Best New Listings: A Storefront-Turned-Loft on F Street

• October 23rd 2020

by Nena Perry-Brown

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This week’s Best New Listings includes a cute Cape Cod in Alexandria, an adorable Dutch Colonial in Chevy Chase, and a former storefront off Stanton Park.

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1,000 Square Feet and Ample Outdoor Space

This cute three-bedroom Cape Cod sits a couple blocks from Mount Vernon District Park in Alexandria. A deep driveway leads up to the angular, fenced-in yard, which has garden areas and a partially-covered brick patio, along with a large shed and a doghouse-sized storage unit attached to the house. A nonet of windows go nearly to the floor in the living room, which is deep enough for a second sitting area or office nook. The kitchen has a tile backsplash and matching countertops, along with a wall exhaust unit above the stove, and stainless steel shelves floating around a window above a butcher block countertop/cutting board. One bedroom and bathroom is on the main level, while the other two bedrooms share a bath upstairs under cove ceilings.  

• Full Listing: 6820 Duke Drive (map)
• Price: $495,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 1,080
• Year Built: 1950
• Listing Agent: Georgie Welch, Coldwell Banker 

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Picturesque in Chevy Chase

This adorable side-hall Dutch Colonial has an equally picturesque interior to match its exterior. The tiled-floor vestibule has triple exposure and the living room has a floor-to-ceiling built-in media center and a fireplace. The spacious eat-in kitchen has a breakfast bar waterfall island, white subway tile backsplash up to the ceiling, and a hood and pot-filler spout above the stove. This level also has a narrow office/den with half-bath, a laundry room, and a skylit screened-in porch with a wood-burning corner panel fireplace. The top level can serve as a bedroom or bonus room and has walk-in storage space, and the lower level has a kitchen, a built-in office area, a full bath, and separate access to the backyard, which has a deck between the main and lower levels. 

• Full Listing: 3225 Mckinley Street NW (map)
• Price: $1,475,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 2,562
• Year Built: 1925
• Listing Agent: Anslie Stokes Milligan, McEnearney Associates

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

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A Converted Storefront Loft

Quest Home Builders converted this storefront between Stanton Park and the H Street Corridor into a one-bedroom loft. The main level has polished concrete floors, and the living room has a pair of recessed media centers/shelving units on opposite walls. A pole sits at the base of a step up to a dining area next to the stairs, which have a closet space beneath. The adjacent kitchen has an island with a stainless steel basin sink and also houses the backdoor to a rear patio. Upstairs is the loft-like bedroom, which has a walk-in closet behind a barn door and an ensuite bath with picture-framed shelving built in beside the shower stall.

• Full Listing: 717 F Street NE (map)
• Price: $649,000
• Bedrooms: One
• Bathrooms: 1.5
• Square Feet: 760
• Year Built: 1921
• Listing Agent: Joel Nelson, Keller Williams Capital Properties

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/best-new-listings-a-storefront-turned-loft-on-f-street/17442.