DC-area folks, tell me where to live.

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Jan 15, 2013 13:55:51 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Jan 15, 2013 13:40:20 GMT -5 calico said:

If I had Swizz's commute, I would not live in VA. End of Story.

The rest of the thread makes me laugh b/c I'm in Kingstowne and some of these comments make it sound like the end of the earth.

It is the end of the earth!

At least Kingstowne is somewhat accessible. I have family in Lorton and that is ridiculously inconvenient to everything.

Also the neighborhood I think Carrots is talking about right off the GW Parkway is Potowmack Crossing or Riverton.

[simpsongal]

Jan 15, 2013 13:38:17 GMT -5 swizz said:

I work in Bethesda and DH currently works in Clarendon (but may be working from home in the near future).

Bethesda from anywhere in VA pretty much sucks, so I've accepted that. I just would like it to suck as little as possible, lol.

I forgot you were working in Bethesda. DH commuted from our area to Bethesda for 5 months last year - he may do it again this year. It wasn't too bad. Leaving at 8am in the morning it took 20 minutes, but the afternoons could be 25 minutes to an hour (leaving around 4:30pm). He said it's definitely better going from VA to MD, rather than the opposite direction. So at least you have that going for you.

Did you see that they're opening a sports bar geared towards women in Clarendon? WTF?

[karinothing]

Jan 15, 2013 14:04:24 GMT -5 calico said:

Jan 15, 2013 13:55:51 GMT -5 karinothing said:

It is the end of the earth!

So then what's Reston? The next galaxy?

Ha yes!

I think it is just how it feels out there. In kingstowne there are wide open spaces and fake lakes. It freaks me out lol.

[simpsongal]

Yup - www.arlnow.com/2013/01/11/bachelorette-start-to-open-female-friendly-sports-bar-in-clarendon/
Someone posted this article recently. I know - that defeats the whole point of meeting men in a sports bar. Will they be airing field hockey and featuring a variety of cosmos?

[calico]

Jan 15, 2013 14:11:30 GMT -5 swizz said:

Women (let's be honest though, they're girls) are in Clarendon to find guys. Guys won't be in women-geared sports bars.

I predict failure within 6 months.

Unless it's catered toward girls who are looking for girls....

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Jan 15, 2013 14:04:24 GMT -5 calico said:

Jan 15, 2013 13:55:51 GMT -5 karinothing said:

It is the end of the earth!

So then what's Reston? The next galaxy?

Um, yes.

Dammit, swizz, now I want to find you a place in D.C. that will fit your requirements. So much for getting work done!

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Jan 15, 2013 16:18:19 GMT -5 carrotsmakemefat said:

How expensive is Cleveland Park? Or is that too "suburban" lol.

Probably out their price range. You'll be hard pressed to find a 2BR for under $2k. I did fine *one* 1BR + den for just over $2K:
washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/apa/3538204704.html

This looks decent in Mt. Pleasant:
washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/apa/3538149786.html

(Related: what is so hard about making your bed and clearing your crap off of it before taking a picture for the Internet?)

[urbancowgirl]

Former Parkfairfax resident here! I'm a little late to the party, but I wanted to tell you that Parkfairfax does have three different pools and tennis courts. It also has a car wash area. I see the unit that was posted earlier is a Lincoln model. That's the same unit we had. Be sure to ask whether the building has concrete subfloors. Some buildings in Parkfairfax do, others do not. Our building did not, so we got a lot of noise from the upstairs neighbors. It was one of our main reasons for moving. Otherwise, we really liked Parkfairfax. I did the Dash bus-to-Pentagon Metro thing daily and it was tolerable. Oh, and I do not think that unit is overpriced. We paid something like $1700 or $1750 for a Lincoln in 2007, and our unit was not as updated.

[urbancowgirl]

Jan 15, 2013 16:47:57 GMT -5 swizz said:

The upstairs noise issue is like the only thing I'm concerned about. Do some of them have concrete subfloors?

Our place in Fairlington did not and I could hear EVERYTHING the lady upstairs did.

We heard from other residents that some buildings do and others do not. Hopefully the owner will be able to tell you. Or, you could ask the condo organization. They should know.

ETA- Another thing I just thought of: If/when you tour the unit, the kitchen will look ridiculously small. However, the Lincoln kitchens are configured really well and I found I had more space than I initially thought I would.

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Jan 15, 2013 14:10:32 GMT -5 swizz said:

Jan 15, 2013 14:06:28 GMT -5 @griffster said:

At least Kingstowne is somewhat accessible. I have family in Lorton and that is ridiculously inconvenient to everything.

Also the neighborhood I think Carrots is talking about right off the GW Parkway is Potowmack Crossing or Riverton.

Potowmack?! Is that real?! That seems like youneek spelling of Potomac, lol.

Yup. It's the second European spelling of the name of an Algonquian tribe.