Under Contract: Seven Days in Del Ray, A Business Week in Brookland

• October 19th 2021

by Nena Perry-Brown

This episode of Under Contract revisits two recently-featured listings that went under contract in a week or less.

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Del Ray Semi-Detached in Seven Days

This two-bedroom house in Alexandria's Del Ray neighborhood went under contract after exactly a week on the market. Some of the more interesting parts of the listing involve the tile work, starting with the lacquered slate gray subway tile backsplash above the quartz countertops in the kitchen. The upstairs bathroom has large matching tiles on the floor and shower/tub walls, and the latter is bisected by a horizontal panel of herringbone tile. The full bath on the lower level has wood grain-esque tiles on the shower stall walls, bisected by a vertical panel of earth tone mosaic tile. The house also has a front porch, a rear patio beside a stone fireplace, and backyard lawn space.

• Full Listing: 112 Hume Avenue (map)
• Price: $725,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 1,206
• Year Built: 1950
• Days on Market: Seven
• Listing Agent: David Zadareky, Compass

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

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A Business Week in Brookland

This south-facing house is set back high above the street in Brookland, its covered porch mirroring the living room that spans the front of the house. The kitchen has white and gray quartz countertops and matching backsplash, and leads to a family room with two skylights and sliding glass doors to the rear deck, patio and garden-framed yard space beyond. The lower level has an exposed brick wall and I-beam and can serve as an in-law suite, complete with a kitchen with washer/dryer and separate outdoor access. The property went under contract in five days.

• Full Listing: 1324 Lawrence Street NE (map)
• Price: $1.1 million
• Bedrooms: Five
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 2,984
• Year Built: 1925
• Days on Market: Five
• Listing Agents: Katie Burn, Ira Hersh, The Hersh Group at Long & Foster Real Estate

Photo courtesy of Chris Ellenbogen of HomeVisit.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/under-contract-seven-days-in-del-ray-a-business-week-in-brookland/18842.