Cathedral Heights is nestled in between the neighborhoods of Glover Park (to the south), Cleveland Park (to the north), Wesley Heights (to the west) and Observatory Circle (to the east). 
     The neighborhood  is bounded to the south by Fulton Street, to the north by the area just south of Woodley Road, to the east by Wisconsin Avenue, and to the west by Glover Archbold Park.
     When most people think of Cathedral Heights they think of quiet streets lined with elegant detached single family homes and distinguished rowhouses constructed in the early 20th Century. But Cathedral Heights is also home to several large condominiums and cooperatives, and even a few rental buildings. 
     The most notable co-op in the neighborhood is the Westchester, an old world (circa 1931), full-service building that includes more than 550 units, making it one of the largest luxury apartment houses in DC.
     Visitors to this impressive Best Address*  (located at 4000 Cathedral Avenue) are greeted by a massive pair of 18th Century wrought iron English gates. 
     The glamorous four-building complex is centered around an elliptical sunken garden and fountain, the focal point of the estate which spans more than a dozen acres and features some of the loveliest landscaped grounds in all the city.
     The Westchester offers its residents its own restaurant, beauty salon, dry cleaners, convenience shop, 24-hour front desk even it's own gasoline station!
      Alban Towers is another historic address in the neighborhood. Located at 3700 Massachusetts Avenue, this rental apartment complex (managed by Archstone-Smith) just underwent a massive renovation/restoration effort. Built in 1929, the Gothic Revival architecture of this building nicely complements that of the National Cathedral, which is just up the street. (To learn more about Alban Towers, click here to read a Washington Post article about the historic apartment building.)
     
*The Westchester was featured in "Best Addresses: A Century of Washington's Distinguished Apartment Houses" (Smithsonian Institution, 1988).


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