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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a shooting inside Connecticut  Heights about 5 years ago.  They shot two shots out the back window on ground level and another bullet went through the front door.

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That's the building right by Murch, right? https://www.equityapartments.com/washington-dc/van-ness/connecticut-heights-apartments Used to have a lot of families, then heard it was going downhill.

Rental buildings in Van Ness and Chevy Chase used to be a way for families who could not afford a house, [b]for divorced moms[/b], etc,. to get in bounds for good elementaries that fed to Deal. That the city has moved in so many violent and disruptive people, or those who associate with such people, is quite sad. There are so many people waiting for vouchers, if the program allowed better screening and revoking of vouchers for violence, drug use or dealing, threats, etc., it all could have gone so differently. It's hard to understand. [/quote]

I totally did this in NW DC as a single, car-less parent. Was able to get my graduate degree, have my child in a decent school, find a great job, community, walkable etc. Today I am thriving. I agree, what about the working poor/rising middle class? So forgotten in this town. I would have been appalled to live with a high concentration of unsupervised, under monitored/serviced violent or disruptive people. There is no way I would have exposed my child OR myself to that, but what would the alternative have been? And no, I didn't demand multi unit housing to buy--I just rented an affordable, safe apartment for a few years. For far less than the illegal voucher amounts the city is doling out! Was great. If all the hardworking people flee these schools and neighborhood won't be a draw for ANYONE. That's what I don't understand about how DC government goes about things. "Let's cram a bunch of violent people in Ward 3 and leave them unsupervised. Deal for all or whatever. There are magic sprinkles in NW DC that will just make it all better. Equity!"  What they don't recognize, is there is no Deal, Wilson, Eaton or cute walkable clean safe neighborhoods with functioning grovery stores and partks without a bunch of committed stakeholders who help it to be excellent. if they all don't feel safe and leave, then what?????? Ugh. So depressing. [/quote]

yes, this is why I’ll be taking myself and my taxable income to Bethesda instead of NW DC. Even though rent is somewhat higher in Bethesda and I vastly prefer DC I’m not willing to live in a dangerous building with my kid. [/quote]

Alternatives would be BCC cluster, I suppose for schools and walkability. But nothing nearly as affordable as Chevy Chase DC and Van Ness were in 2019 before vouchers pushed up rents. For those without cars, Chevy Chase, Cathedral Heights and Van Ness all have grocery stores + feeders to good middle and high school. That has been hard to find with walkability in DC, same is true for MoCo. Older buildings in DC are rent stabilized and often include all utilities. Losing these units for years as they literally were permanently taken out of rent stabilization program due to voucher loophole was infuriating. Parents, elderly and government workers depended on this housing. Now, those left have to choose between dangerous people having keys to the building or having rent go up tremendously. And new builds in Logan and at The Wharf have had their own drug related crime issues. Older buildings, even rented condos, accept vouchers. Feels like those who committed to stay in DC, especially with kids and without super high incomes, were the chumps. [/quote]

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