Silverspringism

South Silver Spring is triangular shaped and is bounded by Newell Street and Blair Mill Road on the northwest, the B&O Railroad right-of-way on the east and the District of Columbia line on the southwest. The South Silver Spring area is a part of the Silver Spring Central Business District (CBD). It is a combination of small scale commercial buildings and a scattering of high rise office buildings. After years of decay, South Silver Spring is being transformed into an exciting mixed use neighborhood with high tech businesses, arts oriented enterprises, new restaurants and over 1,000 new housing units. The new housing is the result of several large, adaptive re-use projects and several new residential development.

South Silver Spring is the Ultimate Walkable Neighborhood - You can live practically car-free!

Run errands in no time, including a Giant, CVS, dry cleaners.  Shop Organic at nearby Whole Foods Market and a weekly Farmer's Market (May to October).  Explore more than 100 restaurants, from fine dining to cheap eats - including highly rated favorites Ray's the Classics, Jackie's Restaurant, and Ceviche. Take in a movie at the American Film Institute's Silver Theatre and cultural center.

Bike and hike on the Capital Crescent Trail, the Metropolitan Branch Trail, and the Silver Spring Green Trail.  Work out at Gold's Gym, Washington Sports Club, LA Fitness, or Curves.

Condominums in South Silver Spring are prized for their accessibility to Metro and their lower price tag as compared to DC.

Check out these real estate market reports for condominiums in South Silver Spring:

 The Aurora 

                                                                             
8045 at Silver Spring Metro

                                                                             
The Mica

                                                                             
The Silverton

        
                   Search all Condo's for Sale in the Downtown Silver Spring Area zip code 20910

Tucked away in this wooded sylvan setting off New Hampshire Avenue near White Oak is the Neighborhood of Quaint Acres in Silver Spring, Md.  A Washington Post Article describes the setting in this neighborhood 
to a tee. 

The setting is perfect for the Mid Century Modern houses that were built there in the early to late 1950's. There are 156 Homes, most were built between 1948 and 1974 and each lot is a little over an acre. These great examples of custom built Mid-Century Modern Homes are what makes Quaint Acres a "Mid Century Modern House Lover's Paradise".

The oldest home is the original farmhouse built in 1853 where Quaint Acres Drive and Applegrove Road meet inside the Entrance to the Subdivision. The old farmhouse was the home of Altus Lacy Quaintance, the namesake for the neighborhood. 

Contemporary Mid Century Modern architects and builders such as Charles Goodman and Frank Lloyd Wright  loved to make their homes seem as if they were one with nature.  Mid Century Modern Homes have simple, clean lines without a lot of embellishments. They use natural elements like stone, wood and glass, with a lot of floor to ceiling windows and vaulted ceilings. In a lot of the Modern homes, you get the feeling that you are outdoors when you are inside them. During this time period the homes in Quaint Acres were considered the epitomy of Luxury Living, much like the New Luxury Homes are thought of today.

This is a quiet, lovely neighborhood, where you can still find homes set back from the street on gorgeous, large, wooded lots, and NO McMansions what-so-ever.

There is a "new" pharmacy in the old Moto Photo storefront (next to Next Day Blinds) in the Whole Foods/Strosniders Shopping Center.  Upscale Care Rx has moved here from the Crescent Condos Location on the "crazy busy" part of Wayne Avenue.  It's way easier to get to now.

The Director, Dawit Tsegaye says "we have been very pleased" with this move and the traffic this week.

He looks forward to being able to hire people to work at the new store including pharmacy technicians and students.

There is more merchandise in this new location, such as greeting cards, hosiery, hair brushes, chapstick and other items you would normally find at a small mom and pop corner drugstore. 

Upscale Care RX carries conventional as well as homeopathic medications. 

They will flavor medications for your children or you, if needed, at no extra charge. 

Upscale Care has FREE delivery.   

What other Drugstore or Pharmacy in Silver Spring has this type of unique, friendly personalized service?

New Address

821 Wayne Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 585-9005

Finally, after years of being vacant, the quaint old Forest Glen Landmark has had quite the facelift and is getting a fresh start. The structure built in 1918 was Formerly the Forest Glen Country Store where they sold candy, treats, crafts, souveniers, nick naks and at one time had a small lunch cafe. 

The owners of the former popular Colorado Kitchen in DC have opened a charming, southern style casual restaurant complete with "down home" atmosphere.  I love how they have kept the same basic layout, architectural features and old hardwood floors.  
Check out the real stuffed bear on the piano at the front entrance from a Taxidermist in Pennsylvania.

The General Store

6 Post Office Road

Silver Spring, Md 20910

(301) 562-8787

Tuesday - Friday 8:00 AM - 9PM

Saturday and Sunday 1:30 - 10:00 pm

North Woodside is a true Bungalow Lovers Heaven!  Many of the homes in North Woodside are SEARS HOMES, Built between 1927 and 1940.  In North Woodside, you can find examples of almost every Sears Home built in this era. 

