Real Estate

4 Must-See Open Houses This Weekend

A Takoma Park bungalow, a Falls Church mid-century modern, a Brookland house, and Foxhall Tudor Revival.

The days are getting short, but there’s still time to find a new home this year if you’re in the market. Here are our open-house picks this weekend.

A Brookland House

Photo courtesy of Derek and Vee
Photo courtesy of Derek and Vee
Photo courtesy of Derek and Vee
Photo courtesy of Derek and Vee

​​Price: $899,000

Where: 1005 Urell Pl NE

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 4/3.5

House size: 2,714 sq feet 

Listing agent: Jacob Abbott and Shemaya Klar, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices|PenFed Realty

Open house: Sunday, December 14, 1 PM — 3 PM

Selling points of this renovated house in Brookland include coffered ceilings, a brick wood-burning fireplace in the living room, and an updated kitchen. As a bonus, the finished attic can be used as a recreation room, and the lower level can serve as a guest or in-law suite.

 

 A Falls Church Mid-Century Modern

Photo courtesy of Chris Zimmer Photography
Photo courtesy of Chris Zimmer Photography
Photo courtesy of Chris Zimmer Photography
Photo courtesy of Chris Zimmer Photography

​​Price: $1,135,000

Where: 7822 Holmes Run Dr

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 3/2

House size: 2,625 sq feet 

Listing agent: Georgie Welch, Samson Properties

Open house: Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14, 1 PM — 3 PM

This 1954 house in the Holmes Run Acres development was remodeled in 2015. Apart from the mid-century modern features—the open floor plan, the vaulted ceilings, the wood-burning fireplace—the property also includes a swimming pool and two decks in the yard.

 

A Takoma Park Bungalow

Photo courtesy of Real Tour
Photo courtesy of Real Tour
Photo courtesy of Real Tour
Photo courtesy of Real Tour

​​Price: $1,275,000

Where: 7402 Maple Ave

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 4/2

House size: 2,450 sq feet 

Listing agent: Dan Metcalf, Perennial Real Estate

Open house: Sunday, December 14, 2 PM — 4 PM

A Craftsman-style bungalow dating to 1918, this Takoma Park listing sports an updated kitchen with a Kucht range, a finished lower level with a bedroom and a six-person sauna, and a terraced yard featuring a pebble-stone patio, a fire pit, and a corrugated steel shed.   

 

A Foxhall Tudor Revival

Photo courtesy of Sean Shanahan
Photo courtesy of Sean Shanahan
Photo courtesy of Sean Shanahan
Photo courtesy of Sean Shanahan

​​Price: $5,595,000

Where: 3001 Foxhall Rd NW

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 6/7.5

House size: 7,324 sq feet 

Listing agent: Jonathan Taylor and Maxwell Rabin, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty 

Open house: Sunday, December 14, 1 PM — 3 PM

This 1935 Tudor Revival was renovated and expanded by 3G Architects. Highlights include oak floors, a Miele range and espresso station in the kitchen, a guest suite/home office, a two-sided fireplace in the primary suite, a second kitchen and wine bar on the lower level, a three-car garage, and a heated pool with a waterfall. 

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Eric Wills
Home Editor