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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A few pages back we talked about the juxtaposition of two houses:

1338 D St NE - nice renovation, IB Miner, $1,275,000 https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1338-D-St-NE-20002/home/9913139
1333 D St NE - "vintage" house, IB Maury, $850,000 https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1333-D-St-NE-20002/home/9913321

I am watching these because I live nearby. Both are now contingent. Can't wait to see the closing numbers. Will report back!
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I am so tired of the now standard open floor plan with all white walls and stainless kitchens. That “vintage” one has a lot of potential - I LOVE the bathroom tile colors and the screened in back porch - would much prefer that to an exposed roof deck! [/quote]
Right there with you.  The design elements that trigger me are (1) white waterfall kitchen islands, and (2) whatever those black metal stair rails that have bars parallel to the rail (instead of vertical).  I don't know what it is about them—maybe I've just seen them too many times as standard flip "features."  The first time I saw one, I probably even thought, "Hey, that's kind of cool and modern."  Now, my reaction is, "Another?  Man, those things must be dead cheap."

The vintage one does have a lot of potential, but there are oh so many issues.  The brick at the top of the exterior front, for example—is that just a repair that didn't pay much attention to cosmetics?  Although why I'm fixating on that when the upstairs looks like it does, I don't know.  Anyway, I suspect that when 1333 D ends up back on the market in under a year, it'll look a lot like 1338 D.

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