Surprising Huge Yard in AU Park

This is rare, so pay attention if American University Park is on your radar. There is a 3-bed/2.5-bath cape cod house on sale at 4610 Chesapeake St., NW with a back yard to die for! 

The yard is so deep that you have to peer through the hazy heat to lay eyes on the little garage and children’s play structure at the end. Forget about getting a good look at neighbors across the alley. If you make a visit you’ll also notice the patio near the house, a magestic tree and professional landscaping.

I am highlighting this property because from the front street it looks like a tiny thing on a tiny lot (see below) so people looking for larger quarters might otherwise give it a pass. Besides the 3 bedrooms upstairs, the house has a third floor office overlooking the back yard, which you cannot see at all from the front. The stainless steel and granite kitchen is brand new. It is going for $1,150,000. Other details you can find in the MLS listing. It is open today and tomorrow from 1-4 pm.

The other reason I am highlighting this property is to let you in on one of AU Park’s secrets: the yards in the northern part of the neighborhood tend to be much deeper than those in the southern streets (starting at about Brandywine St.) 

You can see property lines on the Microsoft Virtual Earth map found at the bottom of any property detail page on Redfin.com. You can also get a good idea of the lot sizes by going through the back alleys. 

There a few other open houses in AU this weekend but not as many as I would have expected. These two have just reduced in price:   

4227 Brandywine St. NW – Price REDUCED to $749,000 – 4 bed/2.5 bath semi-detached colonial built in 1926. Open Sunday, 1-4. 

4435 Garrison St. NW  - Price REDUCED to $799,000 – 5 bed/3 bath semi-detached colonial built in 1927. Open today (Saturday), 1-3. 

Cheers,
Allison