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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kingman Park streets 21/23 to Oklahoma specifically, generally don't have people standing around (Benning rd is another story, but it is its own world).

People say H St is declining so no to Trinidad, but also I feel like people who say H St is declining have literally no memory of H St 15-17 years ago before it improved. It remains to this day vastly different and vastly better, I went there when there was only 2-3 restaurants like Granville Moore's and some liquor stores. H St has constantly churned/replaced restaurants over 15 years but everyone freaks out about restaurant closings in the recent 2 years though it's nothing new.

The state of RFK remains the biggest question mark and, should something happen there, the biggest potential to cause growth in the adjacent neighborhood including across the river. However, nothing has happened yet in whatever 15-20 years of the city trying to get something to happen. Senator Steve Daines from Utah was the most recent GOP person to block development of that site in committee.[/quote]

Super weird to suggest Kingman Park (which is close to Benning Road) and then reject Trinidad for being too close to H Street (Trinidad is several blocks separated from H Street and also whatever issues H Street has had recently it's significantly safer and more gentrified than Benning).

Also I've watched as several places we had our eye on in Trinidad have gone for 900k-1.1m (outside our budget) in the last couple years even with the higher rates so I would actually argue Trinidad is on an upswing. Enough of one that we can no longer afford a SFH there and could only get a condo. So it seems like not a lot of people are writing Trinidad off due to its proximity to H.[/quote]

For me, it is the value. Trinidad is already very expensive and the price of upswing is baked in. Anacostia and Randle Heights have a lot of values and prices are still reasonable so we ended up buying there. [/quote]

I wasn't saying no to Trinidad, I was saying people had said not to buy in Trindad because they thought H St has declined. H St is still a fairy tale compared to 15 years ago when there was virtually nothing minus a couple of bars and a restaurant; no large grocery store other than the Safeway at the Starburst, no large apartment buildings, entire stretches of abandoned property, no gym class locations like Orange Theory, etc and not many people in general. I always find those posts comical as H St is still a far, far cry from what it was and has some great restaurants still. If you know the area, it has had a million and one restaurant openings and closings in the past 15 years so I don't see much new and restaurant turnover itself is NOT new.

And to the person who said there are only vape shops, that is a literal lie from a troll. Maketto, Hiraya (delicious and one of Bon Apetit's most anticipated restaurant openings in 2023), Toki (still some of the best ramen I've ever had), Granville Moores, Little Grande, Bronze, Queen Vic, the Pug, Haymaker, Dumpling Hot Pot, Tiki Garden, Ethiopic, and on and on. Why would you lie like that?[/quote]

PP you forgot Daru - Michelin guide restaurant. 
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If you haven’t noticed the down turn on H street you are not paying attention. [/quote]

What's going on on H street? I haven't been in a while, and last time it looked like a hot fast appreciating area.  We went out there some time ago, it was ok.  [/quote]

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