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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bumping as well. Are there any areas you'd recommend living near the metro stop, since I've heard it's not a great area? Maybe the Deanwood one?[/quote]

Are you asking where to live that's close to the school? If you don't mind living in a 1940s rowhouse, River Terrace is lovely. I live there and I can't believe how lucky we were to stumble across a house for sale that ticked darn near every box on our wishlist back in 2013. The U4 bus loops through the neighborhood and goes directly to the Minnesota Ave station. I've taken it for years and never had a problem.

River Terrace is largely self contained and right on the Anacostia, a rarity. There's no cut through traffic. It's a tight knit community that looks out for each other. I can easily bike to Eastern Market or walk to the end of the streetcar line to access H Street.[/quote]

What’s the housing market looking like over there? Parking?[/quote]

There's a few houses for sale. $350k-$450k for a livable house. Sometimes more for the slightly larger properties closer to Benning Road. Parking is a breeze. Most houses have a parking pad for one car, but street parking is ample so most park on the street in my experience.

These house are solidly built. Ours still has the original wood floors and plaster walls (except the basement). We've had to replace a few sunroom windows, but the house has survived tropical storms, blizzards, and an earthquake. It's small, it doesn't have dual sink vanities let alone an en suite, there's nothing fancy about it, but affordable houses in a well-located neighborhood right on the river are otherwise unheard of in DC.

The only downside is the school situation is not good. Not good at all. If you go to Global Citizen, you don't have to worry about it. But I won't lie, trying to figure out where to send my kid, navigating private school applications and the DC school lottery gave me a lot of heartburn and sleepless nights.[/quote]

Do you mind sharing the private schools you’re looking into? I’ve looking into a few as a plan B.[/quote]

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