What's Hot: The 4 Projects in the Works (Or on Hold) Near DC's Starburst Intersection | This Week's Find: Fit For Art in the Palisades
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week

Ed Carp's Living Room
Ed Carp's restaurant-turned-home at the Tilden Gardens complex in Cleveland Park is a one-of-a-kind home by DC standards. And UrbanTurf has learned that this unique residence will be put on the market next week.
UrbanTurf first wrote about Carp's home almost a year ago, detailing the owner's history in real estate investment and the lengths that he had gone through to convert the space to his home.
3000 Tilden Street NW (map) was originally built as part of a six-building co-op complex, and the restaurant at Tilden Gardens was where residents would eat. The restaurant had a country club feel to it, offered room service and served a delicious brook trout, according to reviews. It closed in 1971. Soon after, the Daughters of the American Revolution moved in and used the space as their offices and ballroom. When the Daughters moved out in 2005, the space sat empty for two years.

Home Office
Carp closed on the 3,600 square-foot space in 2007. For the next three and a half months, he and a team went to work on the place, turning the back three rooms of the space, which had been used as offices and a women’s bathroom, into the master bedroom and two guest rooms. He completely renovated the kitchen and built all new bathrooms. He also redid the floors using a wood stain and created a large home office for himself just off the living area. A second round of renovations a couple years later included the addition of a private entrance with a large cast iron door that provided him with a small area where he could smoke cigars, and the unit’s piece de resistance: a movie screening room.

Movie Screening Room
The room was the former entrance to the unit, so in order to block out sound from the lobby, layers of drywall and insulation were installed to cover up the door and block out sound. Now, it has a massive HD-quality projection screen surrounded by couches and a movie collection years in the making.
So, given the work put in and the stunning result, the obvious question is: Why is Carp selling this wonderful place?
"My boyfriend of 6+ years has finally agreed to move in with me, and we would like to look for a large house further downtown that will be more 'ours' and less 'mine,'" Carp told UrbanTurf. "And while I love this place, it is very much my place – meaning very customized to my likes."
But that is not the only reason.
"Also, my mother has moved to DC from LA, so I’d like to find a house with an in-law apartment for her," he said. "Yes, I am a true Mama’s Boy."
For details about the listing, which is expected to hit the market next week, see below.
- Price: $1.25 million
- Bedrooms: Three
- Bathrooms: 2.5
- Square Footage: Approximately 3,300
- Listing Agent: Vincent Hurteau, Continental Properties. Email -- vhurteau@aol.com
See other articles related to: cleveland park, unique spaces
This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/tilden_gardens_restaurant_turned_home_hits_market_next_week/3013.
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever

Our guide for amateur landlords who don't really know what they're doing.... read »

The Massachusetts Avenue Heights home was previously owned by the former chief execut... read »

A large new apartment and townhouse project has been pitched for the growing pipeline... read »

On Friday, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Ec... read »

In this week's Under Contract, we highlight two homes that found buyers just shortly ... read »
- The Essential Guide to Being an Amateur Landlord in DC
- Washington Spirit Owner Michele Kang Lists DC Home for $14.5 Million
- A Two-Phase, 370-Unit Development Pitched For Columbia Pike Gas Station Site
- Apartments, A Plaza + Dave Chapelle: The Future Plans for 14th and U
- Under Contract: That Didn't Take Long
DC Real Estate Guides
Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market
We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Visit guides.urbanturf.com or start browsing below!
First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro