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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]West south Arlington:

It's not really new. This is the area everyone is referring to on this thread when it all boils down to it.

If you are driving down Columbia Pike toward Fairfax you get into this area. There is debate on where the line is, but most would say south George Mason. Some might argue Glebe- but there has been more gentrification through those blocks and the older garden style apartments are smaller and better maintained ( I believe some no longer count as MARKS). some of them are quite charming honestly.
There is no question that you have hit the area in question once you get to four mile run. 
I could be wrong, but the big complex that the affordable housing lobby is concerned about losing is BARCROFT apartments.
And I guess further down is green briar.

They house a large amount of people, and I think that is why we are getting targeted for CAF's. 
Thing is- are either of those ( or any other huge complexes that I'm not thinking of) on the chopping block?
I don't think there are any plans to tear them down. 
So what the hell is the rush?
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I have lived along the Pike for 10 years on and off and my first apartment was in Barcroft, back when I had student loans to pay off. That place was a pit stop for me, but a salvation for a lot of the folks there. Back when I was there, what is not West Shirlington Village was a similar large market rate AH complex. Barcroft's owners said they would never sell, but they must be tempted to maybe chop off one of the blocks closer to Shirlington and turn into higher end units.  I think that place, while historic is well past its prime. Plus, the leases are all month to month, which lets the owners raise rent when they feel like it. [/quote]

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