This home is located at 1728 Park Rd, NW:


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The flier says:

“A rare opportunity to own a grand-scale home on a very large lot with loads of parking in convenient, popular Historic Mount Pleasant. This gorgeous home has a lovely wraparound porch with access to a charming side yard with fish pond and a walkway to a huge rear yard. The house is filled with handsome original details, and the kitchen has been expanded to include a sunny breakfast/den area with a 2-story ceiling and a fireplace!”

You can find more info here and more info and photos here.

Always fun to get a look inside former houses of the day. This 6 bed/4.5 bath is going for $1,199,000 – sound right?


“Dear PoP,

Anyone ever heard of a limited equity cooperative? This looks like you “buy” for $6,000.00, pay $750.00 a month, then get your $6,000 back when you “sell?”

The Craigslist ad says:

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
1489 Newton Street Cooperative

Our Cooperative has 3 one-bedroom units available for sale. We are located in Columbia Heights on Newton Street, NW, between 14th and 16th Streets, just a three blocks from the Columbia Heights Metro Station, around the corner from the new DC USA shopping center.

The buying price is $6000 and the monthly carrying charge is approx $750.

You get the buying price back when you move out and sell your apartment, and the monthly charge covers your proportional share of the building’s expenses.

The apartments are about 650 sq ft., arranged in a suite style, in which the living room and bedroom are in opposing haves of the unit, and the kitchen and bathroom are clustered in between. All units have gas stoves, refrigerators, new carpet, and new paint. The building features a laundry room on site, in the basement.

Sounds pretty cool – anyone ever heard of a deal like this before?


This house is located at 1927 2nd St, NW:


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The flier says:

“Completely renovated from top to bottom with attention to every detail. Four bedrooms/3.5 baths including stunning master bedroom w/ walk-in closet and master bath and lower level suite with kitchenette and separate entrance (think potential rental income?). Rear deck perfect for BBQs and entertaining this spring & summer. Parking! Sq. footage is approx.”

You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.

What do you think of the renovation? $629,900 sound right for this 4 bed/3.5 bath?


This home is located at 1103 S St, NW:


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The flier says:

“Refinished historic red pine floors thruout this spacious home. 2 bdrms + small den. Recently renovated kit w/ SS appliances & granite counters. 10.5′ ceilings on 1st flr, 9′ ceilings on 2nd flr, skylight, ceiling fans in bdrms & root cellar below kit w rear ext entrance. Japanese Cherry Tree in front yard, fenced garden-style backyard w wood deck/slate patio. 2 blocks to U St Metro, easy parking!”

You can find more info here and photos here.

This 2 bed/1.5 is going for $814,900. Sound realistic?


This house is located at 231 17th St, SE:


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The flier says:

“SUBSIDIZE YOUR ELECTRIC BILL WITH THIS GREEN, ENERGY EFFICIENT, WELL-LOCATED, SOARING SOLAR SENSATION THAT INCLUDES 3BR/2.5BA WITH GOURMET KITCHEN, PARKING, PATIO, SUN-SPLASHED MASTER SUITE WITH STROLL-THROUGH CLOSET, SEPARATE SHOWER AND SOAKING TUB, DOUBLE VANITY AND STEP OUT TOP-FLOOR DECK AND EZ SPOTTING OF MONUMENTS, FIREWORKS, CAPITOL DOME. 50+ENERGY SAVING BULBS!”

You can find more info here and photos here.

The reader writes, “I always marvel at how ugly this pop-up is, and now it’s for sale. The inside doesn’t impress me either. No way I would pay over $400K for it. I’m curious what others in PoPville think.”

What do you guys think of the house itself? Do you agree with the reader who sent it in or does $585,000 for this 3 bed/2.5 bath sound right?


