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A Starter Home with a View of Meridian Hill Park
Clip: Season 3 Episode 10 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
A 1-bedroom, 1-bath condo in Park Tower, a beautiful art deco building on 16th St. NW.
John and Christine tour a one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo in Park Tower, a beautiful art deco building along 16th Street in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington DC. The building was built in 1928 and features a loggia at the top of the building, which overlooks Meridian Hill Park. The tour showcases the renovated kitchen, spacious bedroom, and updated bathroom.
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If You Lived Here
A Starter Home with a View of Meridian Hill Park
Clip: Season 3 Episode 10 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
John and Christine tour a one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo in Park Tower, a beautiful art deco building along 16th Street in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington DC. The building was built in 1928 and features a loggia at the top of the building, which overlooks Meridian Hill Park. The tour showcases the renovated kitchen, spacious bedroom, and updated bathroom.
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And we are right along 16th Street, and this is the Park Tower.
CHRISTINE: This is a beautiful art deco building.
Is that common around here?
DAVID: Not so much.
If you wanna look next door, they have much more detailed ornamentation, built around the 1910, 1920 range.
This was built in 1928.
This is one of the few lots that were... CHRISTINE: Wow.
DAVID: Left to build in that new style.
And then, you can see at the very top here, is the loggia, it's a traditional architectural element, and you see it in Roman villas.
This is where you might go and, uh, have an Evita moment, perhaps.
(laughter).
JOHN: I do every day.
DAVID: Or at least get some... And it overlooks Meridian Hill Park, which was, at one point, suggested as the new location of the White House.
JOHN: Wow.
CHRISTINE: Oh, wow.
DAVID: Yeah.
JOHN: I never knew that.
CHRISTINE: We have learned so much just at the first home.
DAVID: Why don't you guys go inside and take a look, and we'll chat later?
JOHN: Dynamite.
CHRISTINE: Okay, sounds good.
Let's check this out.
Oh.
JOHN: Nice starter property.
CHRISTINE: For being built in 1928, I would've never guessed it.
JOHN: It's obviously been renovated.
And speaking of renovations, the kitchen.
CHRISTINE: This is a very generous kitchen.
JOHN: It is.
It's big, and a little alfresco dining, here.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm, yeah.
JOHN: These pendant lamps.
But you know, it does have all these warm tones.
Nice wood, and then you have the hard surfaces of tumbled marble, granite.
CHRISTINE: Let's continue.
JOHN: All right.
CHRISTINE: Right into your formal dining area.
JOHN: How did they fit everything into this small space?
A round table.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: Great for small spaces with that glass top, looks dynamite.
And then, you have these great windows too, Tina.
I like that they're deep set.
I can't wait to see more.
And we have a bedroom.
CHRISTINE: Oh, this is very spacious.
JOHN: It is.
CHRISTINE: And look behind you.
JOHN: Wow.
CHRISTINE: Right.
JOHN: Look at those closets.
CHRISTINE: Yeah, but look at the doors that kinda change this room into more of a modern vibe.
JOHN: Yes.
Fantastic little bedroom.
CHRISTINE: All right, so let's keep going.
JOHN: All right.
CHRISTINE: All right.
Oh, let's check... JOHN: A-ha.
CHRISTINE: Washer, dryer.
And look how cute.
Little, petite.
JOHN: It's perfect.
CHRISTINE: Yeah.
JOHN: That's all you need but... CHRISTINE: Really.
JOHN: A nice thing to have.
CHRISTINE: Nice.
All right, renovated bathroom, okay.
JOHN: These are new tiles, for sure.
CHRISTINE: Right.
But you know, it's just kinda giving me a, a masculine feel to it.
JOHN: I can dig that.
CHRISTINE: I think part of it might just be the size of this cabinet.
JOHN: I think you need storage in this place.
CHRISTINE: Definitely.
JOHN: What if you just painted it white?
CHRISTINE: I think that's the solution.
JOHN: It would help.
CHRISTINE: But it is so nice to have an updated bathroom.
JOHN: It is.
Okay, well let's stick a fork in this place 'cause it's done.
Let's go.
Wow, look at this!
DAVID: Isn't this incredible?
CHRISTINE: This is amazing.
DAVID: Yeah.
Got a wonderful view of Meridian Hill Park.
And then, if you look down 16th Street, you could see the Washington Monument.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
DAVID: How about the unit itself though?
CHRISTINE: It's manageable and efficient.
JOHN: I love the proportions of the kitchen.
Great lights.
DAVID: Yeah, right.
JOHN: Living room is a great space.
Nice sized bedroom.
DAVID: And the location can't be beat.
JOHN: It's great.
CHRISTINE: Definitely.
DAVID: For sure.
It's a one bedroom, one bath home, 590 square feet, and it was built in 1928.
JOHN: Mm.
DAVID: So what do we think the price is?
JOHN: I'm going to give you a list price, David, of $375,000.
CHRISTINE: Oh.
DAVID: Wow, okay.
Okay.
CHRISTINE: I'm going higher.
DAVID: Are you?
CHRISTINE: I'm gonna go in at $425,000.
DAVID: The list price is $355,000.
CHRISTINE: $355,000?
JOHN: $355,000?
DAVID: I mean, that's not a bad value for this neighborhood, right?
JOHN: No, it's a great value.
DAVID: Absolutely.
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