Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There’s no garage? What’s the sound like outside—rush of cars constantly driving by? The yard needs a lot of work. I agree with pp that the blue cabinets could have been painted white. There’s a lot of remodeling that needs done. It’s in a good school pyramid. And, it is challenging to find a house at $1mil. Why aren’t builders swooping in to buy this one? Is the location that poor by busy streets?
No. Old Dominion can be busy, but not that busy. There is also a light close by that keeps it from being particularly high speed. I live in the Langley area of McLean and not here, but drive by pretty often. The area is fine.
I live 3 houses further away from Old Dominion than this house is, one street north of this property. Old Dominion is definitely busy during rush hour commute times (less so at other times - but always well used) and it IS noisy when trucks drive which happens every 10-15 minutes all day. We can hear it from our yard which again is 4 homes AWAY from OD, but we are just far enough away that we aren't bothered by it. I honestly could imagine being 1 house away from OD because of the noise, but clearly many others don't mind it. Also, that intersection isn't really as bad to drive through as it looks, it's just mildly annoying because the side by the church splits an additional two ways and that adds a little time for all the lights to cycle through. So driving-wise it's no big deal. But would I want to live 1 house away from it, no.
Again, the location (not lot) is good, but I wouldn't recommend to a couple or family that plan to be in the backyard much.