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Good Deal or Not? Weekly Wed. House Porn – “perched high above Rock Creek Pk” edition

This house is located at 2609 Klingle Rd, NW:

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The flier says:

“Spacious (3630 sf) & open det contemp in priv enclave of 6 homes perched high above Rock Creek Pk. Sunken LR w/ cath ceil, FP & wd fls, DR, renov kit w/ cath ceil, high end appl, concrete counters, wd fls & walls of glass w/ fab park views, open Fam Rm, 3 BR, 3FB, study (easily converted to 4th BR), loft/den, tons of closets, 2-car gar, large brick terr w/ south exposure, close to Clev Park Metro.”

You can find more info here and photos here.

How ’bout that view from the kitchen? This 3 bed/3 bath is yours for $1,495,000.

Category: Cleveland Park, Real Estate

By: Prince Of Petworth | 23 November 2011 1:00 PM | 13 Comments

NearUstNW

The “First floor full bath (off of study).” might be the most hideous bathroom I have ever seen in my life.

Overall I think you can get a much better deal in the area. I don’t think this place is all that great. Very blah..

November 23, 2011 at 1:10 pm
- Jack5
  
  I’d hate to walk in there with the lights off! Yeesh! Otherwise the house is pretty neato.
  
  November 23, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Denizen of Tenallytown

Sort of want. I absolutely hate that type of siding. But the interior looks good (minus the weird first floor bathroom) and the layout is pretty interesting. Great views. Less than a mile from the metro (although it’s uphill from the house to Connecticut Ave.)

Plus you get to a become a stakeholder in the ongoing Klingle Rd struggle – keep it closed, reopen it to traffic, convert it to a bike path?

November 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Denizen of Tenallytown

Also, what’s the dollar threhold for house porn? Is it anything over $1M?

November 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
- Prince Of Petworth
  
  Yup, $1M is the threshold but I’m thinking of bumping it up to 1.5M
  
  November 23, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Anonymous

I know someone who owns one of those houses. It is a long trudge down that hill to then turn around and go up to CT.

November 23, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Anon202

The staging is so Zen-inspred that it makes me uncomfortable and un-zen-like…

November 23, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Soozles

Very 70s mod. That kitchen looks tiny—like what you’d find in a studio, but I like the counters. I actually think it may be well priced for that location (even if you have to walk up that loooong hill to the Metro, and that’s after you walk down the hill to Porter St.)

November 23, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Anon

I dunno. The remote, woodsy location screams Tate/Polanski/Manson house to me. That said, I don’t have $1+ million on hand to buy it so I suppose my humble opinion doesn’t matter anyway.

November 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm
- andy
  
  remote/woodsy: Imagine the drive up abandoned Klingle Road being acces route to Senator Bruce Wayne (I-Gotham)’s DC BatCave!
  
  November 23, 2011 at 2:49 pm
- IHateJourney
  
  I think the house is sort of cool, but yeah, my immediate thought was that it’s waiting to be the scene of a gruesome murder.
  
  I like the DC BatCave idea better.
  
  November 23, 2011 at 3:02 pm
mid city guy

teardown.

November 23, 2011 at 8:04 pm
- NewWaveGuy
  
  And build another BatCave?? Someone needs to contact Bruce at Wayne Enterprises, he can more than afford the asking price…
  
  November 28, 2011 at 10:42 am