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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have to say Pimmit Hills.  From what I had read on DCUM, I was expecting a slightly less charming version of Del Ray.  When we visited to scout out the area, we were, quite frankly, disappointed.  The older homes look like they could be in a trailer park and the new houses look like what you'd find in a middle-class subdivision in Anywhere USA.  On the plus side, there are sidewalks, but they didn't seem to lead anywhere.  It really does look like the type of neighborhood in Kansas City or Memphis you see on Cops (my husband and I burst out laughing realizing we were both humming the "Bad Boys" song as we drove around). [/quote]

You have no idea how wonderfully located we are in Pimmit Hills.  We are in the middle of EVERYTHING.  And I can walk to tons of shops and more parks than I can count.  And soon the metro (or I can drive there in 5 minutes or less - and the bus is in front of my house).

But you got me with the "Bad Boys" song from cops LMAO!!  I guess I can see how the tiny houses and chain link fences here, like in a photo without any pretext about where we are, could give that impression.[/quote]

Look, I don't know Fairfax that well, but we drove around long enough to know Pimmit Hills is not in the middle of anything except some major highways.  I think we would have come across anything similar to Mount Vernon Ave. but it just was not there.  [/quote]
I think you have a rigid perception of what you were expecting to find.  There was many ways to define everything. Del Ray is very nice and cute, and Mount Vernon is a cool street for a stroll.  But the thing is, when it comes to daily needs of typical families, it's not about organic butchers or Cheesetique or acupuncture places or vintage boutiques. It's about grocery stores (Safeway, Trader Joe, Whole Foods), supermarkets (Target, Walmart), regular stores (Tysons), schools, parks, playgrounds, buses, metro, hardware stores, unsexy, unglamorous things you use on a daily freaking basis.  Through that lens, I'd say PH checks all the boxes, plus an easy commute to DC. [/quote]

Pimmit Hills has great potential- it has all the pieces (most important of which is location) and the one thing missing is a planning commission that has a minimum level of architectual authority.  It is a prime example of what happens when there is no planning or oversight.[/quote]

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