Joint Staff J7 Suffolk: Riverfront at Harbour View

Riverfront at Harbour View

On Joint Staff J7 Suffolk

Review

"Great Neighborhood- Not Military Feel"

Loved this neighborhood overall! Great location & accommodations nearby. Not crowded and no traffic or tunnels. Good restaurants, movies, and such right outside the neighborhood and only 15 minutes to downtown Norfolk. But BEWARE of renting or working with Property Managers in this area. They target military and keep security deposits! "The Real Estate Group" specifically- Our property manager Kristin Perecko was awful and dishonest with tenants.

Pros Cons
  1. Nice accomodations
  2. Nearby restaurants and activities
  3. Safe
  4. Great Location without traffic
  1. Not downtown
  2. Traffic in Norfolk is crazy in general
  3. Golf Course is just OK

Price: $250-$400k

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: Yes
  • Appearance: none

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married no kids
  • Current Resident: No
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Navy
40-50 years old
Previously lived in: Monterey, Memphis, Wahiawa, Alexandria, Newport, Yokosuka, Montgomery, Bremerton

"Stepford without the robots"

The Riverfront is a high-end, huge planned community with golf course, swim club, tennis courts, etc. Homes range from $550,000 up to over $2 million. Lots of senior O's, both active duty and retired. Most active duty are stationed at Joint Forces Suffolk, Portsmouth Naval Hospital and NOB. This is a great location to buy your "forever home." Home prices have remained fairly steady and any rentals in the area go fast. The elementary school is excellent, albeit large like all VA schools. Our private "neighborhood" school, Nansemond Suffolk Academy, is phenomenal but $$.

Shopping in the area is very good and there is a movie theater and restaurants within a 2 minute drive. There are lots of very nice locally owned businesses but if I need the big box/warehouse stores, those are all 10 min. away on Portsmouth Blvd. in Chesapeake. The only thing missing out here is a Trader Joe's and I can drive 20 min. to Newport News for that. Closest NEX/Comm is at PNSY about 15-20 min. away.

Pros Cons
  1. Family Friendly
  2. Safe
  3. Not overcrowded
  4. Close to everything
  1. Soon-to-be tolls for tunnels
  2. strict HOA
  3. not so nice areas w/in 5 miles

Price: $650-$1Mil

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: Yes
  • Appearance: neighborhood parks,well manicured with grass cut,neighborhood pool,looks uniform,curbs,common areas maintained,suburban
  • Website: http://www.the-riverfront.com

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married with kids
  • Current Resident: Yes
  • Residency: 2 years
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Navy
20-30 years old
Previously lived in: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Groton
Silver medal

"Gorgeous planned community well maintained"

This is a gorgeous planned community. The houses are brick or siding and the yards are a good size. You can live on the water in a million dollar home, or a regular home, there is also condo and duplexes for people who can't spend as much or want to rent. This place is amazing!!

Pros Cons
  1. Well maintained with golf course, pools, trails
  2. Tucked away from crime
  3. Good location to Portsmouth Naval, Norfolk base, shipyards
  4. Best neighborhood in North Suffolk
  1. pricey but worth it
  2. large community
  3. far from downtown city life

Price: $400-$650k

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: Yes
  • Recommendations: I would check out Harbour View first. Then there is Steeplechase, Suffolk Meadows, Bennetts Creek, Governors Point, Cedar Point
  • Appearance: neighborhood parks,well manicured with grass cut,neighborhood pool,looks uniform,curbs,common areas maintained,suburban
  • Website: http://www.the-riverfront.com/

