What Around $1 Million Buys You in the DC Area

• May 19th 2015

by Lark Turner

In this week’s What X Buys, UrbanTurf looks in the $1 million range to see what homes are available to DC house hunters with this budget.

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Built in Three Stages in Old Town

The four-bedroom, three-bedroom house is a hodgepodge of modern and old: Though the atrium is modern, a woodburning fireplace sits in the living room, and the tin-ceilinged kitchen retains a lot of its early-20th century character. The classic-looking home was expanded along the way to include a large living room with a two-story atrium. The listing also has a patio and a spacious backyard complete with a hot tub under a pergola, and it was once the home of Wash Jackson, one of the first black hotel owners in Virginia.

• Full Listing: 429 N West Street, Alexandria, VA (map)
• Price: $997,500
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Three
• Year Built: 1935
• Listing Agent: Steve Pflasterer, RE/MAX Allegiance

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A Two-Bedroom Condo in Penn Quarter

The same price as the home above can get you a spacious unit in the heart of the city, though you’ll lose the backyard and a couple of bedrooms. This two-bedroom condo in Penn Quarter has two-story windows in the main living space, overlooked by a glass-walled study and bedroom. The second bedroom appears windowless and is somewhat cramped, though the unit does has a whopping three bathrooms to accommodate guests. A big perk: The unit comes with parking. There’s a small balcony off the kitchen and dining area.

• Full Listing: 912 F Street NW, #906 (map)
• Price: $995,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: Three
• HOA Fees: $883/month
• Square Footage: 1,698
• Year Built: 2006
• Listing Agent: Louis Chauvin, Washington Fine Properties

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A Brand-New Home in Takoma

If you’re willing to move further from the city center, you can move into this just-built house for $1 million that sits about a block away from the Takoma Metro. Its beachy, bright exterior gives way to a classic, suburban-style open-concept layout inside. Upstairs the bedrooms are spacious, especially the master, which has a five-piece bathroom and a very large walk-in closet. Out back there’s a porch, a patio with a fire pit and a fenced-in yard.

• Full Listing: 7112 Chestnut Street NW (map)
• Price: $1,099,000
• Bedrooms: Six
• Bathrooms: Four
• Year Built: 2015
• Listing Agent: Kymber Lovett-Menkiti, Keller Williams Capital Properties

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/what_around_1_million_buys_you_in_the_dc_area1/9905.