Name: Colmar Manor
Address: Bladensburg

About the neighborhood

Colmar Manor presents a peaceful neighborhood with convenient access to nearby green spaces, providing excellent opportunities for relaxation outdoors. The area features well-maintained single detached homes and small apartment buildings, mostly dating from pre-1960, showcasing charming architectural character. Residents benefit from multiple bus lines with stops close by, making public transit highly accessible. Culinary options and supermarkets are located nearby, simplifying daily errands. The community is particularly accommodating for bicycle transportation, complementing different commuting preferences. With quiet streets and low noise levels, this neighborhood offers a calm and pleasant setting for anyone seeking a serene environment with essential services close at hand.

Characteristics

Transportation

This part of the Greater Washington metropolitan area will attract homeowners that value different modes of transportation. Colmar Manor benefits from reasonably good public transit service. For instance, commuters can depend on Deanwood with access to the Metrorail Orange Line, Metrorail Silver Line and Metrorail Blue Line. There are approximately 10 bus lines passing through the community, and bus stops are generally around the corner. Colmar Manor is also a fairly pleasant part of the Greater Washington metropolitan area for pedestrians; many common errands can be run without the use of a car, and numerous businesses are moderately close at hand. Bicycling is convenient in Colmar Manor.

Services

High schools and primary schools are not especially numerous in Colmar Manor, and accordingly may require a rather long pedestrian trip to get to. In addition to public schools, there are private elementary and secondary schools. In terms of eating, house buyers in this community will value that a grocery store is always only a very short pedestrian trip away. Additionally, a restaurant is usually just around the corner, and a limited selection of coffee shops can be found as well. It is also convenient to get to a selection of clothing stores as a pedestrian.

Character

The character of Colmar Manor is exemplified by its slower-paced environment. There are about 40 public green spaces nearby for residents to explore, like Anacostia Park and Kenilworth-Parkside, and they are very well-distributed, making it very easy to get to them. This community is reasonably quiet overall, as there are low levels of noise from traffic.

Car friendly8.4

Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a very low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly7.6

Suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly5.8

Some day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly5.8

Transit is available for most trips

Restaurants7.2

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries8.2

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk