ANNOUNCER: Support for If You Lived Here comes from... MAN: The Yuen Foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences within the greater Washington DC community.

ANNOUNCER: And now, If You Lived Here, a WETA original series.

JOHN: Hi, I'm John.

CHRISTINE: I'm Christine.

We're producers at WETA and best friends.

JOHN: We love living in the DC area, but finding a place to live here can be challenging and sometimes exciting.

CHRISTINE: So join us as we tour three homes at three price points.

JOHN: And try to guess the listing price without going over.

CHRISTINE: And find out what it would be like...

BOTH: If You Lived Here.

(doorbell) CHRISTINE: This is really nice.

JOHN: It really is.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

Hi, Chris.

JOHN: Hello there.

CHRIS: Hello.

Hello.

Welcome to the Navy Yard.

The Navy Yard, it's kind of its own little pocket.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

CHRIS: You got Capitol Hill... CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

CHRIS: Southwest Waterfront... JOHN: Yep.

CHRIS: Anacostia River, and you have this little pocket of houses... CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

CHRIS: That's kind of protected by the 395, uh, beltway, which is right over here to the left.

JOHN: I see that.

CHRIS: It can be a little bit noisy, but once you get into this area you won't hear it.

CHRISTINE: Actually, I don't even hear it.

JOHN: No, I really don't.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

CHRIS: It's got everything.

You have the baseball stadium.

You are literally five minutes from fun.

CHRISTINE: Now, I've seen the development, and it's amazing what has happened in this area.

CHRIS: The Navy Yard is one of the areas that's been gentrified over the years, partially because of the baseball stadium.

CHRISTINE: So what has it done for the housing in this area?

CHRIS: When they were able to have a new template to start fresh, it gave them the opportunity to rebuild a lot of these houses.

The good and bad, again, about this area though is because it's such a small space, you know, it's mostly condos.

JOHN: All right.

CHRISTINE: All right, lead the way.

(doorbell) ♪ ♪ CHRIS: Welcome to the Velocity.

CHRISTINE: Ooh.

JOHN: The Velocity.

CHRIS: The Navy Yard is a new style of area.

We like to call it the Arlington of DC 'cause of all the big, huge 13 floor buildings.

This area, back when I was growing up, used to be the big club and party zone.

JOHN: Oh, I remember that.

♪ You betta work!

♪♪ JOHN: Tracks is right there on Half Street, six blocks away, and then you had Nation.

If you think about all the iconic people that played these venues, it's pretty amazing.

CHRIS: Well, this building, again, is, is, uh, one of the, uh, first to start up in this area, at the same time with the baseball stadium.

JOHN: Oh.

CHRISTINE: Oh.

CHRIS: It was one of the original buildings to start the Navy Yard transition.

CHRISTINE: I'm ready to check it out.

JOHN: Me too.

CHRIS: Well, have fun.

JOHN: All right.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: Such a cool building.

Hey.

CHRISTINE: You know, this has such a modern vibe as soon as you walk in.

JOHN: I mean, you know where my eyes are going, right to the back, but... CHRISTINE: But let's back track a little bit.

(laughs) JOHN: Let's just back, because I think we missed a few things.

CHRISTINE: We did.

We missed the full bath.

JOHN: Hey, a big bathroom.

CHRISTINE: This is a good sized bathroom for this size of a condo, so it makes me wonder if this is the only bathroom.

JOHN: It's rather large, and it has nice finishes, nice cabinetry.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: Nice basin sink.

CHRISTINE: All right, I'm a little perplexed on what this room is.

I hear the hum of the HVAC, so I know what that is.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: Oh, here's a closet.

Oh no, it's not the closet, it's the hot water tank.

JOHN: Aha, you found the hot water tank.

You win the prize.

Okay, so we have HVAC, water tank, no doors.

CHRISTINE: And no windows.

JOHN: Yeah, it's a den.

CHRISTINE: Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

JOHN: It's a den disguised as a bedroom, but it could be used for guests.

CHRISTINE: So back to the kitchen.

JOHN: Okay, so first let me say, this kitchen picks up a really good portion of the footprint of this living area.

Lots of cabinets.

CHRISTINE: And, you know, I really like the pulls because they just bring in that modern vibe.

