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Old 03-25-2024, 07:45 PM
 
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Hello all,

I am thinking about purchasing a town home in Montgomery Village. I am not too familiar with the area so I am starting my research. Can anybody give me some insight on this area? How's the crime? The town home community is in 20886 zip code. I have no kids yet so schools is not a factor and I am a single male.
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Old 05-30-2024, 09:04 PM
 
Location: MD suburbs of DC
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Is this in the small group of townhouses near Lakeforest?
That's probably the most dangerous area in Gaithersburg.
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Old 05-31-2024, 09:03 AM
 
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Which part of MV?

The general rule of thumb is that stay away from the area near the former Lakeforest Mall.

It's overall a mix bag when it comes to crime.
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Old 05-31-2024, 10:51 PM
 
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Which part of MV?

The general rule of thumb is that stay away from the area near the former Lakeforest Mall.

It's overall a mix bag when it comes to crime.
My mom literally rented to a guy who came out of there a few years back. He grew up on the Horizon Run Ct.

Dude is a habitual armed robber. Just recently, they did another crime but they improved their scheme such that the jury only convicted them of assault. Now, he didn't threaten me or my mother in the housing relationship and in fact covered it up well demeanor wise, but I checked his court records. His brother is also a habitual criminal. Our house is not in the court records.
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Old 06-01-2024, 07:04 AM
 
Location: Western PA
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Is this in the small group of townhouses near Lakeforest?
That's probably the most dangerous area in Gaithersburg.

holy buckets, I used to live there (albeit in 1999)


it was actually NICE then....bad now?
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Old 06-01-2024, 07:06 AM
 
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Which part of MV?

The general rule of thumb is that stay away from the area near the former Lakeforest Mall.

It's overall a mix bag when it comes to crime.

2nd holy buckets....its gone? the HR block in sears is where I met my 'tax lady' 25 years ago whom we became good friends with since. what is on the location now? (yes, it has been that long since I got off at that exit)
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Old 06-01-2024, 07:13 PM
 
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2nd holy buckets....its gone? the HR block in sears is where I met my 'tax lady' 25 years ago whom we became good friends with since. what is on the location now? (yes, it has been that long since I got off at that exit)
The mall closed last year. The site is slated to be redeveloped into ~1600 residential units and 1M+ sqft of office and retail space. I would guess we're at least a couple years away from groundbreaking and, considering the scale, it'll probably be 10-15+ years before the entire site is built out.
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Old 06-03-2024, 12:36 PM
 
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The mall closed last year. The site is slated to be redeveloped into ~1600 residential units and 1M+ sqft of office and retail space. I would guess we're at least a couple years away from groundbreaking and, considering the scale, it'll probably be 10-15+ years before the entire site is built out.
Gaithersburg is probably more than willing to wait a couple decades and see if the criminal cesspool neighborhood nearby is gentrified out and the rest of the county figures out a dumping ground for the "shady crowd" that current congregrate in Gaithersburg.
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Old 06-03-2024, 12:43 PM
 
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Gaithersburg is probably more than willing to wait a couple decades and see if the criminal cesspool neighborhood nearby is gentrified out and the rest of the county figures out a dumping ground for the "shady crowd" that current congregrate in Gaithersburg.
They can always dump more "shady crowd" to Germantown and East County . Just anywhere outside of that protected bubble of Takoma Park.

Otherwise, just tear down Cidar Mill and half of the problem is solved. Out of sight, out of mind .
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Old 06-03-2024, 01:36 PM
 
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2nd holy buckets....its gone? the HR block in sears is where I met my 'tax lady' 25 years ago whom we became good friends with since. what is on the location now? (yes, it has been that long since I got off at that exit)
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The mall closed last year. The site is slated to be redeveloped into ~1600 residential units and 1M+ sqft of office and retail space. I would guess we're at least a couple years away from groundbreaking and, considering the scale, it'll probably be 10-15+ years before the entire site is built out.
Lived in MV as a kid (Williams Range). I remember when that mall first opened. Spent many weekends there ice skating and loved the Bonanza restaurant as well as the A&W upstairs.

Back then, MV was so promising (at least in the eyes of a 3rd grader). You had almost everything you needed within a bike ride away. Or can just take the Ride-on. I also remember the rumors that the Holiday Inn would have a metro stop in the near future... we moved just before Watkins Mill HS was built.

I can't recall how long ago this was (maybe 10 years ago?)... But I saw someone wearing the green ice rink guard jacket... that threw me for a loop.
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