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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP who said Mt. Pleasant is most like neighborhoods in Brooklyn and I still think it's your best bet. It's very Park Slope, including easy access to fantastic green space in Rock Creek Park. But then I recalled that so many of my friends with kids live in Adams Morgan and Kalorama, which are also really great places to land if you're good with apartment or condo living. Out of curiosity, I did a search for rental properties, 2 BDRM for up to $3K on mrishomes.com for the neighborhoods Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan, Kalorama, Mount Pleasant and Petworth. Lots of great results are laid out on a map there, that gives you a very good reference for the area I think you want to look in. You can see Soldier's Home as a big green space on the eastern edge of the zone and National Zoo/Rock Creek Park as the boundary to the west, and you'll also get a feel for the housing stock in various areas. I'm a big fan of the older buildings in Kalorama. Keep in mind that the further west and south you go, the greater the amenities and walkability. Again, I'm in Petworth and the changes here just within the next 6 months are going to alter that walkability/amenities formula - we have a new grocery and lots of restaurants coming in near the Petworth Metro - but having lived in NYC for a while I think a Brooklyn family would be most happy in the area formed by Mt. Pleasant, Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and Kalorama. [/quote]
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