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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good lord. I’m mostly addressing the mom looking to move to an apartment in upper NW.

I too am a mother of young children in a coop along Conn Ave. When I first moved here from elsewhere in the city, I remember going on DCUM and seeing several fear-mongering post like this about upper NW. I was terrified and feared I made the wrong decision.

Now, I own my unit in an almost entirely owner-occupied building, so it’s a bit different, but I’m happy to report that these kinds of posts are overly dramatic, at best.

I feel totally safe walking down Connecticut to frequent the lovely shops and restaurants in the several commercial districts. If anything, I see more a boom and feel safer now than I did when I moved a few years ago. I’ve only lived in NW DC (Logan, West End, Glover Park), and I feel safer here than in any of those other neighborhoods — plus see way fewer homeless people or anything sketchy.

Now, I’m aware of some of the more problematic buildings (Van Ness does feel a bit sketchier than other neighborhoods along Conn Ave), and do agree that there are problems that need to be fixed. But that’s not representative of the vast majority of upper NW business districts and apartment life.

These people would like you to believe Ward 3 is skid row. Don’t believe them. It’s a lovely place to live with children — a great balance of city life and nature (plenty of parks and greenery, the zoo!). [/quote]

Way to miss the point. I’m that mom and I don’t have the $$ to buy a condo. It would be one of those big, sketchy buildings where we would rent. I’m not scared of Ct Ave ffs but ironically feel safer here in the neighborhood with the “bad” school where the buildings don’t have those issues (mostly) or I can afford to rent a small house. [/quote]

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