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Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:18 pm to Glock17
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I used to live on Elizabeth right across from broadmoor.
That area took an arse whoopin' from the hurricane. How long ago did you move?
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:23 pm to Summer of George
White flight? That's ridiculous. You do know that Sherwood Forest and Broadmoor are majority white. Where are you running to? Please tell me the neighborhood with zero crime and zero bad neighbors.
This post was edited on 9/13/16 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:31 pm to Summer of George
Well I'm one of the people that have left and will be coming back. Traffic is horrible on a daily basis and now with the flood it's going to be harder for people to rebuild in the Denham area because of having to raise the elevations. I'm looking to buy in the Sherwood area close to St. Thomas More. But Broadmoor sounds good too.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:33 pm to Martini
Heh. I'm also an engineer.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:41 pm to FriscoKid
You'd be taking your life in your own hands living in Sherwood Forest. It was shite when I left 2 years ago.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:52 pm to Breauxsif
I grew up at the end of S.Woodhaven behind the high school. Moved there in the summer of 1964. When my Dad died in 2009 we sold the house to a BRPD officer. I go by there every chance I get and I can proudly say the area has experienced a tremendous upward growth. Wasn't bad before3 but as us old original "settlers" died off there are now new families with young kids playing in the yards and streets which is wonderful. Cannot speak for the public schools but the environment is still superb. If I had to move back I would not hesitate to move back to that area in my retirement.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:56 pm to Grit-Eating Shin
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Heh. I'm also an engineer
Well there you go.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:01 pm to Martini
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Broadmoor is a great area with large lots. I have three friends that are doctors and two engineers that live there and love it. I know a couple of retired cops there too.
I lived on Bonita for awhile.
Did you live on Lonita?
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:21 pm to FriscoKid
We looked to buy in that area about a year ago. We decided to move to DS for the school system. We looked at some homes we really liked, but in the end, not having to pay $1000 plus a month to go to school won us over. If they could ever fix the damn school system in BR we would still consider that area.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:26 pm to TakeAGander
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If they could ever fix the damn school system in BR we would still consider that area.
It was a good school system until a Judge from Alexandria decreed it would no longer be.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:32 pm to FriscoKid
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There are some nice homes and good values in that area.
I enjoyed living there about 10 years ago. Easy access to independent grocers, I-12, and health care facilities. Goodwood is a nice jog. Housing stock is nice and the lots have a nice tree canopy.
Most of it did not flood.
I still have a lot of friends that live in that area and they love it.
This post was edited on 9/13/16 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:34 pm to TakeAGander
They are rebuilding Broadmoor elementary over the next 2 years. I'm hoping, and many are pushing for the School system to make it a Magnet. Sherwood Middle is actually a very good Magnet program and feeder school to Baton Rouge High.
When you factor in the commute time and gas and maintenance living in Livingston or Ascension Parish and commuting to work in BR it really breaks even having to send a kid to private school. I send my son to Runnels, but wouldn't hesitate to send him to St. Thomas Moore or Mercy. That said we are going to look into Westdale Heights Academic Magnet because that school feeds into Sherwood middle. Waiting list is a mile long.
When you factor in the commute time and gas and maintenance living in Livingston or Ascension Parish and commuting to work in BR it really breaks even having to send a kid to private school. I send my son to Runnels, but wouldn't hesitate to send him to St. Thomas Moore or Mercy. That said we are going to look into Westdale Heights Academic Magnet because that school feeds into Sherwood middle. Waiting list is a mile long.
This post was edited on 9/13/16 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:41 pm to Tigeralum2008
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STM is a great school that has suffered a downward trend in enrollment. I hope the area does experience a comeback but it all depends on the property owners deciding that their neighborhoods will not suffer the same fate Brookstown (NBR) did in the 60-70's
STM is borderline overcrowded. I believe the tuition at STM is actually a little more than Mercy.
This post was edited on 9/13/16 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:44 pm to longtooth
I don't see any logic to support an increase in property value or an increase in the standard of living other than "I like my neighbors."
Get real, this area is going to steadily decrease in value over the next decade, or at least not keep pace with comparable real estate in other areas for similar prices.
Get real, this area is going to steadily decrease in value over the next decade, or at least not keep pace with comparable real estate in other areas for similar prices.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:49 pm to longtooth
STM is not overcrowded. There are not as many students as there used to be. Currently they have 3 kindergarten classes with about 20 kids each. In the past there were 4 kindergarten classes with 30 kids in each.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:54 pm to TigerDonk
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I don't see any logic to support an increase in property value or an increase in the standard of living other than "I like my neighbors."
Get real, this area is going to steadily decrease in value over the next decade, or at least not keep pace with comparable real estate in other areas for similar prices.
Where is there comparable real estate in BR? High and dry with half acre to acre lots. Mid-century homes. Close to Mid-city, towncenter, etc.? It ain't perfect, but people said the same about Tara and Old Goodwood 4-5 years ago and look at those areas now...
Broadmoor and parts of Sherwood were increasing in value already. BM didn't flood. It's value will go up on that point alone. Tara, Goodwood, etc are getting expensive and younger families want to live near mid-city without paying out the nose or they want something with good bones to fix up. The area is as safe as any area in BR and safer than the Garden District, cookie cutter crap around Gardere or on the fringes of Shenandoah/Woodlawn area.
I really don't get the fear.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:59 pm to Kramer26
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STM is not overcrowded. There are not as many students as there used to be. Currently they have 3 kindergarten classes with about 20 kids each. In the past there were 4 kindergarten classes with 30 kids in each.
When we toured recently we were told there were 23-25 kids to a class for Kindergarden. Mercy also had high pupil to teacher ratio. Where are you getting your info from. I've heard nothing but good stuff about STM.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 11:04 pm to lsugrldej8
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I'm looking to buy in the Sherwood area close to St. Thomas More. But Broadmoor sounds good too.
That's a nice area so long as you don't have to pull out from your driveway onto Sherwood or Sharp.
Stay south of Florida Blvd obviously.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 11:06 pm to longtooth
I'm an alum from back when there used to be 4 classes of 30 students each per grade. You may have been told 23-25 on a tour but they didn't get that many students to apply. I was also being generous with 20 per class. It's closer to 18 per class currently in kindergarten.
This post was edited on 9/13/16 at 11:10 pm
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