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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I would. We bought in Bloomingdale 6+ years ago as dinks and a couple people told us it wasn't a good idea if we wanted kids soon. FF to now, we have a 2 yo and a baby and we love it here. And I'm SO glad we have 3 br so we're not feeling crowded out of the city like others that I know. Early education is pretty good in most DCPS as far as I can tell so we have a few more years before that's even a concern. Meanwhile, by the time we feel like we need to move we'll have a decade of appreciation on this house which is not insignificant in a neighborhood like this (and I would suspect H St.). One of the smartest decisions I ever made.[/quote]

This is usually the argument: "the area has tons of young families!" Emphasis on YOUNG families. Having a 2-year old in a stroller is not the same thing as a 5th grader who wants to run outside and play. You can tick off all the appreciation, coffee shops, bars and expected redevelopment in the world, doesn't change the fact: H St is not a family friendly neighborhood. [/quote]

I'm not convinced. There are quite a few houses in the H Street area area with sizable backyards, moreso than the Hill or any EOTP NW neighborhoods South of Petworth. And, while the school options are imperfect, as with anywhere EOTP, the proximity to the Hill and downtown charters means that there are more options for making schools work than in many other comparably priced parts of the city.  I've got neighbors with middle-school aged kids, and they seem pretty happy.

A big part of the reason that there are lots of young kids is that the most recent wave of gentrification and development is only a few years old.  People tend to move before their children start school, and so most of those children just haven't had time to grow up yet.[/quote]

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