Not The College Park I Knew

DCHurricane
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:47:05 +0000

That’s funny, I’m looking at a few 1br1ba in Capitol Hill and the cheapest one I could find was something at $744/mo somewhat far from any Metro. Anything close to the Metro runs well over $1,500.

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One complex that I will hand to you is the Fort Totten Station apartments. They’re quite cheap, and right on the Metro. The neighborhood they’re in is quiet and somewhat boring but it’s not dangerous and given that you’re a short Metro ride away from, well, any hot spot it’s not that big a deal.

Are you talking about average prices in all of Silver Spring? Because it’s a big area. Locations close to the Metro will be more expensive. There is some pretty cheap housing in Alexandria as you mentioned, but the stuff near Old Town and the Metro stations is still expensive.

edit: I’m not saying that supply & demand isn’t a factor, I’m just saying that there’s more than one factor at play here.

Who said flagships are associated with crappy towns? That’s a ludicrous thing to say.

edit2: Anyway, what exactly do you suggest be done about this? I don’t think CP can undergo the transformation of, say, Silver Spring without investment from the City and County, and more big employers (like Discovery Communications in Silver Spring).