February, 2010:
Huntington Run condominiums for sale
Huntington Run garden-style condos
Huntington Run is the younger sister of Huntington Walk. The units are about the same size as Huntington Walk, which is to say very generously proportioned. The unit has laundry in the unit, but the building is siding.
Huntington Run and Huntington Walk won’t break your budget, but will put you near the Metro.
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The Shops of Foxchase Shopping Center
image courtesy of Harris Teeter
Foxchase Shopping Center is a recently renovated strip mall in West End Alexandria almost directly across the street from Forty Six Hundred (a high-rise condominium complex) and Mango Mike’s (a casual dining restaurant and West End hang-out).
Foxchase is anchored by Harris Teeter, a high-end grocer. Other businesses at Foxchase include La Casa Restaurant, Hong Kong Express, General Dentistry by Dr. Paul Stasiewicz, Art Display Company, Rite Aid, Curves, Braids, Hana Tokyo Steak House, PNC Bank, Sleepy’s, My Eye Dr. and more.
History of Fort Ellsworth
Fort Ellsworth was a timber and earthwork fortification hastily constructed during the Civil War. Fort Ellsworth was one of a series of forts that were set-up in Union occupied Northern Virginia to defend the Capitol. Other nearby forts include Fort Willard (Belle Haven), Fort Lyon (the Huntington Metro) and Fort Farnsworth (Huntington Club).
Fort Ellsworth, and its sister forts, were built in the weeks following the Union defeat at Bull Run. Fort Ellsworth was positioned one one of the highest points west of what is now Old Town Alexandria. The forts are found that ridge that separates lower sandy soils around the Potomac, from the higher rockier soils in the West.
Today Fort Ellsworth is home to Fort Ellsworth condominiums, located just west of the Masonic Temple in Alexandria VA.
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$292,000 : 136 Roberts Ln #401, Alexandria1 bed, 1 full bath
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Army Alumni Program
Soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who are planning on, or considering, separating or retiring from U.S. military service within the next year can begin planning their Individual Transition Plan by visiting the Fort Belvoir Army Career Alumni Program Center. The ACAP center is located on Fort Belvoir in Building 1017, Room 158.
For information about upcoming programs and events, servicemembers are encouraged to contact Vernita Holifield at (703) 805-9263. She can also provide information about registering online using your AKO account. Pre-separation briefings are held every weekday but Thursday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Barden’s Room 158.
photo credit: The U.S. Army
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
The Army Corps of Engineers continues to oversee work on the new hospital at Fort Belvoir’s the Main Post. The hospital plans to be a state-of-the-art 1.3 million square foot facility that will serve the National Capital Area’s military medical needs for many years to come. The hospital complex is now about half finished and delivery dates is planned for Spring 2011.
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$299,900 : 9042 Backlick Rd, Fort Belvoir3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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About Porto Vecchio
Porto Vecchio
Porto Vecchio is a condominium community and like most condo associations the building is professionally managed with oversight by an elected group of volunteers.
For information about condo docs, building maintenance, permits and passes, please contact the Management Office.
Porto Vecchio Condominium Association
1250 S Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-3800 (office)
(703) 739-9564 (fax)
lobby at Porto Vecchio
The Porto Vecchio condos enjoy many benefits including a swimming pool pavilion, tennis courts, an exercise room and sauna, party rooms and a bicycle trail. Other amenities include a 24-hour desk, security, a limousine service, and extra storage rooms. Pets are allowed. Porto Vecchio features electric central heating and air-conditioning. Your rent or condo includes water; maintenance of the lawn, dock, pool and tennis courts; the security and management staff; insurance; and snow removal.
Balcony view from Porto Vecchio condominiums
Ford’s Landing
Ford’s Landing is in the Southeast Quadrant of Old Town Alexandria at Union Street and Franklin Street. (Union Street is runs parallel to and closest to the Potomac in Old Town.) Ford’s Landing is a highly regard community of luxury townhomes near and on the Potomac waterfront. Ford’s Landing is served by Lyles-Crouch Elementary School, George Washington Middle School, and T.C. Williams High School
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$1,749,000 : 700 Union St S, Alexandria3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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Comma Function: Commas Show a Slight Drop in Pitch
In addition to showing pauses, commas can represent slight drops in pitch. On rare occasions, commas serve this purpose even when there is no pause.
Here is a good example:
You are going to see that new Avatar movie? I want to go, too.
The comma in the sentence above does not direct the reader to pause before “too.” Most people, I expect, would not read the sentence aloud this way:
I want to go [pause] too.
So, what does that comma do? Read the sentence aloud. And, make sure to play the part: imagine that you are the would-be moviegoer, and that you sincerely want to catch that new blockbuster flick. Notice that there is a change in intonation there, when speaking the adverb, “too.”
