Comments on: Good Deal or Not? “nearly a perfect 10″ edition

By: flatsix

flatsix — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:58:10 +0000

I don’t know what that area is. Call it H St NE, call it the edge of Capitol Hill, call it “ideally situated near Capitol Hiill and H St”. I don’t know. But living there is not going to feel like living on the Hill. The house isn’t near any of the amenities associated with Capitol Hill. And for what it’s worth, it’s also outside of the CHHD.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:34:32 +0000

It’s a completely different neighborhood than five years ago. If you lived there 10 years ago you would be completely dumbfounded by what it is today.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:48:10 +0000

I’m just finding it hard to believe that ~$600k is a normal price for that area. That definitely was not my experience.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:46:23 +0000

What is it then?

By: CA

CA — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:29:26 +0000

Ha, that is the reason the housing stock is priced where it is in DC…there isn’t anything else as the housing stock is so low–Google ‘Supply & Demand’. If you haven’t applied/qualified for a mortgage and started searching for a property recently, you have no idea how difficult it is to find a decent place to buy in this town.

It’s been said time and time again…the house is worth what people will pay.

By: flatsix

flatsix — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:50:31 +0000

This house is outside of the CHHD. http://www.chrs.org/documents/CHHD_map.pdf

By: SF

SF — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:22:18 +0000

I would be interested in knowing how you did this and how much it cost. The nimrod owner before me replaced both heat and ac with a spacepak heatpump and ripped out the perfectly good radiators.

By: SF

SF — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:19:55 +0000

Somewhat uniformed opinion, too– yes, there are some smaller houses in Rosedale (especially closer in to Capitol Hill) with small or nonexistent backyards, but some of them actually sit on huge parcels. Google satellite the north side of the 1600 block of Gales Street, the western side of 19th St between D & E sometime, or the enormous greenspaces between D & E / 20 & 21st.

I’m not saying houses in Rosedale should be selling for anywhere near this house, but it always surprises me that 3 blocks can be a half million dollar difference. It just doesn’t add up.

By: flatsix

flatsix — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:13:46 +0000

I lived right at Stanton Park, and I definitely did not consider 13th & F to be part of my neighborhood. But the seller is probably glad to hear that they aren’t the only one that believes 13th & F is on the Hill.

By: ET

ET — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:24:48 +0000

Actually didn’t need any work -new windows, renoed kitchen, new bath, new outside paint job, new fence. It was listed for 600k and was on the market for over a month. The first offer was for basically the same amount. As what it sold for but wasn’t accepted because it was too low. The owner lowered the price and settled for the new price. The comp used was on. Walter for a house that sold for 600k but Walter is HIGHLY desirable. I knew that the house would sell for less than the origional asking price.