Anonymous wrote:I'm not terribly interested in any of the new sub-$1million listings -- still feeling very thin in terms of options right now and I'm hoping we get a little influx of listings later in the fall.

However, I did just spot this one and I think I love it? Trying to decide if we can stretch our budget for it. My husband is non-plussed about the fact that the outdoor space isn't that private, but I feel like what you gain in light and layout (because it's a corner lot) may make up for it:

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/900-C-St-NE-20002/home/9904391

Seems under priced. Agree with you that the additional light on a corner lot makes up for lack of privacy.

I'm not terribly interested in any of the new sub-$1million listings -- still feeling very thin in terms of options right now and I'm hoping we get a little influx of listings later in the fall.

However, I did just spot this one and I think I love it? Trying to decide if we can stretch our budget for it. My husband is non-plussed about the fact that the outdoor space isn't that private, but I feel like what you gain in light and layout (because it's a corner lot) may make up for it:

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/900-C-St-NE-20002/home/9904391

Anonymous wrote:3br/2.5ba for $899k:
"Welcome home to this beautifully gut-renovated capitol hill rowhome, located on the tree-lined one-way street 12th place."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/226-12th-Pl-NE-20002/home/9910904

"Beautifully gut-renovated." There's a phrase I never thought I'd see used in earnest. The first doesn't go with the second at all IMO.

Anonymous wrote:4br/2.5ba for $885k:
"Step into This Enchanting Capitol Hill Victorian home featuring 2-units..."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/662-E-St-NE-20002/home/9898737

Ah, now, "Enchanting Capitol Hill Victorian," there are four words that go together. Alas, they don't really describe this house, in which most of its Victorian features have been pulled out or painted over. Still, that's about what you'd expect for $885k these days.

Anonymous wrote:3br/2ba for $829k:
"LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. ONE BLOCK OF MARYLAND AVE N. E. GREAT POTENTIAL FOR AN INVESTOR OR HOME OWNER, YOU DECIDE."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1102-E-St-NE-20002/home/9908179

I've gotten conditioned to expect a trashed-out gut job candidate when I see the words "LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION." Leading with "Location!" usually means, "Please just look at the location, because the house itself sucks." So this one kind of surprised me in that it's not entirely awful. Not my style in many ways, but at least it hasn't been turned into an open floorplan pseudo-modern reno...yet.

Anonymous wrote:2br/2ba for $820k:
"Spacious 2 BR/2BA townhouse with huge back yard made for entertaining, just 3 blocks from Stadium-Armory Metro Station...."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1714-Independence-Ave-SE-20003/home/9921320

Ah, Captiol Hill, where 1400 sqft is "spacious." 1714 seems a little far east, so $820k may be a bit high for this one, IMO. I don't know the school districts as well as most DCUMers, so I don't know if being zoned for Payne instead of Maury hurts it as well.

Anonymous wrote:3br/2ba for $783k:
"If I were a house needing an owner I'd be tall and broad-shouldered, three stories, near Maury..."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/338-15th-St-NE-20002/home/9916378

"Yeah, I'm a real estate agent, but my real passion is freeform poetry rap. You should come check me out on open mic slam night."

Description aside, I think this is my favorite house of this week's bunch. I dig the exposed brick, and while it's still mostly an open-floorplan reno, they left some vestiges of the original layout, so it's not quite as bad as most renos.

Anonymous wrote:2br/2ba for $779k:
"Surround yourself in light, with private outdoor space AND parking too!"
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1608-A-St-NE-20002/home/9919774

At just over 1,000 sqft, this is probably in "condo alternative" territory. As such, it doesn't seem bad. The "AND parking too!" is a little odd, since parking spaces (whether garages or dedicated spaces) aren't that rare around Capitol Hill.

Anonymous wrote:2br/1.5ba for $725k:
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/15-17-Gessford-Ct-SE-20003/home/173070306

Another condo alternative. This one seems a little cramped, but $725k probably isn't too far off.

A couple of these listings have photos of rooms both with and without furniture (added, I assume, by virtual staging software). Interesting approach; I wonder if it was intentional.

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Anonymous wrote:A flip across from Maury - https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/226-12th-Pl-NE-20002/home/9910904

History on this place is a bit all over the place.

