A $171,000 Premium for 14th Street Living with a Sky Suite

• October 21st 2019

by Nena Perry-Brown

This installment of Above Asking includes two recently featured listings which went under contract within days of each other and closed at five and six figures above listing price.

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A $50,000 Premium for a Huge One-Bedroom

Spanning 1,000 square feet and enjoying access to a 500 square-foot private terrace, this one-bedroom occupies the entire lower level of a Logan Circle rowhouse. The interior takes advantage of original features, with the living room housing a white fireplace with tiled surround and a separate bay window nook through an elaborate scroll-framed entryway. In the bay nook, and in the other rooms, the windows feature original stained glass lunettes. Tall wooden pocket doors open into the tile-floored eat-in kitchen with a built-in wine rack and walk-in pantry. Between its generous size, outdoor space and Victorian features, the unit recently sold for $50,000 above its asking price.

• Full Listing: 1645 13th Street NW, #B (map)
• Asking Price: $650,000
• Sold Price: $700,000
• Bedrooms: One
• Bathrooms: One
• Square Feet: 1,000
• HOA Fees: $136/month
• Year Built: 1900
• Listing Agent: Shannon Hettinger, TTR Sotheby's International Realty

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Well Above-Asking for 14th Street Warehouse with Two Terraces

This three bedroom at 14th Street's The Flats at Union Row recently sold for a whopping $171,000 above asking price. The 2,000-plus square-foot contemporary flat has industrial finishes throughout, from exposed ductwork to grid windows, black-painted steel stairs and plank-style ceilings. The sleek kitchen has a shiplap accent wall, black and white cabinetry, and a waterfall-style butcher block-style island. An extra-tall glass door in the living area is nestled next to a series of windows, leading out to a deep pentagonal terrace. Upstairs, the owner's bedroom has a wall of closets and a spiral stair up to a loft with exposed beams and access to a separate roof terrace. A sunroom-like "Sky Suite", on the other side of the roof terrace, has nearly floor-to-ceiling picture windows.

• Full Listing: 2125 14th Street NW, #315W (map)
• Asking Price: $1,389,000
• Sold Price: $1.56 million
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Three
• Square Feet: 2,046
• HOA Fees: $703/month
• Year Built: 2007
• Listing Agents: Elisabeth Gelos, Ira Hersh, Long & Foster Real Estate

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/a-171000-premium-for-14th-street-townhouse-with-sky-suite/16040.