Under Contract: From 30 Years to 6 Days
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This week’s installment of Under Contract revisits a pair of recently-featured listings that went under contract in under a week.
A Business Week in Kensington
This bi-level mid-century modern house in North Kensington spent five days on the market before going under contract. The listing has a two-wall kitchen configured in an L-shape and has extensive cabinetry and counter space, a hood above the stove, and under-cabinet lighting. The owner's en-suite bath has a wide sink with two faucets and a walk-in closet with organizers, and there is also a second bedroom and bath on the main level. The lower level has a separate entrance abutting the driveway, along with a second living room, two bedrooms and a bath. The house also has a deep backyard and a covered rear patio.
- Full Listing: 4009 Denfeld Avenue (map)
- Price: $645,000
- Bedrooms: Four
- Bathrooms: Three
- Square Feet: 2,200
- Year Built: 1953
- Days on Market: Five
- Listing Agent: Suzanne Parmet, Compass
Photo courtesy of Magin Urdanick, Exposure RE.
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From 30 Years to Six Days
A few blocks from the Takoma Metro station, this house spent 30 years with its last family before hitting the market; it went under contract in just six days. The original stained wood trim can be found throughout the interior, and the living room has double exposure and a tan brick fireplace. The expanded kitchen has a butcher block-topped island, a second island with raised breakfast bar, and a stainless steel backsplash and hood above the stove. One of the upstairs bedrooms has a sunroom-like sleeping porch, and the basement has a laundry/storage room in addition to a rec room that walks out to the back. The backyard has a detached garage-turned-studio/office with pitched ceiling, along with a similarly-shaped screened-in patio structure with ceiling fan.
- Full Listing: 6813 5th Street NW (map)
- Price: $999,900
- Bedrooms: Three
- Bathrooms: Two
- Square Feet: 2,300
- Year Built: 1915
- Days on Market: Six
- Listing Agents: Eric Broermann, Todd Vassar, Compass
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