AU/Friendship Heights market

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3M for the Fessenden house seems crazy. These prices have really changed the fabric of AU Park. It used to be a friendly and unassuming neighborhood, a bit ramshackled. Now it is all uppity.
The worse Tenleytown becomes, the more expensive AU Park gets. I don’t get it

Just curious what this means. . . ?

DP but its becoming quite dumpy as there has not been a lot of new investment. Really the newest investment are the Cityline condos, which was decades ago. City Ridge will be very important but that whole corridor desperately needs more investment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3M for the Fessenden house seems crazy. These prices have really changed the fabric of AU Park. It used to be a friendly and unassuming neighborhood, a bit ramshackled. Now it is all uppity.
The worse Tenleytown becomes, the more expensive AU Park gets. I don’t get it

Just curious what this means. . . ?

DP but its becoming quite dumpy as there has not been a lot of new investment. Really the newest investment are the Cityline condos, which was decades ago. City Ridge will be very important but that whole corridor desperately needs more investment.

Hard to do that when the neighbors attempt to block virtually any new development nearby on the grounds that it will destroy the neighborhood's character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great schools, public trans, extremely walkable. One of the best areas of the city... and they're not making any more land

On the other hand, I live around the corner from this house and there's no way I'd pay $3 million to live here, even if I had the money.

[Anonymous]

No photos now---

Sale pending
The seller has accepted an offer, and this property is now pending or under contract.

[Anonymous]

Bets are the buyer has kids they are planning to send through one of the private schools in the area. Sidwell and GDS have or are consolidating and River School is moving nearby. They don’t much care about Tenleytown.

[Anonymous]

why would they remove photos? they saw the discussion here?

[Anonymous]

We’ve lived in AU Park for 10 years and watched the the housing prices go nuts. No one who lives here can believe it. Most houses do go for 1.3 to 1.7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ve lived in AU Park for 10 years and watched the the housing prices go nuts. No one who lives here can believe it. Most houses do go for 1.3 to 1.7.

That’s pretty much all over DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why would they remove photos? they saw the discussion here?

Photos still available here: https://www.longandfoster.com/homes-for-sale/4316-Fessenden-Street-NW-Washington-DC-20016-325859941

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great schools, public trans, extremely walkable. One of the best areas of the city... and they're not making any more land

On the other hand, I live around the corner from this house and there's no way I'd pay $3 million to live here, even if I had the money.

Interesting. Why not? Because of the aforementioned dumpy corridor along Wisconsin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why would they remove photos? they saw the discussion here?

Photos still available here: https://www.longandfoster.com/homes-for-sale/4316-Fessenden-Street-NW-Washington-DC-20016-325859941

Thanks. Perhaps it's a Redfin policy on just the front photo once under contract?

[Anonymous]

I love the basement and 3rd floor girl's room!

[Anonymous]

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/4108-Fessenden-St-NW-20016/home/9961219?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet

what do you guys think of this one? We went to the open house and it’s packed of people. Like crazy. I actually like it. Not surprised it’s pending now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/4108-Fessenden-St-NW-20016/home/9961219?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet

what do you guys think of this one? We went to the open house and it’s packed of people. Like crazy. I actually like it. Not surprised it’s pending now

Seems fine. I have never lived in AU Park, but based on general familiarity, this seems like a pretty typical style of house there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/4108-Fessenden-St-NW-20016/home/9961219?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet

what do you guys think of this one? We went to the open house and it’s packed of people. Like crazy. I actually like it. Not surprised it’s pending now

It’s pretty typical of the neighborhood except the bathrooms are dated, and the kitchen is a bit too. If they were updated it would probably be a feeding frenzy.