Anonymous
Post 03/23/2014 00:35     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.


Agree. I've gone there multiple times to eat at Four Sisters and other restaurants and to the Home Depot nearby. It feels like a very serious attempt at creating a community, but with none of the visual/neighborhood characteristics needed for one. The area just before 50 has a 1/4 mile stretch of industrial warehouses/class D office space, very dusty, broken-up wide roads and then you have a nice-ish mini-Reston Town Center like area after 50. Feels forced, but may make sense to not write off till its fully done and the landscape settles.


The first phase of EYA townhouses sold out entirely. It appears the market does not agree with your assessment, other than the observation that it's one part of a larger plan for the redevelopment of Merrifield.

This area of Fairfax has been appreciating much more in the last 2-3 years than closer-in areas that previously saw redevelopment like Arlington, though, so it's not a big surprise that some people try to damn it with faint praise.


Mosaic benefitted from a period of intense lack of inventory. Plus, bet 50% of those town homes will be rentals in 2 yrs or less.

Again, lovely outdoor mall in the middle of an industrial park with mediocre schools. Would har made more sense just to build some new SFH developments like further up gallows.

Who is going to routinely cross rt 50 (all 8 lanes of crazy) to get to Dunn loring metro? I assume developers wanted to be closer but opted for the cheaper land south of 50.

And are to cheap to put in any non-revenue generating property, like a playground.


You sir are stupid. It was rezoned from industrial to residential years a go.

I heard that tysons is a dairy farm.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2014 00:31     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.


Agree. I've gone there multiple times to eat at Four Sisters and other restaurants and to the Home Depot nearby. It feels like a very serious attempt at creating a community, but with none of the visual/neighborhood characteristics needed for one. The area just before 50 has a 1/4 mile stretch of industrial warehouses/class D office space, very dusty, broken-up wide roads and then you have a nice-ish mini-Reston Town Center like area after 50. Feels forced, but may make sense to not write off till its fully done and the landscape settles.


The first phase of EYA townhouses sold out entirely. It appears the market does not agree with your assessment, other than the observation that it's one part of a larger plan for the redevelopment of Merrifield.

This area of Fairfax has been appreciating much more in the last 2-3 years than closer-in areas that previously saw redevelopment like Arlington, though, so it's not a big surprise that some people try to damn it with faint praise.


Mosaic benefitted from a period of intense lack of inventory. Plus, bet 50% of those town homes will be rentals in 2 yrs or less.

Again, lovely outdoor mall in the middle of an industrial park with mediocre schools. Would har made more sense just to build some new SFH developments like further up gallows.

Who is going to routinely cross rt 50 (all 8 lanes of crazy) to get to Dunn loring metro? I assume developers wanted to be closer but opted for the cheaper land south of 50.

And are to cheap to put in any non-revenue generating property, like a playground.


Really stupid observations here on your part. It's obvious you aren't familiar with the broader redevelopment plans for the area of which Mosaic is just one part. And Mosaic was always slated to be south of Lee Highway and north of Route 50.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2014 00:14     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.


Agree. I've gone there multiple times to eat at Four Sisters and other restaurants and to the Home Depot nearby. It feels like a very serious attempt at creating a community, but with none of the visual/neighborhood characteristics needed for one. The area just before 50 has a 1/4 mile stretch of industrial warehouses/class D office space, very dusty, broken-up wide roads and then you have a nice-ish mini-Reston Town Center like area after 50. Feels forced, but may make sense to not write off till its fully done and the landscape settles.


The first phase of EYA townhouses sold out entirely. It appears the market does not agree with your assessment, other than the observation that it's one part of a larger plan for the redevelopment of Merrifield.

This area of Fairfax has been appreciating much more in the last 2-3 years than closer-in areas that previously saw redevelopment like Arlington, though, so it's not a big surprise that some people try to damn it with faint praise.


Mosaic benefitted from a period of intense lack of inventory. Plus, bet 50% of those town homes will be rentals in 2 yrs or less.

Again, lovely outdoor mall in the middle of an industrial park with mediocre schools. Would har made more sense just to build some new SFH developments like further up gallows.

Who is going to routinely cross rt 50 (all 8 lanes of crazy) to get to Dunn loring metro? I assume developers wanted to be closer but opted for the cheaper land south of 50.

And are to cheap to put in any non-revenue generating property, like a playground.


Did you mean to say Route 29? Route 50 is south of the Mosaic District. The only major road between Mosaic and Dunn Loring Metro is Lee Hwy.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2014 00:02     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:Yes because every replicated mirrored high rise in Arlington is unique and full of organic culture.


Man, just keep dragging out the Arlington straw man. Seriously, no one mentions Arlington. We are just talking about the pros and cons of Mosaic district.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2014 00:00     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.


Agree. I've gone there multiple times to eat at Four Sisters and other restaurants and to the Home Depot nearby. It feels like a very serious attempt at creating a community, but with none of the visual/neighborhood characteristics needed for one. The area just before 50 has a 1/4 mile stretch of industrial warehouses/class D office space, very dusty, broken-up wide roads and then you have a nice-ish mini-Reston Town Center like area after 50. Feels forced, but may make sense to not write off till its fully done and the landscape settles.


