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Anonymous wrote:If prices are this high where updated are needed throughout the house, I’m not too sure.

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That is quite expensive for that area I am thinking. Really not sure why someone would opt to pay 825k for that TH which a) needs quite a bit of work and b) is in Brookland (fairly crappy area and def not that safe ) rather than opting to pay around the same in N Arlington or near Georgetown (there are THs currently for sale near Georgetown U for around 900k, and also in N Arlington for around that same price). Given its price, the amount of work that needs, plus the area, willing to bet this one is gonna stay on the market for a while.

Similar argument goes towards that one that someone posted on Chancellors Way (the TH looks nice enough, minus the lack of backyard which granted nowadays is very common with THs) but why would someone opt to pay 920k to get a TH there, versus getting one in Georgetown, N Arlington, Wesley Heights or frankly anywhere that is much nicer and safer than Brookland, boggles my mind. I get buying there due to affordability reasons (say can only afford 500k) but once we hit the 900k mark, makes 0 sense in my view given you can live in other areas of the DMV that are nicer.

Show me one Georgetown TH for around $900,000. Just one.

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Anonymous wrote:If prices are this high where updated are needed throughout the house, I’m not too sure.

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That is quite expensive for that area I am thinking. Really not sure why someone would opt to pay 825k for that TH which a) needs quite a bit of work and b) is in Brookland (fairly crappy area and def not that safe ) rather than opting to pay around the same in N Arlington or near Georgetown (there are THs currently for sale near Georgetown U for around 900k, and also in N Arlington for around that same price). Given its price, the amount of work that needs, plus the area, willing to bet this one is gonna stay on the market for a while.

Similar argument goes towards that one that someone posted on Chancellors Way (the TH looks nice enough, minus the lack of backyard which granted nowadays is very common with THs) but why would someone opt to pay 920k to get a TH there, versus getting one in Georgetown, N Arlington, Wesley Heights or frankly anywhere that is much nicer and safer than Brookland, boggles my mind. I get buying there due to affordability reasons (say can only afford 500k) but once we hit the 900k mark, makes 0 sense in my view given you can live in other areas of the DMV that are nicer.

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Anonymous wrote:If prices are this high where updated are needed throughout the house, I’m not too sure.

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That is quite expensive for that area I am thinking. Really not sure why someone would opt to pay 825k for that TH which a) needs quite a bit of work and b) is in Brookland (fairly crappy area and def not that safe ) rather than opting to pay around the same in N Arlington or near Georgetown (there are THs currently for sale near Georgetown U for around 900k, and also in N Arlington for around that same price). Given its price, the amount of work that needs, plus the area, willing to bet this one is gonna stay on the market for a while.

Similar argument goes towards that one that someone posted on Chancellors Way (the TH looks nice enough, minus the lack of backyard which granted nowadays is very common with THs) but why would someone opt to pay 920k to get a TH there, versus getting one in Georgetown, N Arlington, Wesley Heights or frankly anywhere that is much nicer and safer than Brookland, boggles my mind. I get buying there due to affordability reasons (say can only afford 500k) but once we hit the 900k mark, makes 0 sense in my view given you can live in other areas of the DMV that are nicer.

Anonymous wrote:If prices are this high where updated are needed throughout the house, I’m not too sure.

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Anonymous wrote:True, but that's a membership-based grocery store. I'm talking more about a conventional grocery, something like a Yes! Organic, Mom's Organic, Safeway, Giant or Whole Foods, etc. Where do Catholic University students shop for food?

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Anonymous wrote:If prices are this high where updated are needed throughout the house, I’m not too sure.

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What about something newer? For example:
https://www.nestfully.com/Listing/ListingSearch.aspx

Anonymous wrote:If prices are this high where updated are needed throughout the house, I’m not too sure.

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Anonymous wrote:I've lived in brookland 2x. The first time was amazing. I lived in the neighborhood and my neighbors were fantastic. I loved in 2002 and when I go back to the block, they still ask about my now adult children. Loved, loved, loved it. The house got too small, but it was wonderful.

The second time I lived in Brookland, I lived in one of the new townhouses behind the Busboys and Poets development. New house, but hated it. No where near as neighborly. I actually met my second husband there (he lived 7 houses down). When we decided to get married, I told him that I wanted to move to another neighborhood. People didn't even speak when walking the dog.

I like old Brookland way more then the new developments springing up.

Got it. So, there is less of community feel nowadays. What about amenities (e.g., retail, grocery)?

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in brookland 2x. The first time was amazing. I lived in the neighborhood and my neighbors were fantastic. I loved in 2002 and when I go back to the block, they still ask about my now adult children. Loved, loved, loved it. The house got too small, but it was wonderful.

The second time I lived in Brookland, I lived in one of the new townhouses behind the Busboys and Poets development. New house, but hated it. No where near as neighborly. I actually met my second husband there (he lived 7 houses down). When we decided to get married, I told him that I wanted to move to another neighborhood. People didn't even speak when walking the dog.

I like old Brookland way more then the new developments springing up.

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Anonymous wrote:That's a good question. A grocery store at Dakota Crossings would have been great.

They lied to us.

Target was supposed to go there but they never came.
Shoppers was then promised but there was one on Bladensburg (now gone).
Wal Mart was promised but they tried to over tax them and then WM decided to move to Riggs.

So we got Marshalls and Dicks.

The area could benefit from a small scale grocery store, but there's a Target and MOMs on New York ave. I guess that's still in the "neighborhood".

This. I was so done after all those promises and what they did to Grey. Say what you want about him the politician but dude cares about Wards 7 and 8 and EOTR. He was going to build a bridge over NY AVE and a Wal-Mart & Target and Shoppers that were accessible. Suddenly all these criminal charges came up on him that got him out of office. Then poof they're gone. Then go against walmart with a tax the super rich businesses but only after they sign the leases but before they start construction. So WM said we won't start construction.



This was before that Target. Before the Walmart. Heck, before the Costco. I'm talking 2008 to 2010. We were supposed to get a new pedestrian bridge over the anacostia, a bridge over NYAve, lots of promises.

But instead they focused on accusing Gray of BS that he didn't do, and we had to deal with a bunch of "well, let's do this instead"s.