The District is now a suburb of Tysons

[Anonymous]

wake me up in 20 years when tysons looks like a super-sized Ballston and you know what, it will still be "meh"...

[Anonymous]

I actually went through Tysons 2 weekends ago after having not been there in over 2 years. It has already changed a LOT. There is so much development there. Once 4 metro stations open there, and the "town center" area they're building in Tyson's West are done, it will be even nicer.

Restaurants, shopping, and park areas. (With nice homes and great schools nearby ....... sounds perfect to me.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Restaurants, shopping, and park areas. (With nice homes and great schools nearby ....... sounds perfect to me.)

+1 Restaurants, shopping, parks, homes and GREAT schools. Pretty much sums it up for me too.

[Anonymous]

The difference between the DC and Tyson's up and coming area is that

in dc you have this (people shitting in the streets) http://dcist.com/2009/12/street_view_captures_apparent_publi.php
in VA you have strip malls and boring chain restaurants

I would rather have the VA problem. Hint you can't get rid of the DC people very easily, you can get rid of the boring shops and strip malls without push back.

[Anonymous]

I think it's good that we have several city centers, not just one. Not everyone can afford to live close enough to DC for a non-painful commute, and the fact that there are lots of jobs in Tysons means that people who live in the farther-out suburbs can find work closer to home. It's a good thing, just like it's good that we have offices in Arlington (Rosslyn, Ballston, Crystal City) and Alexandria as well.

I still don't want to work there, though. I lived in Fairfax for years (commuted to 3 different Tysons locations) and couldn't wait to escape. I'm happy living in Arlington and commuting to DC.

[Anonymous]

I hate driving into DC anymore. Sit in long lines of traffic to cross over some old little bridges to pay $$$$$$$ to park. (Or pay to park at a metro station, only to ride a long metro ride into the city.)
The more places they build away from DC-proper, the better IMHO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The difference between the DC and Tyson's up and coming area is that

in dc you have this (people shitting in the streets) http://dcist.com/2009/12/street_view_captures_apparent_publi.php
in VA you have strip malls and boring chain restaurants

I would rather have the VA problem. Hint you can't get rid of the DC people very easily, you can get rid of the boring shops and strip malls without push back.

In VA near Tysons you have a lot of family-owned restaurants in strip malls and a few chain restaurants in Tysons and the nearby areas.

Chains move into areas with lots of disposable income. I'm happy to have the chains recognize there is money in Tysons. It doesn't mean that I have to eat at them when there are less expensive, better alternatives close by.

I'm sure there are some good restaurants in DC, too, but IMO there are far more truly terrible restaurants in DC than in the suburbs. What's funny is to watch the yuppies line in DC at the food trucks that are mobile versions of the VA/MD strip-mall restaurants, and think they are having a singular "urban" experience.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else find it off-putting that every time Tyson's is complimented in this thread, the poster must mention shopping and working?

Yes, I shop and I work. But it's kind of weird, that group-think euphoria over consumption.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All this hype about the development of Tysons Corner is comical. I would be glad if it had a chance of being great because I live between Tysons and DC but really it's just a good shopping mall with some spread out offices and car dealerships. Sorry developers but the major problem you're going to have is that young people have zero interest in living there and that's not changing.

+1

The thing is that the same could be said about DC 25 years ago. All except for Georgetown and parts of NW. I DID grow up in DC and was actually born in DC (anyone else?) and we all went to private school and it was the murder capital of the country. It is fantastic that so much of DC has rebounded and that so many young people and families live there now. Just don't assume the same won't happen to Tysons (and it is starting from a far better place than murder capital of the country with bad schools). I agree with many comments that Tysons and the surrounding areas are great, especially for jobs, shopping, family life and schools. That won't appeal to a 20-something who is living it up in the D.C. But when he/she has to reverse commute to a job in VA or MD or when he/she gets married and has kids, the suburbs start to look pretty appealing. Doubt it all you want but that won't change that suburban life is a preference for many people when they reach a certain stage in their lives.

Unless you grew up in the 1.5 square mile area where Rayful Edmonds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayful_Edmond and his crew had their wars, I seriously doubt you had any interaction with the "murder capital" aspects of DC growing up, ever. Urban centers are not about to be displaced by suburban sprawl, dearie, no matter how much you wish it were so. Manhattan, NY, Mission District, SF, Hyde Park, CHI, Adams Morgan, Shaw, Dupont, in DC and so on are the hot urban places to live. Money continues to flood those areas. Real estate prices have never gone down in those areas. They're not suburbs of anything. That's idiotic. It's really apples and oranges

You know what dearie, you don't what the hell you are talking about. First, I don't think that Tysons will displace DC. That is absurd because of the Federal Government PERIOD!
But, don't pretend to know who was or wasn't impacted by the crap that went down in DC when I was younder. You probably lived in Peoria or Springfield (any state) and like to pretend that it was all trumped up. DC was a freaking hell hole at the time and unless you stayed in the safe parts, your life was truly endangered. I personally was mugged, had tires slashed, my brothers were beat up--why because we wanted to take advantage of clubs that made DC fun. Old school 9:30 club wasn't posh like today and Trax was in a really tough area--really tough. So take your pampered butt and talk to me about something you actually know about.

