Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks all for your feedback. We will definitely look at Mt. pleasant and CH. Perhaps Bloomingdale too.
Quick question, how do you all apartment hunt? I've heard craigslist, trulia, and mrishomes listed in this thread. The latter two seem remarkably user friendly but both currently only show 1 apartment in Mt pleasant, so maybe there's not much stock there? Any other thoughts/suggestions once again appreciated, you guys have been the best!
Mt Pleasant has low turnover and it's harder to find apartments there compared with these other neighborhoods - especially rowhouses and rowhouse converted condos which tend to be owned by individuals who don't put much effort into marketing (because they don't need to).
Definitely Craigslist, also the mount pleasant forum, and there is a yahoo group... you can do those commercial sites too, like trulia. I'd also contact Nest DC (property manager) and see if they have anything.
It is easier to find a place in the larger buildings, like the Park Monroe or the Woodner, both on 16th.
Individual owners don't often use realtors to rent places out the way they do in New York - Craigslist is probably the single best method for Mount Pleasant apartments.
Anonymous wrote:Mt Pleasant has low turnover and it's harder to find apartments there compared with these other neighborhoods - especially rowhouses and rowhouse converted condos which tend to be owned by individuals who don't put much effort into marketing (because they don't need to).
Definitely Craigslist, also the mount pleasant forum, and there is a yahoo group... you can do those commercial sites too, like trulia. I'd also contact Nest DC (property manager) and see if they have anything.
It is easier to find a place in the larger buildings, like the Park Monroe or the Woodner, both on 16th.
Individual owners don't often use realtors to rent places out the way they do in New York - Craigslist is probably the single best method for Mount Pleasant apartments.
Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks all for your feedback. We will definitely look at Mt. pleasant and CH. Perhaps Bloomingdale too.
Quick question, how do you all apartment hunt? I've heard craigslist, trulia, and mrishomes listed in this thread. The latter two seem remarkably user friendly but both currently only show 1 apartment in Mt pleasant, so maybe there's not much stock there? Any other thoughts/suggestions once again appreciated, you guys have been the best!
Anonymous wrote:Takoma Dc or Brightwood would also be options. 2 miles down North Capitol to the Old Soldiers Home.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm biased but I think the commute from Capitol Hill to the Old Soldier's Home would be miserable on a daily basis.
We live in Columbia Heights, the north part that a PP mentioned--blocks from the Coupe and the trolley playground at 11th and Monroe. We've been in the neighborhood for about 8 years and the walkability is one of the things that makes it really, really hard for us to think about moving anywhere else. We're very spoiled being able to walk to so many playgrounds, restaurants, grocery stores, Target, etc. The one thing that we haven't really found is a good sense of community with other parents in the neighborhood. We live on a busier street that has a lot of renters, and our oldest kid (5) seems to be at least a year or two older than the majority of kids in the neighborhood. But we're also guilty of not making the effort with families who live nearby, although now that that kid is in PK we've started making friend with some of the families at his school who live in the area.
Also, I don't know the status of CM's location change, but if there's any chance it'll stay at the current location for another year (or more), then I definitely wouldn't recommend the Hill or even Bloomingdale. The part of our daily commute that takes the longest is getting from Columbia Heights to the other side of Mt. Pleasant--everyone else in the city seems to be trying to go the same direction at the same time each morning.
CM and MV for that matter are leaving 16th street location. there is already a new school (DCI) plotted for that space that CM and MV occupied this year and they don't plan to co-share the space. so plan to be going to old soildiers home for CM.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mt Pleasant is like Brooklyn? There is one small street in Mt Pleasant, with the same old restaurants (with the exception of the new thai place), hardly any interesting retail or places to browse, no street scene or artistic community at all.
Bloomingdale or 11th street in CH have more interesting restaurants, shops, and lots of people out on the street having dinner, coffee, etc.
drive from bloomingdale would suck though
From Bloomingdale to Soldiers Home is straight up N. Capitol.
Anonymous wrote:I would use Craigslist, especially if you are looking for a house to rent. Don't write off Petworth--you could walk or drive around some of the neighborhoods mentioned to see what you think. Bloomingdale isn't any more urban than Columbia Heights, and would definitely be less convienient to the school.
Anonymous wrote:Mt Pleasant is like Brooklyn? There is one small street in Mt Pleasant, with the same old restaurants (with the exception of the new thai place), hardly any interesting retail or places to browse, no street scene or artistic community at all.
Bloomingdale or 11th street in CH have more interesting restaurants, shops, and lots of people out on the street having dinner, coffee, etc.
drive from bloomingdale would suck though