Best New Listings: What $790,000 Buys Edition

• November 15th 2019

by Nena Perry-Brown

This week’s Best New Listings includes three similarly-priced listings in Alexandria, Brookland, and Cardozo.

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A Four-Bedroom Brookland Bungalow

A brick-framed fence surrounds the front lawn of this Brookland bungalow. The living room has a half bath and a white-painted brick fireplace, and the formal dining room is accessible through doorways off both the living room and the main level hall. Towards the back of the home is the kitchen with slate tile flooring, a hood above the stove, and a white subway tile backsplash. Three bright bedrooms share a full bath on the second floor. The lower level has a laundry room, rec room with wet bar, a bedroom and a full bath. The backyard has a paved patio covered with a pergola abutting a brick fence with an outdoor fireplace. Pavers create a path through the deep backyard, leading to a shed and secured parking pad.

• Full Listing: 911 Irving Street NE (map)
• Price: $799,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: 2.5
• Square Feet: 2,490
• Year Built: 1925
• Listing Agents: Jacob Abbott, Shemaya Klar, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty

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A Cardozo Corner Loft with City Views

This 1,000-plus square foot corner loft unit takes advantage of the high elevation of the neighborhood, offering a spacious balcony with sweeping city views. Inside, the open concept main area has an industrial sunroom-style living area with floor-to-ceiling grid windows on two sides. The dining area has a nook of built-in shelving, and the U-shaped kitchen has a curved stainless steel hood above the cooktop built into the peninsula island. A barn door in the living room opens into the second bedroom, which also has a dual-access en suite bath; both bedrooms also have huge window grids. The high-ceilinged unit also has hardwood floors throughout and a laundry closet, and comes with a secured parking space and storage unit. Building amenities include a roof deck and fitness room.

• Full Listing: 2020 12th Street NW, #713 (map)
• Price: $799,900
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 1,081
• HOA Fees: $716/month
• Year Built: 2005
• Listing Agents: Matt McHugh, Heather Davenport, Washington Fine Properties

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

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A Two-Bedroom Del Ray Bungalow

This yellow bungalow in Alexandria has a full front porch, as well as a spacious backyard with deck and a deep driveway. The inside has restored hardwood floors, and while the window frames are painted white, the door frames retain a wood stain. There is a double-wide doorway between the living room and formal dining room, and the kitchen has checkerboard tile floors, beadboard, shuttered windows, and a door out to a butler's pantry area. The owner's bedroom has stained wood that frames clerestory windows above a ledge, and custom closets are on either side of a hall to the open en-suite bath. The house also has a partially finished basement with separate rear entrance, a rear fire pit, and a gas line made for grilling.

• Full Listing: 19 W Mount Ida Avenue (map)
• Price: $769,900
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 1,160 
• Year Built: 1926
• Listing Agents: Jennifer Walker, Micki MacNaughton, McEnearney Associates

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/best-new-listings-what-790000-buys-edition/16142.