JOHN: Yeah, it looks like there's a place for everything.

CHRISTINE: Oh, there is.

Ooh.

JOHN: Ahhh, it's the old lazy Susan.

CHRISTINE: Who doesn't love a lazy Susan?

And... Ooh.

JOHN: Ahhh, you know I love this.

CHRISTINE: I know this is your favorite thing in this kitchen, but look at this counter.

JOHN: It's a good size.

CHRISTINE: And just think, you can line up all the chairs along this side because you don't have a lot of space in this area.

JOHN: This would be great for your dining area, for sure.

CHRISTINE: But as we know, the star of this unit is that.

JOHN: That.

I want that patio.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: How many people in this neighborhood have patios like that?

CHRISTINE: What I really like is that it steps down from the street.

JOHN: Put a barbecue out there.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: I love it.

So... CHRISTINE: So this is the bedroom.

JOHN: The bedroom.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: Nice detail.

Nice windows.

CHRISTINE: Look at this closet.

JOHN: The custom shelves in there.

Nice finishes.

CHRISTINE: Here's another full bath.

JOHN: And this is a huge bathroom.

CHRISTINE: It is.

You know, you could've almost put in double vanities.

JOHN: And another closet.

Uh, no closet.

CHRISTINE: Ooh.

JOHN: Laundry.

CHRISTINE: Washer dryer.

JOHN: Gotta have it.

CHRISTINE: And I wanted to take a look at this shower.

You know, I thought it was gonna be this really tiny shower, but it actually is pretty deep and there's a great seat back there.

JOHN: This place was very surprising.

I think they hit a home run.

CHRISTINE: I think so.

Oh!

I see what you're doing there.

JOHN: Punny.

CHRISTINE: I, I knew that was coming at some point.

JOHN: You knew, did you see it coming?

CHRISTINE: I did.

I did.

JOHN: What are you doing on my porch?

CHRIS: I'm just, just hanging out.

CHRISTINE: This patio.

This is absolutely amazing down here.

CHRIS: Oh, it's perfect.

CHRISTINE: Is there a difference between a unit that has an outdoor patio space like this or a unit that has a view with a patio?

CHRIS: It's a, it's all a personal preference.

In theory, the higher you go the more expensive it is.

Every floor is normally about $10,000 per floor, so... CHRISTINE: Ooh.

JOHN: Ooh.

CHRISTINE: You add the math on 13 floors, you know, it's $130,000 view.

JOHN: Oh yeah.

CHRISTINE: Oh yeah.

CHRIS: A lot of times, you, you do get more square footage on the lower levels.

JOHN: That's a good point.

CHRIS: It's a good pregame spot.

CHRISTINE: But we do have a couple questions.

CHRIS: Uh-oh, I hope I can answer them.

CHRISTINE: So parking.

CHRIS: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Does this building, does this unit come with a parking spot?

CHRIS: It does and that is a good thing.

JOHN: And if you don't have a car, you're close to the Metro?

CHRIS: Right.

That is correct.

If you're buying down here, you're buying for the stadium, you're buying for the restaurants, the waterfront.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

CHRIS: You know, you're buying for the lifestyle down here.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRIS: So this one's listed two bedrooms, two bathroom, 950 square feet.

It has a parking spot included.

Obviously has this cool little outdoor patio.

Built back in 2009.

JOHN: I'm going to give you a guess of... $750,000.

CHRISTINE: I'm gonna come in lower.

I'm gonna come in at $700,000.

JOHN: That's a good one.

CHRIS: Unfortunately, you're both wrong.

JOHN: Ohh!

CHRISTINE: Ohh!

CHRIS: The price was $675,000.

CHRISTINE: Oh, I was gonna with $675,000!

JOHN: You should've gone with your gut.

CHRISTINE: Ooh.

CHRIS: I truly believe you.

CHRISTINE: Thank you.

CHRIS: Next up, we're gonna see a really nice row house right around the corner from here.

JOHN: All right.

CHRIS: Uh, so let's head on over.

JOHN: Let's do it.

MARJORIE: Thomas Jefferson is really the father of the Navy Yard.

He was very concerned about the attack on Washington by the British, so he saw to it that a navy yard was built here.

The naval ports were in the New England colonies.

Washington was a nothing.

After the turn of century, from 1800 to 1900, this became a more industrial site.

It needed labor, and labor is what drew people to the Navy Yard.

Nowhere else in the city had that industrial population.

Labor means not rich people, but immigrant people; Irish, Italians, Germans, and before 1865, slaves and free Blacks.

There were lots of working class houses.

The streets were lined with them.

World War II, 26,000 people worked 24 hours a day making all the technology that went into war.

It was an industrial site.

It's what happened all over the country where there were industrial sites.

The land was polluted, and it is no secret that in the '70s, '80s, and '90s people didn't come to southeast.

All of the little shops and the little stores that depended on the foot traffic that went in and out of the Navy Yard were gone.

And as they were gone, you had derelict places grow up.

It was an open drug market, and it was a disaster.

MAUREEN: As a young, teenage punk rocker in the straight edge scene in the '80s, I would come down here sometimes for the clubs like Tracks.

I just remember you had to pay people to guard your car, and this was one of the more dangerous neighborhoods at that time.

CLARICE: There was nothing here, we didn't have a grocery store close by, and we didn't have this nice recreation center.

And people were excited.

It was a brand new neighborhood.

WILLIE: It is Navy Yard.

They've tried a couple different names, you know, Capital Quarter and other names to try to sort of brand the neighborhood, but we referred to it as Navy Yard.

When I first moved here with my family, people were like, "I can't believe you're down there.

Is it safe?"

And it's very, very safe.

Now it's one of the most densely populated areas in the city.

MAUREEN: We are at the front of the Capital Quarter Complex.

This place was not vacant.

There had been public housing here and the residents from that were displaced.

And not voluntarily, they were forcibly displaced to make way for the development under Hope VI.

TRINETTE: This area has the name Arthur Cappers.

Some say Cappers, some say Cappers, (laughs) but it was a project and it was part of the redevelopment.

It was leveled and the whole area is called Hope VI.

The main point of Hope VI was to integrate low housing, medium housing, and to integrate the community together.

The program has been very successful, I have to say that, but a lot of the people couldn't come back because of other issues, but it was set up that everybody who was qualified could come back.

MAUREEN: This is a mix of market-rate housing, workforce housing, and affordable rental housing.

And as you can see, the homes are all integrated together so you can't really tell which is which unless you know what to look for.

One of the main differences with the workforce homes is they're narrower.

My house is just 13 feet wide, and it feels less than that because of the stairs.

I call it the StairMaster house.

These are designed to look like historic Capitol Hill homes, not the fancy Victorians so much, but, you know, the more traditional Capitol Hill row houses.

There's also the senior building where some of the original residents, as well as other seniors, moved in after that was completed.

Unfortunately, that burned down several years ago in a four alarm fire.

TRINETTE: I was one of the ones that was displaced because of the fire.

The senior center, that's, that was my love.

We had musicians.

We had retired teachers.

We had folks that loved art and, like, dancing.

My relationship with the Arthur Cappers Community Center is I am a sewing instructor, I am a jewelry maker, and I just love kids, so I mentor with the young people in the after-school program.

WILLIE: The community center has been a great benefit to the community.

We go over there for the gym, youth basketball, pick-up games.

The kids enjoy it.

Aftercare for school is there.

It's really been, you know, a great benefit to everybody that, that lives around here.

We have great neighbors.

You know, everybody has the same attitude.

Everybody has the same sort of culture around making sure that this is a great place to live.

(doorbell) JOHN: This is... CHRISTINE: That was close.

CHRIS: The Navy Yard is basically just a couple blocks away from everything.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRIS: Welcome to house number two.

We got a cute, little row house for you all to check out.

This pocket is actually a little row of old houses.

JOHN: That's pretty unique, I would think, in this market.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

CHRIS: You can see too when you just look around, you got a whole bunch of the newer row homes.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: Yeah, everything is new.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

CHRIS: Um, they tried to give it some of the original character in this area, which is nice.

JOHN: Are there others?

CHRIS: You know, when they did the redevelopment, they knocked down a lot of blocks so not many of the houses survived.

So please go check it out.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: All right.

See you afterwards.

Cute, little home.

