A blog about real estate, interior design, and the home in the Washington, DC area.
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Mary Clare Fleury
Open House's weekly rundown of the ten biggest house deals in Washington.
The Box Score
Virginia: 5
DC: 3
Maryland: 2
$3,496,601—850 Nicholas Run Drive, Great Falls
$3,200,000—5137 52nd Street, NW, Spring Valley
$2,735,000—10208 Gary Road, Potomac
$2,429,416—3452 Fawnwood Lane, Fairfax
$2,375,000—23611 Light Horse Court, Middleburg
$2,200,000—9838 Kentsdale Drive, Potomac
$2,080,000—3140 Key Boulevard, Arlington
$1,950,000—1521 28th Street, NW, Georgetown
$1,950,000—4022 Linnean Avenue, NW, Forest Hills
$1,871,500—2330 North Vermont Street, Arlington
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Whitney Spivey
Southwest Washington’s Waterside Mall, a cornerstone of an urban-renewal experiment in the 1960s and ’70s, was demolished yesterday to make room for Waterfront, a mixed-used development that’s part of a new plan to make the area a walkable waterfront destination. Check out pictures of the demolition.
Charles Bresler, Deborah Ratner Salzberg (Forest City), Mayor Adrian Fenty, Deputy Mayor Neil Albert, Mitchell Schear (Vornado), and Sidney Bresler.
Mayor Adrian Fenty led the countdown for a large gilded wrecking ball to pound through the roof of the old shopping mall, sending debris and glass onto the ground below. “Southwest is just a great neighborhood,” Fenty told a crowd of hundreds of residents and city officials. “Am I right?”
A block from the Waterfront-SEU Metro station, Waterfront will feature 1.2 million square feet of office space, 1.2 million square feet of affordable residential units, and at least 110,000 square feet of retail, including Safeway, CVS, and Bank of America. Fourth Street between M and L streets, which has been closed for nearly 50 years, will be transformed into a pedestrian walkway. The first phase of construction is expected to be completed in early 2010.
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Mary Clare Fleury
Our picks for the best—and most interesting—finds of the week.
This antique sleigh is $50 on Craigslist—there has to be a creative person out there who can think of a cool use for it during the holidays. Maybe a stand for poinsettias? A festive decoration for front-door steps?
More good finds:
• Coffee table from Pier 1 for $70
• Matching baker’s and wine racks for $350
• Mahogany liquor chest for $1,800
• Wooden bar for $300
• Mid-century credenza for $299
Thanks, Craigslist!
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Lynne Shallcross
A look inside the luxury real estate market in Washington.
Where: 2216 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Listing Price: $5,995,000
Time on the Market: three weeks
Bedrooms: eight
Bathrooms: seven
This Mediterranean-style Kalorama rowhouse was built in 1912 and remodeled earlier this year. The restoration included a new plumbing and electrical system, kitchen, and bathrooms. A whole-house sound system also was added.
The two master bedrooms have bathrooms with multiple-head, computerized steam showers. The kitchen has hand-carved teak wood flooring and two dishwashers. There’s also a basement recreation/media room with front and back entrances as well as a 1,500-bottle wine cellar with a temperature- and humidity-control system.
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