Transitions

We officially put our house on the market Tuesday, August 21, and our realtor, Seth, already has two viewings lined up for tonight (Thursday August 23). Seth did a great job with the listing. Heck, I hope we find something this nice in Luxembourg! You can check out his work here.

While not palatial, our home is very dear to us with lots of great memories. We will miss our neighborhood full of wonderful people. Our area, Westover (not Old Town), is a real eclectic group of town-homes ranging from in age. Some were built in the thirties, our house was built in 1941 and some of the newer homes were added in the 1970’s and 1980’s. It will be really interesting to see what we find ourselves living in when we get to Luxembourg. From what we’ve seen on line at www.athome.lu/rent houses and apartments range from traditional French styles to mid-century clunkers to sleek modern design…we’re hoping for a sleek modern place with a bit of green space for the boys. As with everything in real estate, it’s all about the location (and our budget of course).

1930's era House in Westover

Our little part of Alexandria is changing so rapidly. The government-subsidized house (aka ‘The Hood’) is being torn down at an alarming rate. These are being replaced with a mixed community of market rate new homes as well as new public housing units…really brilliant urban planning. And, if people want to pay upwards of $900,000 to move into the neighborhood, I'm all for it! The housing density went way up, but the concept will help harmonize a community that really stigmatized an entire group of people for decades. I peeked in one of the public units while walking the dogs…they are quite nice. It will amazing to see the transformation when we return!

What's left of 'The Hood'

It's all cranes and pile drivers right now

Yep, this is what they really look like