CHRISTINE: Well, the first thing I notice is I match the door.

JOHN: Hey, you do match the door.

This is the house for you.

CHRISTINE: All right, so we can see the entire house from here.

JOHN: Yes, there...

Okay, your tour is complete.

Done and done.

CHRISTINE: No, no, no, no, no.

So you can see where they've done remodeling.

They opened it up.

JOHN: Yeah, definitely it's one big open concept, but you do see some original details like the staircase.

CHRISTINE: The staircase, yeah.

JOHN: And it has a little tilt to it.

CHRISTINE: Just a little.

JOHN: Just a little bit.

So maybe... CHRISTINE: What we could call character.

JOHN: That's character.

It come with age.

But cute, little living room.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: And then dining room.

CHRISTINE: Well, they even found space for a dining room.

But if were to have one design choice... JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: This waterfall countertop, this really is a statement piece in this kitchen.

JOHN: This is beautiful quartz... CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: And it's a waterfall, and do you see how thick it... CHRISTINE: It's thick.

JOHN: A nice design choice.

I'm seeing from here that this actually a half waterfall.

I've never seen this.

So you have a waterfall on this side, but not on that side.

CHRISTINE: But that's smart because, as you can see, they put seating on this side and you can easily put another seat there.

JOHN: That is functional.

CHRISTINE: It is functional.

JOHN: That is functional.

The kitchen has a lot of good features.

All right.

CHRISTINE: So check out the downstairs.

JOHN: Downstairs we go.

CHRISTINE: Ooh, I'm liking the exposed brick, and you know that's original.

Ahhh.

JOHN: Okay, a lower level.

CHRISTINE: I can just envision what this space looked like when the home was built because at that time it would've just been an old dirt floor, kind of rickety steps down.

JOHN: It would've been the cellar.

CHRISTINE: And now, you know, it's a really functional, livable space.

JOHN: And it has a low ceiling, but I'm not bothered by this at all.

CHRISTINE: No.

I'm gonna peek back there because I'm wondering if there's a half bath.

Oh, you know what?

It's a full bath.

It has a full shower in here.

Nice.

JOHN: What do you say we head upstairs?

CHRISTINE: Sounds good.

(squeak) JOHN: The squeak, a good sign of old age.

Bedroom number one.

CHRISTINE: Not the biggest bedroom, but you wouldn't expect a massive bedroom is this size of a home.

JOHN: No.

It looks fresh.

CHRISTINE: It does.

You got obviously room for a nice sized bed, dresser... JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: And I bet this is, yep, nice closet.

JOHN: A nice closet.

Down the hall, uh, the second bathroom... CHRISTINE: Ahhh.

JOHN: Another full bathroom.

CHRISTINE: Yes, and this has been renovated.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: I really like the herringbone tile pattern.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: And your favorite, sky light.

JOHN: Sky light.

CHRISTINE: And the floor, I really like this tile.

JOHN: Dig that floor.

And hey Tina, lots of good storage out here in the hallway too.

CHRISTINE: Well, you know, this obviously is the smaller of the two bedrooms.

JOHN: Yeah, bedroom number two.

CHRISTINE: They did a great use of storage in this room.

JOHN: They sure did.

CHRISTINE: I mean, with these built ins.

And then look at this cute, little nook with the shelves and the drawers.

JOHN: Love it.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JOHN: Okay, let's head outside... CHRISTINE: Yes.

JOHN: And see what we have in store out here.

CHRISTINE: Oh, look at this deck.

JOHN: A big plus.

This is awesome.

CHRISTINE: This is so nice.

I mean, you can enjoy this almost year round.

JOHN: And look, this house comes with a tree, a giant tree.

CHRISTINE: It also provides some privacy.

JOHN: It sure does.

Do you see anybody else back here with a tree?

CHRISTINE: No, that's true.

JOHN: No.

CHRISTINE: And then I'm looking at the patio right below.

JOHN: Well, that's the last piece of the house we have to explore, so let's go down.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

CHRIS: Hello, hello.

JOHN: What a great garden.

CHRIS: It is.

It's beautiful.

What'd you think?

CHRISTINE: Well, I think it was a great combination of old and new because you could see the new renovations, especially when you walk in.

You see this great kitchen, great layout, great design.

