Anonymous
Post 07/31/2018 12:34     Subject: Glen Echo Heights?
The old 'sidewalks/plane noise/old dilapidated vs mcmansion/quirky neighbour' thing is alive and well in Palisades area in DC as well. It either bothers you or it doesn't.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2018 12:15     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The new builds are very nice but, to be honest, it's the prevalence of dumpy properties that is the problem. Junky ramblers with overgrown yards and abandoned cars. Reportedly there is even a man living in a partially completed building. Seems like 2 million dollars is excessive to live with that.


Not reportedly. There actually is a man living in a partially completed building. The yard is filled with inoperable cars and junk and is completely overgrown. Montgomery County refuses to do anything about it despite repeated neighborhood complaints.


Because he was there first and I find his cars art and it is a legend and landmark. New build crap has no soul


Not sure what you're looking at. If we're talking about the same place six rotting and mostly inoperable junk cars isn't art. And you'd be hard pressed to find anyone in the neighborhood who thinks that it's a landmark.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2018 01:05     Subject: Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood with all these unpronounceable street names.


They are native Indian names. None of them are unpronounceable, just different from the typical stuff.


Good luck dealing with customer service reps on the phone, spelling your street name every time.


Let me guess? Your name is Jane or Karen.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2018 21:40     Subject: Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:We live in a different Bethesda neighborhood, where about 1/3 of the neighborhood has turned, and the rest is happening at a quick pace. I frequently visit the new builds, and sometimes talk with the developers. My understanding is they buy the old house for 1/3, spend 1/3 to build the new home, and 1/3 is profit. So, but for $750, build for $750, sell for $2,250,000.


Ha if only it was that easy
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2018 20:54     Subject: Glen Echo Heights?
We live in a different Bethesda neighborhood, where about 1/3 of the neighborhood has turned, and the rest is happening at a quick pace. I frequently visit the new builds, and sometimes talk with the developers. My understanding is they buy the old house for 1/3, spend 1/3 to build the new home, and 1/3 is profit. So, but for $750, build for $750, sell for $2,250,000.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2018 19:15     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Resurrecting this thread as we are thinking of buying a home in GEH. Can anyone comment on the commute to Capitol Hill during typical rush hours, am and pm. Thanks.


Look in today’s Washington Post for the latest on the air plane noise horror. Commute to Capital Hill is about 45 min each way.


Hard pass due to noise.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2018 09:21     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:Resurrecting this thread as we are thinking of buying a home in GEH. Can anyone comment on the commute to Capitol Hill during typical rush hours, am and pm. Thanks.


We used to live in GEH and did that commute. It was 30 mins leaving between 7:30-7:45. 35-45 mins at 6 pm (timed for when RC parkway reopens at 6:10). This was to the House side of the Hill.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2018 09:16     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The new builds are very nice but, to be honest, it's the prevalence of dumpy properties that is the problem. Junky ramblers with overgrown yards and abandoned cars. Reportedly there is even a man living in a partially completed building. Seems like 2 million dollars is excessive to live with that.


Not reportedly. There actually is a man living in a partially completed building. The yard is filled with inoperable cars and junk and is completely overgrown. Montgomery County refuses to do anything about it despite repeated neighborhood complaints.


Because he was there first and I find his cars art and it is a legend and landmark. New build crap has no soul
Anonymous
Post 06/28/2018 23:24     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of the streets are treacherous for pedestrians - watch out if you have dogs or need to walk to bus stops, kids going to friends' houses, etc. We tried to get sidewalks several years back and the county was willing, but a faction of neighbors protested histrionically about the horrors of sidewalks.


I heard it was because sidewalks would impact too many of the trees. Was that the reason people were against them? We moved here not that long ago,and I'm a big fan except for the sidewalk thing.


Oh, yes, the precious trees. The county will jog sidewalks around notable trees if need be.
Bad neighbors!
Anonymous
Post 06/28/2018 23:15     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Resurrecting this thread as we are thinking of buying a home in GEH. Can anyone comment on the commute to Capitol Hill during typical rush hours, am and pm. Thanks.


Look in today’s Washington Post for the latest on the air plane noise horror. Commute to Capital Hill is about 45 min each way.


That sounds pretty optimistic on commute time if you are talking truly door to door.
Anonymous
Post 06/28/2018 23:13     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:Resurrecting this thread as we are thinking of buying a home in GEH. Can anyone comment on the commute to Capitol Hill during typical rush hours, am and pm. Thanks.


Look in today’s Washington Post for the latest on the air plane noise horror. Commute to Capital Hill is about 45 min each way.
Anonymous
Post 06/28/2018 22:17     Subject: Re:Glen Echo Heights?
Resurrecting this thread as we are thinking of buying a home in GEH. Can anyone comment on the commute to Capitol Hill during typical rush hours, am and pm. Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2018 19:48     Subject: Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who cares about street names and sidewalks? Being directly under the highway in the sky is the major factor—and total dealbreaker—in this neighborhood.


Keep f*cking that chicken.


The truth hurts, doesn’t it?


I don’t live anywhere near there. I don’t have to to find you incredibly annoying.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2018 18:40     Subject: Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who cares about street names and sidewalks? Being directly under the highway in the sky is the major factor—and total dealbreaker—in this neighborhood.


Keep f*cking that chicken.


The truth hurts, doesn’t it?
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2018 18:26     Subject: Glen Echo Heights?
Anonymous wrote:Who cares about street names and sidewalks? Being directly under the highway in the sky is the major factor—and total dealbreaker—in this neighborhood.


Keep f*cking that chicken.