Development opportunity at 1431½ Howard Road SE, formerly addressed as 1433 Howard Road SE. This approximately 2,338-square-foot vacant lot offers builders, investors, and buyers the opportunity to bring a residential project to life in Southeast Washington, DC. The provided plans depict a two-story townhome with a cellar and an accessory unit, offering a starting point for evaluating the site’s development potential. The prior appraisal identifies the parcel as zoned R-3. Conveniently located near neighborhood amenities, shopping, public transportation, and major commuter routes. Plans and a prior land appraisal are available for review. The city changed the street address; the parcel remains Square 5870, Lot 0146. Offered as vacant land; renderings depict proposed construction. Buyers should independently verify current zoning, plan and permit status, utilities, lot dimensions, and all development requirements
Barry Farm, located between Anacostia and Congress Heights, is a historic and residential Washington neighborhood with a hillside setting and Metro-adjacent streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Anacostia Metro station plaza along Howard Road SE, where bus bays, small storefronts, and steady foot traffic set the daily rhythm. Brick garden-style apartments and rows of modest homes sit on curving streets that drop toward the Anacostia Freeway. The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site anchors nearby cultural gravity with panoramic views. Anacostia Arts Center and Honfleur Gallery add a working-arts pulse close to the neighborhood edge. Fort Stanton Park’s trails and fields frame the landscape with open green space.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Interior features
Basement present
Exterior features
Property currently used for residential purposes
Property suitable for residential use
Home design
Fee simple ownership
Construction
No tidal water on the lot
Utilities
No public sewer system
Sale and tax history for 1433 Howard Rd SE
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
BRIGHT MLS #DCDC2285846
Oct 1, 2026
Listed
$74,900
BRIGHTMLS #DCDC2268506
Jul 29, 2026
Rental Removed
$7,000
Jul 21, 2026
Price Changed
$7,000
Jul 11, 2026
Listed for Rent
$5,300
REDFIN #1
Jun 18, 2026
Rental Removed
$7,500
Apr 16, 2026
Listed for Rent
$7,500
BRIGHT MLS #DCDC2141346
Jul 13, 2024
Price Changed
$80,000
Jul 13, 2024
Listing Removed
—
Jul 8, 2024
Price Changed
$55,000
May 15, 2024
Listing Removed
—
May 11, 2024
Listed
$99,900
BRIGHT MLS #DCDC2108426
Dec 1, 2023
Sold
$550,000
Nov 27, 2023
Pending
—
Nov 4, 2023
Contingent
—
Oct 11, 2023
Relisted
—
Oct 10, 2023
Price Changed
$565,000
Sep 30, 2023
Listing Removed
—
Sep 30, 2023
Listed
$575,000
Aug 25, 2023
Coming Soon
$575,000
+38
NEW CONSTRUCTION- End Unit. .. Just the one you have been waiting for in Barry Farms, one of the city's most up and coming neighborhoods. BRAND NEW TOWNHOME on three levels offers an open floor plan with luxurious features w/ 5 Bedrooms & 3.5 Baths. Main level has wide plank wood floors, Open flowing living room and dining room leading into the fabulous kitchen with stainless steel appliances, gray European style cabinets, and Quartz countertop with a breakfast bar. Plenty of recessed lighting, chandelier and pendant lighting. Plus a Powder Room for your convenience. Lower level offers a Bedroom #5, Bedroom #4, Full Bath #3 and Laundry. You also have access to a fenced yard. Upper level has a Primary Suite- with tray ceilings, large walk-in closet and a luxurious bathroom with a double sink and a shower stall with sliding glass doors. An additional 2 Bedroom and Full Bath #2 complete the package. Fenced Rear Yard. Plenty of transportation options plus Green Line Metro is a 10 min. walk.
BRIGHT MLS #DCDC2095074
Jun 8, 2023
Listing Removed
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Jun 7, 2023
Listed
$575,000
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$3,763 (+1.9%)
$118,920 + $415,730
$534,650
2025
$3,694 (+0.3%)
$118,920 + $415,730
$534,650
2024
$3,682 (+296.5%)
$115,900 + $408,530
$524,430
2023
$929 (+2.9%)
$112,840 + $407,340
$520,180
2022
$903 (+1.5%)
$109,240
2021
$889 (+58.3%)
$106,200
2020
$562
$104,620
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
4
Baths
3.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
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Lot size
2,000 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
—
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
—
Year built
2023
Style
Vacant Land
County
District of Columbia
APN
5870 0142
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Oct 1, 2026.
R-3
Residential House Zone 3
The purpose of the R-3 zone is to allow for row dwellings, while including areas within which row dwellings are mingled with detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and groups of three or more row dwellings. The R-3 zone is intended to permit attached rowhouses on small lots.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Religious facility
Hospital / medical center
Housing-Group
Housing-Senior
Public service
Educational/school
Recreation
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