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I have several concerns about this, and please PM me if you share them:
1) I have a child in Haycock, and another who will also attend later. We live less than a mile from it, which means the school deems him a walker. To walk to Haycock, he must walk past this intersection. The intersection is already busy during dropoff and pickup times, not only for Longfellow, but also for Haycock- which has younger children. At some point, I'd like him to be able to walk or bike to school, as the school is not offering us any transportation. Having him walk through an area with a commercial facility with increased traffic is not appropriate, given that the neighborhood is not zoned for that and it was never intended. The schools are not going to adjust the transportation routes, although they should- and if they did, that is an increased cost for the community.
2) As others have noted, there are MANY assisted care facilities in the area- at least 4 within 1 mile of this one. In addition to the new one near Chesterbrook (completed after this process began), there is now another one planned up Great Falls in an old elementary school. http://www.mcleanconnection.com/news/2016/jan/28/outlook-new-mclean/
IF this new Kirby facility is not successful (oversupply has to saturate the market at some point), what becomes of the building and parcel? Is the neighborhood then left with accepting whatever moves in there, even though it is not a nursing home anymore?
3) Sunrise is interested in this parcel exactly BECAUSE it is residential (R-3). If it had to purchase a commercially zoned property, the price tag on a parcel this size would be much higher. It's getting a great deal on this property because it was priced with the expectation it will be developed into single value comes, instead of a much higher density property. Sunrise is the winner here, at our expense.
Also, is anyone familiar with whether this church is allowed to accept other offers right now? It was a community church, it seems such a shame that they are willing to allow this as their legacy to our community when they leave it.
1) I have a child in Haycock, and another who will also attend later. We live less than a mile from it, which means the school deems him a walker. To walk to Haycock, he must walk past this intersection. The intersection is already busy during dropoff and pickup times, not only for Longfellow, but also for Haycock- which has younger children. At some point, I'd like him to be able to walk or bike to school, as the school is not offering us any transportation. Having him walk through an area with a commercial facility with increased traffic is not appropriate, given that the neighborhood is not zoned for that and it was never intended. The schools are not going to adjust the transportation routes, although they should- and if they did, that is an increased cost for the community.
2) As others have noted, there are MANY assisted care facilities in the area- at least 4 within 1 mile of this one. In addition to the new one near Chesterbrook (completed after this process began), there is now another one planned up Great Falls in an old elementary school. http://www.mcleanconnection.com/news/2016/jan/28/outlook-new-mclean/
IF this new Kirby facility is not successful (oversupply has to saturate the market at some point), what becomes of the building and parcel? Is the neighborhood then left with accepting whatever moves in there, even though it is not a nursing home anymore?
3) Sunrise is interested in this parcel exactly BECAUSE it is residential (R-3). If it had to purchase a commercially zoned property, the price tag on a parcel this size would be much higher. It's getting a great deal on this property because it was priced with the expectation it will be developed into single value comes, instead of a much higher density property. Sunrise is the winner here, at our expense.
Also, is anyone familiar with whether this church is allowed to accept other offers right now? It was a community church, it seems such a shame that they are willing to allow this as their legacy to our community when they leave it.
Thanks. I'm looking for personal references for particular coaches- if anyone has first hand experience with a coach, I'd like to hear about it!
See my second message- right where North Arlington, McLean, and Falls Church border each other. Thanks!
Just realized I posted the above without being signed in. Please message this account with responses. Also, we are in North Arlington/McLean/Falls Church area. Thank you!