Incredible opportunity to own a home with great bones and standout features in a centrally located community. Offering 3 bedrooms, a possible den/home office, formal dining room with tray ceilings, 2 fireplaces, 1.5 baths, partially improved basement, and a 1‑car garage, this property delivers space, character, and potential. Enjoy outdoor living on the rear deck and flexible interior spaces perfect for future customization. Home needs work and is being sold AS‑IS, but the layout, features, and location make it an exceptional value for buyers looking to renovate and create their ideal home.
TownhomeProperty Type
1905Year Built
1,800 sq ftLot Size
$397Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Willie Rhone-Patterson• Weichert Realtors - Blue Ribbon
Eckington, located between NoMa and Bloomingdale, is a residential and industrial Washington neighborhood with brick rowhouses and warehouse blocks. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Metropolitan Branch Trail at R Street NE, where cyclists, dog walkers, and patio tables thread past converted industrial buildings. Tree-lined side streets mix early-20th-century porches with newer mid-rise apartments near North Capitol Street. Union Market’s food halls and makers set a culinary tone nearby, while the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema anchors movie nights in NoMa. Alethia Tanner Park adds lawns and courts beside the trail. Rail lines and wide arterials frame the edges, giving the area a distinctly urban geometry.
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Market insights
121 R St NE · $790,000
DAYS ON MARKET
30 days
The average home goes pending in 46 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
98.9%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$790,000
Median sale price in this area is $869,045. (10% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
21% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
Ceiling fans
Formal separate dining room
Kitchen island
Wood floors
Traditional floor plan
High walls and tray ceilings
Sliding glass doors
Double entry doors
Partially finished basement
Connecting stairway to basement
Basement access to garage
Two fireplaces
Bedrooms
Three bedrooms on the upper level
Bathrooms
One full bathroom (upper level)
One half bathroom (lower level)
Kitchen
Gas oven/range
Range hood
Stove
Refrigerator
Exhaust fan
Laundry & utility
Washer
Dryer (electric)
Laundry located in basement
Natural gas hot water
Flooring
Wood floors
Heating & cooling
Hot water heating
Oil fuel for heating
Window air conditioning units
Ceiling fans for cooling
Exterior features
Deck(s)
No tidal water
Home design
Interior townhouse/rowhouse
Fee simple ownership
Parking
Rear-entry attached garage (1 car)
On-street parking
Construction
Brick construction
Copper plumbing
Concrete perimeter foundation
Roof: unknown
Above-grade and below-grade structures
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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The purpose of the RF-1 zone is to provide for areas predominantly developed with row houses on small lots within which no more than two dwelling units are permitted.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Religious facility
Healthcare
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Student
Public service
Educational/school
Library
Recreation
Local insights from Redfin agents
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