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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know that this is probably going to anger some people, but I don't understand the draw to living in Capitol Hill. Yes, the homes are historic. Yes, there are many beautiful renovations, but apart from that, it has to be one of the most DEAD areas of DC. You walk around and it's like no one lives there. It's a ghost town on weekends and holidays. Yes, Eastern Market can get fairly lively, but the area as a whole doesn't have the feeling of a living, breathing, neighborhood.

Am I missing something? Can someone enlighten me? [/quote]

It's not just capitol hill it's most of DC.  Most of DC is neighborhoods with little or no retail.  I would only live there if I worked on capitol hill.  Otherwise there are plenty of other areas that have much more retail that is actually walk-able including many town centers in the suburbs.

I think people choose where they live for commute/being close to job above everything else, then walk ability, and then schools (but not everyone has kids)  [/quote]

OP here. This is the point I was getting at. Comparing say Old Town Alexandria, Georgetown, and Capitol Hill, in my experience while you get somewhat similar architecture, Old Town and Georgetown seem to be superior in walkability. I do recognize that Georgetown is significantly more expensive, but again it feels like Capitol Hill is more about name recognition than anything else. I have seen improvements on Pennsylvania, 8th Street, and of course H, but I don’t think the neighborhood is as walkable as PPs have stated. Also, the neighborhood has seen significantly less appreciation than other neighborhoods, because homes have been at or around $1 mil since the late 90s/early 00s. 
[/quote]I can tell that you don't rely on metro to get around.  Can't speak for Old Town Alexandria but I've lived in  Georgetown and it's far too congested (and talk about small yards) and the metro is a looooonnnng walk from there.  And Capitol Hill (in our experience anyway) is far more friendly than Georgetown.  Some strangers say hello on the street.  Never had that happen in Georgetown.  My part of Capitol Hill has some qualities of a small town.  My part of Georgetown did not.

Also - with regard to appreciation, we bought our house for $140k and now it's assessed at over $500k.  I'll take that.

But seriously, it sounds like it's not for you, OP, which is fine.  But I don't get why you can understand that other people might like it.  Different strokes, you know.[/quote]

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