What $469K Buys You in DC?

In this week’s installment of What X Buys You, we look at a two-bedroom row house in Shaw that is listed for $469,000. The home was gutted and renovated in 2000 and then updated with a number of green enhancements in 2006, including Energy Star appliances, On Demand water heater and no VOC paint. The home has a pretty large living area and a backyard that, if some work is put into it, would be a pretty good summer entertainment spot. More details and photos below.
Update: The property is under contract after six days on the market.

Living Room

Second Angle of Living Room

Bedroom
- Address: 1525 Marion Street NW (map)
- Price: $469,000
- Bedrooms: Two
- Bathrooms: 1.5
- For the full listing, click here.
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Decent price for the exposed brick and green features….but not amazing considering some of the recent problems on 1500 & 1600 blocks of Marion
What are “some of the recent problems on 1500 & 1600 blocks of Marion”?
Why do listing agents advertise no-VOC paint? Even if the paint applied in 2006 had a VOC content of 350 g/L, it would have off-gased by now.
Note to Eco-brokers: don’t greenwash. Most folks that are interested in purchasing a green home will see through the bullshit and be skeptical of other “green” claims.
Last I heard, there was a break-in and rape on the 1500 block of Marion St. last year. The stuff nightmares are made of.
I looked at this place - pretty nice reno, and materials were pretty solid. Not sure it’s worth the price on that block though…pass for me