Best New Listings: A Firehouse Loft and a Bethesda Ranch Retreat

• August 14th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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This week’s Best New Listings includes a firehouse loft along U Street and a 5,000 square-foot one-level home in Bethesda. 

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Old Firehouse No. 9's Light-Filled Penthouse

This penthouse unit inside Old Firehouse No. 9 — a 1893 firehouse-turned-13-unit-condo building along U Street — leans into its architectural quirks rather than smoothing them over. An 18-foot skylit entry leads up to a loft bedroom, and between that and the oversized windows, natural light isn't in short supply. The previous owner's renovation leaned on locally sourced materials, including red wormy oak hardwood floors milled in Pennsylvania that run through the main level and loft, plus a reconstructed cast-iron Victorian spiral staircase pulled from a Baltimore estate. Floor-to-ceiling built-ins in the living room double as a design statement and serious storage and the separate dining area has enough room to actually host. The primary bedroom comes with a walk-in closet plus a private balcony for a breath of fresh air, and a parking space — a rarity in this pocket of the city — comes with the unit.

• Full Listing: 1624 U Street NW (map) 
• Price: $620,000
• Bedrooms: One
• Bathrooms: One
• Square Feet: 720
• HOA Fees: $345/month
• Listing Agent: Heidi Ellenberger-Jones, Modern Jones

Photo by Esteban Araque with Homevisit.

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5,000 Square Feet on a Private Wooded Acre In Bethesda

This brick-and-cedar ranch packs over 5,000 square feet of living space — most of it on one level — onto a private, wooded lot, minutes from downtown Bethesda. A skylit foyer opens onto a living room with a wet bar and a great room with vaulted ceilings and a stacked-stone fireplace, while the kitchen brings a gas cooktop island, butler's pantry, wine fridge and a screened porch off the breakfast area. The main-level primary suite comes with three custom walk-in closets and a spa bath redone in 2023 with heated floors and a soaking tub, and the walk-out lower level adds two more bedrooms, a full bath and flex space for a gym or rec room. Recent upgrades include a new roof and repaved driveway, a renovated laundry room, and a whole-house generator.

• Full Listing: 6800 Melody Lane (map) 
• Price: $2.35 million 
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Year Built: 1955
• Listing Agent: Eris Norman, TTR Sotheby's International Realty

Photo by Nina Schierow and Jamie Arnold.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/best_new_listings_a_firehouse_loft_and_a_bethesda_ranch_retreat/24896.