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Under Contract: Gone in a Week or Two

  • October 26, 2015

by Tianna Mañón

This week in Under Contract, UrbanTurf takes a look at three homes that were recently featured and went under contract in under two weeks.

Under Contract: Gone in a Week or Two: Figure 1

Two Weeks for a Mount Pleasant Victorian

This four-level Mount Pleasant home opens up into a dining space with two-level ceilings that measure about 20 feet. A living room is tucked away at the front of the house and features a wide bay window. The kitchen is updated with a five-burner gas range and an island that seats three. Upstairs, there is a small space that overlooks the dining area and the bedrooms are large, some with bay windows as well. The listing found a buyer in two weeks.

  • Full Listing: 1803 Newton Street NW (map)
  • Price: $1,195,000
  • Days on Market: 14
  • Bedrooms: Five
  • Bathrooms: Four
  • Square Footage: 2,732
  • Year Built: 1908
  • Listing Agent: Mike Dusiewicz, Long & Foster Real Estate

Under Contract: Gone in a Week or Two: Figure 2

One Week For a Two-Story Sunroom on the Hill

This three-bedroom Capitol Hill home has a large wrap-around porch, garage parking and a two-story glass sunroom off the rear of the property. The sunroom was built off the back of the original home, so there is a second-floor balcony that looks down on the seating area. Inside, the home is filled with dark wood trim that is typical of older homes on the Hill. It went under contract a week after hitting the market.

  • Full Listing: 647 South Carolina Avenue SE (map)
  • Price: $1,345,000
  • Days on Market: 7
  • Bedrooms: Three
  • Bathrooms: Two
  • Year Built: 1904
  • Listing Agent: Tom Faison, RE/MAX Allegiance

Under Contract: Gone in a Week or Two: Figure 3

Just Over a Week in the Palisades

Owned by the same family for over 30 years, this three-bedroom bungalow in Palisades has been expanded to spread out over 3,000 square feet. Highlights include a large eat-in kitchen and family room off the back of the house, an enormous master suite on the second level, and an unfinished basement that offers a number of possibilities. It found a buyer in just over a week.

  • Full Listing: 5414 Galena Place NW (map)
  • Price: $1,225,000
  • Days on Market: 8
  • Bedrooms: Three
  • Bathrooms: Three
  • Year Built: 1931
  • Listing Agent: Pam Wye, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/under_contract_15_days_or_less/10504

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