Voted one of the best real estate agents in DC by the Washington City Paper Readers’ Choice Poll in 2009, hipchickindc aka the not-so-hip Suzanne Des Marais is the Principal Broker (DC) for Urban Pace, LLC. She lives (and sells a lot of houses) in Bloomingdale, but works all over DC, with everyone from first time buyers to highly regarded developers. 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: 759 Harvard St NW
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Original List Price: $349,900.
List Price at Contract: $349,900.
List Date: 02/07/2011
Days on Market: 9
Settled Sales Price: $350,000.
Settlement Date: 03/14/2011
Seller Subsidy: $5000.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional

Original Good Deal or Not post is: here.

The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, open the listing link, click on the listing then scroll through from the main pic.

This home is located between Sherman Ave NW and Georgia Ave NW on Harvard St NW, a primary eastbound route connecting NW DC to the major medical centers above the McMillan Reservoir. Built during the early 20th century (DC public records date these properties in the 1908-1913 range), these modest brick rowhomes typically have two to three bedrooms and relatively small lot sizes of 800 to 1000 square feet. Lots on the even side of the street are slightly larger than the odd numbered homes. Most homes on this block do not have offstreet parking.

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This home is located at 2633 15th St, NW:


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The flier says:

“WASHINGTONS BEST ADDRESSES. LIKE A FRENCH COUNTRY CHATEAU. TWO STORY GREAT RM W/ ARCHES, UPLIGHTS, 2 STORY WINDOW, FIREPL. LARGE KIT W/ GRANITE TOPS, WOOD CABS, S. S APPLS. RECENT UPDATES INCL. MOST WINDOWS, BATHRMS, CAC SYS. .NICE WOOD FLOORS THRUOUT 3BR+DEN, 2.5 BATHS. NICE PERIOD POWDER RM ON MAIN. LAUNDRY CLOSET W/ D HOOKUP. INCLUDES ONE OUTSIDE PRKG. SPACE.”

You can find more info here and a mouse on house tour here.

I’ve loved this buildings for a long time. So glad to finally get a look inside one of them. Pretty wild. What do you think of the home itself? Does $799,900 ($1,900 monthly homeowners fee) sound right for this 3 bed/2.5 bath?


This home is located at 1509 Swann St, NW:


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The flier says:

“LUXURY AT IT’S BEST. 4BR 3.5BA TOWN HOME ON PRETTY SWANN ST IN VIBRANT DUPONT. ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1886 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED WITH TOP-OF-THE-LINE AMENITIES THROUGHOUT. FROM THE ROOF DECK WITH CITY VIEWS TO THE NEW LOWER LEVEL IN-LAW SUITE WITH SEP ENTRANCE. NO DETAIL HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED IN FIVE FLRS OF ELEGANT LIVING. PLUS PATIO AND GATED PARKING FOR TWO CARS.”

You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.

Oh man, I’m digging that roof deck. Just awesome. What do you think of the rest of the house? This 4 bed/3 bath is yours for $1,599,000.


This home is located at 1713 Harvard St, NW:


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The flier says:

“SO CLOSE TO THE ZOO YOU CAN HEAR LIONS ROAR. Cloistered behind lush trees, this modern beauty is part of award-winning row by famed architect Joseph Abel. Features sunny floor-to-ceiling wndws, HW flrs, open plan, cedar deck & hot tub, 2-car pkg. Steps from Zoo, short stroll to Mt. P, AM, Col Hts, U St restaurants/nitelife/shopping. Close to Woodley & Col Hts Metros.”

You can find more info here and photos here.

I’ve always been a big fan of this cool row. What do you think of the house itself? Does $619,000 sound right for this 3 bed/2 bath?


This home is located at 23 5th St, SE:


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The flier says:

“ENCHANTING Victorian bay-front in a picture-perfect location. Richly-detailed facade sets the tone for the interior–4 rooms deep, each a jewel. Formal LR & DR, Chef’s Kitchen opens to inviting Famkily Rm. 2 fpls! Master BR w/ adjacent luxury Ba, walk-in closet, tranquil rear BR, 2nd full Ba, Office Nook, Improved storage bsmt. Private patio too!”

You can find more info here and photos here.

Well the location is seriously tough to beat but what do you think of the house itself? This 2 bed/2bath is going for $679,500 – sound right?


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