Under Contract: Gone in 3 Days...or 3 Months

• May 17th 2023

by UrbanTurf Staff

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In this week's Under Contract, we take a look at homes that sold in three days and one that was on the market for a few months. 

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72 Hours For A One-Story Garden Cottage 

This one story Silver Spring cottage with a carefully curated garden and a warm living space found a buyer after just three days on the market. A fireplace and white wood ceiling panels are found in the main room, and the corner dining room features a serving window connected to the kitchen and a back door leading to the large wood patio. With a built-in study, bookshelves and new carpet, the primary bedroom is perfect for multitasking. A back shed offers extra storage or maintenance supplies.

• Full Listing: 306 Dennis Avenue (map)
• Price: $585,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 1,476
• Year Built: 1943
• Days on Market: 3
• Listing Agent: Stacey Styslinger, Compass

Photo Courtesy TruPlace

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A Takoma Park Farmhouse Gone in 3 Days

Located in Takoma Park, this farmhouse-style home with 1900s-era detailing - including a covered front porch and a foyer entrance with wainscoting -- went under contract in just a few days. Dark wood custom millwork can be seen in the main sitting room, which also includes a fireplace. The kitchen has black and white checkered flooring, butcher block counters and a built-in breakfast nook. Two large decks wrap around the front porch and over the backyard, which features a grassy area. The basement is unfinished and can be used for storage.

• Full Listing: 911 Davis Avenue (map)
• Price: $945,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 2,252
• Year Built: 1900
• Days on Market: 3
• Listing Agent: Dan Metcalf, Perennial Real Estate

Photo Courtesy RealTour

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A Trans-Atlantic Collaboration in Virginia

This 15,000 square-foot home in Oakton, Virginia, a collaboration between a local builder and a European architect, was on and off the market since  October before going under contract last weekend. The house is entirely symmetrical, down to a bedroom that hangs over the two-story foyer. A driveway leads to the side of the house, where cedar doors open to a garage that can fit up to eight vehicles, and also has an LED-lit car showroom. Along with a movie theater with Nappa leather seating, the home also has a fitness room, a music room, and a dedicated art room. A wet bar and 1,000+ bottle wine cellar round out the entertainment options.

• Full Listing: 10300 Conejo Lane (map)
• Price: $6,480,000
• Bedrooms: Six
• Bathrooms: 7.5
• Square Feet: 15,237
• Days on Market: 
• Listing Agent: Kelly Martinez, Coldwell Banker Realty

Photos courtesy of Absolute Altitude Photography.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/under_contract_gone_in_3_days_or_3_months/21029.