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Penrose/Adams Square Development - Arlington VA Homes
The Penrose/Adams Square Development is under construction and will soon turn a chunk of Columbia Pike into a residential and commercial hot spot.
The site is 4.15 acres and 180,952 square feet. The land is bordered by Columbia Pike to the south, Adams Street to the east, 9th Street South to the North, and proposed future Cleveland Street to the west.
The site will feature 298 residential units, a 70,000 square foot grocery store, more than 25,000 square feet of retail space and an 18,000 square foot public square. There will also be nearly 700 parking spots.
Needless to say, this stretch of Columbia Pike is bound to grow in the coming years.
If you'd like more about living in the Penrose/Adams Square Development or in a home nearby, please don't hesitate to contact Mr. Arlington.
I recently went with my family and some out of town guests to see How to Train Your Dragon at theArlington Cinema and Draft House, and it gave me some great ideas about negotiating in real estate. This movie is really a must see for anyone in the business, or in the middle of a negotiation of any kind. First of all, I must give mad love to this place. Definitely one or Northern Virginia's treasures. It's located on Columbia Pike, and easily accessible from Alexandria, DC, Arlington or Annandale. It usually plays slightly older movies, like between theater and DVD release. For a discounted price, you can go see a 3 or 4 month old movie, drink beer and eat junk food all at the same time. It also has stand up comedy and is a great place to watch sporting events. We stuck with the beer and saved our appetite for Bangkok 54 next door - A a Washingtonian "Cheap Eat"must visit for the best Thai in Arlington.
Back to How to Train Your Dragon: The premise of the movie is that the Vikings have always trained to kill dragons. Dragons are the enemy, we kill them, and that was the end of the though process on this subject with the Vikings. Until a little guy named Hiccup befriends a wounded dragon by accident, and learns that when working together, dragons and Vikings can actually accomplish a lot more. There's a big moment in the movie when the kid is supposed to fight the dragon and ends up gently touching him on his face and makes him giggle and not a threat. The kid was ostracized by his community for thinking this way; yet eventually the Vikings "get it" and learn to work together with the dragons to kill a big bad monster dragon who wants to kill them all.
I feel like many people approach negotiations the way the Vikings did the dragons. The other side is the enemy, and you try to kill them. That's not the way I approach negotiations in Northern Virginia real estate, you can enjoy great success by figuring out what the other party wants and - gasp - giving it to them. That doesn't mean your side loses, but it means you both win because you get what you give. If you make it clear to the other side that you are not out the stiff them, they are likely to handle you the same way. Most of my real estate transactions are smooth and not acrimonious, because I approach negotiations this way. Both parties want to sell the house, HOW they get it done, usually is a win-win, if we learn how to tickle the dragon.
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