The comma shows this change, regardless of whether there is a pause. Most often though, commas show both a slight pause and a slight change in pitch or tone. Knowing this dual function of commas is a useful tool for composing natural, readable prose.
Here our running list of essential comma functions:
1. Commas show pauses
2. Commas set things off from the main line of a sentence
3. Commas represent a slight drop in pitch (discussed in this article)
There is one more essential function of commas left to explore:
Commas separate things.
In a very general sense, this is the most essential comma function, since it covers the three essential functions we have discussed thus far in these explorations of the comma. However, when I say, “Commas separate things,” I mean it here in a very specific sense. The next article will explore that specific function.
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Christopher Altman, a community-college composition specialist, is passionate about bringing the art of effective writing to average, everyday Americans. He has published work in the field of medieval literature, and has authored a book on advertising language entitled, Telling the Truth to Deceive: How Advertisers Manipulate the English Language. Mr. Altman is an assistant professor of English at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York.
Existing-Home Sales Down, Prices Steady
Existing-home sales fell in January but are above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
Existing-home sales — including single-family, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops — dropped 7.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.05 million units in January from a revised 5.44 million in December, but remain 11.5 percent above the 4.53 million-unit level in January 2009.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said there is still some delay between shopping and closing that affected current sales. “Most of the completed deals in January were based on contracts in November and December. People who got into the market after the home buyer tax credit was extended in November have only recently started to offer contracts, so it will take a couple months to close those sales,” he said. “Still, the latest monthly sales decline is not encouraging, and raises concern about the strength of a recovery.”
Inventory Levels
Total housing inventory at the end of January fell 0.5 percent to 3.27 million existing homes available for sale, which represents a 7.8-month supply at the current sales pace, up from a 7.2-month supply in December. Raw unsold inventory is 9.6 percent below a year ago, and is at the lowest level since March 2006.
“Activity should be picking up strongly in late spring as buyers take advantage of the tax credit, which is critical to absorb distressed properties reaching the market and to continually chip away at inventory,” Yun said. “With a downtrend in the number of homes on the market, especially in the lower price ranges, values are beginning to firm but with great variance around the country.”
Median Home Prices
The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $164,700 in January, unchanged from a year earlier. Distressed homes, which accounted for 38 percent of sales last month, continue to downwardly distort the median price because they typically are discounted in comparison with traditional homes in the same area.
A parallel NAR practitioner survey shows first-time buyers purchased 40 percent of homes in January, down from 43 percent in December. Investors accounted for 17 percent of transactions in January, up from 15 percent in December; the remaining sales were to repeat buyers. The survey also shows that buyer traffic increased 9.4 percent in January.
NAR President Vicki Cox Golder said buying a home in the current environment has become more challenging. “First-time buyers and others who need a mortgage are increasingly losing out to all-cash investors for the best bargains in many areas, particularly for foreclosed homes where cash is king,” she said.
“Inventory conditions vary by price range, and of course there are major differences depending on location. REALTORS® are the best buyer resource for strategies on winning bids in increasingly competitive markets,” Golder said. “The bidding for more desirable homes will only accelerate between now and the April 30 contract deadline to qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000.”
According to Freddie Mac, the national average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage edged up to 5.03 percent in January from 4.93 percent in December; the rate was 5.05 percent in January 2009.
Single-Family Homes and Condos
Single-family home sales fell 6.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.43 million in January from a level of 4.76 million in December, but are 8.6 percent above the 4.08 million pace in January 2009. The median existing single-family home price was $163,600 in January, down 0.4 percent from a year ago.
Existing condominium and co-op sales dropped 8.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 620,000 in January from 675,000 in December, but are 38.1 percent above the 449,000-unit level a year ago. The median existing condo price was $172,400 in January, which is 1.4 percent higher than January 2009.
Regional Performance
- Existing-home sales in the Northeast fell 10.9 percent to an annual pace of 820,000 in January but are 22.4 percent above a year ago. The median price in the Northeast was $245,300, a gain of 8.8 percent from January 2009.
- Existing-home sales in the Midwest declined 6.9 percent in January to a level of 1.08 million but are 8.0 percent higher than January 2009. The median price in the Midwest was $130,300, which is 1.0 percent below a year ago.
- In the South, existing-home sales dropped 7.4 percent to an annual pace of 1.87 million in January but are 12.0 percent above a year ago. The median price in the South was $140,200, down 2.0 percent from January 2009.
- Existing-home sales in the West declined 5.2 percent to an annual rate of 1.28 million in January but are 7.6 percent higher than January 2009. The median price in the West was $203,400, down 5.8 percent from a year ago.
— NAR
