Out and about - On goes the search
Assignment: find a single family house west of Rock Creek Park or close-in Montgomery County with three or more bedrooms and two or more baths in decent shape for around $750,000.
A well-priced ($749,000) 1940 colonial in Chevy Chase, D.C. With curved walk and welcoming front porch and four finished levels, this home has three decent- size bedrooms and two full baths. The nicely finished attic could be a fourth bedroom, playroom or office. The first floor has smallish living and eating areas, but the kitchen offers an eat-in/sunroom nook and begs for you to walk out into its huge back yard. The basement has a cozy family room and separate utility area. Other nice features include well-preserved wood floors and new (2003-2006) furnace, AC, hot water heater, dishwasher and storm windows. With a two-car garage, on a quiet street, but still on the market after almost a month, this one demonstrates the market slowdown.
An AU Park colonial, built in 1952 and listed at $799,000. Compared with the house in Chevy Chase/D.C., this one has three smaller bedrooms with two run-of-the- mill but clean bathrooms. The basement boasts decent spaces for both family lounging and doing the laundry. There is no real attic – at least not one that can be used for anything but boxes. There is no sunroom, but this house also has a two-car garage and a large and inviting backyard. A smaller house but priced at $50,000 more, apparently due to its reasonable proximity to Metro. Just five days on the market.
For a whopping $759,000 in Glover Park you can buy a two-bedroom and two-and-half-bath home. This light-filled house features hardwood, oversized windows and high ceilings throughout. The already small living room is an awkwardly shaped rectangle. It is unfortunate. The dining room flows nicely into a quaint and welcoming sunroom opening onto a lovely deck. Perfect for entertaining. There is parking for two cars. The large master suite and second bedroom would be perfect for a couple or a family of three. But overnight guests will be staying at a local hotel. On the market less than a week.
A second rowhouse in Glover Park - this one with three bedrooms and one bath plus an inlaw suite – is priced at $749,000. The main house is attractive, wider than the single family homes in Chevy Chase and AU Park, and has hardwood floors, an updated kitchen with black appliances and light- colored (almost pinkish) wood cabinets. The standard sunroom has access to a porch with small, grassy backyard. The upper level bedrooms are small but functional. The makeshift rental unit in the basement has a cozy living space with bedroom and kitchen separated by the fridge – not ideal but not unusual for the neighborhood.
Also in Chevy Chase/D.C., just off Connecticut Avenue and a quick walk to Politics and Prose, a 1939 rowhouse with three (small, smaller, smallest) bedrooms and two original baths upstairs, carefully preserved moldings, and a bad kitchen renovation, all for $739,000. This one has location and some possibilities but not at this price! On the market nearly 50 days.
Slightly off the track, a surprisingly good find in Adams Morgan. Listed at $749,000 and right around the corner from all the nightlife and restaurants, this wicked wide 1920s rowhome with high ceilings and hardwood floors feels larger than the three bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home that it is; a little loving care would make it into something amazing. With precious off-street parking, a front porch that begs for rocking chairs and potted plants, a second porch off the master bedroom and tons of space throughout the house, it's hard to believe there isn't someone out there for this gem!
Also off the track, but worth a thought, a gorgeous renovation in Ledroit Park, listed at $749,900. This home, six blocks from the Metro, has light pouring in all of its many windows. Everything is new. All the ceilings are high and all the wood floors, shining. The three large bedrooms and two and a half baths in the upper part of the home are complemented by a huge one bedroom/one bath rental unit in the basement. It is all done and done well.
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A well-priced ($749,000) 1940 colonial in Chevy Chase, D.C. With curved walk and welcoming front porch and four finished levels, this home has three decent- size bedrooms and two full baths. The nicely finished attic could be a fourth bedroom, playroom or office. The first floor has smallish living and eating areas, but the kitchen offers an eat-in/sunroom nook and begs for you to walk out into its huge back yard. The basement has a cozy family room and separate utility area. Other nice features include well-preserved wood floors and new (2003-2006) furnace, AC, hot water heater, dishwasher and storm windows. With a two-car garage, on a quiet street, but still on the market after almost a month, this one demonstrates the market slowdown.
An AU Park colonial, built in 1952 and listed at $799,000. Compared with the house in Chevy Chase/D.C., this one has three smaller bedrooms with two run-of-the- mill but clean bathrooms. The basement boasts decent spaces for both family lounging and doing the laundry. There is no real attic – at least not one that can be used for anything but boxes. There is no sunroom, but this house also has a two-car garage and a large and inviting backyard. A smaller house but priced at $50,000 more, apparently due to its reasonable proximity to Metro. Just five days on the market.
For a whopping $759,000 in Glover Park you can buy a two-bedroom and two-and-half-bath home. This light-filled house features hardwood, oversized windows and high ceilings throughout. The already small living room is an awkwardly shaped rectangle. It is unfortunate. The dining room flows nicely into a quaint and welcoming sunroom opening onto a lovely deck. Perfect for entertaining. There is parking for two cars. The large master suite and second bedroom would be perfect for a couple or a family of three. But overnight guests will be staying at a local hotel. On the market less than a week.
A second rowhouse in Glover Park - this one with three bedrooms and one bath plus an inlaw suite – is priced at $749,000. The main house is attractive, wider than the single family homes in Chevy Chase and AU Park, and has hardwood floors, an updated kitchen with black appliances and light- colored (almost pinkish) wood cabinets. The standard sunroom has access to a porch with small, grassy backyard. The upper level bedrooms are small but functional. The makeshift rental unit in the basement has a cozy living space with bedroom and kitchen separated by the fridge – not ideal but not unusual for the neighborhood.
Also in Chevy Chase/D.C., just off Connecticut Avenue and a quick walk to Politics and Prose, a 1939 rowhouse with three (small, smaller, smallest) bedrooms and two original baths upstairs, carefully preserved moldings, and a bad kitchen renovation, all for $739,000. This one has location and some possibilities but not at this price! On the market nearly 50 days.
Slightly off the track, a surprisingly good find in Adams Morgan. Listed at $749,000 and right around the corner from all the nightlife and restaurants, this wicked wide 1920s rowhome with high ceilings and hardwood floors feels larger than the three bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home that it is; a little loving care would make it into something amazing. With precious off-street parking, a front porch that begs for rocking chairs and potted plants, a second porch off the master bedroom and tons of space throughout the house, it's hard to believe there isn't someone out there for this gem!
Also off the track, but worth a thought, a gorgeous renovation in Ledroit Park, listed at $749,900. This home, six blocks from the Metro, has light pouring in all of its many windows. Everything is new. All the ceilings are high and all the wood floors, shining. The three large bedrooms and two and a half baths in the upper part of the home are complemented by a huge one bedroom/one bath rental unit in the basement. It is all done and done well.
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