http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/petworth Questions tagged with 'petworth' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:54:03 -0800 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:54:03 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/64219/looking%2Dfor%2Done%2Dbedroom%2Dapartments%2Din%2DPetworth%2DDC I'm planning to move to out of my current studio apartment in DC to a larger one bedroom in the Petworth neighborhood (though the northern end of Columbia Heights/southern 14th St Heights would be possible as well) in DC. I'm looking to start mid-July to August 1st. I need some advice on what complexes might be worth looking at - there are plenty of apartment ratings and listings for more gentrified parts of DC, but very little there. I'd like a decently sized one-bedroom apartment close to the metro for under $1000/month. I have called around to a few places and this hasn't been a problem to find - however, I have not been able to find reviews or recommendations of which apartment buildings might be worth renting from, and I'd like to be careful before signing a 1 years lease for a new place.<br> <br> I'd like to stick to that location because its reasonably safe, decent amenities, walkable to my job and I have family close by - so other neighborhood suggestions are not preferred.<br> <br> Do any current Petworth residents have any thoughts on buildings that they live at and recommend (or recommend that I avoid?) Any and all thoughts would be great. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.64219 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:54:03 -0800 apartment dc petworth renting jare2003 http://ask.metafilter.com/59110/Will%2DI%2Dbe%2Dable%2Dto%2Dlive%2Dwith%2Dmyself%2Dif%2DI%2Dcontribute%2Dto%2Dgentrification Ethics question. Should I contribute to gentrification or not? I'm thinking of buying into a neighborhood in DC (Petworth - http://www.petworthdc.net - to be exact) that appears to be in the beginning stages of gentrification. Without getting into the safety concerns, what are your feelings on contributing to gentrification? I am young, white, and can't afford much of anything in the rest of DC. (And am not quite ready to move to suburbia.) Petworth (besides the safety concerns) also has a lot to offer (more residential, more space, yards, basements, possibly a great investment). Should I only buy in areas that already fit my demographic, or is it okay to contribute to gentrification (by which I understand that I would be a factor in making poor, mainly minority people have to leave the nieghborhoods they now live in). I've read the pros and cons, but I wouldn't mind hearing them again here (might be some I haven't heard of), and also I'm interested in your gut feelings about this issue. <br> <br> (Full disclosure: I want to feel okay about this b/c I want to be able to buy a house in this (or similar) neighborhood, but my gut tells me it's morally wrong. I don't have a ton of faith in my gut on complicated issues like this, though. Hence the question.) tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.59110 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:41:11 -0800 DC gentrification homebuying Petworth revitalization urbanrenewal WashingtonDC n'muakolo