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married with kids
  • Current Resident: No
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# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Residences at Hampton Roads Crossing Suffolk VA 1.7 mi
2 Burbage Grant Suffolk VA 2 mi
3 Merrimac Landing Chesapeake VA 2.1 mi
4 Wellington Chesapeake VA 2.4 mi
5 Steeplechase Suffolk VA 2.5 mi
6 Long Point Portsmouth VA 2.7 mi
7 Jolliff Woods Chesapeake VA 5.4 mi
8 Western Branch Chesapeake VA 5.5 mi
9 Dock Landing Chesapeake VA 6.2 mi
10 Eagle Harbor Carrollton VA 7.2 mi
11 Lochhaven Norfolk VA 7.7 mi
12 West Ghent Norfolk VA 8 mi
13 Park View Portsmouth VA 8 mi
14 Regency Estates Suffolk VA 8.1 mi
15 Ghent Norfolk VA 8.1 mi
16 Larchmont Norfolk VA 8.1 mi
17 Ghent Norfolk VA 8.4 mi
18 Jamestown Crescent Norfolk VA 8.4 mi
19 Park Place Norfolk VA 8.8 mi
20 Colonial Place Norfolk VA 9 mi
21 Riverpoint Norfolk VA 9 mi
22 Deep Creek Chesapeake VA 9.1 mi
23 Wexford Terrace/Colony Point Norfolk VA 9.3 mi
24 Talbot Park Norfolk VA 9.4 mi
25 Riverview Norfolk VA 9.5 mi
# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Northern Shores Elementary School Suffolk VA 23435 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 8 2.1 mi
2 Creekside Elementary School Suffolk VA 23435 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 6 2.1 mi
3 Western Branch Primary School Chesapeake VA 23321 Public PK,KG,1,2 6 3.4 mi
4 Western Branch Intermediate School Chesapeake VA 23321 Public 3,4,5 6 3.6 mi
5 Churchland Primary & Intermediate School Portsmouth VA 23703 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 4 3.6 mi
6 Churchland Academy Elementary Portsmouth VA 23703 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 3 3.7 mi
7 Churchland Elementary School Portsmouth VA 23703 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 6 3.9 mi
8 Florence Bowser Elementary School Suffolk VA 23435 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 NR 4.5 mi
9 Driver Elementary School Suffolk VA 23435 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 7 4.5 mi
10 Edwin W. Chittum Elementary School Chesapeake VA 23321 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 9 5.1 mi
11 Hodges Manor Elementary School Portsmouth VA 23701 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 2 5.7 mi
12 Simonsdale Elementary School Portsmouth VA 23701 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 3 5.8 mi
13 New Directions Center Portsmouth VA 23707 Public UG NR 6.1 mi
14 John Tyler Elementary School Portsmouth VA 23707 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 1 6.2 mi
15 Southwestern Elementary School Chesapeake VA 23321 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 7 6.5 mi
16 Westhaven Elementary School Portsmouth VA 23707 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 2 6.5 mi
17 Newport News Juvenile Detention Home Newport News VA 23607 Public UG NR 6.9 mi
18 Achievable Dream Academy Newport News VA 23607 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 4 6.9 mi
19 Lakeview Elementary School Portsmouth VA 23701 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 1 7.1 mi
20 Nansemond Parkway Elementary School Suffolk VA 23434 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 5 7.2 mi
21 Carrollton Elementary School Carrollton VA 23314 Public PK,KG,1,2,3 7 7.2 mi
22 John Marshall Early Childhood Center Newport News VA 23607 Public PK,KG 4 7.3 mi
23 Portsmouth Re-Ed Portsmouth VA 23707 Public UG NR 7.3 mi
24 Douglass Park Elementary School Portsmouth VA 23701 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 1 7.4 mi
25 Discovery STEM Academy Newport News VA 23607 Public PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 1 7.5 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Colonel Fred Cherry Middle School Suffolk VA 23435 Public 6,7,8 6 1.7 mi
2 Western Branch Middle School Chesapeake VA 23321 Public 6,7,8 7 3.2 mi
3 Churchland Middle School Portsmouth VA 23703 Public 7,8 3 3.7 mi
4 John Yeates Middle School Suffolk VA 23435 Public 6,7,8 8 4 mi
5 New Directions Center Portsmouth VA 23707 Public UG NR 6.1 mi
6 Jolliff Middle School Chesapeake VA 23321 Public 6,7,8 8 6.4 mi
7 Newport News Juvenile Detention Home Newport News VA 23607 Public UG NR 6.9 mi
8 Portsmouth Re-Ed Portsmouth VA 23707 Public UG NR 7.3 mi
9 Wm. E. Waters Middle School Portsmouth VA 23701 Public 7,8 2 7.8 mi
10 Madison Alternative Center Norfolk VA 23508 Public UG NR 8.1 mi
11 Peninsula Marine Institute Newport News VA 23607 Public UG NR 8.1 mi
12 Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep. Norfolk VA 23507 Public PK-12 NR 8.2 mi
13 B.T. Washington Middle School Newport News VA 23607 Public 6,7,8 7 8.2 mi
14 Blair Middle School Norfolk VA 23517 Public 6,7,8 3 8.5 mi
15 Achievable Dream Middle/High School Newport News VA 23605 Public 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 7 8.7 mi
16 Cradock Technical & Career Center Portsmouth VA 23702 Public UG NR 8.7 mi
17 Huntington Middle School Newport News VA 23605 Public 6,7,8 1 8.8 mi
18 Heritage High School Governor's STEM Academy Newport News VA 23605 Public UG NR 8.8 mi
19 Ghent School Norfolk VA 23517 Public KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 7 9 mi
20 Cradock Middle School Portsmouth VA 23702 Public 7,8 2 9 mi
