Thanks to a reader for sending word that the massive renovation at 2867 Tilden St, NW was completed.

You like the way it turned out. Here’s an image from google street view to give an idea of what it used to look like:

It went under contract with a listing price of $2,195,000. You can see what it looks like on the inside here.

And nearby the reader sends in some awesome house porn from 2604 Tilden Pl, NW. Check out this virtual tour. It’s yours for $2,495,000.

This rental is located at 4532 Broad Branch Road, NW:

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The listing says:

“Best Nature/City mix. Walk to metro through an easement in 15 minutes, drive or bike to work through Rock Creek Park and avoid traffic. Park setting views from wall to wall windows, deck and balcony. High ceilings and open modern floor plan. Big kitchen with breakfast room. Separate dining room. Tiled walk out basement connects to garage and driveway where you can park 2 or 3 cars. 4 big bedrooms”

This 4 bed/3.5 bath is going for $4,750/Mo.

This house is located at 2965 Brandywine St, NW:

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The listing says:

“Extraordinary renovation/expansion of this 1926 Martha Washington Sears home. Nothing left to do except move in! New wiring, plumbing, insulation, walls, windows, lighting and floors! 6BR/5BA/2HB, 4 levels, formal LR, formal DR, chef’s kitchen, morning/breakfast room with wall of windows! Office and au pair on lower level with separate entrances. Insulated/heated 2 car gar.”

You can see a virtual tour here.

This 6 bed/6 bath is going for $1,775,000.

Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a popville.com advertiser. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Featured Property: 3901 Connecticut Ave NW, Unit 212
Legal Subdivision: Forest Hills
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Forest Hills
Original List Price: $344,000
List Price at Contract: $344,000
List Date: 11/27/2012
Days on Market: 15
Settled Sales Price: $356,000
Seller Subsidy: $0
List to Net Sales Price Ratio: 103.49%
Settled price per square foot: $430.
Settlement Date: 1/30/2013
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, click on the camera icon after opening the link.

Forest Hills is largely populated by multi unit properties built as grand apartment buildings in the 1920’s and 1930’s, many of which made it in to historian James Goode’s notable “Best Addresses” book. While some remain rental apartment buildings, a good number have been converted to cooperatives or condo ownership.

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This rental is located at 4701 Connecticut Avenue, NW:

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The listing says:

“This unit has a huge, private patio/garden and is located in walking distance to the Van Ness Metro! Parking included!Convenient to Rock Creek Park. Unique floorplan with modern kitchen (double fridge, double dishwasher), dining-room with marble flooring, pergo floors in living areas. Glassblock walls. Renovated bathrooms & powder-room.”

This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $2,400/Mo.

This condo is located at 3901 Connecticut Avenue, NW:

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The listing says:

“Grand 2001 RENOVATION Spacious rooms on sunny side bathed in hours of LIGHT! Granite counters, maple cabinets, stainless appl add to UPBEAT feel! 9 ft ceilings, lg bedrom, Roomy newly tiled bath, 24/7 Gym, bike room, storage, BEAUTIFUL wide Lobby. 3 Blks to Cleve Pk Metro & Activities. close to Rock Creek Pk, 3 Blks to Van Ness too Sets Back from Conn w/Courtyard Quiet dog inside +”

You can see more photos here.

This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $344,000 ($360 monthly condo fee.)

This rental is located at 5135 Linnean Avenue, NW:

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The listing says:

“SPARKLING SERENE OASIS in the middle of the city. 3bed/2.5 bath w/chef’s kitchen, HWFs,fireplace,3 season sunroom,family room w/built ins,and garage on 1/4 acre backing to woods and only blocks to Conn.Ave shops,CVS &Politics &Prose. Walk to Van Ness/UDC RedLine Metro. Two year minimum lease. No pets. Owner/Agent is 5 minutes away for easy showing by appointment.”

This 3 bed/2.5 bath is going for $4,250/Mo.

Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a princeofpetworth.com advertiser. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Featured Property: 3134 Ellicott St NW
Legal Subdivision: Forest Hills
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Forest Hills
Original List Price: $6,500,000. in 2008-2009 listing
List Price at Contract: $4,495,000.
List Date: Property has been listed on and off since 2008
Days on Market: The 2012 listing was on the market for 22 days
Settled Sales Price: $4,247,500.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
List to Net Sales Price Ratio: (for 2012 listing only) 94.49%
Settlement Date: 08/08/2012
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. The virtual tour can be seen here.

