Comments on: Good Deal or Not? “custom closet organizers” edition (reader request)

By: MoneyPitDC

MoneyPitDC — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:09:05 +0000

I noticed this morning on my way to work that this place is under contract already. Two comparables within a half-block both under contract in two weeks or less on the market suggests they’re selling at or near or above asking price.

By: Bloomingdalians

Bloomingdalians — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:20:45 +0000

tres,
i do disagree. theres more crime in truxton than bloomingdale. a lot more.
and the problems are very different. tyler house, big ben, sursum corda,two blocks along first street, SOME,the housing at first and q. these are the roots of many problems and are in or very close to truxton making it worse. but as far as housing stock/location, i agree 100%. also, the upside to truxton is huge. bloomingdale may be a bit maxed out.

By: Tres

Tres — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:17:27 +0000

Crime is comparable to Bloomingdale. The major difference between Truxton and B’dale is that B’dale has superior housing stock, and Truxton arguably has a superior location in terms of proximity to various metros and downtown. It’s more walkable.

I know some Bloomingdalians may disagree, but that’s pretty much the unvarnished truth.

By: Tres

Tres — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:12:49 +0000

Dunbar’s being re-built starting in less than two years, IIRC. So *any* own would be around for long enough.

By: Veronika

Veronika — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:08:34 +0000

the tour was painful. i just wanted to fast forward to the closet organizers

By: anon

anon — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:51:40 +0000

But – the backyard is awesome….

By: anon

anon — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:50:26 +0000

I toured this house 2 weeks ago at their open house. Nice finishes, but beYOND small. Kitchen is tiny, extra bedrooms tiny, living room so tiny. The master barely fits a queen. It says it is approximately 1500 sq ft. I don’t know where they put it.

By: Formerly of Capitol Hill

Formerly of Capitol Hill — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:31:25 +0000

I live in the burbs now, but when I lived on the Hill in the mid ’90s, (7th & C NE) we had bars on the back door and the kitchen window, and an alarm system that covered everything else. I didn’t feel unsafe in the house.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:21:56 +0000

I’ve lived in “16th St. Hghts” (formerly Petworth, right off GA Ave.) for 8 years and I do not have bars on my windows. I have about 10 windows on the first level of my rowhouse and only the kitchen window has bars (they were there when I bought my house). Although some of my neighbors have bars on their windows, most of the houses on my block do not. I do, however, have ADT, and until about 4.5 years ago, I had a dog who loved to bark at everything, but she became ill and subsequently passed away. Do I feel safe in my home? I’m a single female of small stature living alone, so safe is relative. I occassionally wonder if someone will break one of the back windows to get into my house. However, if I have to put bars on all the first level windows, especially the ones in front of the house, to feel safe in my home then it is time to move.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:10:20 +0000

hahahaha. touche.