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vital stats: bedrooms: 1 bathrooms: 1 property type: co-op square feet: 750 approx.* year built: 1902 pets: cats allowed mls: DC6372409 financials: sold price: $402,513 list price: $350,000 co-op fee: click here for details taxes: included in co-op fee (see co-op fee details) underlying mortgage: included in list price & included in co-op fee (see co-op fee details) utilities: heat, hot water, gas & insurance included in co-op fee (electricity separate) property management firm: BRIM, Inc. recognized lenders: Bank of America FNMC National City Mortgage Washington Mutual total # of units: 49 investor ratio: 9% investor (4 units rented) settled: June 2007 status: sold in 5 days for more than $50K above the asking price! (six offers received!) contact information: Joseph Himali, Principal Broker, CRS, GRI Best Address® Real Estate. LLC mobile: 202.669.4656 
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description: Truly sublime! This glamorous one bedroom is everything you would expect and more from a premier unit at the fabled "Mendota," a turn-of-the-century, full-service luxury apartment house in the heart of tony, tree-lined Kalorama Triangle. Unit #42 is located in a much-coveted tier of the building that overlooks the elegant row houses lining adjacent Kalorama Road. Prized for their sweeping cityscape vistas, units in this tier rarely become available. One look outside the mahogany clad oversized windows and it's not hard to see why! Unit #42 lays claim to enviable unobstructed sunset views of Rock Creek Park with the National Cathedral on the horizon. Designed to captivate architectural connoisseurs, this approximately 750 square foot home marries the best of old and new. Its table-space windowed kitchen was renovated in recent years to showcase the most spectacular pearl gray granite counters, upscale stainless appliances (some of which have never been used!), classic glass-fronted cherry cabinets, an under-mounted stainless sink and a brushed metal farmhouse style faucet. Dramatic 10' ceilings add volume to the generously proportioned rooms. The elegantly appointed living room showcases a curved bay wall, substantial plaster crown moldings, original chandelier and a decorative fireplace featuring its original mantel, rare English Minton tile surround and a fleur-de-lis patterned cast-iron hearth. Other period details of this home include heart pine floors that envelop the space in warmth, 4-panel solid wood doors and a vintage bath featuring its original clawfoot tub, corner marble sink, 4' high subway tile wainscoting capped with an egg-and-dart border and a medicine chest built into the thick exterior wall. Unlike units in some turn-of-the-century apartment buildings where closet space is severely lacking, Unit #42 boasts generous storage, including two bedroom closets and the most incredible walk-in closet, which has been outfitted with built-in organizers. Additionally, the unit conveys with a private extra storage space located in the building's basement. The building also provides bike storage facilities. Freshly painted throughout, this home is move-in ready. Best of all, you could save nearly $7,000 by buying this co-op rather than a condo of the same price! (Click here for more details.) . About The Mendota... The much sought-after Mendota was featured prominently in the notable book “Best Addresses: A Century of Washington’s Distinguished Apartment Houses” by James M. Goode. Rich with history, the building was the first apartment house to be constructed in tony Kalorama. Built in 1902, this turn-of-the-century landmark is brimming with old world charm in one of the most fashionable neighborhoods in the nation’s capital. Cats are welcomed at The Mendota, and the building's services include: 24-hour front desk. Attendant operated elevator. Bike room. Extra storage in large private bin. Recently updated laundry room. (Washer/Dryers can be installed in each unit with board approval.) In 2002, The Mendota replaced all of its exterior windows with historically appropriate mahogany windows (with brass handles and individual screens). The co-op also had the exterior brick tuck-pointed & power washed, the exterior fire stairwell replaced, and its rear courtyard underwent a major overhaul to showcase new landscaping. *Square footage quoted is approximate. The city does not maintain a public record for individual cooperative units; rather the public record is for the building as a whole, so there is no official square footage available. Please note that previously when this property was on the market it had been quoted as having 1,100 square feet by the real estate agents representing the sellers at the time. |
