NoVa Best New Listings: Clarendon, Penrose, East Falls Church

• February 13th 2012

by Sarah Godfrey

In this week’s edition of NoVa Best New Listings, we look at a Clarendon condo that features low-rise amenities in a high-rise building, a Penrose Cape Cod with a separate space that could serve a number of purposes, and a Metro-adjacent Arlington one-bedroom unit for under $400,000.

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Clarendon High-Rise Condo Unit with Private Patio, Entrance

There are numerous benefits to high-rise living — taking an elevator to one’s front door instead of having to hoof it up stairs and the absence of yard work are just a couple. But there is a definite downside, too—forced elevator chats with neighbors after a long day probably tops the list. This window-filled two-bedroom in the Clarendon 1021 building has all of the amenities of a high-rise condo (a gym, a rooftop pool), but it’s a ground floor unit with a private entrance and patio. That means no awkward chats or long elevator rides with an antsy dog with a full bladder.

• Full Listing: 1021 Garfield Street, North, #B26, Arlington, Va. (map)
• Price: $572,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 2005
• Listing Agent: Michael Rosen, FranklyRealty.com

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1940 Arlington Cape Cod with Separate Studio Building

Even if you’re living in a large, airy house, like this four-bedroom Cape Cod in the Penrose section of Arlington, sometimes it’s nice to have a retreat. This home has two—a screened porch just off the dining room and a 20-by-15-foot studio space that is separate from the house. The studio has plumbing, electricity, heat and air conditioning, so it could be an artist’s space, a home office, a guest room, a playroom or just a place to get away.

• Full Listing: 2509 3rd Street South, Arlington, Va. (map)
• Price: $595,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 1940
• Listing Agent: Susan Sarcone, McEnearney Associates

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On the Orange Line for Under $400,000

This one-bedroom condo with an open floorplan and wide-plank hardwood floors has an Arlington address, but it’s also just a few blocks from downtown Falls Church. The Westlee building sits above a Bear Rock Cafe and just around the corner from the East Falls Church Metro. Walk a few blocks and you run right into the State Theatre and the shops of West Broad Street.

• Full Listing: 2200 Westmoreland Street North #229, Arlington, Va. (map)
• Price: $385,000
• Bedrooms: One
• Bathrooms: One
• Year Built: 2006
• Listing Agent: Adam Gallegos, Arbour Realty

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/nova_best_new_listings_clarendon_penrose_east_falls_church/5115.