Posted in Loudoun County Parkway, brambleton on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you wondered why some roads around Brambleton take you to no where. Loudoun County Parkway is one such great example. I wrote a few letters to county officials, here is a response:
Thank you for your email regarding Loudoun County ’s road network.
I understand your frustration. There are indeed many roadways throughout [...]
Posted in brambleton on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Quite informative doc, showing how and what we are spending money on. This includes budget allocation for various transportation (metro included), schools (Brambleton to get another elementary school?) among others. Here it is from our county site.
Posted in brambleton on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let us hope GMU moves next to Brambleton, this is good for all of us. Check this out: http://www.loudountimes.com/news/2008/nov/18/higher-education-our-doorstep/
Posted in Loudoun County Parkway, brambleton on November 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is a mashup of Brambleton (actually, 20148 zip code). All data is pulled from public sources, including census. This takes about 10 minutes to load, as it is based on google docs (all processing at google servers, not on your browser or your computer).
My observation about home owners and their ethnicity:
* About 15% houses [...]
Posted in brambleton on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever wondered why Brambleton developer does not care as much. Here is a short list to prove my point:
* Why are roads not paved even after *five* years. I can not even imagine any place having roads in such bad shape with man holes popping up all around.
* Why are no roads are [...]
Posted in ashburn, brambleton, tagged sports complex on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I need to say nothing more…Ashburn & Brambleton lack many major facilities, including a decent sports complex. Yes, Ashburn village has one…that is meant for their community. More over, Southern part is still neglected. Please throw your full support
Posted in Loudoun County, Real Estate, ashburn, brambleton, schools on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Try this link (this blog page is free of additives, such as advertisements, page redirections, tracking, etc). If page gets redirected from Washington Post, try top right corner that says ‘local explorer’.
Posted in Loudoun County, ashburn, brambleton, schools on January 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Interesting article on how Loudoun is (kind of) trailing behind other counties; Here is an article from Sun Gazette. Some of those assertions (aka, facts) are troubling a bit. I know of a few folks who are doing very well with home schooling, yet they just pay as much for county taxes. They are not [...]
Posted in 20148, brambleton, commercial, shops on October 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I wonder how Brambleton developer would like to categorize or promote shopping center as. Some how, it is not visualized to be an attractive destination. In fact, shops are not even similar to a strip mall where you would typically find nails, party or lower end decorative shops, etc. On the other hand, there are [...]
Posted in ashburn, brambleton, golf course on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ever wondered why so many areas are zoned for ‘Industrial’ development? If you look around lots of parcels are set aside and it makes no sense to have these many. They are meant for neither residential nor commercial use. Brambleton looks like trying to reverse that trend. This makes sense as Brambleton will (eventually) have [...]
Posted in Loudoun County Parkway, brambleton, statistics on September 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Comprehensive list of statistics for Loudoun released by county. Lots of interesting developments. For instance, more residential projects on the way in Dulles area, compared to Ashburn. More commercial space approved for Ashburn than Dulles. I thought it is always the other way around!
Posted in 20148, Loudoun County, brambleton, daycare on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
School season just started, all of us busy with everything from dropping kids at school to managing work. Could you find a proper day care? Any second thoughts?? I thought it is beneficial to lots of folks, if I include a day care providers list. Note that this web site makes NO recommendations, as usual [...]
Posted in 20148, ashburn, brambleton on August 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Movie: Saturday, August 18 8:30pm (also free popcorn).
Concert:
Saturday, August 25 5:00-6:00pm John Hadfield’s Monkeys in the House
6:00-8:00pm The Beach Combers Band
[Source: Brambleton HOA letter; Movie details at http://www.brambletonhoa.com/]
Posted in 20148, Loudoun County, ashburn, brambleton, elementary school on August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In less than a year, Brambleton is expected to see yet another brand new elementary school. Located at Creighton’s corner (some where close to Creighton Road ?), this will be very convenient to folks living in the vicinity. Not that many details available, however this link talks more about this project. Its street address and [...]
Posted in 20148, Aldie, Loudoun County, ashburn, brambleton, middle school on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Now I am a bit confused about exact location of this building. This is about the same place where Rosa Lee Carter elementary school is coming up! They also maintain their own school district coverage. Interestingly, Washington Post says there is one more middle school planned for Aldie, expected to be open in a couple [...]
Posted in Loudoun County, Loudoun County Parkway, Loudoun Valley Estates, ashburn, brambleton, elementary school on July 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Like all major projects, this school delivery is delayed too. I am sure weather played no role in its delay (rain is not a contributing factor for sure). Road connecting new section of Loudoun County Parkway with Ryan Road is not patched up yet. Look at earlier posting for exact location of this school. Here [...]
