What $725,000 to $750,000 Buys in the DC Area

• July 7th 2020

by Nena Perry-Brown

This installment of What X Buys highlights three options for prospective buyers with a budget of $725,000 to $750,000.

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A Semi-Detached Tudor in Brightwood

Over in Brightwood, this semi-detached rowhouse has a dual-access covered front porch with a ceiling fan. The interior has its original hardwoods and doors, and the tiled-floor foyer has archtop leaded windows. The sunken living room has a modern fireplace, and paned french doors in the dining room open into a bonus room with double exposure. The galley kitchen has soft-close cabinetry and a subway-tiled backsplash, and an archway leads into a pantry. The owner's bedroom has an en-suite bath and an arched nook, and another bedroom has an attached sleeping porch/den surrounded by windows. The carpeted lower level rec room has paneled walls and a white painted brick fireplace. 

• Full Listing: 520 Oneida Place NW (map)
• Price: $724,500
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 2.5
• Square Feet: 2,402
• Year Built: 1935
• Listing Agent: Judith Kogod Colwell, Long & Foster Real Estate

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A Hidden Rowhouse with Plans for More

This rowhouse sits on a one-block one-way street on the cusp of Kingman Park. The open-concept main level leads into a dining area alongside a U-shaped kitchen with a bar mounted above the countertops. Open shelving flanks the cabinetry, with additional shelves in a mudroom area by the back door, leading out to the fenced-in slate patio. Upstairs, one of the bedrooms can double as an office, with a sitting nook and an en-suite bath with subway-tiled walls surrounding the standalone clawfoot shower/tub. The lower level has tiled floors, a full bathroom, a 50-bottle wine fridge, and a laundry room. The current owner also has plans available for a third floor addition.

• Full Listing: 1435 Duncan Street NE (map)
• Price: $749,900
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 1,504 
• Year Built: 1925
• Listing Agent: Alan Chargin, Keller Williams Capital Properties

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A Del Ray Cape Cod with Room for Improvements

This Del Ray two-bedroom Cape Cod is on a double lot that can accommodate a duplex, and is configured to enable a curb-cut for a driveway. The front door is through the screened-in front porch, opening into a spacious foyer. The living room has a window nook, and both this room and the dining room have a ledge fitted above the radiators. The farmhouse kitchen has a hood above the stove, terrazzo flooring, and a pass-through window into a bright, narrow den with baseboard heating. Both bedrooms have walk-in closets and share a bath upstairs with a spacious laundry closet inside. The house retains its original woodwork and some of the original windows, and also has a southwest-facing rear deck overlooking the garden-framed backyard and exterior access to a 325 square-foot storage cellar. 

• Full Listing: 203 Laverne Avenue (map)
• Price: $730,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: 1.5
• Square Feet: 1,336
• Year Built: 1925
• Listing Agent: Donna Paton, Paton Real Estate

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/what-725000-to-750000-buys-in-the-dc-area/17038.