Military Housing PAX River - Need Advice
- Thread starter TinaF
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Not at Challenger Estates..I am still waiting....
rwethereyet
Yeah, okay.
Are they still building homes in Challenger Estates? If there are other homes available, why not go to them instead of waiting?
alanadoodle
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Tina--We're moving to Pax and should be there in a couple weeks. I'd be happy to take some pictures of the Lovell Court (or Cove, I've heard it called both, lol) housing when we get there! Housing said it's exactly the same as Challenger Estates and there are 3 and 4 bedroom units, brand new. We wanted to live off base but they are reserving those for Officers for the most part, so we'll probably end up in Lovell.
Thank you! I called housing today and the guy was very insistent that we would like Lovell because it is newest and on base. I do like living on base, but I need space and so I have emailed him and asked him to let me know which ones have the largest square feet, I don't know that he can even do this. I know a lot of the newer houses would have the nicest appliances and such, but sometimes the older houses have more square footage per room. I think we will probably end up in Lovell also, we have to put in our applications ASAP, and at this point it sounds like the most likely place we will be put.
Do you know if they are still letting enlisted move in there? I know some of the enlisted housing is being used for officers.
alanadoodle
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From what the Housing Manager told me, they are pretty much reserving the Colombia Colony housing, which are the only single family homes and probably the biggest, for Officers as this is apparently the only housing for them? They said the wait would be long if we wanted one.
The 4-bedrooms at Lovell average about 2100 square feet and are townhomes.
I think they are trying to put everyone in Lovell at this point. There is no wait for them as far as I know and I was told we would probably be able to pick one (by the manager) though the rep wasn't so sure.
Anyways, I sent you a PM with my e-mail address, just email me and I'll forward you the floor plans!
The 4-bedrooms at Lovell average about 2100 square feet and are townhomes.
I think they are trying to put everyone in Lovell at this point. There is no wait for them as far as I know and I was told we would probably be able to pick one (by the manager) though the rep wasn't so sure.
Anyways, I sent you a PM with my e-mail address, just email me and I'll forward you the floor plans!
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I would try to get the housing out in wildwood. the newer housing on base is really nice, but the school system in lexington park is by far the worst i have seen and i have been in the navy almost 20 years. the further away from lexington park school are you are the better off your kids will be. we moved off base to lusby just to make sure our kids were in a good school district.
SquishyPossum
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alanadoodle
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They are reserving the housing behind Target for officers only. The waiting list is extremely long and there are no vacancies. We tried to get in there but they pretty much laughed at us. The Wildewood housing has a really long wait too. Someone posted awhile back that they've been waiting 9 months.
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Hawkeyewife
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We just got new neighbors (we live in the housing behind Target) and they waited maybe a month. Also, about two months ago on the other side of us an Enlisted family moved in (on a street which is supposed to be reserved for Officers only). What I am saying is that is what is true one week may not be the next with the housing office. Be persistant and polite and you will get in a house.
alanadoodle
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What rank was the enlisted family? In our experience, though we qualify for the housing behind target as E-7, they specifically told us they were only allowing officers to move in there. I can see them making an exception for an E-8/E-9, but if you think we can get into that housing, I'd certainly try again.