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Under Contract: Three Listings Gone in Under 5 Days
This week's Under Contract features three homes that were recently on the market and found buyers in five days or less.
72 Hours For a Sunny Condo in Shaw
Lofty with a number of skylights, this two-bedroom condo on 5th Street found a buyer after just three days on the market. The main floor features an open kitchen with marble counters, a breakfast bar, and a square tiled backsplash, and an exposed brick wall accentuates the soaring ceiling in the living room. Three skylights allow for extra light to illuminate the space, and a nook by the windows in the front room is ideal for a small dining table. The lower level of the condo lives like an in-law suite with a bedroom, walk-in closet, a full bathroom and a private entrance from a back garden.
- Full Listing: 1606 5th Street NW, #2 (map)
- Price: $824,000
- Bedrooms: Two
- Bathrooms: Two
- Square Feet: 1,200
- HOA Dues: $236/month
- Year Built: 1880
- Days on Market: 3
- Listing Agent: Kurt Matsa, Keller Williams Capital Properties
Photo Courtesy Derek and Vee
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Three Days in Alexandria
Inspired by the popular "international" style homes of the 1940s, this listing in Alexandria also went under contract in just a few days. Many details of the three-bedroom house are finished in a calm gray color - including the kitchen, with lots of cabinetry, a breakfast bar and wraparound marble counters. An adjacent breakfast nook features large windows and provides access to the tiered back patio. The upper level features all the bedrooms, including a primary suite that has room for a king-sized bed and an in-unit bathroom. In the basement, there is a large recreation space, a bathroom, storage, a laundry area plus an extra room that could be used as an office. A one-car garage is attached to the house.
- Full Listing: 2905 Argyle Drive (map)
- Price: $1,199,000
- Bedrooms: Three
- Bathrooms: 3.5
- Square Feet: 2,290
- Year Built: 1940
- Days on Market: 3
- Listing Agents: Jennifer Walker & Micki MacNaughton, McEnearney Associates
Photo Courtesy of Home Visions Media
Five Days For an Award-Winning Stone Home
Was it the family room of this Wesley Heights home that resulted in it moving so quickly? The glass-walled space has a peaked roof, a stone fireplace and patio access, and won an award from the American Institute of Architects a few years ago. The main level of the five-bedroom listing also features a spacious living room with a grand fireplace and wooden ceiling beams, and two french doors open to a back stone patio, which overlooks a small koi pond. The primary suite includes a sitting room and two walk-in closets. Additional bedrooms throughout the house all feature large windows, closet space and a mixture of wood and carpet flooring.
- Full Listing: 2934 Glover Drive NW (map)
- Price: $2,695,000
- Bedrooms: Five
- Bathrooms: 4.5
- Square Feet: 4,080
- Year Built: 1929
- Days on Market: 5
- Listing Agents: Christopher Ritzert & Christie-Anne Weiss, TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Photo Courtesy Constance Gauthier
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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/under_contract_three_listings_gone_in_under_5_days/20571.
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