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May 25, 2007 7:42 AM

Can anyone who lives on the DC SW Waterfront tell me how they like it. I am thinking of buying a townhouse in the River Park Mutual Homes Co-op. I have children of various ages-are there many kids in the area? Any information good or bad on the area would be appreciated.
posted by gogomickey to Home & Garden (1 answer total)

Well, I don't live on the SW/Waterfront corner of DC, but I have worked there for stretches of time twice in the past year.

First of all, it's pretty sleepy down there - very residential, lots of townhomes and large condo or leased units in larger complexes. To the best of my knowledge, there is a single Safeway store on M Street, a single CVS drug store in the mostly vacant Waterside Mall, a Phillips crabhouse and a great seafood market right on the waterfront, and several large (and I mean LARGE) nightclubs. There's also the Arena Stage, which has great programming year 'round.

There's an elementary school nearby, and the Waterside Towers, where I lived temporarily, seemed to have alot of kids living in the building. There's also a small gym with an olympic size pool in one of those buildings which offers month to month memberships. The Waterfront/SEU stop on the greenline is the most convenient metro stop; the next stop is the Navy Yard, which seems to be the epicenter of a major overhaul of the whole area. They just build a large Dept. of Transportation building (on M Street, I believe), and there seems to be a number of businesses going in around that. The circulator bus line stops right on 6th street, and there is frequent regular bus service near that stop, too.

Oh, did I mention there's a Five Guys nearby? Mmmmm.

From what I was told by locals, that area is probably one of the more economical places to buy right now. In a few years time, once more businesses go in, the property value will probably hit the roof, as it has in most of D.C.

Hope that helps. Good luck.
posted by TryTheTilapia at 12:43 PM on May 25, 2007