Twelve Black Code Monkeys

Well, after lots of cleaning, de-cluttering, picture-taking and calculating, we have finally gotten our condo listed! Here is a link to it on erealty.com, for some reason it doesn’t come up on a search via realtor.com. I’ll try to elaborate a little since you have so little room in the listing for a description:

First of all, it is in a 4-floor building called The Bedford” which is almost exactly in the middle of the block (between 18th and 19th Streets) on California. The Bedford is a pet-friendly building on a surprisingly quiet block for being so close to the excitement of 18th street, the main drag of Adams Morgan, with all its great restaurants, clubs, and stores. It’s also only a 5-10 minute walk from the newly vibrant U-Street Corridor, and the vast array of offerings in Dupont Circle. It’s also just a couple of minutes to Kalorama Park which has lots of dog-walkers, frisbee tossers, and parents and children hanging out in its various sections.

As for the apartment itself, it’s up one flight of steps (or maybe one and a half if you count the few steps up to the front entrance of the building), it is a one-bedroom one-bath unit with high ceilings. Both the kitchen and bath have been renovated (right before my wife bought the place 3 years ago). The bathroom has a stone surface to the sink, brushed aluminum lighting, a kind of water-washed (I’m not sure what else to call it) wood framing to the mirrors, etc. The kitchen has lots of countertop, very nice cabinet with a built-in wine rack, a fridge with an ice-maker, a built-in microwave, and a ceramic/glas flat cooktop, etc. The kitchen also has the working home security alarm in it which conveys with the apartment.

The kitchen is open – you can cook and see/talk to people in the living room which the kitchen looks out onto. Both the living room and the kitchen have exposed brick walls and recessed halogen lighting. The living room has a wood burning fireplace and a little alcove/nook where my wife got a local artisan to custom design a desk to fit in this unique space. This is a way to have an “office” without really having an office!

The foyer is actually a decently-sized area and has these unique curved walls and a brushed aluminium chandelier which add character to the place from as soon as you walk in.

The bedroom is actually quite large with three windows, and gets some good light during most of the day. There’s also a good amount of closet space, although we supplemented by putting a wardrobe in, which I think is going to convey. It has terracota pleated shades which do convey.

In addition to the closents and cabinets, there is also a storage unit down in the basement for extra storage, and also a bike rack.

Finally, here are pictures that I’ve taken over the last couple of days:

The Bedford:

The Foyer:

The Bathroom:

Bathroom again:

Bedroom:

Bedroom again:

Bedroom again:

Kitchen:

Kitchen again:

Kitchen again:

Living Room:

Living Room again:

Alcove with Desk:

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