This Subdivision in Close-In Silver Spring has a fantastic collection of 350 single family houses within walking distance of two Metrorail stations, an award winning neighborhood public school, parks, Snider's Supermarket, two dry cleaners, Staples, CVS, Tropical Ice Cream, Armand's, the Woodside Deli and a host of other attractions on nearby Georgia Avenue.




Schools
The Montgomery County public school system is well known as one of the best in the nation. The public schools serving the North Woodside neighborhood in Silver Spring are: 
Woodlin Elementary  (k-5)
Sligo Middle School  (6-8)
Einstein High School  (8-12)
Also, at the high school level the Downcounty consortium is available giving students a choice regarding their academic area of study. The five high schools in the Downcounty cluster include Montgomery Blair, Northwood High, John F. Kennedy and Wheaton.

There are also some high quality Private schools convenient to the North Woodside Neighborhood:
Grace Episcopal (K-8)
Calvary Lutheran (Junior K-8)
Jewish Primary Day School (K-6)



  
North Woodside Real Estate

7 Homes Sold in 2008:

1. 4 Bedroom 3 Bath Colonial Farmhouse
    Listed Price - $769,000 Sold - $730,000
    Days on Market - 80
2. 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Colonial Farmhouse
    List Price - $733,000 Sold - $702,000
    Days on Market - 62
3. 4 Bedroom 3 Bath Expanded Bungalow
    List - $679,900 Sold - $667,000
    Days on Market - 214
4. 4 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bath Brick Cape Cod
    List - $649,000 Sold - $627,000
    Days on Market - 32
5. 4 Bedroom 2 Bath Sears Bungalow
    List - $565,000 Sold - $550,000
    Days on Market - 55
6. 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Sears Bungalow
    List - $555,000 Sold - $500,000
    Days on Market - 92
7. 4 Bedroom 2 Bath Frame Cape Cod
    List - $349,000 Sold - $335,000
    Days on Market - 224

Year to Date Sales - 2009

1. 5 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bath Bungalow
    Total Renovtion Like New - 2009
    List - $899,000 Sold - $872,000
    $5,500 Seller Subsidy
    Days on Market - 239
2. 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Bungalow
    List - $485,000 Sold - $476,000
    Days on Market - 7
3. 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Bungalow
    List - $495,000 Sold - 507,000
    Days on Market - 8

  




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Boundaries: University Boulevard, Colesville Road (rt 29), Beltway 495 and Northwest Branch Park

Woodmoor and Indian Spring Village are the largest of the Legal Subdivisions in the Neighborhood known as Woodmoor.  Woodmoor's first homes were built in the late 1930s.  In the late 1930's, Indian Spring Country Club (now the Silver Spring YMCA) and Argyle Country Club (now Sligo Creek Public Golf Course) were a big draw for this quiet suburban "bedroom" community.  Saint Bernadette's Church and the opening of Saint B's school drew many young families to the Community.
 
The cool, art deco style, circa 1940's Woodmoor Shopping Center at the edge of this beautiful neighborhood was recently restored.  The medium sized, 3 story Shopping Center still has quaint, locally owned well known and long lasting mom and pop shops like the Woodmoor Pastry Shop, Santucci's Italian Deli, the Watch Pocket and Hoover Fisher's Florist to name a few.  The Silver Spring Stage has been operating for many years in the basement of the Woodmoor Shopping Center that  I hear, was once a bowling alley.  More well know chains such as a CVS Drugstore, a Starbucks and Subway are sprinkled in this mix of stores. A new Tuesday Morning Outlet opened in Woodmoor Shopping Center in the Fall of 2007.

The Northwest Branch Park and it's stream runs along the northern Boundary of Woodmoor and offers a rich opportunity for recreation and nature watching for Woodmoor Residents.  Woodmoor is a neighbor of the Northwest Branch and has it's own Woodmoor Green Team.

A pretty Neighborhood of 700+ Single Family Homes located in the Four Corners Area of Silver Spring, Md in 20901.  Woodmoor brings to mind, older charming Cape Cods, Colonials mixed with a few post-war Ramblers and Split Levels on neighborly, shady, tree lined streets.

Schools
The Montgomery County public school system is well known as one of the best in the nation.
Montgomery County Public Schools serving the Woodmoor neighborhood:

Montgomery Knolls ES (PreK-Grade 2)
Pinecrest Elementary (Grades 3-5)

Eastern Middle School

Montgomery Blair High School

**At the high school level the Downcounty consortium is available giving students a choice regarding their academic area of study. The five high schools in the Downcounty cluster include Montgomery Blair, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Northwood and Wheaton

St. Bernadette's fondly called "ST B's" is the Neighboorhood's Landmark Private School (K-8)

Woodmoor Real Estate

32 Homes Sold in Woodmoor in 2008
Average List (Asking) Price - $477,662 
Average Sold Price - $461,390
Lowest Sales Price - $312,000
Highest Sales Price - $610,000
Average Time on the Market - 118 Days

32 Homes Sold in 2009
Average List Price in 2009 - $440,884
Average SOLD Price 2009 - $428,334
Lowest Sale Price - $330,000
Highest Sale Price - $532,500
Average days on Market in 2009 - 63




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