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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't figure out if the really hostile posts in this thread are from the OP, the poster with the s/o who lives near Union Market, or just some random person who doesn't think anyone (?) should live in a neighborhood they've heard of but never spent time in.[/quote]
I think there’s two of us with a s/o near Union Market and maybe you’re referring to the other one but that wasn’t my intention. I think it’s a nice neighborhood if a little too up and coming for my liking (I live in Cleveland Park so not exactly cool or trendy) but I spend a lot of time in NOMA because of my bf and I think it’s fine. I just wouldn’t live there if I had children is all I meant. If you’re young and like a kind of Brooklyn vibe I think it’s a great choice. [/quote]

Ah, okay.

Different strokes for different folks. I actually lived in Cleveland Park about 20 years ago as a student and really liked it -- it's a very accessible neighborhood for a newcomer because all the commercial stuff is right on Connecticut and everything else is residential, and the metro and buses run along Connecticut too. So it's just very intuitive and it made for a good entry into life in DC. I'd move back there, too, but I do agree it's kind of sleepy.

The funny thing is that I now live near Union Market with kids and I don't think of it as "cool and trendy" even though I know that's the perception elsewhere. We bought here because we could afford a row house and it made sense for our commutes, whereas Cleveland Park or other parts of NW are tough commutes and SFHs are well out of our price range. We've found it to be great for kids, love our school, and feel like the neighborhood has a real family vibe with lots of people with young kids. We are at Union Market or La Cosecha probably once a week, plus shop at the TJs there and I sometimes go to La Pluma or one of the markets to work during the day. It's always felt very family friendly but we are also there during family times -- 11am on Saturday or 5pm on a Thursday. I'm sure it's livelier and more adult at 10pm on the weekend, we just wouldn't be there (or anywhere) with our kids at that time.[/quote]

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