And then throughout the house, you can feel some of the original characteristics of the home, which we love.

JOHN: Yeah.

And then upstairs, I love the two bedrooms and the bath.

We loved the tile up there.

And of course, the deck.

CHRISTINE: The deck was a surprise.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: Is that a parking spot behind you?

CHRIS: Uh, that's, that's probably, even if you didn't have a car, you could probably rent that bad boy out for... JOHN: Cha ching.

CHRIS: And a large backyard too.

JOHN: You're selling me on this house, you know.

CHRIS: Well, again, it's not, that's your decision.

JOHN: You're making it seem like it's my decision, but you're leading me.

CHRIS: I'm just stating the obvious.

I'm... CHRISTINE: No, the tree, the tree sold John on this house.

CHRIS: So on this one we got two bedrooms, uh, two bath, uh, three levels.

It's about 1,070 square feet.

Uh, you got the, uh, parking spot.

You've got a tree.

You've got an extra deck.

This house hits, hits all the buttons.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: I'm gonna come in at... $875,000.

CHRIS: Okay.

JOHN: All right.

Do I go higher or do I go lower?

CHRIS: I'm not supposed to tell you.

JOHN: Would you please tell me?

CHRIS: I am not allowed.

I've been specifically told not to tell you.

JOHN: I will say then, Chris, I'll do a guess of $850,000.

CHRISTINE: Ah, so you went lower than this time.

CHRIS: So the price of this house is... $899,000.

CHRISTINE: Ah!

JOHN: $899,000.

CHRIS: And we have a winner.

CHRISTINE: Yes, thank you.

JOHN: That makes it one-zero.

But we still have a third inning coming up.

CHRIS: We do.

Let's get out of here and go look at house number three.

JOHN: All right, on your way.

CHRISTINE: Sounds good.

MALLORY: I'd say if you lived in Navy Yard, you will definitely know that we're a very social neighborhood, very active.

A lot of people out running, walking their dogs.

People are friendly, and I'd say a little bit quieter than the rest of the city, which I like.

It feels a little bit slower paced.

I've made a ton of friends at the dog park just walking around and meeting people my age.

I love living by the water.

It's so unique to DC to get to be that close.

Honestly, it's just like a really good community down here.

WILLIE: I think the proximity to the waterfront defines our neighborhood more than anything else.

Almost every day I take a walk down to the waterfront.

There aren't a lot of places in the city that have access to that, so, so much of our culture surrounds it.

In the summertime, there are concerts down there every Friday.

All the families come out.

You know, it's, it's what you do.

TREY: It's been exciting to watch this, this neighborhood change and watch people discover it and discover the river kinda at the same time.

And where they found the river was usually the river walk trail, which is on both sides of us now and behind us on the bridge.

There's not many other places like that on the Anacostia River, where people have immediate access to the river in their daily lives or at least in, like, their weekly lives.

There's a big PR problem for the Anacostia River, which is that most people haven't actually been on it.

And what they heard is that the river's bad and that the river is dangerous and that the river is ugly.

The Anacostia River was getting on average, average, like, one and a half, two and a half billion with a B gallons of untreated sewage and storm water right here, so that's whatever's on the streets, oil, grease, car parts.

Some of these sites are actually really toxic.

This area here, the cleanup happened about eight years ago now, but this property now that it's been cleaned, the District is starting to prepare a meadow habitat and eventually this will become another city park.

We are looking at an actually soon to be swimmable Anacostia River, and our research with the volunteer water quality monitoring in the past three years shows that it's getting better.

Our mission is to restore and protect the Anacostia River for everybody who lives, works, and plays in the watershed.

We've tried to create new opportunities for people to connect with their Anacostia River.

People don't protect what they don't like and they don't love, so that's the goal of these boat tours as well.

So we have this boat because the district funds Anacostia River Explorers Tours.

We've gotten literally thousands of people out on this very boat, getting people to the river, physically getting them to the river.

hashtag come to the river.

(doorbell) ♪ ♪ CHRIS: Welcome to unit number three.

JOHN: Are you gonna wow us?

I mean, not that you haven't wowed us so far... CHRISTINE: I was gonna say, we've been wowed by one, two, and now three.

CHRIS: It's been a big day today.