21 Governor's School for the Arts Norfolk VA 23510 Public UG NR 9 mi
22 Smithfield Middle School Smithfield VA 23430 Public 7,8 7 9.4 mi
23 Ruffner Middle School Norfolk VA 23504 Public 3,4,5,6,7,8 1 9.8 mi
24 C. Alton Lindsay Middle School Hampton VA 23661 Public 6,7,8 4 9.9 mi
25 Crittenden Middle School Newport News VA 23605 Public 6,7,8 2 10.1 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Western Branch High School Chesapeake VA 23321 Public 9,10,11,12 5 3.2 mi
2 Churchland High School Portsmouth VA 23703 Public 9,10,11,12 6 4.3 mi
3 Manor High School Portsmouth VA 23701 Public 9,10,11,12 3 6 mi
4 New Directions Center Portsmouth VA 23707 Public UG NR 6.1 mi
5 Nansemond River High School Suffolk VA 23435 Public 9,10,11,12 6 6.6 mi
6 Newport News Juvenile Detention Home Newport News VA 23607 Public UG NR 6.9 mi
7 Portsmouth Re-Ed Portsmouth VA 23707 Public UG NR 7.3 mi
8 I.C. Norcom High School Portsmouth VA 23704 Public 9,10,11,12 2 7.7 mi
9 Madison Alternative Center Norfolk VA 23508 Public UG NR 8.1 mi
10 Peninsula Marine Institute Newport News VA 23607 Public UG NR 8.1 mi
11 Kings Daughters Hosp. Ep. Norfolk VA 23507 Public PK-12 NR 8.2 mi
12 Achievable Dream Middle/High School Newport News VA 23605 Public 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 7 8.7 mi
13 Cradock Technical & Career Center Portsmouth VA 23702 Public UG NR 8.7 mi
14 Heritage High School Newport News VA 23605 Public 9,10,11,12 4 8.8 mi
15 Heritage High School Governor's STEM Academy Newport News VA 23605 Public UG NR 8.8 mi
16 Maury High School Norfolk VA 23517 Public 9,10,11,12 3 8.8 mi
17 Governor's School for the Arts Norfolk VA 23510 Public UG NR 9 mi
18 Smithfield High School Smithfield VA 23430 Public 9,10,11,12 5 9.4 mi
19 Granby High School Norfolk VA 23505 Public 9,10,11,12 2 9.6 mi
20 Alternative Learning Center Hampton VA 23669 Public UG NR 10.1 mi
21 Deep Creek High School Chesapeake VA 23323 Public 9,10,11,12 5 10.2 mi
22 B. T. Washington High School Norfolk VA 23504 Public 9,10,11,12 1 10.2 mi
23 King's Fork High School Suffolk VA 23434 Public 9,10,11,12 4 10.5 mi
24 Hampton High School Hampton VA 23669 Public 9,10,11,12 7 10.6 mi
25 Traep - Norfolk Norfolk VA 23504 Public UG NR 11 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Aldersgate KinderPrep Chesapeake VA 23321 Private PK,KG NR 3 mi
2 Aldersgate Umc Kinder Prep Chesapeake VA 23321 Private PK,TK,KG,1 NR 3 mi
3 Star Pointe Academy Suffolk VA 23435 Private 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1 NR 3.1 mi
4 Sweethaven Christian Academy Portsmouth VA 23703 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, NR 3.9 mi
5 Christopher Academy Portsmouth VA 23703 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 NR 4.2 mi
6 Toras Chaim Portsmouth VA 23703 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, NR 4.4 mi
7 Toras Chaim Portsmouth VA 23703 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, NR 4.4 mi
8 Central Christian Academy Portsmouth VA 23701 Private PK,TK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6 NR 5.3 mi
9 StoneBridge School Chesapeake VA 23321 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, NR 5.5 mi
10 Alliance Christian Schools Portsmouth VA 23701 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, NR 5.5 mi
11 Leaders of Tomorrow Academy Chesapeake VA 23321 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 NR 6.3 mi
12 Tinker Bell Daycare Portsmouth VA 23701 Private PK,KG NR 6.5 mi
13 Thomas B Hargrave Educ Center Portsmouth VA 23701 Private PK,KG NR 7 mi
14 Calvary Seventh-Day Adventist School Newport News VA 23607 Private KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 NR 7.5 mi
15 Portsmouth Christian School Portsmouth VA 23702 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, NR 7.7 mi
16 The Hague School Norfolk VA 23508 Private 9 NR 8 mi
17 Old Dominion University Cdc Norfolk VA 23529 Private PK,KG NR 8.1 mi
18 West Ghent School Norfolk VA 23507 Private PK,KG NR 8.1 mi
19 West Ghent School Norfolk VA 23507 Private PK,KG,1 NR 8.1 mi
20 Gethsemane Baptist Christian Academy Newport News VA 23607 Private KG,1,2 NR 8.2 mi
21 Ivy Baptist Child Care Center Newport News VA 23607 Private PK,KG NR 8.2 mi
22 Just Kids Learning Center Chesapeake VA 23321 Private KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 NR 8.2 mi
23 St Mark Christian Academy Portsmouth VA 23704 Private PK,KG NR 8.2 mi
24 St Mark Christian Academy Portsmouth VA 23704 Private PK,KG,1,2,3,5 NR 8.2 mi
25 New Temple Grove Ministries Dc Chesapeake VA 23321 Private PK,KG NR 8.2 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Green Run Collegiate Virginia Beach VA 23453 Charter 9,10,11,12 9 19.3 mi
2 York River Academy Yorktown VA 23692 Charter 9,10,11,12 6 24.1 mi
3 Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech Elizabeth City NC 27909 Charter 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 5 42 mi
4 Water's Edge Village School Corolla NC 27927 Charter KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 9 48.6 mi
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# Address Type City State Bedrooms Bathrooms Distance
1 509 Pitchkettle For Sale Suffolk VA 3 2.5 12.9 mi
2 101 Stadium Drive For Sale/Rent Chesapeake VA 4 3.5 16.8 mi

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