Anonymous
09/20/2019 06:04
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
We lived in a Craftmark Home for 5 years and we sold because it was so poorly built. However, the area is beautiful and there are some wonderful hiking and biking trails right outside your door. While it is “further out”, it’s a beautiful area. I find that many of the people out that way are a bit more outdoorsy than the typical D.C. crowd.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 22:36
Subject: Re:Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:This is a bunch of crap McMansions named after other, more expensive neighborhoods built in the front field of someone’s farm and the house is marked on the plan as the EXISTING MANOR HOUSE.
How totally sad and pitiful and dumb that the names are of good neighborhoods when these monstronsities are literally in the middle of nowhere, 2 hours each way to the city during rush hours, and in bad school districts. Want the "Chevy Chase"? Move to the real Chevy Chase.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 19:49
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This neighborhood has been under construction for at least 5 years and I want to say even longer. They initially built a model, took forever to sell a few homes and there's been very little activity in there for years. Not a wise investment. I grew up in Darnestown and love the area. I just would select a more established neighborhood if that is where I wanted to live.
I am OP. Are spring meadows, Jones lane and haddonfield considered the “best” hoods in Darnestown (from a kids perspective).
Spring meadow is the best!
Jones lane is awesome too.., more neighborhood feel.
I grew up off Falconbridge and had friends from Jones Lane all over the neighborhood.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 19:19
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This neighborhood has been under construction for at least 5 years and I want to say even longer. They initially built a model, took forever to sell a few homes and there's been very little activity in there for years. Not a wise investment. I grew up in Darnestown and love the area. I just would select a more established neighborhood if that is where I wanted to live.
I am OP. Are spring meadows, Jones lane and haddonfield considered the “best” hoods in Darnestown (from a kids perspective).
Spring meadow is the best!
Jones lane is awesome too.., more neighborhood feel.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 18:48
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You shop for food at Georgetown Hospital?
Anyway - lots of people don't drive everywhere. (One-third of households in DC don't even have a car.) People walk, people bike (including to buy groceries), people take the bus (including in formal clothes). If you drive everywhere, it's because you choose to. Not because you have to. Not because it makes no sense to do anything else. BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO.
You are dense aren't you. I can't carry 8 bags, can you.
Nobody in my neighborhood is biking to work. They may hire a car service. Stop pretending everybody walks everywhere. They don't.
I have friends like you ... "I haven't use my car in 2 weeks" ... great, can I see your Uber receipts. It's BS.
lol at "I can walk anywhere!!" notion and then proceed to not disclose uber receipts, car rides in bad weather, etc. I know a bunch of people in DC and they drive virtually everywhere. Sure, if you live on the Hill or other areas where there's a lot to walk to, you can walk to some places, but in general, most people in DC drive somewhere. Why argue over this?
Do you write social trend pieces for the New York Times? That's basically the argument here.
I know a bunch of people in DC and they ride their bikes virtually everywhere - no, really, I do - so therefore I will conclude that everybody in DC rides their bikes everywhere.
Or, alternatively, we can conclude that lots of people in DC use lots of different forms of transportation, and that the "everyone must drive everywhere in DC" line of reasoning is nonsense.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 18:25
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This neighborhood has been under construction for at least 5 years and I want to say even longer. They initially built a model, took forever to sell a few homes and there's been very little activity in there for years. Not a wise investment. I grew up in Darnestown and love the area. I just would select a more established neighborhood if that is where I wanted to live.
I am OP. Are spring meadows, Jones lane and haddonfield considered the “best” hoods in Darnestown (from a kids perspective).
I grew up in the neighborhood by Jones Lane and still very close friends with many of my classmates from 30 years ago. Loved growing up there!
Nice, which streets? And what are your thoughts on Roberts landing? Little pricey for us but lots look beautiful!
Anonymous
09/19/2019 18:08
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This neighborhood has been under construction for at least 5 years and I want to say even longer. They initially built a model, took forever to sell a few homes and there's been very little activity in there for years. Not a wise investment. I grew up in Darnestown and love the area. I just would select a more established neighborhood if that is where I wanted to live.
