What $840,000 Buys You in the DC Area

• August 15, 2012

by Shilpi Paul

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market in the $840,000 range to give readers an idea of what type of homes are available in this price point in the DC area.

Bethesda Rambler with Mid-Century Style

This four-bedroom is full of wood paneling on the walls and the ceilings of several rooms, it has a booth in the kitchen, and spirally wallpaper in a bedroom-turned-office. The exterior is correspondingly vintage, with a carport and a low, wide-lidded roof. The house could probably use some updating to bring it into the 21st century, but a retro-minded buyer would feel right at home.

• Full Listing: 5721 Bent Branch Road, Bethesda, MD (map)
• Price: $850,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Three
• Year Built: 1954
• Listing Agent: Lynne Tucker, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Retro in the Palisades

The next home is also a bit of a mid-century time capsule. In 1950, the custom-built house was featured in Home and Garden magazine, and the current owners seem to have maintained the magazine-worthy style. Lime green cabinets, a banquette along the dining room wall and more wood paneling make the listing feel quite retro. The customization comes out in a few cool ways, like an angled roof on just half the house, beautiful built-in shelves and a private artist’s studio attached to the back of the house.

• Full Listing: 2818 University Terrace NW (map)
• Price: $839,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 1949
• Listing Agent: H. Margaret Lewis, W.C. & A.N. Miller, Realtors

Update: Homes move quickly these days! This property went under contract early on Wednesday.

A Garden Full of Grapes in Chevy Chase

The sweetest aspects of this Chevy Chase colonial are the thick layer of ivy covering the western wall, the bright sunroom and a garden that is full of grapes. At just over 1,200 square feet, the galley kitchen and a few of the bedrooms are quite small, but if a buyer manages to squeeze a couple kids into the house, they will enjoy the Bethesda-Chevy Chase school district. UrbanTurf staff could also see themselves out on the home’s covered patio.

• Full Listing: 3501 Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, MD (map)
• Price: $849,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Square Footage: 1937
• Listing Agent: Cheryl Kurss, Long & Foster Real Estate

This article originally published at http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/what_840000_buys_you_in_the_dc_area/5911