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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Moving to DC in early 2012
Hello out there! I'm newly married (two weeks today) and I just accepted a new job in Washington DC. We currently live in Ohio. Do you have any suggestions for things we should keep in mind while planning our move? Any neighborhoods that are recommended or places we should stay clear of? We would like to live in the DC area for at least a year before venturing into Maryland or Virginia. Any advice or guidance is greatly appreciated!!! Thank you!!
Re: Moving to DC in early 2012
you will definitely have to prepare yourself for a much higher cost of living. we moved here from NYC in 2010 so while we didn't have much sticker shock, but i know people who move here from lower COL areas generally find this area to be a rude awakening.
we live in the district and love being in the middle of the city. both DH & i walk to work every day and we don't have a car so while our rent is expensive, we have no car/metro expenses to worry about.
neighborhoods we looked in and liked:
cleveland/woodley park
logan circle
dupont circle
foggy bottom
eastern market
columbia heights
U street
we ended up choosing the logan circle area because we knew it was closest to DH's office. but all of those neighborhoods have updsides and downsides. if both you & DH are working in the district (or don't have to commute too far outside the city), i'd recommend any of those neighborhoods. after our current neighborhood, i'd say eastern market and U street were our favorites.
knowing your budget would help us to make better recommendations too. you can also PM or e-mail me if you'd like more specifics on our experience. cheekydid at gmail dot com
HTH
Thank you ladies!
I will be working on G & 18th Street NW. We are prepared for the rent jump and a serious decrease in the square footage. We have a small dog and are hoping we can find a place to rent for less than $2500/month. I would love to have another 2 bedroom/2 bath but I know that the prospect of a larger apartment means that the rent may be more than we would prefer.
Congrats on your wedding and your new job!
I actually used to work at 18th & G (unless you're at the World Bank, you're probably in my old building). It's near the Farragut West metro stop (orange/blue line), but it's also not too far of a walk from the Farragut North metro stop (red line), so you would have a good commute if you lived near any of those lines. Most of the neighborhoods cheeky mentioned are on those lines (with the exception of Columbia Heights and U Street, I think). I don't have any specific recommendations, but those are all nice neighborhoods to start with. If you're not able to find anything in DC for your price range, you might want to look into Arlington; Court House and Clarendon are both fun neighborhoods, and it's a very short commute into the city.
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you can definitely find a good one bedroom on that budget but a 2 bed/bath might be tougher (but more likely in the less central neighborhoods like cleveland/woodley park, columbia heights, and maybe eastern market). you could walk to work from logan circle, dupont, or foggy bottom. rosslyn and clarendon would also be an easy commute and you'd probably get a little more for your money.
good luck!
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you'll be my work neighbor! (I'm at 18th & E/NY Avenue). If you want to walk to work, you can go as far north as Dupont Circle and still be in a good area. Foggy Bottom (where your employer is) will be pricey bc of GWU, but there are deals to be found north of Pennsylvania Avenue.
There's a lot going on in Columbia Heights which may mean some rental deals -- and it's not out of the realm of possibility to commute to your office from there, bus-wise.
Good luck, and welcome!
"What is a week-end?"
To give you better perspective on cost, we just rented out our 2 Bed, 1 Bath condo in Rosslyn/Arlington (2 garage parking spaces and 2 blocks to metro) for $2600/month. The farther out you go, the more space you can get. GL!
I just did the opposite: moved from DC to the midwest and we feel like we are living the high life in a single family home!
But we definitely miss DC. Great city, great people.
I would also add Cap Hill/Eastern Market to cheeky's list if you want to actually be in the District. We live in Arlington and pay $2500 for a 3 bed/3 bath single family home (we rent) that is 0.7 miles from the Metro. Definitely being in Arlington gets you more space than being in the District. Rosslyn is a great option since you would be on both the orange and blue lines, so your wait time for a train during rush hour would be pretty minimal.
We used to live in Ohio (Ohio State grads here!), and I think our neighborhood that we live in now has a similar vibe to where we were in Columbus. We have a few local restaurants and shops to walk to, plus a neighborhood beer garden and bar.