Intro to Seminary Walk

This is random information for new residents to know about the community.

Websites:

• HOA Payments, Board Meeting Minutes & other documents, & Repair Requests: www.seminarywalk.org (Warning, the website is very disorganized and minimal)
• Informal Community Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/seminary_walk/info
• Go to plumbing company: Eddie's Plumbing: http://eddiesplumbingcompany.com/ (they are very reasonable and honest company, and I would personally recommend if you need to do a rough-in for a washer/dryer install)

Who to Email and Hope They are in the Mood To Answer:

• Community Manager: Jeff Miller <JMiller@kpamgmt.com>
• HOA Board: Board@seminarywalk.org
• Community Documents: Sonia English-Johnson <sjohnson@kpamgmt.com>

If you know of any more useful websites, please let me know and I'll add them on!

No Car & Living at Seminary Walk? What are my options?

Moving from DC proper to Old Town Alexandria was a bit of a challenge for me, as my main mode of transport either by foot, bus, or metro. Though now I've owned a car the past year for occasional work purposes, I never needed it living in Crystal City, where I'd roll right out of bed, roll across the street, and hop onto the metro.

The local public transportation options are either from DC WMATA (www.wmata.com) or Alexandria DASH (www.dashbus.com). You can look up on their website for trip planner, or use google maps for more timely information.

While Seminary Walk is still pretty close to the metro, just about a .9 mile (or 15-20min) walk (depending on your speed), here are some options on buses and the schedules you can catch the bus from Duke St or off of Janney's Lane:

Bus Option 1: From King St. Metro, take AT2 westbound bus (towards Lincolnia) for approx 3 stops to Janney's Lane and W. Taylor Run Pkwy and walk down to Skyhill Road.

Bus Option 2: Take AT8 bus westbound (towards Van Dorn Metro) - stop at Duke St. & W. Taylor Run Parkway. Walk up W. Taylor Run Parkway and turn left at Dartmouth Road - turn left at Skyhill Road.

FHA Recertification of Seminary Walk

For Seminary Walk Condo Owners,

One of the issues we need to seriously look into is the the FHA re-certifications; I have noticed that despite the fact many condo owners claimed our condos are 'sellable' due to location, many have been on the market for more than 80+ days now. One of my neighbors is trying to sell their home for more than 80+ days now, ideally for something at the same cost they bought it for or more, and I would imagine limitations with FHA qualified buyers has prevented them from many potential buyers. 

Unfortunately they cannot attend the board meetings due to work schedule conflicts, slightly jaded by the effectiveness of their input to the Board, as with many other condo owners. As the FHA certification will be an issue that affects us all at some point or another, this is a serious matter for the owners and HOA to effectively look into.