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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if Twinbrook will be the new Kensington in terms of tearing down the little shoebox houses and replacing them with million dollar homes?

Only time will tell, but this builder is ahead of the curve (too soon) and really missed the boat by building a house that looks like two shipping containers were stacked.

How loud is that master bathroom? I can hear the echo through the pictures.

Why didn’t they build a screened porch on the back of the house?

Why is everything gray?

If it feeds into RM instead of Rockville, maybe a $1M buyer might bite for a sub-million price. But most buyers with $1M budget want curb appeal and neighbors with nice homes.

Twinbrook might gentrify. It’s a very unique community in that it diversified but retained whites families; by contrast, Glenmont did not. Plus: schools are good. This builder might be onto something. [/quote]

Lol! Twinbrook (a red line neighborhood) might gentrify!?! [/quote]

Twinbrook has been a red line neighborhood forever. And it’s been in decline since the 80s.

To the other poster who man-splained gentrification: I think the term fits Twinbrook—a minority-majority area in decline that might soon be overrun by yuppies with money to upgrade the outdated yet affordable housing stock and ultimately change the demographics, schools, and overall vibe of the area. [/quote]

Why don’t you say Bethesda is being gentrified when small house  neighborhoods are changed to huge house neighborhoods?
The point is Twinbrook will change to very expensive neighborhood in the next 10 years.[/quote]

Not necessarily.

Bethesda is close-in and has always enjoyed great schools. The demographics have always been UMC/UC and largely white. Bethesda has always been expensive. Always.

Both Twinbrook and Glenmont are on the red line, btw. Both have declined. Glenmont has arguably declined more. Only time will tell if people will invest in Twinbrook. Maybe, maybe not. The builder took a big risk with that house. [/quote]

Declined? Is that code for Hispanics are the majority?[/quote]

How long have you lived in MoCo, and how familiar are you with Twinbrook and Glenmont specifically?

FTR, I’m a lifelong county resident who has lived in one of the two areas and has friends/family in both areas to this day. I’ve had a front row seat to how the neighborhoods have declined from the 70s when they were “nice” to now. The housing stock hasn’t aged well, the demographics shifted dramatically, the anchor shopping centers have been neglected, the schools have suffered, crime has increased, etc. All of this impacts desirability and ultimately home values.

Google mcps at a glance reports for schools. That will give you a snapshot of demographics (including farms). Google MoCo housing and poverty reports. Data exists to back up everything.

Nonetheless, this builder might be onto something. I still think Twinbrook hasn’t reached a tipping point of no return. Glenmont has; it’s not safe. There’s human trafficking/prostitution happening in the back rooms of the stores in the major shopping center. [/quote].

Twinbrook -> broom -> RM

Life long resident

lol “in decline”, do you remember RM in the 70’s/80’s

We had 2 gangs, kids jumped the train to get to HS, we had murders ever year. You could not leave a bike unattended king r Pugh to go to the bathroom without it being stolen.

The only thing that has changed is the race of the residents, it’s much safer and the HS is much better. The park is better, and the shopping is better, so you go to congressional and downtown Rockville.

Do you even remember Rockville mall?

Bethesda was post ww2 lower middle class  - middle class government subsidized housing and yes that helps build wealth but they didn’t buy in Bethesda because of wealth.

You might have rose colored glasses on when remembering history.[/quote]

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