JOHN: Big day.

CHRIS: Part of the reason why I love this unit is because I love the Nats, and they're right there.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

Right there.

JOHN: Look at that.

Who put the stadium right across the street?

CHRIS: It's pretty, pretty amazing, right?

JOHN: That's crazy.

CHRISTINE: Secretly, I was really hoping that we were gonna see a condo with the view of the stadium, so... JOHN: Yeah, me too.

CHRIS: Well, I'll wait right here for you.

JOHN: Okay, we'll see you back here.

CHRISTINE: Okay, thank you.

CHRIS: See you in a little bit.

CHRISTINE: Oh my goodness.

JOHN: Wow.

Holy schmoly, look at this.

CHRISTINE: All right, if you're coming to the Navy Yard, this is what you're hoping to see.

JOHN: This really is something else.

CHRISTINE: Ugh.

JOHN: Incredible view.

Dare I say a million dollar view?

CHRISTINE: Some people can say they've got a view of the city.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: Some people say, "Oh, I've got a water view," how many folks can say, "I have a view of the Nationals ballpark?"

JOHN: Very few.

CHRISTINE: But you also have, you know, the views around the area too.

You've got some skyline, part of the way... JOHN: You're right in the middle of the action here.

CHRISTINE: Yep.

JOHN: Okay.

CHRISTINE: Oh, what a great space.

JOHN: Oh my gosh, look.

CHRISTINE: Oh my gosh, it's the Budweiser Clydesdales.

JOHN: This is so cool.

CHRISTINE: That is amazing.

JOHN: The park is magical.

I wanna live here.

CHRISTINE: Well, should we check out the rest of the unit?

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: We've got this great living room area.

What I like is the way they've done their seating arrangement (laughs).

Chairs that swivel to the ballpark... JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: And then swivel back to your entertaining space.

JOHN: Perfect.

CHRISTINE: That's genius.

JOHN: All right, let's check out this gorgeous kitchen.

CHRISTINE: You know what I would describe?

Sleek and modern.

JOHN: I like the whole look of it.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: Giant island with granite.

CHRISTINE: And the lacquer cabinets, we don't see a lot of lacquer cabinets.

JOHN: No, and I'm such a huge fan.

They are so pretty.

CHRISTINE: Well, they fit this space really nice.

JOHN: Very high end.

CHRISTINE: I mean, just the whole design.

And, you know, they went with white top, bottom.

And then on the island, they did black, which I like the transition.

JOHN: Little contrast.

High end Thermador appliances and then glass tile.

CHRISTINE: This whole space is designed really for entertaining.

I mean, you got this beautiful counter... JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: And then the view, and... JOHN: I wouldn't change a thing.

CHRISTINE: But you know one thing I would change, that I would have custom?

JOHN: What's that?

CHRISTINE: These lights.

You know, they're already round, I would make them in baseballs.

JOHN: But you know, why stop there?

I would trick this whole place out in Nat stuff.

It would have so much Natitude.

CHRISTINE: Oh, I like that, Natitude.

JOHN: And you know, this island can seat four, but this condo comes with a dining room.

CHRISTINE: And you can put a really good sized table there.

JOHN: Or, you could extend the living space into this space too.

Options, options.

Off to the first bedroom.

Into the primary suite, I would think.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

It's nice, but a little smaller than what I would've thought, but I was almost expecting another big window.

JOHN: I am thinking the same exact thing.

CHRISTINE: Right.

Right.

JOHN: Of course, this room would not have as good of a view as the living room.

And actually, right across the way is the garage.

Okay.

CHRISTINE: So let's continue on.

Ooh.

JOHN: Ooh, look at this.

CHRISTINE: Nice walk through.

JOHN: It's a walk through, walk-in closet.

CHRISTINE: Nice.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: Into a really luxurious bathroom.

JOHN: Oh, I like everything about it.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it's a nice, big soaking tub.

JOHN: And also, a shower right next to it as well.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

You know, I like the design too.

JOHN: Yeah.

I love the grays and the taupes.

Double vanity, Kohler sinks, and I love these mirrors.

I think they look really clean, and I love the lights on the side.

Back to the other corner of this condo.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

Oh, let's check out here though.

