So I finally decided upon a place. It’s in Fairfax, and is a short walk to Wegmans, and about a mile away from Fairfax Corner and Fairfax Government Center. I can’t lie, the close walking proximity to Wegmans was a huge deciding factor for me(as well as being <20 minutes away from work). The community’s kind of a horrible cluster of townhomes, but this is an end unit on the edge of that area, so it escapes a good deal of that feel.
Behind the cut are pictures that I stole from the various online sites before they all go down from the house no longer being on the market.
Exterior shots of the house. As you can see it’s got 4 levels. Hidden behind the tree on the right is a 1 car garage and driveway. While I’m not a huge fan of garages on townhomes(since it means that the community doesn’t have to put in visitor parking), this particular unit faces a small parking lot so there’s a fair amount of space. I do have a lot of party karma to pay back over the years after all. No front yard which makes for less time spent doing yardwork! The front of the house faces SE, so the exposed side faces SW, which makes for a lot of light coming in through the copious windows for the living room on the 2nd floor. The deck eems sizable enough to accommodate a grill and maybe some seating. I’ll likely go with the convenience route and do a gas grill, even if the charcoal ones produce superior flavor. I’m somewhat concerned about the ability of drunken friends to navigate the deck stairs, but if worse comes to worse, there’s always the baby gate solution.
Recreation room on the first floor. Possibly a decent place to setup rock banding or a home theater type things. Main issue is that the off photo area has doors leading to the furnace and washer/dryer. If I got a drop down screen for a projector that might make for a pretty solid setup(assuming that said appliances don’t make too much noise).
Living room area. What really drew my eye to this place was the fact that the corner of this living room area has windows all around it to bring in a ton of light. Not too sure about the built in bookshelves, but I suppose it does save me from having to buy/build my own. The main drawback is probably that it’s got a built in area that only fits a smallish TV.
Kitchen has appliances in what appears to be good shape. I think I personally prefer granite to corian for countertops, but it’s still a dramatic upgrade over vinyl stuff. There is a certain aestetic appeal to having it be a single seamless counter though. Breakfest nook is right beside the powder room on the second floor.
Master bedroom suite is ginormous. It takes up the entire 3rd level, so I’m not entirely sure what I’m going to do with that space(though I’m sure Beth will help me come up with ideas). The bathroom wraps around the backside of the house and could practically be a room onto itself. There’s a jacuzzi tub, which is pretty much useless to me as a tallish individual(though it does mean that I get a huge hot water heater). Sadly I think I’ll have to spend time and money maintaining it even if I don’t use it.
Forth level has 2 bedrooms and a full bathroom. The first picture is the one in the rear which has a vaulted ceiling and is otherwise normal. The second is the one in the front that has a bit of a slope on one side. I’ll probably turn one of them into a home office and the other into a guest bedroom. We’ll see which of them I happen to prefer the view out of.