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Thurs. Afternoon Rental Option – Eckington
This rental is located at 314 V Street, NE:
The listing says:
“Bright open unit. Hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances with maple cabinets. Recessed lighting and high ceilings. Washer & dryer in basement (free usage) and home is blocks away from the metro (Redline: Rhode Island/Brentwood). This is a wonderful unit. Don’t miss out on an excellent opportunity. All utilities included as a possible option”
This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $1,100/Mo.
Category: Eckington, Rental of the Day
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What does “All utilities included as a possible option” mean? They can be included but the rent will be higher? Still looks like a good deal, but I don’t really know what rentals in Eckington typically go for.
check out the zip code on mapliv.com, it will show you all the places on the market in the are for a good idea of what to pay. It pulls it’s listings from Craigslist unfortunately, which is a haven for liars, scams, and spam… beware!
Yeah, I too was wondering what the deal was with “All utilities included as a possible option.”
Reminds me of the sign outside the University City apartment complex on 193 in the Langley Park area: “All utilities included” (then in smaller print) “for a small fee.” What the heck is that supposed to mean? They’re charging a flat fee for utilities (something complexes often do when the electricity, gas, etc. aren’t metered by unit), but not simply including it in the rent? Is there even an option NOT to pay the “small fee” and to pay the utiliities à la carte??
The pictures really give you a great “feel” for the space.
That seems pricey for a 414 sq ft apartment in this hood. I live nearby and pay just a little bit more for a place twice as big.
Is yours above ground too?
It is indeed.
Sounds like you have a great deal!
At 414 sq ft, it sounds like a studio rather than a 1 BR – it’s hard to tell without more pics though.
Why anyone would pay this much when they could rent a double wide trailer in Amarillo, Texas for less I have no idea.
the price of living in the hood. the northeastern edge of eckington is pretty rough. home burglaries are really high in the area. this is near where a man was beaten senseless that was posted about on this blog. the eckington listserve is filled with problems from nearby. drugs, random assaults, theft, and aggressive dogs off leash.
you have to live somewhere, and this prices reflects life in the hood these days.
i’d buy in this area as a long term investment, but i wouldn’t rent here unless i had to. the up sides of this neighborhood wil be large, but it’s not nice yet.
i give it another 5-10 years… then it will be nice…
Yup, I agree.
Im glad to hear there is a general feeling that this area is on the upswing. Just bought at 3rd and V NE. Great house at a great price!!
This belief that everything in the city will eventually be ‘nice’ is naive. It will stop eventually and if you buy too far out, you will be sad
No one ever said anything about EVERYTHING being nice in the city. Eckington has some potential with development creeping across. And just to prove you wrong… Anacostia will never be nice.
hhmmm. you following whats happening there? i think anacostia will fare pretty well. especially as the riverfront area develops.
Also, what happens in 5 years when all the ‘young professionals’ gentrifying the city begin to have school-age children? Unless they are replaced with other younger gentrifiers in large amounts those areas that are a big stretch now will be the first to turn.
Blind,
Couples with kids stay in dc these days. You’re really out of the loop huh?
I dunno, I see couples with BABIES staying in DC…. kids though? We’ll see I guess.
no one said that.
Anonymous 3:10,
I don’t see many white couples east of the park outside of Cap Hill with children ages 8 and 12 going to DC schools.
Babies, YES…School age children, NO
http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2012/08/friday-question-of-the-day-how-long-do-you-think-you-will-stay-in-dc/
blindly,
first off, not all “gentrifiers” are white. secondly, your assertion is becoming less and less correct.
even these articles are a year old:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/d.c.-schools-see-new-faces-many-of-them-white/article/40824#.UEpNl6TC6z4
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/41381/dc-neighborhood-schooled/full/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/henderson-calls-white-enrollment-growth-good-for-dc-schools/2011/09/02/gIQAkBknxJ_story.html
Seems kind of fishy… the kind of “1 bedroom” that is really just a studio… there are no pictures that really show you the space… and 414 is TINY!
Yes, and it’s hard to tell for sure, but in that photo of the kitchen, the “wall” next to the stove looks a lot like one of those room-dividing screens, which made me think this is really a studio.