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Good Deal or Not? Weekly Wed. House Porn “sauna” edition
This house is located at 2126 R Street, NW:
The listing says:
“2011-2012 full renovation of prominent Kalorama single family residence. Excellent neighborhood location, steps away from countless embassies, restaurants, shops, etc. Built 1905, all brick 4-story home features 5-6br, 5.5ba, 2-pkg, table-spaced chef’s kit, elevator, sauna, high-ceilings, lots of light, roof deck, and more, all packaged w/ modern comforts. Shows very well.”
You can see a virtual tour here.
This 5 bed/5.5 bath is going for $2,747,000.
Category: Dupont Circle, Kalorama, Real Estate
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An elevator AND a sauna?! Oh, hells ya!
Great house. Love the kitchen and bedrooms. Too much gray paint for my taste, but I guess if I can afford the house, i can afford to hire painters. And right across the street from Nora’s!
One downside for me is the lack of a yard or patio area. Roof decks just aren’t a suitable alternative.
but there is an elevator!
The family room has its own kitchen??
I actually think $2.7million is a pretty good price for this amount of space in this neighborhood. With parking to boot!
Another wrong built date….it was actually built in 1897 for Judge William H. DeLacy. He was a member of the anti saloon league, so I’m guessing he would find the wet bar disturbing! Built for just $7,500, or half the annual taxes today!
Ha, even adjusted for inflation, it was still built for $197k in 2010 dollars!
Amazing! But there are not window treatments. I cannot even imagine how expensive blinds and curtains would be for that house. However, if I had a few million to be buying a house in the first place I migth not find it that stressful.
I thought the exact same thing. It would cost thousands to hang curtains in that place!
those bedrooms seem awkwardly shaped, and with all those awesome windows i’m left curious whether there’s room for a dresser or other furniture?
I was particularly surprised that there weren’t even any window treatments in the master bathroom.
I guess it hasn’t been lived in since it was renovated?
as featured on Biz Markie Celebrity House Hunting — they said he bought it!
http://www.biography.com/tv/celebrity-house-hunting/videos/biz-markie-new-house-2223819131
How old is that episode? My guess is that he’s the one selling it now.
Also, I’m not sure how The Biz ever fit into that bathtub, hahaha!
I think it aired about a month ago
Doubt he’s the current owner, he probably took a look at it, when it was a pocket listing (just for the purposes of the show) or it’s been on the market for a while, but it’s really cool the house was blessed by him!
The PERFECT dwelling for anyone who enjoys showering in front of a large picture window!
sigh… if only I had $3 million. Love everything except the master tub (jacuzzi kind of girl)!
Seams like a deal – if only I had a spare $3M.
The price is decent for that neighborhood and for that amount of house.
That said, there are some downsides:
1. FLA Ave is a very busy street. R Street is likely pretty noisy on that stretch as well.
2. Walking past the place during renovations, I noticed some pretty questionable workmanship (e.g., repointing brick mortar using caulking). I’d insist on an iron-clad multi-year home warranty.
On one hand, the photos make the space look terrific and a bargain at the list price. So kudos for fixing up the place. I used to walk by this place all the time and I remember it being pretty run down. I was glad to see it bought and fixed (up), as it needed, but your raise a good point about the potential workmanship. Lots can be covered up with “new” paint and stuff.
yes please, with a few caveats.
the few drawbacks for me:
(1) lack of secure parking
(2) lack of some sort of green space (even just a bit!) – though the roof deck is sweet.
(3) while i love the master bath, i could see myself eating shit on that little step – i can only imagine how wet that area gets.
(4) i don’t like the stvle of the kitchen cabinets.
but i guess if i have this kind of coin to throw around on a crib, these things are all very fixable.
though based on annonny’s comments, i would certainly require an incredibly thorough inspection and would definitely get a warranty.
Watching it get renovated, I was certain it would be broken up into condos. I’m so glad to see it preserved intact and I hope it finds a nice family!
Wow, that’s a great job. The roof deck is great too. No complaints here. I’d start around $2.1 though, citing the current economy.
Very high end. I’m not sure about the overly open space design. I realize that this is “modern” but I’m not sure I want to live in a huge fishbowl, esp. at +$2.7M.
Sigh…I wanted to hate this for the usual House Porn reasons, ostentatious decor, tacky art, kitchen from the 60s etc but it is lovely.