Best New Listings: 2,400 Square Feet, Three Ways

• January 31st 2020

by Nena Perry-Brown

This week’s Best New Listings includes three detached houses in three jurisdictions averaging 2,450 square feet each.

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Open Concept Cape Cod in Alexandria

Inside this Alexandria Cape Cod, the stairway sits at the center of an open layout with the dining area arranged on one side and the U-shaped kitchen overlooking the living area on the other. An office/bonus room on this level can serve as a fourth bedroom and has a window into the adjacent screened-in rear porch with tiled floors and a ceiling fan. The lower level has floating butcher block shelves and a shiplap accent wall concealing the stairs, as well as a bedroom, laundry room, and full bath. The two upstairs bedrooms have cove ceilings, and the owner's bedroom has a dressing room-sized walk-in closet. The final touch for the house is a deep backyard that has a deck, a shed, and a fire pit built into the lawn.

• Full Listing: 1215 W Braddock Road (map)
• Price: $839,500
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: 2.5
• Square Feet: 2,491
• Year Built: 1944
• Listing Agent: Sue Goodhart, Compass

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Two Sunrooms in Takoma

This blue bungalow with its wide front porch sits less than a half mile from the Takoma Metro station. The living room has double exposure and a brick fireplace, and an angled door at the opposite corner leads into the dining room. The eat-in kitchen has a breakfast nook and a hood above the stove. There is a sunroom on the main level, as well as a sunroom on the second level past a paned glass door in the second bedroom. The owner's bedroom has a cedar-lined closet, and the shared bathroom has a standalone tub. There is also a bi-level backyard with detached garage.

• Full Listing: 602 Aspen Street NW (map)
• Price: $745,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 1.5
• Square Feet: 2,336
• Year Built: 1923
• Listing Agent: Marci Wasserman, Long & Foster Real Estate

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A Convenient Location in Silver Spring

This three-bedroom rancher abuts Nolte Park in Silver Spring a short walk from Sligo Creek and a future Purple Line stop. The front door opens into a tiled foyer with a coat closet, and the open living/dining room beyond has a fireplace. A breakfast bar peninsula separates the dining area from the kitchen, which also has a marble subway tile backsplash, a farmhouse sink, and a pot-filler spout beneath the stovetop. The owner's bedroom has a pair of closets outfitted with organizational systems, and a shared bathroom upstairs has double vanities and a subway-tiled tub/shower. The lower level rec room has a recessed media center with flagstone background, painted beams and HVAC, a laundry room with wide basin sink, and a second bathroom with frameless glass shower. The house also has a rear deck and an interior garage accessible from the lower level.

• Full Listing: 136 Dale Drive (map)
• Price: $590,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 2,520
• Year Built: 1952
• Listing Agent: Liz Brent, GO BRENT

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/best-new-listings-2400-square-feet-three-ways/16401.