Weird. The link now directs to the pre-flipped version when it was in horrendous shape. Nothing out of the ordinary with the listing history. Looks like it was purchased in 2018, gut renovated as a flip, and then put back on the market. There were no takers the first time (Sept-Dec 2019). The flipper probably decided to wait for the spring market, then COVID hit, so they held off until now.

Yeah, the original link was to the post-flip property. Wonder why the decided to pull it?

The description the 15th St house linked above...lol

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Anonymous wrote:A flip across from Maury - https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/226-12th-Pl-NE-20002/home/9910904

History on this place is a bit all over the place.

Weird. The link now directs to the pre-flipped version when it was in horrendous shape. Nothing out of the ordinary with the listing history. Looks like it was purchased in 2018, gut renovated as a flip, and then put back on the market. There were no takers the first time (Sept-Dec 2019). The flipper probably decided to wait for the spring market, then COVID hit, so they held off until now.

Anonymous wrote:A flip across from Maury - https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/226-12th-Pl-NE-20002/home/9910904?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=recommendations_update&riftinfo=ZXY9ZW1haWwmbD0yNTgxMzk4JnA9bGlzdGluZ191cGRhdGVzX3JlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucyZhPWNsaWNrJnM9cmVjb21tZW5kYXRpb25zJnQ9YWRkcmVzcyZlbWFpbF9pZD0yNTgxMzk4XzE1OTkyOTc2OTJfNiZ1cGRhdGVfdHlwZT0xJmxpbHJfc2NvcmU9MC41MTk0Jmxpc3RpbmdfaWQ9MTI0NDU1ODAyJnByb3BlcnR5X2lkPTk5MTA5MDQmcG9zaXRpb25fbnVtYmVyPTE=

History on this place is a bit all over the place.

Very few new listings this week. None at all in Near Northeast. Here's a summary of new sub-$1 million options in the greater Hill area.

3br/2.5ba for $899k:
"Welcome home to this beautifully gut-renovated capitol hill rowhome, located on the tree-lined one-way street 12th place."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/226-12th-Pl-NE-20002/home/9910904

4br/2.5ba for $885k:
"Step into This Enchanting Capitol Hill Victorian home featuring 2-units..."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/662-E-St-NE-20002/home/9898737

3br/2ba for $829k:
"LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. ONE BLOCK OF MARYLAND AVE N. E. GREAT POTENTIAL FOR AN INVESTOR OR HOME OWNER, YOU DECIDE."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1102-E-St-NE-20002/home/9908179

2br/2ba for $820k:
"Spacious 2 BR/2BA townhouse with huge back yard made for entertaining, just 3 blocks from Stadium-Armory Metro Station...."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1714-Independence-Ave-SE-20003/home/9921320

3br/2ba for $783k:
"If I were a house needing an owner I'd be tall and broad-shouldered, three stories, near Maury..."
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/338-15th-St-NE-20002/home/9916378

2br/2ba for $779k:
"Surround yourself in light, with private outdoor space AND parking too!"
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1608-A-St-NE-20002/home/9919774

And last, but not least, this alley house (previously featured on this thread) has been spruced up and is back on the market.
2br/1.5ba for $725k:
https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/15-17-Gessford-Ct-SE-20003/home/173070306

A flip across from Maury - https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/226-12th-Pl-NE-20002/home/9910904?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=recommendations_update&riftinfo=ZXY9ZW1haWwmbD0yNTgxMzk4JnA9bGlzdGluZ191cGRhdGVzX3JlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucyZhPWNsaWNrJnM9cmVjb21tZW5kYXRpb25zJnQ9YWRkcmVzcyZlbWFpbF9pZD0yNTgxMzk4XzE1OTkyOTc2OTJfNiZ1cGRhdGVfdHlwZT0xJmxpbHJfc2NvcmU9MC41MTk0Jmxpc3RpbmdfaWQ9MTI0NDU1ODAyJnByb3BlcnR5X2lkPTk5MTA5MDQmcG9zaXRpb25fbnVtYmVyPTE=

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Anonymous wrote:Ok I’ve looked back through the thread and I haven’t seen this one linked. What are people’s thoughts on It:

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/825-8th-St-NE-20002/home/9902379?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

Seems like people are wary of places right off H. Is that why it’s sitting? It’s already had one price drop. I see they bought it for more than $1.1 in 2014. Did they just overpay then? Or is it normal for something in this price range to sit a while? Can’t figure it out because very few things sit this long in the neighborhood.

