DC’s Best Open Houses: Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant and Capitol Hill

by Mark Wellborn

This weekend’s best open houses include a low priced two-bedroom condo in Columbia Heights with amazing views, a four-bedroom Tudor in Mount Pleasant with great bedrooms and an 1,800 square-foot boutique two-bedroom condo in Capitol Hill.

Low-Priced Two-Bedroom Condo in Columbia Heights with Amazing Views

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1308 Clifton Street NW, #406 (see map here)

  • Price: $400,000
  • Bedrooms: Two
  • Bathrooms: One
  • Square Footage: 942
  • Price per SF: $425

Originally listed a year ago for $410,000, it is hard to believe that a unit this nice is back on the market at a lower price. The two-bedroom, fourth-floor condo in Columbia Heights has amazing views of downtown and two balconies from which to take those views in. There is also a large gourmet kitchen with a breakfast bar, a very sunny living area with a long desk space against one wall and two spacious renovated bedrooms. A parking space comes with the unit and there is a workout room in the basement. The open house is Sunday, October 25th from 1 to 4pm. For the full listing, click here.

Four-Bedroom Tudor in Mount Pleasant with Great Bedrooms

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1750 Hobart Street NW (see map here)

  • Price: $699,000
  • Bedrooms: Four
  • Bathrooms: 3.5
  • Year: 1939

A few weeks ago, we featured a four-bedroom home in Mount Pleasant that we subsequently heard received six offers, so perhaps the owners of this Mount Pleasant property will be as lucky. The four-bedroom Tudor has been very nicely renovated and includes an eat-in kitchen with silestone counters and bamboo floors, a cozy living room with a fireplace, and three great bedrooms including one that has a wall of windows and a separate study (see above). The property also a large back deck and a finished lower level. The open house is Sunday, October 25th from 1 to 4pm. For the full listing, click here.

1,800 Square-Foot Two-Bedroom Boutique Condo in Capitol Hill

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1318 Constitution Avenue, #2 (see map here)

  • Price: $655,000
  • Bedrooms: Two
  • Bathrooms: 1.5
  • Square Footage: 1,800
  • Price per SF: $364
  • Year: 1904

This two-bedroom condo is sort of out of character for Capitol Hill, a neighborhood known for its historic townhouses rather than its boutique condos. That said, this is a beautiful renovation of a row house and at 1,800 square feet is huge for a two-bedroom property. The living and kitchen area have an open, loft-like feel (see above), and if this is not enough living area for you, there is a finished lower level of the same size that could serve as an additional living room. The unit comes with a parking space, but it also just about a ten-minute walk from the Eastern Market Metro. The open house is Sunday, October 25th from 1 to 4pm. For the full listing, click here.

4 Comments

  1. David said at 8:52 am on Thursday October 22, 2009:

    All of these look awesome. Unfortunately, my price range limits me to the first one (which may be the best of the three for the money!).

  1. Michael said at 3:48 pm on Thursday October 22, 2009:

    I don’t really consider 10 blocks to Metro walkable… or 10 minutes )

    ... but that could just be me

  1. benji said at 3:53 pm on Thursday October 22, 2009:

    Cool looking study in the Hobart house.

  1. maria said at 8:17 am on Friday October 23, 2009:

    Michael, that is just you.

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