tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post5935161786049926846..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Navy Living Without the Boat (Or Ocean)Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-75285373349620902302008-01-04T14:58:00.000-05:002008-01-04T14:58:00.000-05:00CORRECTIONS! Because of some miscommunication, th...CORRECTIONS! <BR/>Because of some miscommunication, this correspondent has unfortunately reported some dubious facts, he wishes to rectify. I guess I'm not as smart as I look. <BR/><BR/>1. The name <B> Pattern Shop Lofts</B> was a working title, and should never have been used in the article, as Forest City has not yet decided what to call Building 160. <BR/><BR/>2. The name of Forest City's vast development project is <B> The Yards</B>. Period. The End. Calling that project the yards at federal center is so completely inaccurate (and egregiously stupid) that I should have been hung upside down and repeatedly kicked in the groin for a little more than an hour.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040067177049546575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-48965093901082465302008-01-04T07:14:00.000-05:002008-01-04T07:14:00.000-05:00Poo Poo - whoa man, don't sell off your house and ...Poo Poo - whoa man, don't sell off your house and move to Pennsylvania yet. The District is creating jobs (about 10,000, on a good month), and adding population; so much that the Urban Land Institute says that we (developers) are failing to keep up with population in the housing we are building, in fact we are about 6,000 housing units per year short in the greater DC area.<BR/><BR/>Sure, some people will retire and (sometimes) move away, but others will take their place. The government isn't shrinking - stay tuned to the election to see how much it expands - but the private sector in DC is greatly expanding and getting wealthier.<BR/><BR/>Fear not, there has always been steady development, it just hasn't always been reported so well and with such keen insight.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-67474903294414471422008-01-03T19:25:00.000-05:002008-01-03T19:25:00.000-05:00wow! it doesn't stop!you have to wonder if the att...wow! it doesn't stop!<BR/><BR/>you have to wonder if the attrition/retirement rate of federal government won't affect the demand for residences in DC.<BR/><BR/>we'll have a bunch of feds retiring over the next few years, only to move back to iowa, oklahoma, or wherever.<BR/><BR/>by the same token, you have federal agencies moving out of the district.<BR/><BR/>i wonder if DC will be able to maintain demand for housing within the district.<BR/><BR/>having said that, what's so alluring to bring folks into the district, when they can buy houses in the burbs at nearly half the price?<BR/><BR/>it's going to be an interesting few years, indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com