That house has a whole thread devoted to it:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/904218.page

My summary of the thread: the problems are price, location, layout, the direction the fridge door opens, and staging. Or else $1.3 million is a perfectly reasonable price, the location is fantastic, and people who complain about the fridge door are all idiots (what, you expected consensus on a DCUM thread?).

I'm not sure a house anywhere near Capitol Hill can be on the market for more than 30 days without being discussed on the DCUM forums.

It took two months but finally went under contract yesterday.

I'm sure the sellers breathed a sigh of relief. There's a house across the street that got pulled from the market after about 6 weeks this summer.

Wonder why?

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Anonymous wrote:This place was on the market 3 days, already pending (3 bed/2.5 bath, cute back patio, $999.5k):

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/336-13th-St-NE-20002/home/9910748

Zoned for Maury

Even crazier than that. Listed Sept 2, pending Sept 3.

P.S. Trimmed the link for you.

that’s a good buy! perfect house for someone with 2-3 kids. only issue is no basement, but the listing says there is attic storage.

Agreed! Full disclosure: we were putting together our offer when it went pending.

too bad! it’s a great neighborhood - keep trying!

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Anonymous wrote:This place was on the market 3 days, already pending (3 bed/2.5 bath, cute back patio, $999.5k):

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/336-13th-St-NE-20002/home/9910748

Zoned for Maury

Even crazier than that. Listed Sept 2, pending Sept 3.

P.S. Trimmed the link for you.

that’s a good buy! perfect house for someone with 2-3 kids. only issue is no basement, but the listing says there is attic storage.

Agreed! Full disclosure: we were putting together our offer when it went pending.

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Anonymous wrote:This place was on the market 3 days, already pending (3 bed/2.5 bath, cute back patio, $999.5k):

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/336-13th-St-NE-20002/home/9910748

Zoned for Maury

Even crazier than that. Listed Sept 2, pending Sept 3.

P.S. Trimmed the link for you.

that’s a good buy! perfect house for someone with 2-3 kids. only issue is no basement, but the listing says there is attic storage.

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Anonymous wrote:This one on Maryland Ave was sold for 1.42 mi. I remember people saying it was in a shady part of NE and all, but well, sold @ 1.42mi and not even Maury zoned. https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1213-F-St-NE-20002/home/9910293?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=listings_update&riftinfo=ZXY9ZW1haWwmbD0xMzAxMTIwOSZwPWxpc3RpbmdfdXBkYXRlc19kYWlseV8yNCZhPWNsaWNrJnM9ZmF2b3JpdGVzJnQ9YWRkcmVzcyZlbWFpbF9pZD0xMzAxMTIwOV8xNTk5MTI0MzMzXzE0JnVwZGF0ZV90eXBlPTcmbGlzdGluZ19pZD0xMjA0MzcxMjQmcHJvcGVydHlfaWQ9OTkxMDI5MyZwb3NpdGlvbl9udW1iZXI9MA==

People called this "shady"? Weird.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/876737.page#17040859

Like two people said it was shady. Everyone else said it was a great area. The main problem was this particular house was too close to a busy road.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok I’ve looked back through the thread and I haven’t seen this one linked. What are people’s thoughts on It:

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/825-8th-St-NE-20002/home/9902379?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

Seems like people are wary of places right off H. Is that why it’s sitting? It’s already had one price drop. I see they bought it for more than $1.1 in 2014. Did they just overpay then? Or is it normal for something in this price range to sit a while? Can’t figure it out because very few things sit this long in the neighborhood.

That house has a whole thread devoted to it:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/904218.page

My summary of the thread: the problems are price, location, layout, the direction the fridge door opens, and staging. Or else $1.3 million is a perfectly reasonable price, the location is fantastic, and people who complain about the fridge door are all idiots (what, you expected consensus on a DCUM thread?).

I'm not sure a house anywhere near Capitol Hill can be on the market for more than 30 days without being discussed on the DCUM forums.

It took two months but finally went under contract yesterday.

I'm sure the sellers breathed a sigh of relief. There's a house across the street that got pulled from the market after about 6 weeks this summer.