Anonymous
Post 02/11/2016 00:09     Subject: How is Mount Pleasant?
Anonymous wrote:Mount Pleasant is boring. It's not really near anything, but is priced like it is.


Lol are you serious dude? It's close to everything that matters -- CoHi, Petworth, Shaw, U Street, Dupont, 14th St, AdMo.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2016 00:07     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
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Anonymous wrote:Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.

I imagine a tear down of a row house is more complicated and downside than a simple colonial, right?


If you're asking random strangers on the Internet you're probably not the right person for the job.


Mount Pleasant is a designated historic district so I can't imagine you can just tear down the house. I have no idea what is going on with the house structurally but that price is super low for the size and the area, so I imagine it must be serious.

I live in the same area of Mount Pleasant as this house and love it. It's very very friendly--people say hi, know their neighbors. Lots of kids. The area is quiet with lots of trees and is very near Rock Creek Park. This house is about 2 blocks away from Bancroft Elementary.


There really are not that many people in the neighborhood with kids who send them to Bancroft. They like the idea of a neighborhood school, but they just can't bring themselves to send their kids to a school with so many FARMS students and so few white kids. People claim things are changing, but the demographic information released by DCPS says otherwise. The overwhelming majority of Bancroft students are come from the low-income apartments off Mount Pleasant St.


I send both my kids to Bancroft -- it's great. Lots of non-white kids is almost always a strong positive.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 22:26     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
I love it there. Wish we had found something to rent.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 22:20     Subject: How is Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant is boring. It's not really near anything, but is priced like it is.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 22:05     Subject: How is Mount Pleasant?
Can someone with access to the disclosures and engineer's report say what's in them?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 21:49     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
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Anonymous wrote:Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.

I imagine a tear down of a row house is more complicated and downside than a simple colonial, right?


If you're asking random strangers on the Internet you're probably not the right person for the job.


Mount Pleasant is a designated historic district so I can't imagine you can just tear down the house. I have no idea what is going on with the house structurally but that price is super low for the size and the area, so I imagine it must be serious.

I live in the same area of Mount Pleasant as this house and love it. It's very very friendly--people say hi, know their neighbors. Lots of kids. The area is quiet with lots of trees and is very near Rock Creek Park. This house is about 2 blocks away from Bancroft Elementary.


There really are not that many people in the neighborhood with kids who send them to Bancroft. They like the idea of a neighborhood school, but they just can't bring themselves to send their kids to a school with so many FARMS students and so few white kids. People claim things are changing, but the demographic information released by DCPS says otherwise. The overwhelming majority of Bancroft students are come from the low-income apartments off Mount Pleasant St.


But they do send them to Deal and Wilson.


There aren't that many middle and high school kids in Mount Pleasant. And once your kids are in private school, you tend to stay there.

People in Mount Pleasant want to make the Deal and Wilson assignments seem like a plus, since the alternatives would be worse, but they're saddled with a crappy elementary school.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 21:16     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.

I imagine a tear down of a row house is more complicated and downside than a simple colonial, right?


If you're asking random strangers on the Internet you're probably not the right person for the job.


Mount Pleasant is a designated historic district so I can't imagine you can just tear down the house. I have no idea what is going on with the house structurally but that price is super low for the size and the area, so I imagine it must be serious.

I live in the same area of Mount Pleasant as this house and love it. It's very very friendly--people say hi, know their neighbors. Lots of kids. The area is quiet with lots of trees and is very near Rock Creek Park. This house is about 2 blocks away from Bancroft Elementary.


There really are not that many people in the neighborhood with kids who send them to Bancroft. They like the idea of a neighborhood school, but they just can't bring themselves to send their kids to a school with so many FARMS students and so few white kids. People claim things are changing, but the demographic information released by DCPS says otherwise. The overwhelming majority of Bancroft students are come from the low-income apartments off Mount Pleasant St.


But they do send them to Deal and Wilson.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 21:01     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.

I imagine a tear down of a row house is more complicated and downside than a simple colonial, right?


If you're asking random strangers on the Internet you're probably not the right person for the job.


Mount Pleasant is a designated historic district so I can't imagine you can just tear down the house. I have no idea what is going on with the house structurally but that price is super low for the size and the area, so I imagine it must be serious.

I live in the same area of Mount Pleasant as this house and love it. It's very very friendly--people say hi, know their neighbors. Lots of kids. The area is quiet with lots of trees and is very near Rock Creek Park. This house is about 2 blocks away from Bancroft Elementary.


There really are not that many people in the neighborhood with kids who send them to Bancroft. They like the idea of a neighborhood school, but they just can't bring themselves to send their kids to a school with so many FARMS students and so few white kids. People claim things are changing, but the demographic information released by DCPS says otherwise. The overwhelming majority of Bancroft students are come from the low-income apartments off Mount Pleasant St.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 20:57     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.

I imagine a tear down of a row house is more complicated and downside than a simple colonial, right?


If you're asking random strangers on the Internet you're probably not the right person for the job.


Mount Pleasant is a designated historic district so I can't imagine you can just tear down the house. I have no idea what is going on with the house structurally but that price is super low for the size and the area, so I imagine it must be serious.

I live in the same area of Mount Pleasant as this house and love it. It's very very friendly--people say hi, know their neighbors. Lots of kids. The area is quiet with lots of trees and is very near Rock Creek Park. This house is about 2 blocks away from Bancroft Elementary.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 18:49     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.

I imagine a tear down of a row house is more complicated and downside than a simple colonial, right?


If you're asking random strangers on the Internet you're probably not the right person for the job.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 18:28     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
Anonymous wrote:Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.

I imagine a tear down of a row house is more complicated and downside than a simple colonial, right?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 18:23     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
Listed at $100k less than what it was sold for in 2007? Wowwwwww. So the structural damage means this is a straight teardown.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 18:21     Subject: Re:How is Mount Pleasant?
Mt Pleasant is probably the best neighborhood in DC if you're a millennial urbanist looking to have kids and send them to public school. The only reason it's more affordable than far NW neighborhoods like AU park is that the tastes of older generations who currently dominate the real estate market lean to the painfully suburban.

Whether the current house you've chosen is the right place to buy in Mt P is another question.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 15:11     Subject: How is Mount Pleasant?
Anonymous wrote:Is it safe? Family friendly? Do people like living there?

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3302-19th-St-NW-20010/home/10010468



Interesting that the listing notes that the property needs structural repairs. If you're familiar with that stretch of 19th Street in Mount Pleasant, you'll know that several of the properties have somewhat of a "Leaning Tower of Pisa" appearance.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 15:05     Subject: How is Mount Pleasant?
Is it safe? Family friendly? Do people like living there?

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3302-19th-St-NW-20010/home/10010468