Best New Listings: The Alexandria Edition

• June 19th 2011

by Jennifer Thornhill

In this week’s Northern Virginia edition of Best New Listings, we look at three homes on the market in Alexandria — a two-bedroom house with a shaded yard in Old Town, an 1880s farmhouse in the heart of Del Ray and a three-bedroom brick Victorian in Old Town.

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Two-Bedroom Home in Old Town with $100,000 in Upgrades

While this two-bedroom home in Old Town still retains features like its turn-of-the-century wood floors and the original staircase bannister, it also offers up to $100,000 in recent upgrades. In 2010, the current owner invested in a custom kitchen with garden views, an Energy Star HVAC system, a new hot water heater and new insulation. There is a rear yard with a stone terrace, which is shaded by Catalpa trees and backs up to an off-street parking space and storage shed. The property is four blocks from the Braddock Road Metro station and five blocks from the shops and restaurants on King Street.

• Full listing: 1012 Pendleton Street, Alexandria, VA (map)
• Price: $569,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: One
• Year Built: 1900
• Listing Agent: Joni Koons, Weichert Realtors

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Three-Bedroom Del Ray Farmhouse with Wood-Burning Stove

While not a brand new listing, this three-bedroom farmhouse in Del Ray felt worthy of mention this week (the price was also just reduced by $50,000). The home sits around the corner from The Dairy Godmother custard shop and the other quaint stores that line Mount Vernon Avenue. In typical farmhouse fashion, the first level has a living/dining room with a wood-burning stove fireplace, as well as a full bathroom, and an updated kitchen that looks onto a fenced-in yard. The master bedroom on the second floor is filled with light thanks to clerestory (above eye-level) windows, and there are two smaller bedrooms on this level as well.

• Full listing: 101 East Del Ray Avenue (map)
• Price: $647,500
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 1900
• Listing Agent: Earle Whitmore, Long & Foster

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1880 Brick Victorian in Old Town

This 1880 brick Victorian is located just one block from the intersection of Old Town’s two commercial thoroughfares, King and Washington Streets. The two-story listing has three bedrooms, two full bathrooms and two kitchens. The first floor kitchen has been fully renovated with honed granite counters and a center island, and it opens onto a family/breakfast room addition that is lined with built-ins.

• Full listing: 804 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA (map)
• Price: $775,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 1880
• Listing Agent: Donnan Wintermute, Coldwell Banker

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/best_new_listings_the_alexandria_edition/3679.