Is that what I'm thinking it is?

JOHN: Washer/dryer.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: Nice big ones too.

And...

So here we have bathroom number two.

CHRISTINE: Oh, and it's a full bath.

JOHN: A lot of the same finishes.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

I do like that corner shelf.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: It's functional, but it also gives it just kind of a little bit of a architectural detail in the corner.

JOHN: Good looking bathroom.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: Into the second bedroom.

CHRISTINE: Size wise for the second bedroom, it's fine.

The one thing that I probably would change... JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: Because there's no windows in this room... JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: I would probably put in a different light fixture just to bright it up.

JOHN: I'm with you.

CHRISTINE: But overall, good space.

JOHN: Okay.

This concludes our tour.

What do you say we head down to the park?

CHRIS: Hey, guys.

CHRISTINE: Hey, Chris.

JOHN: Okay, so you wowed us.

Mission accomplished.

CHRIS: Fantastic.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JOHN: That was a million dollar view for sure.

Never seen anything like it.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

CHRIS: A million dollar view, is that your guess or... CHRISTINE: That would be pretty close.

JOHN: Yeah.

Yeah, pretty close.

Yeah.

CHRIS: What else did you thinking about the unit?

CHRISTINE: Well, like I said, the minute you walk in, it's that view of the ballpark that just grabs you.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: And then you realize, "Oh, there's this other great space."

JOHN: There's a condo here.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

And, you know, had the little balcony and we walked out, you hear a lot of the noise and the sound.

CHRIS: You're in it.

You know, you're in it.

JOHN: Well, you know what were in it today?

The, uh, Clydesdale horses came by.

We got to see them from the balcony.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

JOHN: That happened too.

CHRIS: There is, again, there's no way you can't have fun here.

CHRISTINE: I loved the design.

It was modern.

It was sleek.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: And just the entertaining part of it.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: You know, you have this great island with seating.

JOHN: And this may be the first kitchen we've seen lacquer cabinets in, and I think they're very high end and great looking.

And then the Thermador appliances.

Impress your friends, buy this condo.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

CHRIS: The listing details for this unit.

You got two beds, two bath, 1,369 on square footage.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

CHRIS: Uh, we're on the seventh floor.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRIS: The condo fee is $746.

You got a, uh, garage parking spot in the basement.

It was built back in 2019.

CHRISTINE: I think he's covered all the bases.

(laughs) CHRIS: I've done all that I can do.

JOHN: Good one.

Another one.

Okay, uh... CHRIS: That was good, yeah.

JOHN: I know it's at least $70,000 'cause it's seventh floor, right?

Um, I'm gonna put in a guess of $1,175,000.

CHRIS: I like that guess.

CHRISTINE: But do you think it's too high or too low?

CHRIS: I am not answering that question.

CHRISTINE: Okay, I'm gonna be very straightforward.

CHRIS: I appreciate that.

CHRISTINE: I'm gonna say $1.2.

CHRIS: The list price of this property is $1.239 million.

CHRISTINE: Yes!

JOHN: Oh, man.

CHRIS: My winner.

JOHN: I was shut out.

CHRISTINE: Yay.

I'm gonna take a victory lap.

JOHN: Come on.

I'll be back.

CHRIS: And I wish you the best of luck.

Let's, uh, let's go hit the Nats stadium maybe?

Go get a hot dog and check it out?

JOHN: Hot dogs.

CHRISTINE: Oh, that sounds good.

JOHN: Let's do it.

All right, come on.

CHRISTINE: Can we get maybe some popcorn and crackerjacks or... CHRIS: You're the winner.

You can get anything you want.

CHRISTINE: Yes.

CLARICE: If you lived here, you would know about the events on Friday nights in the summertime.

TREY: If you lived here, you would know that Fridays in the summer mean Friday night fishing.

MARJORIE: If you lived in Washington and you were reasonably young, you went to Tracks.

MAUREEN: It was a big nightclub.

It was very popular in the '80s.

ED: I stumbled upon Tracks nightclub when I was... not old enough to go to Tracks nightclub and couldn't get enough of the whole feeling of being somewhere where there were a bunch of people who made me feel like it was okay to be who I was.

ILA: If you lived here, you would know that we're just a community of families that really love living here.

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