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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do people who think Arlington is ugly think all of it is ugly? Or just Lyon Village? Or just the many 1950s ramblers that are all over North Arlington.

I heart Maywood. I think it's beautiful, not that I live there and not that I love it enough to want to move. [/quote]

[b]The problem with arlington is that the tiny crappy 50s 60s homes are above tear down price so they stick around[/b] [/quote]

Not really $800k properties are tear-downs in my neighborhood.[/quote]

Developers buy them, tear them down, rebuild and sell for $1.4-1.8 mill.[/quote]

Wrong, some people buy them, remodel them and live in them. Get off your high horse people and get a taste of reality! We are one of these families who bought a home for 800K and cannot afford to rebuild or buy a 1.5 mil house.  So, deal with it, our ugly rambler will be there to stay right next to your 2 mil homes.  And I know for a fact, we are not alone, not everyone aspires to live in 5000sq.ft drywall palace. [/quote]

You are not Mickey Simpson, BCN, Arl. Dealt, etc.  I said "developers".[/quote]

It is not just the problem with Arlington, but the entire DC metro.  The prices are just so expensive that people wanting to be close to specific areas for work commute or schools and amenities cannot afford to tear down every single outdated home on the block, they just move in, fix things up and deal with it.  DCUM's wealthier snobs like to call it "putting a lipstick on a pig".  So, you see the mish mash of large older homes, new construction and small dated homes that many of you consider tear-down.   Unless you are going to some gated community or uniformly rich area that's been polished for decades or centuries, you will not get your perfect richness uniformity in the look of the housing stock.  [/quote]

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