3812 ALBEMARLE ST NW Washington, DC 20016

LIGHT! It simply pours into this delightfully spacious home even on gray days thanks to large double-hung, double-paned windows. A newer open Colonial-style home built in 1997, the 5,125SF property includes a charming fenced back garden with slate patio, new lawn and garden. The interior comprises three floors with a total of 6 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. large eat-in kitchen overlooking the garden, a large family room with stone-faced wood-burning fireplace on the main level and a slightly larger one, also with fireplace on the lower level. The upper level includes four bedrooms (two with ensuite baths) , one hall bath with tub/shower and double sinks, and a laundry closet. The lower level includes two bedrooms, a full bath with tub/shower, laundry room, utility room and den. LOCATION! Albemarle Street is the northern border of North Cleveland Park but Tenley/AU METRO is the neighborhood choice: it's a four minute walk from the house. The Walk Score is 91% for this "walker's paradise" and daily errands do not require a car. Whole Foods, WaWa, the Container Store, Target, Ace Hardware, the Tenley-Friendship Library, area public schools, the Wilson Aquatic Center, numerous restaurants, and Fort Reno Park are all accessible on foot and bike. Thus the walkability rating of 91%. In addition, Van Ness (think BreadFurst, the car wash, Sfoglina and Calvert-Woodley) is also within walking distance, as are Politics and Prose, Buck's and Comet Pizza @ Connecticut & Nebraska and more restaurants plus the Avalon Theatre, Periwinkle and more just below Chevy Chase Circle. For different food, head south on Wisconsin to Cleveland Park's cluster of restaurants including Raku, Barcelona and 2Amys just blocks from the National Cathedral. Check out Vace (Italian deli), Brothers' Vacuum, Brookville Market on the CT Avenue end. By the numbers: .. 3 full floors. .. 4300 SF (including 200 SF of garage). .. 1 car garage with storage. .. 42 windows. .. 18 closets from walk-in to linen. .. 2 wood-burning fireplaces. .. 6 bedrooms, 4 on upper level, 2 on lower. .. 4.5 baths, 3 full on upper level, 1 full on lower and a powder room on the main level. .. 1 Commercial Grade Exterior Solar lighting system. In the last 6 months the entire inside and outside of the property was painted, floors refinished, carpets cleaned or replaced, LED white bulbs installed in all recessed light fixtures, all toilets replaced, new lighting in all baths, vanities in powder room, LL full bath and smaller ensuite bath replaced, bathroom shower heads and faucets upgraded, and kitchen cabinet doors upgraded. The rear garden and front slope were newly planted in fall 2019 and in spring 2020. The tree box grass and lawn in rear were replaced in early September. The commercial-grade exterior solar lighting system is new. Please call/text agent to show: Alix Myerson 202.361.5798