Capitol Hill

Mon. Afternoon Rental Option – Capitol Hill

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 415 4th St SE:


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The Craigslist ad says:

“This 6 unit apartment building boasts a fabulous location. The building is located 4 blocks from Eastern Market, the House Office Buildings, and the Capitol South Metro Station. The apartment is open and airy due to the large windows and ten foot high ceilings.

The apartment is available August 1st and features the following:

* In Unit Washer/Dryer
* Oak Hardwood floors
* Fireplace
* Air Conditioning
* Kitchen area featuring good cabinet space, gas range, built in microwave, and garbage disposer
* Rear yard
* Separate Changing Room/Closet Area”

$1475 sound right for this studio?

Good Deal or Not? “tremendous light” edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This home is located at 403 12th St, SE:


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The flier says:

“Classic Federal Style Row House with brand new kitchen and HVAC, new tankless HWH, updated bathroom, ample storage, brick and hardwood flooring, wood-burning fireplace, exposed brick walls, and tremendous light. Coveted Historic Capitol Hill location just steps to metro, Eastern Market, Harris Teeter, Frager’s, Barracks Row, and all the Hill has to offer.”

You can find more info here and photos here.

This 2 bed/1 bath is going for $550,000. Sound realistic?

Thurs. Afternoon Rental Option – Eastern Market

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at E Street SE at Pennsylvania SE:


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The Craigslist ad says:

“Furnished with utilities + wifi access included! Spacious basement studio in fabulous location, steps off Pennsylvania on E street between Eastern Market and Safeway. 4 blocks to 2 metros, several buses, great restaurants, coffee shops, bookstores, and more. Walk or bike or bus down Penn to the Capitol or Smithsonian or federal agencies. Close to Canadian Embassy and Union Station. Well-lit neighborhood where everyone knows each other, across from elementary school, with alarm system on house. Available space is the entire FINISHED FURNISHED BASEMENT. Separate entrance, separate bathroom (recently renovated), separate cooking space (microwave, stovetop, fridge, no oven), shared washer/dryer, separate exit to fenced yard. No pets, no smoking, no drugs.”

$1095 sound right?

GDoN Revisited by Hipchickindc – 103 8th St NE

By Prince Of Petworth

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: 103 8th St NE
Legal Subdivision: Capitol Hill
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Capitol Hill
Original List Price: $489,500.
List Price at Contract: $489,500.
List Date: 03/16/2011
Days on Market: 14
Settled Sales Price: $625,000.
Settlement Date: 04/28/2011
Seller Subsidy: $18,253.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: FHA-apparently proving that FHA does allow a main kitchen at below grade (see original comments)

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.

Only a couple of weeks ago, we looked at similar multiple offer escalating craziness in this same area. Note to anybody new to the DC real estate market: If the price is looking too good to be true, it might just be. Veteran listing agent with Coldwell Banker and Hill maven Bob Williams knows his market and priced this one to move.

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Good Deal or Not? “with wood burning fireplace” edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 317 10th St, NE:


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The flier says:

“Terrific 1 BR 1 BA condo with wood burning fireplace, built in bookcases, washer and dryer in unit, separate dining room, hardwood floors, and new windows! Extra storage unit in basement. Spacious roof deck for relaxing and enjoying views of DC. Secure building is clean and well maintained. Close to Capitol, 2 metros, H street and Barracks Row– location, location, location!”

You can find more info here and photos here.

This 1 bed/1 bath condo is going for $318,900 ($283.50 monthly condo fee) – sound right?

Thurs. Afternoon Rental Option – Capitol Hill (owner request)

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 103 15th St., NE at A Street, NE:


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The Craigslist ad says:

“Totally renovated, spacious 3BR, 2 1/2 BA townhouse on Capitol Hill, two blocks East of Lincoln Park. New stainless steel appliances, A/C unit, heating unit and washer/dryer. It also comes with a fireplace, blue stone patio in the back and 1,900 square feet that are hard to come by on Capitol Hill. Gourmet kitchen and luxury upgrades throughout. It has a living room, informal dining room area and a whole ‘nother living room. All the bedrooms are true bedrooms with ample closet space. Well-behaved dogs and cats are fine, maximum of two animals.

The house is located on a colorful block in the up-and-coming Capitol East neighborhood next to an unattractive, but convenient bodega called Bella Market, within a 10 minute walk to the hot bars along the H Street corridor and 15 minutes to Trusty’s and Wisdom on Pennsylvania Avenue. About 15 minutes to Eastern Market.”

Does “$3,100 a month, plus all utilities for a one-year lease. $3,000 for a two-year lease” sound realistic?

Thurs. Afternoon Rental Option – Capitol Hill (Potomac Ave Metro)

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 13th Street SE at K Street SE:


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The Craigslist ad says:

“This fabulous 1 Bedroom/1 Bath unit has it all–Great Location! Great Amenities! Green Features! Located on Capitol Hill right by the Potomac Avenue Metro & the Harris Teeter Grocery Store at 1300 K Street SE.

Everything was recently renovated–full size W/D, HVAC, kitchen appliances, hard wood floors, marble tiled bathrooms, etc. This unit features an OPEN kitchen with granite countertops and all stainless steel appliances including a microwave, DISHWASHER, stove, dishwasher, WASHER/DRYER and refrigerator (with ICE MAKER).

It is wired for CABLE and there are recessed speakers throughout the unit! There is also an IPOD DOCKING station–pop your ipod in the wall and listen to your favorite music throughout your unit! (Power cord and receiver needed.)

The bedroom size is 14′ x 10′, and there is a 10 foot wide closet! It is partially below grade, but it has 6 full size windows. Look at the picture of the kitchen! There are 3 windows that size in the kitchen/den area!

GREAT LOCATION!
*Walk Score 92!
http://www.walkscore.com/score/1300-k-street-se-washington-dc-20003
*Walk to the Potomac Avenue Metro (Orange/Blue Line). Just a few blocks away!
*Walk to the Harris Teeter Grocery Store
*Walk to Eastern Market, Barracks Row, great restaurants

GREAT AMENITIES!
*Controlled Access Entry System
*Ipod docking station in each unit (receiver required)
*Speakers and volume controls installed in every bedroom and den
*New appliances including full size washer/dryer & dishwasher
*Grill and picnic tables available for your use
*Blinds installed in every unit
*Exterior Security Cameras
*Free Wireless Internet
* Flat screen TV to be installed in unit—limited time Special Offer (email for details!)

GREEN FEATURES!
*Bike Shed
*Tankless Hot Water System
*3 Zip Cars located next door!
*Unit Insulated to keep your bills low!
*Efficient HVAC

Electricity is paid by tenant.
Security Deposit (one month’s rent) due upon lease signing.
Rent due by the first of the month.
Available June 1.
$35 application fee/person.”

$1475 sound right for this 1 bedroom?

Angelica Rodriguez a Reader Found Your Wallet – Email Me!

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user fromcaliw/love

“Dear PoP,

My friend found a green Cole Haan wallet and a white umbrella in a cab today. The wallet belongs to a Angelica Rodriguez who lives on Capitol Hill. The wallet not only contains credit cards and cash but also important documents like a social security card and health insurance cards. Would it be possible for you to make a post to help locate the owner? You could have Angelica e-mail me the street address on her driver’s license and I could go drop it off.”

If Angelica is reading this or someone knows Angelica please have her email me at princeofpetworth(at)gmail and I’ll put her in touch with the reader.

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