Stratford Landing

This neighborhood, as well as others in the Fort Hunt area, is located on what was once George Washington's River Farm and is just a short distance from Mount Vernon estate on Little Hunting Creek. Construction began in 1956 by a construction company from Long Island headed by Ernest C. Beck and Walter Beck.

Today the citizen's association counts 772 member homes and current prices range from $399,900 to a high of over one million. There has been a fair amount of infill construction over the years, accounting for these million dollar plus prices and any lots with waterfront footage are highly valued. Rob Maher, the current president of the Stratford Landing Citizens Association (SLCA), reports that all waterfront lots, except for the old pumping station, are privately owned. 

So yes, it's the water—the creek and the Potomac River—the variety of floor plans, the excellent location close to Fort Belvoir, the Pentagon, Old Town Alexandria and Washington, D.C. and the community amenities, but it's also many dedicated volunteers making Stratford Landing the welcoming and pleasant neighborhood it is.

*Source ThePatch.com*