Yeah no problem at all. I don't know what your priorities are in terms of a dwelling, but Dupont doesn't have a ton of newer buildings. It's mostly older construction with lesser amenities, for a similar cost as other buildings due to the locality. The Drake is probably the nicest newer construction over in that area currently. Though DC has new apartments going up all the time.
I'll give a quick snapshot of a few areas in DC, and maybe this could also help other folks who are thinking of moving into the city as well.
U st./14th St. - Easily the best area to live for a young, single professional imo. Tons of bars, including a few of the more popular night spots in the city, like marvin, policy, lost society, good to great restaurant options, very walkable, newer buildings such as
http://www.dcdistrict.com &
http://www.thelouisdc.com/index.aspx - green/yellow metro line. Further down 14th st are alot of brand new buildings as well like 14W, Capitol View on 14th etc
Dupont - Dupont is a large area in relation to the others.. The circle has a few different cuts.. one side is where the majority of restaurants lie, the other is where the clubs, bars and office areas lie, and then there are two residential offshoots. There aren't many newer buildings down in this area, but the location is probably the best in DC in terms of balance.. proximity to downtown and capital, close to U st., Gtown, Dupont has direct access to most parts of DC as well as rte 66, which will take you to Arlington and Tysons etc. It wouldnt be my preference to live, mainly because its kinda of spread out and there arent off the top of my head, local grocery stores or convenience stores. Its primarily an area to drink or work. redline metro
Chinatown - Probably the real "downtown" of DC. Verizon ctr is in this area, nearby to museums and the "downtown" office areas. Tons of really good restaurants. This is where most of the concentration of tourists go. Some nightlife options, but not a ton. Home to the most aesthetic building in DC
; citycenterdc.com redline metro
H st. - Currently a poor mans U st., but its quickly changing. A few pretty good bars such as Red rocks, rock and roll hotel, smith commons. Solid restaurant options. Nearby to a main train hub in Union Station. A few really nice buildings have gone up recently in
http://stationhousedc.com/,
http://anthologydc.com,
www.theapollodc.com/ red line metro
Adams Morgan - If there was a metro stop, would probably be the 2nd best place to live imo. but no metro stop and not many newer, nicer buildings though.. mainly only the Hepburn. Really walkable, tons of people out at all hours of the day and night, heavily policed for some reason, numerous bars and places to eat, direct access to Connecticut ave and DuPont, as well as Columbia hgts and 14th st.
K. St/City Vista - Probably the 2nd best area to live at the moment imo. Close to 395, easy access to downtown(chinatown), or the U st. area. Stones throw from the convention ctr where alot of events are held like the Washington auto show. Huge grocery store, a few restaurant options and great apartment options like Lyric, Gables City Vista, 425 Mass, Meridian. Pretty busy area with tons of traffic moving through most of the day
Columbia Hgts. - It's tiny, but a pretty good area to live in (my area), with a metro stop right outside your door, CVS, huge Target, Giant grocery, a number of solid restaurant and bar options, fast food spots like chiptole, chic fila, cava and a Washington Sports Club with a court and a pretty good run everyday(its where I hoop). Highland Park is probably the best apt option over that way
Petworth- Heavily residential with not a ton to do right outside your door, but close to Columbia Hgts which has a few decent restaurants and bars as mentioned. Pretty chill area; A few newer buildings such as Park Place, Griffin and the Swift, mixed in with a ton of row houses. Metro is right on the block; green/yellow line. Located off GA Ave, which is a direct conduit to Silver Spring, MD
Georgetown - Old money, not metro accessible, but the largest shopping district in the district. Fantastic restaurants, many of which are right on the waterfront, varied options as well, really classy bars and a few clubs, direct access to arlington(rosslyn), which also has numerous restaurants and bars. Very walkable, but parking is tough and it feels somewhat cut off from the rest of the city.
SW/Navy Yard - Totally rebuilt area, everything around here is pretty newly constructed. Basically built next to Nats stadium, alot of nice, new buildings.. too many to list really, for the lowest price/sq. foot ratio in DC. A few decent restaurants like Gordon Biersch. Right off of 395/295. walkable/bikable to Barracks row and Capitol Hill, which feature a ****ton of great restaurants and bars. Nearby to the Yards, which is a really nice, newly build park, with a couple of couple of cool restaurants and probably the best brewey in DC.. bluejacket. Theres not a ton to do around here at night though.. and it gets kind of desolate after maybe 9pm. Also somewhat cut off from the rest of the city.. but i have a few friends that live here.. and its a nice area to live in
Noma - Another rebuilt from the ground up, type of area. Its weird at the moment, because it reminds me of a collegiate campus with huge skyscraping buildings, and a ton of people walking around .. but really only within a few blocks.. if you leave those blocks.. the area gets interesting, as the rest of NoMA hasnt been redone as of yet. A few places to eat and grocery shop, parking is a huge issue unless you rent a garage spot in your building. Nothing todo at night, but things are coming. But the action is really in the buildings themselves tbh.. Avalon on M, Elevation(which doubles as a hotel evidently), Flats130, and a few others
Other areas that are cool depending on what you're looking for:
Fort Totten
Waterfront
Capitol Hill
Brookland
Van Ness
Foggy Bottom
Logan Circle
Shaw
West End - another one of my favorite areas, though a bit quiet at night
In terms of women.. it's women everywhere..It's not LA or NY..but that would be the least of my worries moving out this way.
I'm sure I'm probably forgetting something's, in which case ill edit the post.
