Jackie Morra, a resident since 1994, has a copy of a 1977 Washington Post advertising the nascent neighborhood, with house prices starting in the upper $80,000s. She recalled a flurry of interest in the real estate then; the neighborhood was quickly occupied. But Burke, she said, never became as densely settled as places like Arlington and Alexandria closer in to the District, which she appreciates.
The neighborhood is supported by the Signal Hill Homes Association, administered by a management company, but with a board of elected residents. At monthly board meetings, members maintain the neighborhood aesthetic, enforcing standards on the painting of garage doors and the placement of trash cans.
Kurt Duty, the board president and a resident since 2005, said the board tries to keep its approach to neighborhood maintenance collaborative rather than authoritarian, working closely with residents to address issues, like uneven sidewalks that pose a tripping hazard and squeaky basketball hoops.
Even 30 years after she and her late husband purchased their house, a split-level modern on Fort Craig Drive, she can't stop raving about it. The house has an open floor plan and ceilings that range from 17 to 21 feet high. "And so it's really just beautiful. I mean, it's really nice," she said.
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