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 an Associate Broker with Urban Pace. 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: 1731 1st St NW #2
Legal Subdivision: Eckington
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: LeDroit Park (LeDroit Park is actually north of Rhode Island Ave. It used to be common to advertise this spot as LeDroit because it was considered a more recognized neighborhood. In recent years, however, Bloomingdale has become increasingly familiar).
Original List Price: $495,000.
List Price at Contract: $495,000.
List Date: 07/07/2010
Days on Market: 6
Settled Sales Price: $495,000.
Settled Price Per Square Foot: no tax record yet & no sq footage listed
Settlement Date: 09/03/2010
Seller Subsidy: $15,000.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN is: here.
The Listings for both units 1 (under contract) and unit 2 (settled sale profiled) can be seen: here. To see pics, after opening the listing link, click on the film strip icon to see the virtual tour.
I make it no secret that Bloomingdale is my favorite ‘hood in DC. Given that we’re at the lowest level of active listing inventory in the neighborhood since I’ve been tracking stats for over nine years, it looks like a lot of people are in agreement.
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