Welcome home to 53 R Street NE! Light-filled and generously proportioned, this inviting home offers over 1,600 square feet of thoughtfully designed living space. The open main level gives you wonderful flexibility to furnish and entertain just as you envision, while the chef's kitchen, with abundant prep space, flows easily to a covered rear deck, perfect for dining al fresco on warm evenings. Upstairs, two ensuite bedrooms provide comfort and privacy, complemented by convenient upper-level laundry. The rear bedroom opens onto its own sunny deck, an ideal spot for morning coffee or a quiet moment at day's end. Private parking is a rare and welcome bonus. Set at the crossroads of Eckington and Bloomingdale, you're just steps from some of the city's most beloved neighborhood spots. Stroll to Lost Generation Brewing for a local pint, browse the Saturday Eckington Flea at Eckington Hall, or pick up fresh flowers at She Loves Me on Harry Thomas Way. Alethia Tanner Park and the Metropolitan Branch Trail are close by for weekend walks, runs, and rides, and Kraken Kourts offers indoor pickleball and skating year-round. Across North Capitol, Bloomingdale's charming Victorian rowhouse streets are lined with cafés and restaurants. Trader Joe's, Union Market, and the NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro are all within easy reach, putting Capitol Hill and downtown just minutes away.
TownhomeProperty Type
1907Year Built
$476Price/Sq.Ft.
$307/moHOA Dues
1 spaceParking
Listed by Kirsten Williams• TTR Sotheby's International Realty
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
53 R St NE #2 · $785,000
SALE-TO-LIST
98.8%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$785,000
Median sale price in this area is $786,243. (0% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
19% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Bedrooms
2 bedrooms on the upper level
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Laundry & utility
Upper-level laundry
Heating & cooling
Electric forced-air heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Deck
Home design
Interior townhouse/rowhouse
Parking
Driveway and alley parking
1 parking space
Construction
Brick and wood siding
Remodeled in 2018
Utilities
Public water
Private sewer
Electric hot water
HOA & community
Monthly condo fee of $307, including common area maintenance, exterior building maintenance, and insurance
Pets allowed with no restrictions
Electricity and solar
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Light-filled and spacious 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath 1600sq feet + condo on two levels. Mail-level has large open floorplan. Gourmet kitchen with shaker cabinets, granite, GE Appliances, designer tile, opens to large deck. Upstairs features two master bedrooms with En-suite baths. Spa-like baths with floor to ceiling tile and skylights. Additional deck off the 2nd Master bedroom. Parking included.
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