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In the rest of the United States 90% of the small north arlington homes are considered tear downs due to their small size, dated floorplans and lack of garages.[/quote]

I completely disagree. Go to most any old suburb of any US city and you will find similarly sized and attractive homes that appeal to the buyers that like older communities. So no, 90% of North Arlington homes are not tear downs when compared to similar suburbs of the same age anywhere in the US. For people genuinely attracted to Arlington, I'd say that about 30% of the homes are tear downs, and new construction can complement the existing neighborhoods. You see this a lot in neighborhoods like Lyon Park. The newer homes are custom designed to fit in with the neighborhood, but often include 5+ bedrooms and a two car garage. And firms like Morris Day build quality additions to existing homes that might have 3 bedrooms and a small kitchen. Just because a home is old and has 3-4 bedrooms, does not mean it's automatically a tear down. That's silly.

And it's unwise to compare Arlington to new subdivisions in far-flung suburbs and infill projects where the market has favored larger 5+ bedroom homes with two if not three car garages at various price points depending on the quality/type of construction. Today, no one builds neighborhoods like those in Arlington, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rosemont/Del Ray/Beverly Hills in Alexandria, Spring Valley, Takoma Park etc, because it's not financially or logistically feasible. The quality of construction for some of these old homes are impeccable, and people move there because of the character of those neighborhoods.

The OP is interested in non of this, but there are plenty of new, larger homes and attractive Mcmansions in Falls Church and Alexandria, in addition to building on a lot in Arlington if the OP is willing to spend a little more.

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