Best New Listings: A Mount Pleasant Home For a Bag Full of Cash

• February 24th 2023

by UrbanTurf Staff

This week’s Best New Listings includes a Mt. Pleasant rowhouse with an interesting origination story and a palatial penthouse in Old Town with some of the best views in the area. 

---

Bought With a Bag Full of Cash

This four-bedroom rowhouse in Mt. Pleasant has been owned by the same family for 70 years, and there is an interesting wrinkle in how the home was originally purchased. The current owner said his father and grandfather didn’t trust banks and showed up to closing with a shopping bag full of cash. The highlights of the first floor include a grand foyer, a living room with a fireplace, and a well appointed dining area and kitchen. The second floor is home to four bedrooms, two dens and two full bathrooms. Outside, there is a front yard, side yard, rear deck, and off-street parking for two cars.

• Full Listing: 1715 Irving Street NW (map) 
• Price: $1.2 million 
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 2,900
• Year Built: 1921
• Listing Agent: Djana Morris, Real Living at Home

Photo by David Molina

---

A Penthouse Overlooking the Potomac

This 2,700 square-foot listing is one of two penthouses at Watermark, a luxury residential development along the Potomac in Alexandria. One of the main selling points of the corner unit are direct and unobstructed views of the Potomac River from oversized arched windows with eastern and southern exposures. The three-bedroom also has a private terrace with river views, accessed from the kitchen and second and third bedrooms. The owner’s suite offers two huge closets and a main bathroom with a double vanity, underfloor heating, an oversized soaking tub, and separate shower room with bench seating. The listing also comes with two parking spaces. 

• Full Listing: 225 Strand Street, #505 (map) 
• Price: $3.6 million 
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Three
• Square Feet: 2,675
• HOA Fees: $1,311/month
• Year Built: 2020
• Listing Agents: Sissy Zimmerman, Clay Burke, McEnearney Associates 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/best_new_listings_a_mt_pleasant_home_for_a_bag_full_of_cash/20669.