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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how many of you actually live in DC.  We live in the U Street/Logan area and it's basically like there never was a pandemic.  If you need to move to Frederick because of housing prices and "social unrest," well, good luck to you.  You'll be replaced soon enough by the more prosperous.

Oh, a couple days ago a realtor knocked on my door and literally begged me to sell my townhouse.  If DC is dying, you sure can't tell from the real estate prices.

So many suburbanites seem to get off on DC's impending demise.  It's ain't gonna happen.[/quote]
I believe you that your neighborhood is doing great. People who used to go into offices and spend money downtown are now spending their money closer to home. When is the last time you went downtown?[/quote]

I never go downtown because I don't work.  But I know, for example, that most of the major law firms are soon to require their workers to return to the office full or nearly full time.  The delta variant has slowed things down, to be sure, but DC is going to come back.

I don't get why so many on DCUM seem to delight on DC having problems.  It's an odd psychology. [/quote]
So if you go downtown, you will understand what the discussion is about. It is not about your neighborhood. It is about what is happening in downtown DC primarily.

I also don't know where you are getting your information about law firms. All firms I know are moving or already have been in hybrid since the summer, allowing up to 3 days remote per week. [b]There is no scenario within the next 2 years that commuting patterns, foot traffic, office vacancy rates, etc return to pre-pandemic levels.[/b]

The question is whether this will be enough for things to muddle through and no one really knows.[/quote]

This.  There have been some major changes that will affect DC more than other cities.  The effects are TBD.  [/quote]

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