Posted in 20148, ashburn, brambleton, commercial, data center on July 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I think, Ashburn (and surrounding areas) now has one of the major data centers in the united states. Equinix and Digital Realty Trust (previously known as Loudoun Exchange) are major players. Not sure if Myriad Network is known be significant?? (Comment from a blog visitor: “Myriad is *not* a major player in anything. No idea [...]
Posted in 20148, Real Estate, ashburn, brambleton on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[First of all, I am not a realtor (though I have some association with real estate), hopefully I may not influenced by any factors].
Lots of times, people wonder if it is a good idea to buy a house at any time. Obviously, this depends very much on you, not so much on market conditions.
Take a [...]
Posted in Loudoun County, ashburn, brambleton on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Washington post developed a pretty nice web site for Loudoun County. Take a look, covers quite a lot of community activities, social matters, news, and lot more stuff. This is developed over six months, with active support from journalists. It includes traffic info (cool cameras on Route 28, etc). Look at additional blog sites mentioned [...]
Posted in ashburn, brambleton on July 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This Wednesday at Legacy Park, includes lots of fun activities. Free food, entertainment activities, kids firework items (no real fireworks) and plenty of social events.
* Blood donation starts at 10 AM till 2 PM, near Chevy Chase Bank. Surprise gifts are expected for all donors.
* Movies may include special screening (not listed at their site). [...]
Posted in Loudoun County, brambleton on June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend, I strolled around village center and movie complex, hoping to get a peek. All doors were padlocked and there was no activity of any kind. I thought it would take a couple of months to get everything ready. Surprisingly, here is an announcement from movie theater operators: movies
I am a little skeptical, if [...]
Posted in 20148, Real Estate, ashburn, brambleton, commercial on June 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Did you ever hear a real estate agent boasting about new commercial cool developments in your vicinity?!! I was never sure how accurate those claims are. Even if developer wanted something right close to your home, lots of factors can come in their way. Look at Brambleton Village Center. It is delayed by many months, [...]
Posted in Loudoun County, Real Estate, brambleton on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last time I spoke to a realtor in our area, I asked her a simple question. Do you have any statistics on per sq ft comparison against $. There was “no comment” from her. There are lots of such things you can access for commercial real estate, including county’s projected growth, etc. No such things [...]
Posted in Train, brambleton on May 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In about eight years, we are expecting a train station at Ryan Road (behind Home Depot). Here are some details:
Ryan Road Station (aka, Brambleton Stations??)
A little surprising to note that Brambleton is considered as a “landmark”.
Posted in 20148, Loudoun County, Loudoun County Parkway, ashburn, brambleton on April 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As more and more folks are moving into Brambleton & Ashburn area, we have yet another new elementary school for southern part of Ashburn, known as Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School. This school seems to be located behind Loudoun Valley Estates, if you are on Loudoun Country Parkway / Ryan Road.
Street Address: 43330 Loudoun Reserve [...]
Posted in ashburn, brambleton on April 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am about to update with all major companies in Ashburn area, with over 100 employees or sizable national level company. Please include suggestions, in comment section below. This will be helpful to lots of us, especially if we need shorter commute!
Posted in 20148, Brambleton what's going on, Loudoun County Parkway, ashburn, brambleton on April 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More details are available for Moore field station. Shops are now available for lease (15K sft and more), also restaurant space is now released (sit & dine type). Here is their web site: shops
Make sure to take a look at aerial view (top right corner of main page). You can also download [...]
Posted in brambleton on March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It was taking way too long for all of us to do basic shopping, even to get stationary items or to buy books. Now comes a major book store to Brambleton.
Barnes and Nobles book store
Vow, some more reputed big players on the way to Brambleton village centre (not sure about their websites!!):
Birkenstock
The Papery fine [...]
Posted in brambleton on December 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting wiki site with interactive images: wiki-MAP-ia
This is similar to google maps (actually based on same technology), except it is simple and easy to use.
Posted in brambleton on November 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Well, there are lots of map search sites that give you aerial view (to name a few, beta.mapquest.com, local.live.com, maps.google.com, among others). Here is an external site that gives you better idea, what is located where. Details in this picture are amazing.
Brambleton and Ashburn Aerial view
Posted in brambleton on November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Personally, I like to stay away from either Route 7 or 50. Route 50 looks not as posh (sorry!). Route 7 is a stop & go traffic, if you are lucky. Else, it looks like a massive parking lot (sorry again!!).
On the other hand, if you like to go some where quickly though it [...]
Posted in brambleton on August 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Within a very short span of time, there has been tremendous development. Most of the main roads are in the process of getting widened with four lanes. Loudoun County parkway is set to get extended all the way to Route 50.
Slowly sprawl is spreading all around…now there are more shops. Brambleton town center is expected [...]
