What Around $1 Million Buys in the DC Area
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UrbanTurf is kicking off its What X Buys series this year with a look at some DC-area options for potential buyers with a $1 million budget.

A House-Sized Condo in Kalorama
Over in a Beaux-Arts building in Kalorama, this house-sized three-bedroom condo includes traditional architectural features. The unit enters into the hall/dining room, and the extra-large entryway between this room and the living room has decorative columns on either side. The galley kitchen has striated, dark grey granite countertops beneath a neutral stone backsplash, along with access to a sizeable walk-in pantry and a balcony. The owner's bedroom has a tall ceiling, double exposure, and double closets with shelving. The listing also comes with an off-street parking space.
- Full Listing: 2205 California Street NW, #104 (map)
- Price: $995,000
- Bedrooms: Three
- Bathrooms: Two
- Square Feet: 1,473
- HOA Fees: $816/month
- Year Built: 1905
- Listing Agents: Robert Crawford, Tyler Jeffrey, Washington Fine Properties
Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.
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Spacious Semi-Detached in Arlington
This end-unit in Arlington boasts nearly 3,800 square feet, providing generous shared and private living space. The main level has tall pitched ceilings and door-sized windows, as well as skylights both in the dining area, which has a pass-through window/breakfast bar abutting the kitchen, and in the living area on the other side of the front door, which also houses a fireplace. Off the gallery-like upstairs landing, which overlooks the living room, there are two spacious bedroom suites with oversized windows. The third bedroom suite is on the main level, and the carpeted lower level has a full bath and ample storage, including a cedar-lined walk-in closet.
- Full Listing: 3201 N Tacoma Street (map)
- Price: $1.05 million
- Bedrooms: Three
- Bathrooms: 4.5
- Square Feet: 3,798
- HOA Fees: $144/month
- Year Built: 1986
- Listing Agent: Denny Kaydouh, Long & Foster Real Estate

A Penthouse with Capitol Views
In the newly-delivered Watkins Alley development, this two-bedroom penthouse unit has sweeping views of the neighborhood, the Capitol and the Washington Monument. The 1,000 square-foot condo has oversized paned windows beneath transoms lining two walls in the open-concept kitchen and living/dining room, surrounding a door at one end that leads out to a south-facing balcony. The kitchen also has a waterfall breakfast bar island, under-cabinet lighting, and a hood concealed above the stovetop. Both the bedrooms also include tall paned windows beneath transoms, and the owner's bedroom also has an en-suite bath. The unit also comes with one-year bikeshare and carshare memberships.
- Full Listing: 1319 E Street SE, #24 (map)
- Price: $1,015,000
- Bedrooms: Two
- Bathrooms: Two
- Square Feet: 1,028
- HOA Fees: $230/month
- Year Built: 2020
- Listing Agent: Sean Ruppert, Monument Sotheby's International Realty
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Powell.
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