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The Wandering Borders of Capitol Hill
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 at 8:10am. 490 Views, 0 Comments.
The exact borders of the popular Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, D.C., are a hotly debated topic. The neighborhood shifts according to the varying needs of home sellers and real estate agents. Many unsuspecting home buyers wanting to “live on the Hill” look at properties advertised as such only to find they’re technically in another neighborhood and end up feeling misled. Long-time residents frequently challenge any reinterpretation that could affect their desirable address and associated property value.
Capitol Hill is one of the oldest residential communities in the District and is also one of the most densely populated with more than 35,000 people in just two square miles. The name “Capitol Hill” is frequently used to…
The Meandering Borders of Dupont Circle
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 at 12:03pm. 1262 Views, 1 Comments.
Wikipedia defines the Dupont Circle neighborhood as being bounded approximately by 15th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW to the west, M Street NW to the south, and Florida Avenue NW to the north. This Dupont Neighborhood definition is very straight forward and truly shouldn't be a major point of debate.
Unfortunately in the…
Stretching DC Neighborhood Borders
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 2:30pm. 932 Views, 0 Comments.
It only takes a couple of minutes of searching in the Washington DC MLS database to find a multitude of meandering neighborhood borders. When did the West End become Georgetown?......when did Capitol Hill extend to Nationals Park......did the national army of Kalorama invade Adams Morgan and claim Columbia Road as their own?
Was there a city-wide Realtor training session that I missed on how to juice up the price of a listing by stretching the borders of a neighborhood? I surely don't understand the logic behind advertising a property in a neighboring community. Aren't DC buyers just smarter than that? Armed with tools like Google Maps and GPS units can't most buyers see through this strategy? Also, with so much searching starting on the web,…
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