From $5,000 to $75,000 Above Asking

• December 7th 2020

by Nena Perry-Brown

This week's installment of Above Asking revisits recently featured listings in Dunn Loring and the 16th Street Heights that sold for four- and five-figures above listing price. 

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Rounding Up in 16th Street Heights

This 16th Street Heights rowhouse was listed for a peculiar amount, so when the property went under contract in less than a week, the accepted bid simply rounded up to seven figures. The updated house has interesting features, like an arch-framed inglenook with a wood-burning fireplace between built-in shelving in the living room. A breakfast room/den off the kitchen has tiled floors, a wide glass block window, and glass french doors out to the rear slate patio with  pergola and raised gardens. One of the upstairs bedrooms has a sleeping porch with glass block window, and the top floor serves as a bonus room. The lower level has another kitchen, bedroom, and full bath, and the house also has a detached garage.

• Full Listing: 4608 15th Street NW (map)
• Asking Price: $994,608
• Sold Price: $1 million
• Bedrooms: Five
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 3,190
• Year Built: 1919
• Listing Agent: David Cox, Coldwell Banker Realty

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$75,000 Above Asking in Dunn Loring 

Nestled on a hill a few blocks from the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, this four-bedroom farmhouse in Dunn Loring commanded $75,000 above the original listing price. The traditional interior has a set of pocket doors on either side of the entry hall, leading on one side into the living room with its exposed-beam coffered ceiling and white brick fireplace opposite a box bay window seat. There is also a sunroom-like bonus room on the main level with en-suite bath and backyard access. The partially-finished basement has log-like columns around the staircase and exposed wooden ceiling beams and offers both storage and flex space. The house also has a front porch attached to a side stone patio. 

• Full Listing: 7921 Tire Swing Road (map)
• Asking Price: $900,000
• Sold Price: $975,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Three
• Square Feet: 3,578
• HOA Fees: $100/month
• Year Built: 1914
• Listing Agent: Dawn Pace, Compass

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/from-5000-to-75000-above-asking/17614.