just my opinion but I'm sure there are others who feel that way as well. What I said about VA is that it's far (commuting wise) from VA. Have you tried to take that route from the Hill to Tysons or further West where a lot of the jobs are? A coworker of mine did this every day while I was doing the commute from Mt. P, his commute was considerably worse than mine.

NoVa resident here. You mean I395 to 110 to I66 - sure, I66 is pretty bad. But how would you go to Tysons from Mt P? Up to Md and then the beltway? is that that much better?

and of course not all NoVa jobs are in Tysons - for Pentagon, Crystal City, Mark Center, Cap H is not that bad a commute IIUC.

But I would avoid living in DC and working in NoVa in general. Its not like there are no nice places in NoVa.

Note, I like Mt P, (I was the PP who made the crack abouit urination and murder above) but commuting to NoVa as a reason to prefer Mt P to the Hill just sounds odd.

Uh, no... Rock Creek Parkway, cross Roosevelt Bridge and take GW Parkway and then 123... took about 35 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
PP here, I said it was cut off from the rest of the city... perhaps just my opinion but I'm sure there are others who feel that way as well. What I said about VA is that it's far (commuting wise) from VA. Have you tried to take that route from the Hill to Tysons or further West where a lot of the jobs are? A coworker of mine did this every day while I was doing the commute from Mt. P, his commute was considerably worse than mine.

NoVa resident here. You mean I395 to 110 to I66 - sure, I66 is pretty bad. But how would you go to Tysons from Mt P? Up to Md and then the beltway? is that that much better?

and of course not all NoVa jobs are in Tysons - for Pentagon, Crystal City, Mark Center, Cap H is not that bad a commute IIUC.

But I would avoid living in DC and working in NoVa in general. Its not like there are no nice places in NoVa.

Note, I like Mt P, (I was the PP who made the crack abouit urination and murder above) but commuting to NoVa as a reason to prefer Mt P to the Hill just sounds odd.

Uh, no... Rock Creek Parkway, cross Roosevelt Bridge and take GW Parkway and then 123... took about 35 minutes.

If GWP to 123 is so great, you do that from the Hill - is it just avoiding the short part of SE-SW freeway thats with traffic that you consider a big deal?

Anyway, in two weeks the Hill is going to have a new way to Tysons that avoids all the traffic!

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I'm the first pp wondering about the commute objection from the Hill. I commute from the Hill to Dulles every day and it takes me 45 mins.
SE freeway to GW Pkwy to Beltway to 267. I mean, I don't recommend it, but I can't imagine that trip from Mty P would be any shorter.

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I've lived in Mt. P for about 5 years now. While biased, I very much think of the neighborhood as having a 'small town' feel in the middle of the city. My husband and I moved just after we were married and a dog and a child later, still appreciate perks like being able to walk to adams morgan, columbia heights, etc... I love to run and bike in rock creek, my son gets to go to the zoo on a weekly basis, we can walk him to Rosmount or Bancroft when he gets older, the library is awesome, and while the commercial strip could be a lot better, there are some good spots up there and it's fun to sit outside on the picnic tables at Don Juans and watch all of the hustle and bustle on Mt. P. st. The neighbors are great and I agree with the PP who mentioned how fun the Hobart St. porchfest and Halloween are. For people who value these things I can see why they are paying a premium to get in.

All of this said, it is still 'city living', so yes there are drunk people around and car's being broken into, etc.. we did have our snow shovel taken from our front porch once and I had change taken from my car when I accidentally left the doors open one night.

I don't think we will be there forever - yes, I would like a yard and while some houses have them, ours is just one that is lacking... and I can't say for that right now I would definitely pay $950K to move there again, but I can certainly see why some people do. As a matter of fact, we have actually seen a handful of people upgrade from smaller homes to bigger ones - paying a big check to do so - in order to stay in Mt. P.

I really enjoy other areas in the city like Petworth, Columbia Heights, and Glover Park. They all have their pros and cons too - and I think the housing market reflects those accurately.

