Under Contract: Chevy Chase to Palisades in 11 Days or Less

• February 13th 2017

by UrbanTurf Staff

In this installment of Under Contract, UrbanTurf revisits recently-featured homes that found buyers in eleven days or less.

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Landscaped Privacy in the Palisades Finds Buyer in 4 Days

This quaint, private three-bedroom house sits near the banks of the Potomac in DC’s Palisades neighborhood. Its front entrance is set back from the street with extensive landscaping, while its rear backyard is framed with a natural bamboo barrier. The open living/dining room features exposed cedar beams and large windows, while a minimalist kitchen offers a wealth of cleverly-concealed storage. There is also a lower-level wine cellar and a shed in the backyard. This whole package attracted a buyer 96 hours after the listing hit the market.

• Full Listing: 2303 Chain Bridge Road NW (map)
• Price: $1,047,500
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 1957
• Days on Market: 4
• Listing Agent: Nancy Hammond, Evers & Company Real Estate

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A Remodeled Chevy Chase Colonial

This bright, remodeled Chevy Chase colonial features an outdoor yard space as expansive as its interior. The house opens onto a family room that leads into a bumped-out living room with built-in shelving. Two sets of sliding doors in the living room lead to the expansive backyard, which features a one-story garage that could be converted into a carriage house. The backyard also has direct access to the kitchen, which has a built-in table and desk area and leads to a separate dining room. This listing found a buyer in under a week for well above the list price.

• Full Listing: 6244 Utah Avenue NW (map)
• Price: $885,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Footage: 2,352
• Year Built: 1935
• Days on Market: 5
• Listing Agent: Jennifer Knoll, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

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A Butternut Street Bungalow

This Takoma bungalow exudes curb appeal, with its wide front porch and strategically-placed pavers winding a path to a partially-paved sideyard and covered rear patio area. The kitchen/dining room is through a T-shaped doorway off the entry of the house. The master suite occupies the top floor, with the stairtop landing doubling as a dressing room and sitting area with built-in shoe cubbies. While it took a little longer to find a buyer than the listings above, it still was under contract in just 11 days.

• Full Listing: 727 Butternut Street NW (map)
• Price: $849,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Three
• Square Feet: 1,666
• Year Built: 1923
• Days on Market: 11
• Listing Agent: Lindsay Lucas, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/under_contract_chevy_chase_to_palisades/12197.