tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post2091102177793635681..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: New Public Housing and Mixed-Income Units in AlexandriaKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-89565344011405205902009-08-10T15:08:46.847-04:002009-08-10T15:08:46.847-04:00At least they didn't put the garages in the fr...At least they didn't put the garages in the front??? <br /><br />As long as we continue to lap this stuff up, somebody will build it.<br /><br />In the mean time, buy existing older homes/row houses/condominiums.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-36834458793250586832009-08-06T09:40:24.921-04:002009-08-06T09:40:24.921-04:00Why no more pretty architecture?
Because it's...Why no more pretty architecture?<br /><br />Because it's hard to fit a 40x40 master suite, garage, a place to put your fireplace and television AND open kitchen into the old-fashioned houses. <br /><br />It's a shame, but if you are going to buy a new house- will you forego your Master bath suite?? Not many will.<br /><br />That and it's more cost-effective to have less exterior decor. Most consumers focus on the interior of the house. <br /><br />The owners of the older homes in Old Town "sacrifice" the newer, modern conveniences in the interior for a pretty exterior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-72452609961407982272009-08-03T22:01:51.701-04:002009-08-03T22:01:51.701-04:00Why, oh why, can no one build a decent looking tow...Why, oh why, can no one build a decent looking townhouse anymore? The reason people find downtown DC or Old Town Alexandria so much more appealing is not just because of their age, but because the architecture was so much better.Bennoreply@blogger.com