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Located in the lobby near the 1220 N Fillmore entrance to Station Square Condominium, Le Pain Quotidien, has now opened! It’s located on the corner of Fillmore and Clarendon Blvd, under the Gold’s Gym (how ironic!). Check out their website and menu here.
Archive for May, 2009
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Buying New? A Term You Should Know: Capital Contribution
May 13th, 2009 
Laura Rubinchuk Here’s a term you don’t hear often: Capital Contribution. -What is a capital contribution? A “fee” that is incorporated into your closing costs at settlement to be contributed to the working capital fund of the homeowners association. Consider it the equivalent of a minimum balance to opening a bank account. -How much is it usually? While every development [...]
Selling Stats for Arlington County, Virginia – Priced Well and Selling Fast!
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk My Falls Church Selling Statistics bloginspired me to run the same stats for Arlington County since the beginning of 2009. The stats below are for any listing in Arlington County (condo, townhome, or single family): Since 1/1/09: 265 properties have sold 38 (14%) sold in 7 days or less 101 (38%) sold in 30 days or [...]
Spring Real Estate in Arlington, VA – A Price War!
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk As we near the end of March (where does the time go?) and great ready for April, I decided it was time to revisit some Arlington statistics. I pulled some stats on Single Family Homes in the zip code: 22207 (Country Club, Country Club Hills, Lee Heights, Berkshire Oakwood, and more of the neighborhoods around [...]
Washingtonian's "75 Best Bars" Highlights 5 in Arlington
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk There’s always somewhere new to explore in the Washington, D.C. area, and the March issue of the Washingtonian highlights some new ones. Of the 75 “Best Bars” in the area, 5 from Arlington were ranked. They are: Eatbar(adjacent to Tallula) – 2761 Washington Blvd, Arlington – 703.778.9951 Liberty Tavern- 3195 wilson boulevard, arlington – 703.465.9360 Guarapo - 2039 [...]
March 2009 Real Estate Market Snapshot – Arlington, VA
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk It’s that time again…a closer look at Arlington Virginia real estate stats for March 2009. 160 Properties sold in Arlington in March! Condos in Arlington 1 bedroom, 1 bath Avg: $290,953 Avg DOM: 89 days 2 bedroom, 1 bath Avg: $271,240 Avg DOM: 64 2 bedroom, 2 bath Avg: $422,590 Avg DOM: 87 *Please note: [...]
Neighborhood Spotlight: Colonial Village, Arlington, VA
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk Colonial Village is a great garden-style condo community. The subdivision has 3 parts (Colonial Village I, II, and III). Originally built in the 1930s/40s, it was redeveloped into the current condo community in the 1980s. The neighborhood has 212-units and 74 parking spaces (NOTE: All parking spaces are BACK-IN ONLY!). Most of the units are 1 bedroom or [...]
Tags: Green Living Expo in Arlington, Virginia
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk Arlington County has put together an program called “Green It!” A series of FREE workshops to help educate the community on environmentally friendly ways to live, work, and commute. The except below is taken from the Arlington County website on upcoming events: Appliance Energy Use Demonstration Saturday, April 11th, 3 – 4 PM. Compare the energy use of [...]
The Annual Tap Water Flush in Arlington and Washington, D.C.: April 6th – May 4th
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk Did you wake up this morning to make your coffee and detect the faint smell of chlorine? I did, before I remembered today is the first day of the annual flush of the aqueduct system around the Washington Metro area. Local authories will be using chlorine to treat the water drawn from the Potomac River [...]
Falls Church, Virginia – Selling Fast and with Multiple Offers!
May 13th, 2009 Laura Rubinchuk (*This original post was written on 3/17/09) This weekend when I was out with some new buyers in Falls Church looking at homes, we had to opportunity to see a brand new listing, 1 day old, on a great house. The listing agent had under priced the property by about $30-$40k in order to sell [...]