Hahaha. You are so wrong. I grew up in DC. I was a Public Defender for 10 years. I lived the Rayful years up close and personal. You couldn't be more wrong about me. Trax--ha,ha...you're funny. Suburbanite twinks playing in "S.E." Oooooh! So scary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this means that all thread about DC real estate will stopped getting hijacked by NoVa residents carrying on about Arlington and Pimmet Hills. (fingers crossed!)

And Greenbriar! Don't forget the Greenbriar poster!

why the hell am I getting dragged into this debate? I don't derail threads re: downtown DC, and the only reason people know it is me in other threads is if I say west fairfax and walk to 3 schools - I guess my neighborhood is easily recognizable for that. The other day, I was just chiming in that some people in our neighborhood (that I did NOT name) had chain link fences, which was a complaint in pimmit.

Sorry if you have an issue with me. I can't imagine what I have said to piss you off so bad. I come here and to c-d boards to offer helpful information, not to start drama or to sing my neighborhood's praises or whatever it is you imagine is my sin. If people's questions warrant it, I mention my neighborhood by name, as well as several other areas we looked that might fit their requirements. There are pros and cons to anywhere in this area.

I honestly was only reading through this particular thread out of curiosity, but I think you need to cool it with the personal attacks. I don't pretend to know about neighborhoods/areas I haven't lived in personally. We can't afford the more expensive neighborhoods, and we are OK with that. I only ask that people don't put down people of lesser income than them - you don't know their circumstances or background. 6 figure HHI is not anything to sneeze at, which is what someone needs to qualify for homes in the lower end SFH neighborhoods these days.

OK, back to the issue at hand...carry on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this means that all thread about DC real estate will stopped getting hijacked by NoVa residents carrying on about Arlington and Pimmet Hills. (fingers crossed!)

And Greenbriar! Don't forget the Greenbriar poster!

why the hell am I getting dragged into this debate? I don't derail threads re: downtown DC, and the only reason people know it is me in other threads is if I say west fairfax and walk to 3 schools - I guess my neighborhood is easily recognizable for that. The other day, I was just chiming in that some people in our neighborhood (that I did NOT name) had chain link fences, which was a complaint in pimmit.

Sorry if you have an issue with me. I can't imagine what I have said to piss you off so bad. I come here and to c-d boards to offer helpful information, not to start drama or to sing my neighborhood's praises or whatever it is you imagine is my sin. If people's questions warrant it, I mention my neighborhood by name, as well as several other areas we looked that might fit their requirements. There are pros and cons to anywhere in this area.

I honestly was only reading through this particular thread out of curiosity, but I think you need to cool it with the personal attacks. I don't pretend to know about neighborhoods/areas I haven't lived in personally. We can't afford the more expensive neighborhoods, and we are OK with that. I only ask that people don't put down people of lesser income than them - you don't know their circumstances or background. 6 figure HHI is not anything to sneeze at, which is what someone needs to qualify for homes in the lower end SFH neighborhoods these days.

OK, back to the issue at hand...carry on.

you have had too much weed and are having a paranoid episode. just lie down and it will pass in a few hours.

[Anonymous]

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you have had too much weed and are having a paranoid episode. just lie down and it will pass in a few hours.

because I just imagined someone bringing up the "greenbriar poster", huh? When I hadn't come to this post until just now...

And FWIW, despite what you might think of people who live in the lower-cost neighborhoods, I've never touched an illegal drug in my life, so there goes that theory.

I get that you're trying to be funny and people are going to think your sarcastic comment is humorous, but I do have a right to respond to whoever called me out.

[Anonymous]

Williamsburg poster here:

YES TC does blow (hard) and ...

Williamsburg is a hilarious place to mock ala Portlandia but I will take great nyc restaurants and interesting conversations with fascinating people striving to do amazing shit in bizarre conditions over Cheesecake Factory and sitting in traffic I- 459 any day.

You sell widgets to the dept of defense? Accounting software to contractors? WOW COOL your cream colored carpeted townhouse is amazing. livin the american dream


BEST OFFICE SPACE IN THE TRI STATE AREA !!! I can't wait to hang out there...by the gap and the louis vuitton

Good for you though that you like that stuff. Defensive mall-dwellers. mad lulz!

[Anonymous]

JUST ADMIT THAT ALL THESE PLACES ARE SAD WASTELANDS

BALLSTON

TYSONS

CRYSTAL CITY

VIENNA

How disconnected do you have to be to defend these places? they are horrible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JUST ADMIT THAT ALL THESE PLACES ARE SAD WASTELANDS

BALLSTON

TYSONS

CRYSTAL CITY

VIENNA

How disconnected do you have to be to defend these places? they are horrible

LOOK AT ME I USE ALL CAPS . I LOVE DC AND MY GENTRIFYING NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE SHITTING IN THE STREETS AND MY SHITTY CHARTER WHICH I MUST FREAK OUT TO GET INTO VIA LOTTERY. OH AND MY MAYOR IS AWESOME.