Anonymous wrote:Some neighborhoods have power lines in the back yards or alleys: parts of Tara, Lyon Village, Ashton Heights, and Country Club Hills come to mind. Only the brand new developments have them completely buried. There's one off of Lorcom Lane under construction if you can go higher than 1.1 mill.

and it looks like they'll be another set of absurdly-sized houses jammed into available space with little breathing room ... I don't get paying more than $1M to have a oversized house with your neighbors' oversized houses 8' away (see other Lorcom Lane setups like between Military Rd & N. Taylor St.)... yeeechh.

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Anonymous wrote:Did OP say that she was looking for new construction?

she asked for curb appeal, the original homes have none

I could not disagree more. the older homes in Arlington have way more curb appeal than the new ones with no personality. and plenty of older ones have been revamped and added on so they are modern on the inside

If you're that worried about power lines/power being up, buy a whole house generator for 15-20k which is a fraction of what you'd spend for a new place with buried power lines.

Several good colonials coming up in Waycroft in September

Anonymous wrote:A number of the neighborhoods north of Lee Hwy have some streets with buried power lines. Check out Donaldson Run, Woodmont, Dover... A lot of those houses were also more attractive to begin with than those along the Metro corridor.

Dover is mostly large, upscale 1940s-60s ramblers and contemporaries, which doesn't appeal to everyone. And the Metro corridor has much of the most attractive housing stock in Arlington: colonials, tudors, bungalows, etc.

A number of the neighborhoods north of Lee Hwy have some streets with buried power lines. Check out Donaldson Run, Woodmont, Dover... A lot of those houses were also more attractive to begin with than those along the Metro corridor.

I'm right next to a main road with buried power lines. The main cable leading to the buried power lines is on a major road. I moved here two years ago, and my neighbors told me that the only time we ever lost power that they can recall in the last 15 years was during the derecho. Even then, we were some of the first restored.

Anonymous wrote:Buried power lines really won't help that much. My power lines are buried and we still lose power all the time during storms. Just because your line is buried, doesn't mean that someone up stream or downstream from you isn't buried and that their outage won't affect you. If not losing power is really important, you will need to get a generator.

I just think they're fugly - front yard or back yard. I will say that we have overhead power lines in the front and have only lost power 1x in the last 5 years - during the derecho. We have have had a blip during the hurricane-thingy, but it wasn't out for more than a minute or two. I'm sure if the power went out more often then I'd be more worried about it. But personally I just hate the way that they look.

Buried power lines really won't help that much. My power lines are buried and we still lose power all the time during storms. Just because your line is buried, doesn't mean that someone up stream or downstream from you isn't buried and that their outage won't affect you. If not losing power is really important, you will need to get a generator.

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Anonymous wrote:Did OP say that she was looking for new construction?

she asked for curb appeal, the original homes have none

Yes, the OP's only option is new construction. Great suggestion. I'm sure she'll have a lot of luck in that price range. And none of these have ANY curb appeal.

http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/4471-26th-St-N-22207/home/11229833
http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/4923-15th-St-N-22205/home/11235512
http://www.redfin.com/VA/Arlington/1810-N-Stafford-St-22207/home/11278080

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Anonymous wrote:Did OP say that she was looking for new construction?

she asked for curb appeal, the original homes have none

Would you rather like a lovely split level, or split foyer, or a doll-size colonial or a cape-cod?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did OP say that she was looking for new construction?

she asked for curb appeal, the original homes have none

This is a ridiculous statement. A lot of folks like Arlington's neighborhoods of pre-ww2 construction. And not everyone wants a mcmansion.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did OP say that she was looking for new construction?

she asked for curb appeal, the original homes have none

and to add only a new development would have no power lines

Anonymous wrote:Did OP say that she was looking for new construction?

she asked for curb appeal, the original homes have none