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By MIKE POWELL
Published: February 2, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WHAT: A duplex condo with two bedrooms and two and a half baths
HOW MUCH: $515,000
SIZE: 1,325 square feet
PER SQUARE FOOT: $388.68
SETTING: This apartment is one of nine units in a 1916 building. The neighborhood, Adams Morgan, is in Northwest Washington, and mostly residential, with a cluster of bars, restaurants and shops at the intersection of 18th Street and Columbia Road, about two blocks away. The nearest Metro stop is a half-mile away.
INSIDE: The apartment was renovated five years ago, when new bathrooms and a kitchen were installed. The main level is completely open; the living area has a wood-burning stove. Upstairs, both bedrooms have en-suite baths. The master bedroom also has a wood stove, as well as a walk-in closet and a bathroom with two sinks; the other bedroom is slightly larger and has a double-width closet. The unit comes with a parking space.
TAXES: $4,728 a year; $222 a month in condo fees.
CONTACT: Boucie Addison, Washington Fine Properties (301) 509-8827; wfp.com.
NEW ORLEANS
WHAT: A one-bedroom two-bath condo in the French Quarter
HOW MUCH: $524,000
SIZE: 1,479 square feet
PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $354.29
SETTING: This condo is in an 1830s building in the French Quarter. Some of the Quarter’s most famous bars and restaurants —Antoine’s and Café Du Monde — are nearby. So is Preservation Hall, a jazz and blues club. Downtown, the city’s central business district, is about a half-mile away.
INSIDE: This duplex apartment, on the third and fourth floors of a four-floor building, was renovated about 10 years ago. On the main level is the kitchen, a living room with 12-foot ceilings and a dining area. Off the living room is an iron-railed balcony. Original details include two decorative fireplaces, hardwood floors and crown molding. Upstairs is a master suite with vaulted ceilings, a walk-in closet and a bathroom with a marble shower. The condo comes with a parking spot.
OUTDOOR SPACE: The living room opens to a balcony overlooking St. Louis Street and the French Quarter.
TAXES: $4,236 a year; $452 a month in homeowner’s association dues.
CONTACT: Richard Jensen, Latter & Blum/Realtors, (504) 812-0010; latter-blum.com.
PORTLAND, ORE.
WHAT: A house with three bedrooms and one and a half baths
HOW MUCH: $524,900
SIZE: 3,514 square feet
PER SQUARE FOOT: $149.37
SETTING: This 1910 house is in Kenton, a neighborhood in north Portland. According to the listing agent, most of the homes in the area were built in the early 1900s. Within a couple of blocks is a commercial district, with restaurants, a post office, a library, a supermarket and coffee shops. The MAX Light Rail stops four blocks away. Downtown Portland is a 10-minute drive.
INSIDE: Most of the original details in this house, including woodwork, hardwood floors and leaded-glass windows, were restored by the current owners, who have lived in the house for about 25 years. On the main level is a formal living room with a brick fireplace, and a dining room with a curved bay window. Off the kitchen is a den with a half-bath. Two of the bedrooms are downstairs; the master bedroom is in what was formerly the attic. It has a beamed ceiling, two skylights and a walk-in closet.
OUTDOOR SPACE: A wrap-around deck at the front of the house; a yard in the back.
TAXES: $4,425 a year
CONTACT: Gene Moore, Re/Max equity group, (503) 880-4363; equitygroup.com.
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