Where is Signal Hill VA?
- I-66 west.
- Rt. 28 south at Centreville VA.
- Left at Manassas Drive to Manassas Park VRE.
- Along Signal View Dr., Signal Hill Rd., Liberia Ave, Prince William Pkwy SOUTH.
- Large regional nature and recreational park: Signal Hill Park.
- Successful medium density housing surrounding the high traffic Manassas Park VRE rail station (destination: Union Station DC).
- Lush landscaping and forests amongst hilly landscape and protected historic Bull Run. Semi-rural meadows.
- Numerous new and bustling big box shopping centers along the Liberia Avenue retail ribbon in SE Manassas.
- Many centers use a variant on the name "Signal Hill" adding cachet to the moniker and distinction from "Manassas".
- Mid range, upscale and McMansion residential development in a swath south of MP/VRE station and south along the Prince William Parkway and Bull Run Creek.
Route 28 south is notorious for its afternoon traffic jams.
The roadway may have turned into a freeway in Fairfax and Loudoun, but in Prince William, it is a major boulevard with numerous traffic signals.
Yet with Prince William commuters increasingly focused on rail transit to Crystal City-Arlington and DC jobs, Rt. 28 may as well be on another planet.
Area residents rave about the ease of access to the Manassas Park VRE from the south (Rt. 28 is on the north).
The surface parking lot offers free parking and does not overflow to the extent of the Manassas VRE and Bristow's Broad Run end-of-the-line station.
The recently opened parking garage in Old Town Manassas at that city's VRE station does help the parking situation which spreads commuter cars throughout the surrounding streets into residential neighborhoods.
Manassas parking fines are steep for those who do not obey the numerous rules.
Housing Types
Most of Signal Hill's housing is single family detached though there is a blend of senior housing and townhouses (single family attached).
The large development called Blooms Mill is next to the Manassas Park VRE is mostly stacked condo units (townhouse condos) with some townhouse ownership units.
Planned garden and mixed use condos have switched to midrange apartment units.
Sample Subdivisions
- Roseberry
- Signal Hill
- Bear Creek
- Blooms Crossing
- Blooms Mill
- Belmont Station
- Ellis Plantation
Home prices range from mid $200s (K) for new/er double garaged townhouses, low $300s (K) for single detached homes.
Stacked condos range from low $200s (K).
Prices for large lot 4000+ SF luxury homes start in the $600,000s and move north of $1 million for land and home site amenities including forest land and natural water features (ponds and creeks).
Sports 'N Shopping
The community often gathers at Signal Hill park for youth sports games.
New chain restaurants are constantly opening along Liberia's new centers.
Rt. 28's ethnic eateries offer foodies sufficient variety for week long restaurant sampling.
The highly touted Hastings Marketplace is set to debut the area's first Harris Teeter Grocery in summer 2009.
Generous Mix, Leisure Opportunities With Transit
Signal Hill offers some of the largest array of housing in Northern Virginia with nearby access to centuries old historic brick buildings of Manassas VA's Old Town and rail transit to Old Town Alexandria, Crystal City/Pentagon. L'Enfant/National Mall DC and US Capital/Union Station DC.
The recreational opportunities and peaceful setting near golf courses, Bull Run's hiking trail and fishing spots blend into new shopping districts of SE Manassas.
These draws are attracting buyers pushed out of Fairfax County's higher prices and declining amenities and offer appreciation opportunities and memory making lifestyles into the 2010s.
Special thanks to Jim and Kris for pointing the way to their new community!
Best wishes in your new Blooms Crossing home!!
"What's a win for you?"
7 comments:
Nova Home Guy,
Thanks for the Signal Hill, VA profile and for revealing some things that we did not know yet about our new move-to community!
Why didn't you mention Bear Creek?It is an older subdivision of custom and semi-custom homes on estate lots of an acre or more. It is beautiful and well maintained. There isn't a HOA fee and it truely is a parklike neighborhood with abundant wildlife, no not the teenagers, but birds, deer,foxes, rabits, squirrels and such. Yes, I live there and love it. No thru streets as each each street off the main entrance ends in a cul de sac. It's an easy, quick commute to the either the MP or Manassas VRE.
Kristin-
Hope your time there is full of great memories!
Arkey-
There are so many subdivisions in the area but I'll go ahead and add it!
Thanks for the input!
Love the blog post... it is EXACTLY right on! After four years of frustration trying to find nice and affordable housing in FFX County, we gave up and started looking in PW County. Much to our surprise, we found many great communities along the PW Parkway corridor and ended up buying a house in Ellis Plantation. Ultimately, it's a personal choice but what would you rather prefer...
A) a new (5 years old or newer) 4,000+ sq.ft. house on 1 acre of land in any one of the Signal Hill communities???
or
B) a 30-year old 2,000 sq.ft house on .2 acres of land in Fairfax County???
With the convenience and the ever-expanding services of VRE, the decision is now a no-brainer!
Please continue your blog posts and let everyone know what they're missing in Signal Hill!
- Tom
Welcome to the hood Tom..you are gonna love it. Buckholts fire department runs the Christmas Train through the subdivisions on Christmas Eve..its a hoot..I stagger down and wave at Santy every year..So, anyway when you hear the fire engines on Christmas Eve going and going and going..it's just us playing with Santa..they run the sirens so you can judge how much time ya got to grab the kids and get out front. I have lived in Bear Creek since we moved back to the area in 97. Its convient to everything and best of all..NO TRAFFIC problems..Bear Creek was around before they widened Davis Ford so the 2 times in 14 years when there has been traffic back up due to a wreck; they didn't block our subdivision in! Noway in heck do you find that kind of courstey anywhere these days. We do have a herd of serious juvie offenders this year..dang deer just old enough to have lost their spots are eating everything in sight, small herd of 4/5. So watch for the deer and do not speed on Moore drive in May. We have all been had..drivers training school..no points or fines but alot of cops live down there and people tend to zoom 45/50 in a 25mph..we deserve it for sure..PWC police are the absolute best! Well trained, professional and above all else still have the demeanor of "peace officer".
I meant Yates Ford not Davis Ford. Below is a link to what the county has planned or is planning..as you can see for yourself..Haymarket and Bristol commutes are going to stay nasty for a while
http://www.pwcgov.org/docLibrary/PDF/10262.pdf
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