Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 21:48     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree the pricing is low for new construction. It’s not a great street in Lyon Village either, basically way off to the periphery near 66. It’s been sitting on the market at a low price so it’s clearly not an appealing property.

More I am speaking to the craftsmanship and quality which did not seem particularly great. Others have touted BCN as a high end builder. I am not so sure after seeing this house. Maybe they are cutting corners now?


BCN is not a high end builder.


BCN is a good choice if you want a nice home built in a reasonable amount of time. It's not totally custom but it's cheaper/faster than going the architect route. They have good subs (mostly), which is something not all builders have, as we learned on previous homes. We got 90% of what we wanted for much less than the estimates from architects we were also considering. Fairly painless process.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 21:33     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:Lyon Village isn't really as desirable as some boosters on this board want folks to believe (most of it is not walkable or interesting in any way), and new/recent builds there are starting to accumulate because everyone knows this. But a new build in 22207 is going for at least $2.25 these days, so at best a house like this in LV is worth $2.0.


A majority of the neighborhood is walkable and it’s more expensive on a square foot basis than any neighborhood in 22207. New builds are not accumulating there- inventory is always low and most things sell off-market, even the new builds. What you see online is just a fraction of the home sales- and I assume this is true for other desirable neighborhoods in Arlington.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 21:11     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Lyon Village isn't really as desirable as some boosters on this board want folks to believe (most of it is not walkable or interesting in any way), and new/recent builds there are starting to accumulate because everyone knows this. But a new build in 22207 is going for at least $2.25 these days, so at best a house like this in LV is worth $2.0.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 14:07     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw this BCN house recently which was very basic and unimpressive for a new build. I would not consider them top end. This particular house seems low to middle end compared to other new construction in Arlington.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1821-N-Jackson-St-Arlington-VA-22201/12078261_zpid/


Isn't $2.2 million basically at the low end for North Arlington new builds right now? Seems like "low end" is what you get if you're looking in that price range in North Arlington. Or was there something structurally wrong with the house?


I agree, that pricing seems low, especially given its in Lyon village.


This house is also just under 4400 SF. Many of the BCN homes in Lyon Village are over 5000 SF. So it’s a small house (for BCN) on an unremarkable street. And it’s not too far from 66. I suspect all 3 of those things are the issue. People will pay for the walkability of LV but this house isn’t particularly near the “nice” stuff, plus it’s small.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 13:49     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:Agree the pricing is low for new construction. It’s not a great street in Lyon Village either, basically way off to the periphery near 66. It’s been sitting on the market at a low price so it’s clearly not an appealing property.

More I am speaking to the craftsmanship and quality which did not seem particularly great. Others have touted BCN as a high end builder. I am not so sure after seeing this house. Maybe they are cutting corners now?


BCN is not a high end builder.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 10:36     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Agree the pricing is low for new construction. It’s not a great street in Lyon Village either, basically way off to the periphery near 66. It’s been sitting on the market at a low price so it’s clearly not an appealing property.

More I am speaking to the craftsmanship and quality which did not seem particularly great. Others have touted BCN as a high end builder. I am not so sure after seeing this house. Maybe they are cutting corners now?
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 08:29     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw this BCN house recently which was very basic and unimpressive for a new build. I would not consider them top end. This particular house seems low to middle end compared to other new construction in Arlington.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1821-N-Jackson-St-Arlington-VA-22201/12078261_zpid/


Isn't $2.2 million basically at the low end for North Arlington new builds right now? Seems like "low end" is what you get if you're looking in that price range in North Arlington. Or was there something structurally wrong with the house?


I agree, that pricing seems low, especially given its in Lyon village.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 08:25     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:I saw this BCN house recently which was very basic and unimpressive for a new build. I would not consider them top end. This particular house seems low to middle end compared to other new construction in Arlington.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1821-N-Jackson-St-Arlington-VA-22201/12078261_zpid/


Isn't $2.2 million basically at the low end for North Arlington new builds right now? Seems like "low end" is what you get if you're looking in that price range in North Arlington. Or was there something structurally wrong with the house?
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 08:03     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
I saw this BCN house recently which was very basic and unimpressive for a new build. I would not consider them top end. This particular house seems low to middle end compared to other new construction in Arlington.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1821-N-Jackson-St-Arlington-VA-22201/12078261_zpid/
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2023 22:34     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
MR great. We know lots of people in bcn homes that are very happy
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2023 20:21     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:You may also want to consider Joy Custom Homes. Focuses only on Arlington/McLean.


If you are going that high end talk to Steve Yeonas for far less drama or Herb Aman at Whitestone.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2023 20:19     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:BCNs craftsmanship is way above classic cottages! We went with classic, and although we do love our home, it’s not the same quality of craftsmanship I see in my friends with BCN homes. The other thing about classic is they seem to rush at the very end, so we had to have people coming back for months to finish/fix things. It’s the same with two other families that we know who went was classic as well.


We looked at BCN house on 15th St. As we left the outsyde handrail came off in my hand. I was lightly touching it and had to grab it before it fell on my kid.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2023 22:55     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
You may also want to consider Joy Custom Homes. Focuses only on Arlington/McLean.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2023 20:41     Subject: Home builders in Arlington
Look into Cherry Hill.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2023 20:11     Subject: Re:Home builders in Arlington
Griffin Head Renovation. Awesome. But only does 1 house per year.