To be sure, 3134 Ellicott St NW is not typical Good Deal or Not (GDoN) subject material. Tax records report over 13,000 square feet of living space on more than an acre of land. It has an unfinished basement and isn’t anywhere near Metro, but I’m guessing there is plenty of offstreet parking.

A closer look reminds us of the historic grandeur of Washington, DC, and, honestly, I just think the before and after pics are quite intriguing. As mentioned above, the property had been on the market as early as 2008. Check out the interior photos from before 21 different designers got their hands on it. In 2011, the property was featured as the DC Design House.

Designed by noted architect Arthur B. Heaton, (profiled here by House History Man, Paul Kelsey Williams), it was built in 1925 for George N. Everett, a department store executive. John H. Small was the landscape architect. It appears that the entire set of drawings and plans for the house are located at The Library of Congress.

The listing agent for 3134 Ellicott St NW was Ellen Wilner with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Cathie Gill of Cathie Gill, Inc. represented the purchaser.

This rental is located at 4607 Connecticut Avenue, NW:

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The listing says:

“GREAT BLDG ON CONNECTICUT AVE, NW. STUDIO, 1BR & 2BR ALSO MAY BE AVAILABLE. FABULOUS FITNESS CENTER. RENTS VARY PER FLR/VIEW/PLAN. THE LIST PRICE IS STARTING PRICE. CATS ONLY. 3 BLOCKS TO VAN NESS METRO. PHOTOS ARE FOR VARIOUS UNITS. SECTION 8 APPLICATIONS WELCOME.”

This 2 bed/1 bath is going for $2,350/Mo.

What do you think about this nearly completed one in Forest Hills? You can see what it looked like in Feb. 2010 here.

Is this the garage:

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Well it’s taken me over five years and hundreds of miles walking but I finally found the coolest house in DC. It’s from Forest Hills.

I got my Forest Hills fix this weekend. One day I hope I will get to see what this looks like from the inside:

This house is located at 3134 Ellicott St, NW:

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The listing says:

“2011 DC DESIGN HOUSE, RENOVATED BY 21 TOP DESIGNERS. THIS GORGEOUS 1925 CLASSIC TUDOR SITED ON BEAUTIFUL, PRIVATE, 1+ ACRE GROUNDS IN FOREST HILLS. MAGNIFICENT GROUNDS,STUNNING BOXWOOD GARDENS,FABULOUS SPACES,KOI POND, ENORMOUS POOL, CARRIAGE HOUSE,TRULY A ONE OF A KIND HOME! A REAL OASIS IN THE CITY!!”

You can see a virtual tour here.

This 4 bed/5.5 bath is going for $4,900,000.

Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a princeofpetworth.com advertiser. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Featured Property: 4935 Linnean Ave NW
Legal Subdivision: Forest Hills
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Forest Hills
Original List Price: $2,395,000.
List Price at Contract: $2,395,000.
List Date: 01/20/2012
Days on Market: 30
Settled Sales Price: $2,000,000.
Settlement Date: 04/13/2012
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. Here is the virtual tour.

What we’re seeing throughout the District of Columbia real estate market right now, at all levels, is that the historically low mortgage interest rates are making monthly payments more affordable, thus allowing many people to enter higher price points than they would been able to a couple of years ago. This is particularly interesting to me because following the post-bubble lending crisis, there were a lot of concerns within the real estate community about access to what is often referred to as “jumbo money” (basically really large mortgage loans). Lending standards for documentation of assets and income have definitely increased, and fortunately DC seems to abound with high income earners with good credit. Hence, we are actively engaged in a robust Spring real estate market.

The neighborhood of Forest Hills includes a wide range of properties, including condos and co-ops, attached rowhomes, modest detached homes, and some quite grandly sized detached homes. A detached single family home in the neighborhood could range from as low as the high $600’s to well into seven figures. Homes in this area are typically not as old as those in the downtown neighborhoods and range quite a bit in age.

Here’s another requested by a reader from Forest Hills. It’s located two doors down from Monday’s HotD. The photo above is from down the hill looking up and the photos below are from the front on Upton Street.