What $575,000 Buys in the DC Area

• May 22nd 2019

by Nena Perry-Brown

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For this edition of What X Buys, UrbanTurf rounds up some options for prospective DC-area homebuyers looking to spend around $575,000.

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A Park-Like Backyard in Silver Spring

In the Sligo Park Hills neighborhood of Silver Spring, this four-bedroom house offers a special indoor/outdoor experience. Beyond the patio-esque front porch, the house enters into a wide living room, with the fireplace on the opposite wall flanked by short recessed shelving units. The galley kitchen has coral-painted cabinets, varnished wooden ceiling beams and double exposure, and provides access to a family room. A screened-in-porch at the back of the house has a vaulted ceiling with exposed wooden trusses, and is surrounded by windows which frame views of the forested backyard. Stairs on the other end of the porch lead down to a deck, which then walks down again to a another deck, also accessible from the rec room and bedroom.

• Full Listing: 110 Devon Court (map)
• Price: $579,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Feet: 1,758
• Year Built: 1950
• Listing Agents: Kathleen Moore, Peggy Lyn Speicher, Long & Foster Real Estate

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A One-Bedroom Built for Entertaining

Located in one of Southwest's post-Urban Renewal developments, this 1,000 square-foot one-bedroom co-op is built for entertaining. The unit has parquet hardwood flooring throughout and an open concept living/dining area beneath a cove ceiling, punctuated by a wall of windows surrounding sliding glass doors onto a terrace with sweeping views. Bonus space comes courtesy of a den, with pocket doors opening into the bedroom with its balcony access. An L-shaped walk-in closet off the bedroom has walls of custom shelving and drawers, as does a deep closet in the entry hall. The building has an outdoor pool and fitness center, and the asking price includes a separately-deeded below-grade parking space; the high monthly includes utilities, property taxes and the rate for the parking spot.

• Full Listing: 700 7th Street SW, #824 (map)
• Price: $574,000
• Bedrooms: One
• Bathrooms: One
• Square Feet: 1,003
• HOA Fees: $1,176/month
• Year Built: 1967
• Listing Agent: Derek Eisenberg, Continental Real Estate Group

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Lush Lawn on Langdon Lot

Across town in Langdon, this detached house sits on a lushly vegetated lot. The living room and formal dining room each sit along the left side of the house and have double exposure, leading to a three-wall kitchen which shares tiled floors with an adjacent breakfast nook. The breakfast room has access to a powder room and a backdoor out to the expansive backyard with circular brick-paved patio area, trees and gardens. The three bedrooms also each have double exposure and share a roomy bathroom. The house has a private driveway and an unfinished basement which offers additional storage space and room to grow into.

• Full Listing: 2941 Mills Avenue NE (map)
• Price: $575,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 1.5
• Square Feet: 1,376 
• Year Built: 1910
• Listing Agents: Kymber Lovett-Menkiti, Monique Malabe, Keller Williams Capital Properties

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/what-575000-buys-in-the-dc-area/15429.