This has got to be a joke. Glen Echo Heights is one of the nicest neighborhoods in the entire DMV area. I live in Mohican hills and NOBODY here cares or even talks about the airplane noise, it's a non-issue

Crying shame but I don’t see it getting any better. Over time prices will suffer

Anonymous wrote:We loved a new build there and thought it was far away from the river but planes kept going directly over every 90 seconds. Then we got stuck in the rush hour on MacArthur which wasn’t moving (it’s one lane most of the way). Gave up, very sad.

Lesson learned, visit at different times of the day, drive in the rush hour and just imagine living in the house and area before making an offer (or use your inspection period well).

The airplane noise has totally ruined all of the neighborhoods along the river and close by

PP = NP before someone rushes to blame the one lone crazy person who is imagining all the plane noise. It’s real.

We loved a new build there and thought it was far away from the river but planes kept going directly over every 90 seconds. Then we got stuck in the rush hour on MacArthur which wasn’t moving (it’s one lane most of the way). Gave up, very sad.

Lesson learned, visit at different times of the day, drive in the rush hour and just imagine living in the house and area before making an offer (or use your inspection period well).

Anonymous wrote:It's a nice area, I like it, with old 60s houses and all, it has a character and a good vibe. However, parts of it seem perpetually damp, especially on the downhill closer to McArthur. It's a bit like a rainforest, with a ton of shade, and moss everywhere, even on the roofs. I imagine that could present some maintenance issues, and in general, not be everybody's cup of tea. But other than that it's lovely.

Heh. That's our side, and yeah, it's damp. But we live in the woods, have a potomac view, and it's pretty quiet (even with the airplanes).

Goodness lots of misinfo on this thread. The teardowns in GEH and Mohican Hills have been in the 750-900 range, and most of the 750k lots were gone a few years ago. The 1/3 standard had been roughly the going model, although the construction costs rising was cutting into the 1/3 of the margin. The reason there is a lot of teardown activity is simply because the lots are relatively big in GEH compared to lots of other neighborhoods (and no covenant restrictions on redevelopment). 1/4 and 1/3 and 1/2 acre lots allow more infill of a footprint.

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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.

I have no issue with his junky cars and overgrown vegetation -- to each his own IMO. But the incessant barking from his dogs is nearly insufferable.

The dogs are not his. They belong to the house that is catty corner to it.

And those animals are still barking for hours on end.

There is at least one dog left outside for at least 12 hours a day and barks whenever a leaf moves. The owners couldn't care less who they are disturbing day or night. People on two streets have to listen to it.

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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.

I have no issue with his junky cars and overgrown vegetation -- to each his own IMO. But the incessant barking from his dogs is nearly insufferable.

The dogs are not his. They belong to the house that is catty corner to it.

And those animals are still barking for hours on end.

Then we're talking about two different people.

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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.

I have no issue with his junky cars and overgrown vegetation -- to each his own IMO. But the incessant barking from his dogs is nearly insufferable.

The dogs are not his. They belong to the house that is catty corner to it.

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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.

I have no issue with his junky cars and overgrown vegetation -- to each his own IMO. But the incessant barking from his dogs is nearly insufferable.

This is a problem if you're near the particular home. But ALL of GEH is uninhabitable due to constant and unrelenting noise from airplanes flying at low altitude over the neighborhood.

+1 The airplane noise is horrible.

It's a nice area, I like it, with old 60s houses and all, it has a character and a good vibe. However, parts of it seem perpetually damp, especially on the downhill closer to McArthur. It's a bit like a rainforest, with a ton of shade, and moss everywhere, even on the roofs. I imagine that could present some maintenance issues, and in general, not be everybody's cup of tea. But other than that it's lovely.

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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.

I have no issue with his junky cars and overgrown vegetation -- to each his own IMO. But the incessant barking from his dogs is nearly insufferable.

This is a problem if you're near the particular home. But ALL of GEH is uninhabitable due to constant and unrelenting noise from airplanes flying at low altitude over the neighborhood.

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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.

I have no issue with his junky cars and overgrown vegetation -- to each his own IMO. But the incessant barking from his dogs is nearly insufferable.