My lot has 12,000 sq ft in AU Park. So do 10/20 of the houses on the block. You can add on easily if you like. And no mustard glass filled bottles in the veggie garden.

Anonymous wrote:Tenley town is convenient but I think a bit ugly also I dont like seeing that huge tower looming over everything. Would hate to see that everytime I sat in my backyard.

lol. 95% of the homes you can't see that tower.

Spring Valley = older money, older crowd. Beautiful homes.

AU Park: Smaller homes, less fancy, more "granola" closer to the metro, more likely to know and see your neighbors.

It depends on what you want. Bigger house? Less interaction? More driving? Spring Valley.

We just moved to AU Park and I am loving it. Friendly neighbors, good schools, and convenient to metro, shops and restaurants.

Anonymous wrote:I would say that the 13:20 "AU park house" is not very typical of the style that I've seen in the neighborhood. Most of them are classic, yes.. smaller sized, colonials. But they aren't ugly like that house!

I guess it's a matter of taste. I like that house.

I would say that the 13:20 "AU park house" is not very typical of the style that I've seen in the neighborhood. Most of them are classic, yes.. smaller sized, colonials. But they aren't ugly like that house!

nanny nanny boo boo

SPRING VALLEY ALSO HAS -LOTS- of HOMES LIKE THIS, closer to Massachusetts and these are the ones far more likely to be bought by the mere mortals of DCUM (vs. ambassadors)



Meanwhile, you probably had to look very hard to find a photo of one of the 12 1970s-style homes in AU Park. Most look like this:

SPRING VALLEY

VS

AU PARK

Where would YOU want to live?

If you like public schools and being close to Metro, AU Park. If you can afford over a million, Cleveland Park. If you don't care about metro, then Kent etc is nice.

I live in AU park - I have a friend who lives a couple blocks away in Spring Valley. She said she feels like there aren't as many young families there (we both have 4 year olds and 1 year olds). On my corner there are 3 families with kids that are the same age as mine.

Also as someone said, public schools are different for each neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:Tenley town is convenient but I think a bit ugly also I dont like seeing that huge tower looming over everything. Would hate to see that everytime I sat in my backyard.

You'd have to buy really near that tower to see it.