Lake Braddock Community Assoc

Really an exceptional neighborhood, made particularly special by the people who live there. A diverse yet tightly knit community, bonded by the commonly owned lake, pond and grounds, which includes a community center, pools and tennis courts. The swim team, with well over 100 kids of all ages and abilities, and an equal number of volunteers, is the heart beat of the community.
Community volunteers run the association board and numerous committees from Lake and Grounds to the Labor Day Festival. A great place to live or visit.

Great neighborhood, great people, great place to live! Metro bus, 2 lakes, 2 pools, tennis courts, tot lots, best sledding at the dam, Labor Day Carnivals… come on!

These guys are the worst Community Association! they never remove or clean snow unless its several inches. all roads, communities, businesses and churches will be be nice and clean except this community. residences have to deal with roads by them self. roads always messy, icy, sickly, and slippery after any snow storm (Major safety Hazard). i have been living in this community for a few years and i can’t wait to move out of it. i can’t take the stress of moving around on this messy roads!

As an association, I will never understand these guys, as their laws/​bylaws/​etc. are not enforced properly or fairly — when I lived there this caused issues between neighbors when it came to things like storage of a boat vs. RV (an RV twice the size of a boat that never moved was allowed, but a boat that was only in the driveway a few months out of the year wasn’t). That’s not to say the homeowner (not me, fortunatley) didn’t kick a few beehives just to stir up some trouble, but when it came to HOA meetings and the stereotypes you only hear about (people psychotically irrational about obscure by-​laws) this met every single one of them.
ASIDE from that — the HOA also owns/​maintains (?) Lake Braddock, which was the greatest part about the neighborhood. It’s not big enough to extensively enjoy canoeing, paddleboating, or fishing (you will have to check their by-​laws on that — it’s not available to the public for fishing), BUT it’s really great for a nice stroll around the many walking paths hugging the lake.
There are many benches to sit and enjoy a toasty summer evening with your significant other (either of the human or fur kind), and it’s overall just a pleasant experience.
The loop around the lake is less than two miles, so it can provide a great source for a brisk run as well. I will occaisionally drive by here with my dog to relax even though i’m not in the neighborhood anymore.