I am OP. Are spring meadows, Jones lane and haddonfield considered the “best” hoods in Darnestown (from a kids perspective).
I grew up in the neighborhood by Jones Lane and still very close friends with many of my classmates from 30 years ago. Loved growing up there!
Anonymous
09/19/2019 18:05
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:This neighborhood has been under construction for at least 5 years and I want to say even longer. They initially built a model, took forever to sell a few homes and there's been very little activity in there for years. Not a wise investment. I grew up in Darnestown and love the area. I just would select a more established neighborhood if that is where I wanted to live.
I am OP. Are spring meadows, Jones lane and haddonfield considered the “best” hoods in Darnestown (from a kids perspective).
Anonymous
09/19/2019 17:52
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
This neighborhood has been under construction for at least 5 years and I want to say even longer. They initially built a model, took forever to sell a few homes and there's been very little activity in there for years. Not a wise investment. I grew up in Darnestown and love the area. I just would select a more established neighborhood if that is where I wanted to live.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 16:49
Subject: Re:Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Now now children, let's not let this argument about driving distract us from the main points that these houses are huge, ugly, named after other neighborhoods and crammed into someone's front field.
FWIW, OP's development lots around 2-3 acres each.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 16:40
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$1m+ big houses by craftmark/classic homes on big lots. What’s the story on this neighborhood? How many homes are they planning on building?
Every time I drive by there, I think two things:
1. Look at these big dumb houses out here in the middle of nowhere.
2. What is it a reserve of?
It’s close to tons of great things.
Your definition of close must be different from mine.
No my definition if great things is...
If you ship and live concrete... not the best place.
If you like vineyards, farms, CSAs, nature, hikes, kayaking, canoeing, off road biking, soccer, tennis, pools, boating, community, kindness... I can go on forever. It’s a great place to live.
My job is 15 minutes from there.
kindness!
Get outside the beltway... you will understand
No my point is that you don't seem kind at all.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 16:39
Subject: Re:Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Now now children, let's not let this argument about driving distract us from the main points that these houses are huge, ugly, named after other neighborhoods and crammed into someone's front field.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 15:23
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You shop for food at Georgetown Hospital?
Anyway - lots of people don't drive everywhere. (One-third of households in DC don't even have a car.) People walk, people bike (including to buy groceries), people take the bus (including in formal clothes). If you drive everywhere, it's because you choose to. Not because you have to. Not because it makes no sense to do anything else. BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO.
You are dense aren't you. I can't carry 8 bags, can you.
Nobody in my neighborhood is biking to work. They may hire a car service. Stop pretending everybody walks everywhere. They don't.
I have friends like you ... "I haven't use my car in 2 weeks" ... great, can I see your Uber receipts. It's BS.
lol at "I can walk anywhere!!" notion and then proceed to not disclose uber receipts, car rides in bad weather, etc. I know a bunch of people in DC and they drive virtually everywhere. Sure, if you live on the Hill or other areas where there's a lot to walk to, you can walk to some places, but in general, most people in DC drive somewhere. Why argue over this?
Anonymous
09/19/2019 15:19
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:You shop for food at Georgetown Hospital?
Anyway - lots of people don't drive everywhere. (One-third of households in DC don't even have a car.) People walk, people bike (including to buy groceries), people take the bus (including in formal clothes). If you drive everywhere, it's because you choose to. Not because you have to. Not because it makes no sense to do anything else. BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO.
You are dense aren't you. I can't carry 8 bags, can you.
Nobody in my neighborhood is biking to work. They may hire a car service. Stop pretending everybody walks everywhere. They don't.
I have friends like you ... "I haven't use my car in 2 weeks" ... great, can I see your Uber receipts. It's BS.
Anonymous
09/19/2019 15:14
Subject: Reserves at Black Rock (Darnestown)
Anonymous wrote:You shop for food at Georgetown Hospital?
Anyway - lots of people don't drive everywhere. (One-third of households in DC don't even have a car.) People walk, people bike (including to buy groceries), people take the bus (including in formal clothes). If you drive everywhere, it's because you choose to. Not because you have to. Not because it makes no sense to do anything else. BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO.
^^^and I hope you don't complain about the traffic, because the traffic is you.