I have a friend in Arlington who lives in Tara-Leeway and I love the houses in her neighborhood because they are older and most have been renovated/added on through the years. But in the past few years it seems like developers are moving in - there is a new heinous Sagatov house on Harrison that looks pretty close to that viral Fairfax monstrous addition. I think people only care about the interior space. Personally I like the Franklin park neighborhood in McLean and parts of Alexandria - not that I can ever afford it!

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is SO UGLY and it kills me because the convenience can’t be matched and we love the amenities. CCH is the exception but there’s a bunch of awful new builds popping up there too that are killing the feel of the neighborhood. I don’t get it because the average new builds in Vienna and Alexandria are 10x more charming. Why?? The only thing I can find is the Arlington builders tend to be different from the Vienna ones and so on.

OP here. I agree on the new builds! We recently bought our first house (and to be clear, it’s definitely not going to be posted on this thread haha), but I still like to look on Zillow and daydream about eventually upgrading, but a lot of the new builds are just lacking charm.


I’d love to see a new build in the style of Alexandria homes in Arlington and McLean!

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is SO UGLY and it kills me because the convenience can’t be matched and we love the amenities. CCH is the exception but there’s a bunch of awful new builds popping up there too that are killing the feel of the neighborhood. I don’t get it because the average new builds in Vienna and Alexandria are 10x more charming. Why?? The only thing I can find is the Arlington builders tend to be different from the Vienna ones and so on.

+1. I think no one cares what the houses look like because of the convenience.

Anything “old” will be cast as “beautiful” by folks here.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9433-Ferry-Landing-Ct-Alexandria-VA-22309/168095964_zpid/

Definitely doesn't fit the neighborhood but is fantastic. I would love to live there!

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Anonymous wrote:Mansion Drive in Alexandria. If I had the budget I’d live on this street: https://redf.in/tmA7Ar

It’s not bad, but it needs color, warm wood trim and floors, wallpaper. Too much white. Needs landscaping in the front. So, it would need work. But it has some great details!

"Warm wood"..wallpaper...that's so 80's. That would be the first thing people update!

It's perfect the way it is.

Anonymous wrote:Mansion Drive in Alexandria. If I had the budget I’d live on this street: https://redf.in/tmA7Ar

It’s not bad, but it needs color, warm wood trim and floors, wallpaper. Too much white. Needs landscaping in the front. So, it would need work. But it has some great details!

I used to live in that area- Lloyd street also has beautiful homes.
I would also say any of the beautifully preserved townhouses in Old Town should be included in this list. Those houses are lovely inside and out.

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Anonymous wrote:Mansion Drive in Alexandria. If I had the budget I’d live on this street: https://redf.in/tmA7Ar

Wow that is beautiful!

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Mansion Drive in Alexandria. If I had the budget I’d live on this street: https://redf.in/tmA7Ar

Wow that is beautiful!

Agreed. Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous wrote:Mansion Drive in Alexandria. If I had the budget I’d live on this street: https://redf.in/tmA7Ar

Wow that is beautiful!

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9433-Ferry-Landing-Ct-Alexandria-VA-22309/168095964_zpid/

Arlington is SO UGLY and it kills me because the convenience can’t be matched and we love the amenities. CCH is the exception but there’s a bunch of awful new builds popping up there too that are killing the feel of the neighborhood. I don’t get it because the average new builds in Vienna and Alexandria are 10x more charming. Why?? The only thing I can find is the Arlington builders tend to be different from the Vienna ones and so on.

Mansion Drive in Alexandria. If I had the budget I’d live on this street: https://redf.in/tmA7Ar

It seems like any time a link to a listing is posted, everyone here rags on it as hideous, especially in NoVa.

So I’m curious—what are examples of listings y’all have seen in NoVa that you thought were really lovely? Any budget!