Glenkirk is an example of smaller infill subdivisions that dot areas between the numerous large planned communities of Northern Prince William and Eastern Loudoun counties in the Dulles region.
Where is Glenkirk?
- I-66 west to Route 29 at Gainesville VA.
- Left on Linton Hall Road.
- Right on Glenkirk Road to built area, left at Estate Manor Drive OR
- Right on Rollins Ford Rd. from Linton Hall to right at Estate Manor Dr. for new construction and community center/pool. This route appears as entering Morris Farm and it does, further down.
A community pool, tot lots and sidewalks are offered inside Glenkirk's boundaries. Residents can walk along Glenkirk Rd. to the traffic circle and into the village area of Morris Farm to an elementary school.
This "new contemporary" area of Morris Farm has completed construction. New contemporary style sites homes close together with rear garages for a small town look. A village green is also a part of the design.
Glenkirk's homes are more widely spaced.
A drive west on Glenkirk Road goes right in front of the Lake Manassas Dam within a mile. No park here but the site is of local interest.
Also, the large historic Manassas Battlefield park is a short drive away north and east along Rt. 29.
Shopping
Glenkirk's proximity to the very large Virginia Gateway big box shopping complex allows for chain shopping of all sorts. The complex continues expanding on the south end near Glenkirk Rd and Linton Hall Road.
The Gateway, as locals call it, already has a main street/village retail area on its north end called Atlas Walk.
Another retail village, more upscale and urban in design--complete with offices, a cinema and restaurants, is slated for a 2010 construction.
Land has already been cleared.
Market Square will push Gateway into the top 10 of DC's shopping areas and is an easy bicycle ride from Glenkirk Estates underneath the area's pine trees.
A couple of miles west on Route 29 is the new Stonewall Shopping Center with a new and very popular Wegman's Grocery emporium.
Home Sales
As a late comer to the housing boom party of the 2000s, Glenkirk is suffering from foreclosures as it completes its build out of smaller detached homes on the southeast end.
Yet with list prices dipping into the low to mid $300s K for 4000+ square footers, home buyers and Realtors are swarming over the foreclosures and short sales here.
On a recent visit to a foreclosure home I was joined by another Realtor and his client. We found the front door open, with yet another agent and clients touring the vacant home. Yet another bidding war in progress.
Former owners paid in the mid $600s K to get into Glenkirk at the height of the boom just 3 years ago.
While interior finishes may not always match the upscale brick and vinyl exteriors, hardwoods, granite counters and higher end lighting and plumbling fixtures are relatively easy fixes for longer term live in buyers.
MRIS reports:
- 15 Active For Sales.
- 5 Homes sold since 11/15/2008, $315-380K, 45 days on market, $8-11,400 seller subsidy.
Transportation
I-66 is the most popular route of transport for Gainesville VA residents. A turn around the Gateway complex from Glenkirk is all it takes for the drive east to Fairfax and DC.
Just south of Glenkirk, the unincorporated community of Bristow VA hosts a VRE commuter train at Broad Run which runs to Old Town Alexandria, Arlington's Crystal City and DC's Union Station near the US Capitol.
Quiet yet close to the action.
Prime suburban location near shopping, and I-66.
Thousands of new residents have been drawn to Gainesville in recent years.
With some of of best bang-for-the-buck home prices, Glenkirk's star will continue to shine brightly--maybe even for you!
If you are interested in Glenkirk Estates or any community in the Dulles area of Northern Virginia, don't hesitate to contact me at novahomeguy@yahoo.com or at 703.669.0099 for a free consultation.
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4 comments:
"upscale brick and VINYL exteriors"
Isnt that a bit of an oxymoron?
Now, now--don't be a snob...:)
Brick is only found on the front but the little extras are too--architectural detail.
Travel outside NoVa sometime.
We're spoiled with several different levels of "luxury housing".
I was kinda kidding... Its interesting, Ive been spending alot of time in DC and Alexandria lately. I see these centuries old buildings with incredible attention to detail and wonderful architectural details. I think - people were poor back then - how could they build stuff that wonderful back then, but they cant now?
Labor costs. Mass production of building materials. Building codes.
Non-english speaking immigrants from Europe in 1880s-1920s had an apprentice tradition of stone and woodworking craftsmanship which they brought with them.
Large labor supply of these folks made labor rates low. These folks lived in shantytowns that are long gone.
DC has always had a lot of merchants not to mention solicitors (lawyers) who knew how to pocket--and spend a few coins on what they wanted.
Oneupmanship is also a continuing factor in DC culture.
Read next Tuesday's article on a DC remodel--sometimes you can't judge a book by its cover.
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