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Anonymous wrote:Easy walk to Eden Center; short drive to groceries, Home Depot, Target, Ballston, etc.; easy bike to W&OD Trail (if you don't mind huffing up a hill); and excellent schools.

Not one walks to Eden Center unless they live in the crappy apartments on the other side of Wilson.

Yeah, no one spending 2.2 mil on a house is the type that’s going to walk to eden Center, past BJS and the shady shopping center before Roosevelt.

They’re going to walk across the street to Upton Hill Regional Park though. The crosswalk at Patrick Henry Drive is just too convenient.

Upton Hills is not that nice. Mini golf is run down. Climbing is too expensive. Pool is not that great. It’s ok for an occasional BD party, but it’s not some place to go more than 1-2 times per summer. - a DH Resident.

Arlington residents are all for diversity--until it shows up at their neighborhood public pool!

Some of us who scrimped and saved to buy in the neighborhood (aka a "future teardown") cannot afford a private DH pool membership.

--another DH resident and satisfied Upton pool member, frequent visitor.

Expense but also the waitlist...our child will be in high school by the time our name comes up. At that point, why bother?

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Anonymous wrote:Easy walk to Eden Center; short drive to groceries, Home Depot, Target, Ballston, etc.; easy bike to W&OD Trail (if you don't mind huffing up a hill); and excellent schools.

Not one walks to Eden Center unless they live in the crappy apartments on the other side of Wilson.

Yeah, no one spending 2.2 mil on a house is the type that’s going to walk to eden Center, past BJS and the shady shopping center before Roosevelt.

They’re going to walk across the street to Upton Hill Regional Park though. The crosswalk at Patrick Henry Drive is just too convenient.

Upton Hills is not that nice. Mini golf is run down. Climbing is too expensive. Pool is not that great. It’s ok for an occasional BD party, but it’s not some place to go more than 1-2 times per summer. - a DH Resident.

Arlington residents are all for diversity--until it shows up at their neighborhood public pool!

Some of us who scrimped and saved to buy in the neighborhood (aka a "future teardown") cannot afford a private DH pool membership.

--another DH resident and satisfied Upton pool member, frequent visitor.

How many of these have sold so far? Are they offering builder points buy down?

Anonymous wrote:I walked past the Grove the other day, and the Fairview model does not have a usable balcony behind that awkward wall above the front porch. It’s just dead space. I hope they have some solution to prevent leaves and other detritus from collecting up there. If I were shopping I’d go for the Modern Farmhouse model over the Fairview.

Agreed. The Farmhouse model also got rid of the useless dining space. A home office is much more practical and can be used for aging-in-place if needed. Although the elevators help!

I walked past the Grove the other day, and the Fairview model does not have a usable balcony behind that awkward wall above the front porch. It’s just dead space. I hope they have some solution to prevent leaves and other detritus from collecting up there. If I were shopping I’d go for the Modern Farmhouse model over the Fairview.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy walk to Eden Center; short drive to groceries, Home Depot, Target, Ballston, etc.; easy bike to W&OD Trail (if you don't mind huffing up a hill); and excellent schools.

Not one walks to Eden Center unless they live in the crappy apartments on the other side of Wilson.

Yeah, no one spending 2.2 mil on a house is the type that’s going to walk to eden Center, past BJS and the shady shopping center before Roosevelt.

They’re going to walk across the street to Upton Hill Regional Park though. The crosswalk at Patrick Henry Drive is just too convenient.

Upton Hills is not that nice. Mini golf is run down. Climbing is too expensive. Pool is not that great. It’s ok for an occasional BD party, but it’s not some place to go more than 1-2 times per summer. - a DH Resident.

Don’t Dominion Hills and Boulevard Manor residents get priority for Dominion Hills Pool memberships over families from other neighborhoods? The Grove residents should then get priority in the waitlist.

Nope. There is no priority.

If the owners of the manor were DH Pool members then that membership should automatically pass down to the buyers of all the new homes currently under construction on the former estate. But that’s probably wishful thinking.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes and they look ridiculous. They are crammed on top of each other, no yard to speak of to go with your mega house. But this is Arlington, people will buy them.

Maybe the houses facing the low income apartment complex across Wilson will go for slightly less.

Do you live in arlington? Those lots are bigger than average. All homes north of Wilson and south of Langston are close to each other. Most lots are in the 6-7000 sq ft range which is why we are having a tough time buying a Teardown.

What everyone is mocking is the desire to cover 90% of the lot with house. The lots are small, but a 3,00-3,500sf house would have still left yard. The insatiable need for 5,000+sf is what makes these the McMansions of this decade.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy walk to Eden Center; short drive to groceries, Home Depot, Target, Ballston, etc.; easy bike to W&OD Trail (if you don't mind huffing up a hill); and excellent schools.

Not one walks to Eden Center unless they live in the crappy apartments on the other side of Wilson.

Yeah, no one spending 2.2 mil on a house is the type that’s going to walk to eden Center, past BJS and the shady shopping center before Roosevelt.

They’re going to walk across the street to Upton Hill Regional Park though. The crosswalk at Patrick Henry Drive is just too convenient.

Upton Hills is not that nice. Mini golf is run down. Climbing is too expensive. Pool is not that great. It’s ok for an occasional BD party, but it’s not some place to go more than 1-2 times per summer. - a DH Resident.