[Anonymous]

". . . we can walk him to Rosmount (sic) or Bancroft when he gets older. . ."

Bwahahahahaha! Anyone like to place bets on this actually happening?

[Anonymous]

When we lived in Mt. Pleasant, you'd find syringes on the Bancroft playground and teenagers openly smoking weed a block from the school. Hope that has changed.

[Anonymous]

We've lived in Mt. P since 2001. We are on Irving so we are only 3 blocks to CH metro station. There are many bus lines steps outside our door and we can easily get on to RCP to go downtown or across Porter to get to Upper NW. We find that this neighborhood is very convenient. The rowhouses are large. We have almost 3000 sq ft without our finished basement. Yes there are many "urban issues" of public drunkeness or vagrancy and car break ins, but you still have that in many areas of the city including the Hill, Logan and even Dupont Circle.

We like being able to walk to AM and CH. The neighborhood is friendly. We are dog owners so we see many people out and about with their dogs. The neighborhood has vastly improved since we moved in. That said, the commercial strip still leaves much to be desired but we use one of the dry cleaners, the hardware store, Each Peach and occasionaly Flying Fish. I've also gotten my nails done at one of the nail places. We go to the Farmer's Market on Saturdays.

We know our neighbors and many of them have kids and they go to Bancroft so I don't know why the PP is laughing about people walking their kids to school. Bancroft seems to be going in the right direction and many people are keeping their kids in that school.

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Oh, and the great library? Not many books, homeless people would hang out there, and a guy exposed himself and started masturbating in front of my wife and three-year-old.

[Anonymous]

MtP resident for almost 10 years. Before that---lived in both Dupont and Capitol Hill I echo what PPs said about loving the small town feel. On Saturday, I can walk down MtP to a pretty good farmer's market. On the way, I can run errands at a reasonably priced drycleaners, a hardware store. I happen to like one of the bodegas for its nice butcher and reasonably priced spices (and nutella). For higher end foodstuffs and great sandwiches, Each Peach Market has been a great addition to the neighborhood. I like that my DC can be walked by big sis to karate classes, or that my teenager can hop on the 16th Street bus and metro to Silver Spring to catch a movie with friends, or that I can send my 12 year old down to the market on sunday morning to pick up milk.

I like that my family can walk 5 blocks and get on the Green Line and metro straight to a baseball game. The kids and I frequently take weekend strolls down into the Zoo. I love my neighbors---who are economically and racially diverse and interesting and fun people with a wide variety of careers---my street has its share of attorneys and lobbyists but also intl. NGO and non-profit types. When DH and I want a date night---we can easily head over to restaurants on 11th Street, or walk down to U and 14th.

MtP is an urban neighborhood. If you just want to be surrounded by other rich white folks, or only want chain retail, or a big yard, then it is not for you. But for those of us who like a bit more variety, it is great for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and the great library? Not many books, homeless people would hang out there, and a guy exposed himself and started masturbating in front of my wife and three-year-old.

Did they arrest him? In NYC, at least until DiBlasio, the police would have kicked the sh@# out of someone who did this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:colhi, admo

To lazy to spell out Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan?

Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and the great library? Not many books, homeless people would hang out there, and a guy exposed himself and started masturbating in front of my wife and three-year-old.

Sounds like it's been a while since you've visited the Mt. Pleasant library. It was renovated a couple years ago and is now fabulous. They added an airy addition to the original historic building. It now has a wonderful top floor children's section with plenty of books (including a Spanish section) and great librarians. On lower levels there are lots of computers, study rooms, space for community meetings, etc. There may be homeless folks hanging out there but you won't find them in the children's section.

[Anonymous]

Any haters care to comment after 7 years? This thread is hysterical.

Bancroft is essentially brand new and GS 10/10. The 750K houses are now selling for 1.2-1.3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:". . . we can walk him to Rosmount (sic) or Bancroft when he gets older. . ."

Bwahahahahaha! Anyone like to place bets on this actually happening?

You probably would have lost that bet, Karen.