Best New Listings: A Hotel Entrance Turned Condo

• March 17th 2023

by Ashley Hopko

This week's Best New Listings includes a condo with a former life as a hotel entrance, a four-bedroom home in Brookland and a home renovated by an architect in Riverdale. 

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An Updated Four-Bedroom Brookland Home

This four-bedroom Brookland home features several updates completed this year - including a new kitchen with a pantry, refinished hardwood floors, and updated fixtures. Large curved archways on the main floor connect the formal living room and the dining room, which is joined with the kitchen via a seated breakfast bar. A Juliet balcony is accessible through the primary suite upstairs. Another living room can be found in the basement along with a dedicated laundry area and a bathroom. Out back, there is a screened porch and a sizable shed leads to the alley beyond. 

• Full Listing: 1015 Upshur Street NE (map)
• Price: $849,900
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Two 
• Square Feet: 1,260
• Year Built: 1953
• Listing Agent: Phoenix Wright, Compass

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Renovated in Riverdale

This three-bedroom has been remodeled in the last four years by its architect owners. The large sunroom that includes a light wood ceiling, a workspace, hexagonal floor tiling and access to the backyard is UrbanTurf's favorite feature of the home. Floating bookshelves sit on either side of the gray brick fireplace in the living room and a large curved archway leads into the formal dining area. All three bedrooms on the top story share a bathroom, and the basement is fully finished, includes a bathroom and makes for the perfect multi-purpose room. 

• Full Listing: 6212 44th Avenue (map)
• Price: $569,900
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 2.5 
• Square Feet: 1,368
• Year Built: 1935
• Listing Agent: Megan Meekin, Compass

Photo Courtesy Housefli

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Historic Hotel Entrance Turned Condo 

Once the entrance to the Cairo Hotel, this condo features unique detailing such as coffered wood ceilings and marble flooring. A stained glass window featuring two pegasi sits above the door to the private outdoor balcony. Throughout the unit, 10-foot ceilings elevate the living space. Both bedrooms feature a long closet and sizable windows, and the bathroom features marble walls to match the floors. 

• Full Listing: 1615 Q St NW, #102 (map)
• Price: $ 665,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: One
• HOA Dues: $795/month 
• Square Feet: 834
• Year Built: 1895
• Listing Agent: Nick Dunstan, Coldwell Banker Realty

Photo Courtesy Oleks Yaroshynski and Myroslav Dubyna 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/best_new_listings_a_hotel_entrance_turned_condo/20774.