The first phase of EYA townhouses sold out entirely. It appears the market does not agree with your assessment, other than the observation that it's one part of a larger plan for the redevelopment of Merrifield.

This area of Fairfax has been appreciating much more in the last 2-3 years than closer-in areas that previously saw redevelopment like Arlington, though, so it's not a big surprise that some people try to damn it with faint praise.


Mosaic benefitted from a period of intense lack of inventory. Plus, bet 50% of those town homes will be rentals in 2 yrs or less.

Again, lovely outdoor mall in the middle of an industrial park with mediocre schools. Would har made more sense just to build some new SFH developments like further up gallows.

Who is going to routinely cross rt 50 (all 8 lanes of crazy) to get to Dunn loring metro? I assume developers wanted to be closer but opted for the cheaper land south of 50.

And are to cheap to put in any non-revenue generating property, like a playground.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 23:59     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
I think it's geared to young urban professionals that need a convenient place to live and public transportation. Access to the metro is great and there is plenty of dining/entertainment. I don't think they are trying to make it a "family neighborhood". I really like the selection of restaurants there and the movie theater is the best around. And for those that drive- there is a ton of convenient parking. I don't think it's trying to compete with any other area(
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 23:50     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Yes because every replicated mirrored high rise in Arlington is unique and full of organic culture.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 22:54     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
As someone who grew up right down the street, the idea that Dunn Loring/Merrifield is now desirable is amusing. I guess it was a matter of time. The Mosiac District is definitely nice but I agree it feels overly contrived.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 22:47     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.


Agree. I've gone there multiple times to eat at Four Sisters and other restaurants and to the Home Depot nearby. It feels like a very serious attempt at creating a community, but with none of the visual/neighborhood characteristics needed for one. The area just before 50 has a 1/4 mile stretch of industrial warehouses/class D office space, very dusty, broken-up wide roads and then you have a nice-ish mini-Reston Town Center like area after 50. Feels forced, but may make sense to not write off till its fully done and the landscape settles.


The first phase of EYA townhouses sold out entirely. It appears the market does not agree with your assessment, other than the observation that it's one part of a larger plan for the redevelopment of Merrifield.

This area of Fairfax has been appreciating much more in the last 2-3 years than closer-in areas that previously saw redevelopment like Arlington, though, so it's not a big surprise that some people try to damn it with faint praise.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 22:35     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.


Agree. I've gone there multiple times to eat at Four Sisters and other restaurants and to the Home Depot nearby. It feels like a very serious attempt at creating a community, but with none of the visual/neighborhood characteristics needed for one. The area just before 50 has a 1/4 mile stretch of industrial warehouses/class D office space, very dusty, broken-up wide roads and then you have a nice-ish mini-Reston Town Center like area after 50. Feels forced, but may make sense to not write off till its fully done and the landscape settles.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 22:27     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.


Whenever some fuddyduddy doesn't like something new, they claim it's "inorganic." Get over it.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 22:20     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
There's a lot of nice upscale shopping and some ok restaurants there, but something about the Mosaic district feels very inorganic to me.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 22:14     Subject: Re:New Mosaic District town homes
Has anyone taken their kids to the "Stories at Strawberry Park" event at Mosaic? Seems like it could be fun, combined with gelato afterwards. Love the other restaurants there, too, like Red Butcher. Yum.

http://www.mosaicdistrict.com/events/stories-strawberry-park

Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 21:38     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Those are so far out of my price range, but they're nice. I actually live in the little townhouses behind Pan Am (hi, former neighbor!) and I'm really glad all this stuff has moved in, but I wish I could be that close to that much stuff and to Dunn Loring. Hey, one less stop, right?

I also really, really wish Mosaic had a library branch, but that's a separate complaint/wish.


Yeah. Lots of these new areas are really just nice outdoor malls. No civic space, no community, no playgrounds! Just shopping...



Good job of twisting PP's comments, but inaccurate insofar as Mosaic is concerned. One more reason why Falls Church is appreciating more than Arlington now.


What is inaccurate?
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2014 21:37     Subject: New Mosaic District town homes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Those are so far out of my price range, but they're nice. I actually live in the little townhouses behind Pan Am (hi, former neighbor!) and I'm really glad all this stuff has moved in, but I wish I could be that close to that much stuff and to Dunn Loring. Hey, one less stop, right?

I also really, really wish Mosaic had a library branch, but that's a separate complaint/wish.


Yeah. Lots of these new areas are really just nice outdoor malls. No civic space, no community, no playgrounds! Just shopping...



Good job of twisting PP's comments, but inaccurate insofar as Mosaic is concerned. One more reason why Falls Church is appreciating more than Arlington now.


Really? Not sure why you brought Arlington into the discussion.

But all the roads in Mosaic are private roads owned by development company. Where are the public spaces, truly public where I can submit a free speech rally for cause-du-jour? No playgrounds, no libraries, private roads. It's a very very nice mall. But it's corporate, everything has a fee or marketing angle. Not a community.