Don’t Dominion Hills and Boulevard Manor residents get priority for Dominion Hills Pool memberships over families from other neighborhoods? The Grove residents should then get priority in the waitlist.

Nope. There is no priority.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy walk to Eden Center; short drive to groceries, Home Depot, Target, Ballston, etc.; easy bike to W&OD Trail (if you don't mind huffing up a hill); and excellent schools.

Not one walks to Eden Center unless they live in the crappy apartments on the other side of Wilson.

Yeah, no one spending 2.2 mil on a house is the type that’s going to walk to eden Center, past BJS and the shady shopping center before Roosevelt.

They’re going to walk across the street to Upton Hill Regional Park though. The crosswalk at Patrick Henry Drive is just too convenient.

Upton Hills is not that nice. Mini golf is run down. Climbing is too expensive. Pool is not that great. It’s ok for an occasional BD party, but it’s not some place to go more than 1-2 times per summer. - a DH Resident.

Don’t Dominion Hills and Boulevard Manor residents get priority for Dominion Hills Pool memberships over families from other neighborhoods? The Grove residents should then get priority in the waitlist.

No. It has the same name but is a private club with a 5-6yr waitlist.

I'm not happy that the County didn't buy the lot, and also not thrilled that 40 SFHs are going to clog up Swanson even more.

But the site plan looks solid. 7-9k lots, which frankly is big for a SFH in this area. Looks like there's an interior cul de sac so you might even get kids playing out in the neighborhood without supervision - that'll depend on who moves in but the physical layout at least makes it possible.

Construction quality, at least from a distance, looked ok. Didn't see anything glaring as I drive by it, and they are at least springing for decent sheathing around the house instead of pure builder grade

The Fairview model looks a bit awkward with that wall above the front porch. Not sure if it protects a balcony, since the floor plans don’t mention one. But it looks awkward. The Modern Farmhouse model looks alright from the front but I just don’t like these homes with above ground basements. If Toll Brothers is going after the high end or luxury market as their instagram acct says, they should hire better architects to design their models.

The kitchen faucet is actually decent quality. So I’ll give the designers credit for that. I believe it’s a $600 Kohler model. The detachable spray is a joy to use. I have a similar (but higher end) model. The cheaper builders tend to go with a low end Moen or Delta faucet.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes and they look ridiculous. They are crammed on top of each other, no yard to speak of to go with your mega house. But this is Arlington, people will buy them.

Maybe the houses facing the low income apartment complex across Wilson will go for slightly less.

Do you live in arlington? Those lots are bigger than average. All homes north of Wilson and south of Langston are close to each other. Most lots are in the 6-7000 sq ft range which is why we are having a tough time buying a Teardown.

There are some bigger lots in Tara and Waycroft Woodlawn. But I’d hate to tear down some of those beautiful old homes set back a ways from the street. Charming 1940s vintage tudors, colonials, etc, of a high quality. I’d prefer to renovate and/or expand those homes, while keeping the front yard setback.

There are still some very deep lots in Cherrydale (both north and south of Langston blvd) with old homes; a number of them are small and teardown worthy, ie small homes on large lots.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy walk to Eden Center; short drive to groceries, Home Depot, Target, Ballston, etc.; easy bike to W&OD Trail (if you don't mind huffing up a hill); and excellent schools.

Not one walks to Eden Center unless they live in the crappy apartments on the other side of Wilson.

Yeah, no one spending 2.2 mil on a house is the type that’s going to walk to eden Center, past BJS and the shady shopping center before Roosevelt.

They’re going to walk across the street to Upton Hill Regional Park though. The crosswalk at Patrick Henry Drive is just too convenient.

Upton Hills is not that nice. Mini golf is run down. Climbing is too expensive. Pool is not that great. It’s ok for an occasional BD party, but it’s not some place to go more than 1-2 times per summer. - a DH Resident.

Don’t Dominion Hills and Boulevard Manor residents get priority for Dominion Hills Pool memberships over families from other neighborhoods? The Grove residents should then get priority in the waitlist.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes and they look ridiculous. They are crammed on top of each other, no yard to speak of to go with your mega house. But this is Arlington, people will buy them.

Maybe the houses facing the low income apartment complex across Wilson will go for slightly less.

Do you live in arlington? Those lots are bigger than average. All homes north of Wilson and south of Langston are close to each other. Most lots are in the 6-7000 sq ft range which is why we are having a tough time buying a Teardown.

There are some bigger lots in Tara and Waycroft Woodlawn. But I’d hate to tear down some of those beautiful old homes set back a ways from the street. Charming 1940s vintage tudors, colonials, etc, of a high quality. I’d prefer to renovate and/or expand those homes, while keeping the front yard setback.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy walk to Eden Center; short drive to groceries, Home Depot, Target, Ballston, etc.; easy bike to W&OD Trail (if you don't mind huffing up a hill); and excellent schools.

Not one walks to Eden Center unless they live in the crappy apartments on the other side of Wilson.

Yeah, no one spending 2.2 mil on a house is the type that’s going to walk to eden Center, past BJS and the shady shopping center before Roosevelt.

They’re going to walk across the street to Upton Hill Regional Park though. The crosswalk at Patrick Henry Drive is just too convenient.

Upton Hills is not that nice. Mini golf is run down. Climbing is too expensive. Pool is not that great. It’s ok for an occasional BD party, but it’s not some place to go more than 1-2 times per summer. - a DH Resident.