NEW LISTING - RARE Pick of the Week: 5207 Wyoming Rd -- Glen Echo Heights, MD

What makes this a RARE pick?

This is been one of my favorite listings to date. This home is nestled up on a hill, like most of the homes in Glen Echo Park, and tbh if I ever leave DC proper, this is a neighborhood that would be top of my list.

But the house itself is also fantastic. While not mid-century modern, it definitely has some MCM elements which of course I love. My clients also have impeccable taste so we were able to use their own furnishings to stage.

For more details and the full listing, click on the link in our bio to read more. 

4BR | 3.5BA | 3,500 SF 

Listed at $1,677,000

Represented by yours truly, Alison Scimeca of The RARE dc

RARE Pick of the Week: 2947 26th St N -- Arlington, VA

What makes this a RARE pick?

What happens when you combine a classic mid-century modern home with a contemporary addition that is cantilevered over a wooded hillside? This home is what happens, and we couldn’t be more smitten.

The current owners opted not to stage the house, so just imagine what this would look like with some bomb-ass modern and contemporary furniture to pull all of the rooms together!

Definitely check out the photos linked below!
3BR | 3.5BA | 2,791 SF | $1,500,000

RARE Pick of the Week: 3514 Woodbine St-- Chevy Chase, MD

What makes this a RARE pick?

Here we go again — another MCM pick. But truly, can you blame us? This one is a true beauty.

The blending of organic materials with high-end finishes, expansive windows and skylights throughout, and a floor plan that offers full-on views or peaks of the outdoor surroundings from every room make this home a big winner. We’re especially partial to the 12-foot vaulted wood-beamed ceiling in the dining room, and the massive outdoor spaces that are segmented into a few different distinct areas.

Definitely check out the photos linked below!

4BR | 3BA | 2,258 SF | $1,299,000

Also see Friday January 28th’s New Listings at Noon show where we profiled this home!

RARE Pick of the Week: 371 O Street SW-- SW DC

What makes this a RARE pick?

MCM might just be our overall favorite style of home, so the Rover Park barrel houses always turn up here on our site as homes we love. This particular one has more bedrooms than some of the others in this townhouse complex, and with some updates in the kitchen and baths, this specific home is a magical mix of old and new.

It’s a co-op, so the fees are high, but if you understand how co-ops work that shouldn’t spook you too much. And if you don’t, hit us up so we can lay it all out for you!

Definitely check out the photos linked below!

4BR | 2BA | 1,536 SF | $649,000 + $2,079/co-op

See Friday January 21st’s. New Listings at Noon show where we profiled this home!

RARE Pick of the Week: 4018 Ingersol Drive -- NORTH KENSINGTON, MD

What makes this a RARE pick?

HOLY SHIT!!! This house is incredible!

Straight out of the 70s, this Charles Goodman house looks incredible, with all of the details we want and need in our life. Honestly, we could write a novel about this listing… it’s just too awesome for words! Just go to the listing and check it all out for yourself… that’s the best way to go on this one!

4BR / 2BA / 1,950 SF / $925,000

RARE Pick of the Week: 6517 Dearborn Drive -- LAKE BARCROFT, VA

What makes this a RARE pick?

It’s hard to find waterfront property (especially that which you can actually swim in) around the DC Metro Area, so this is definitely a RARE find. Add to that the fact that the house and outdoor areas are gorgeous, and you’ve got yourself a winner.

In terms of Lake Barcroft itself, it is community of over a thousand homes on a wooded lake in Falls Church, Virginia. The lake has five private beaches (private because Owners pay dues), staffed by lifeguards in the summer, and allows electric powered pontoons, sailboats and self-propelled boats

5BR / 3BA / 3,670 SF / $1,595,000

RARE Pick of the Week: 2109 Paul Spring Road -- Alexandria, VA

What makes this a RARE pick?

I guess we have a thing for Mid-century modern homes because we feature them a lot here… The listing write-up is pretty perfect, so let’s just re-post it here:

“This iconic home is one of the largest in Hollin Hills with two architectural additions. The Charles Goodman # 6 with butterfly roof is both stunning and completely livable and has been featured in numerous design publications. It's artist-owners have continually improved the original home with attention to design and detail at every turn. Featuring walls of windows and floors ranging from hardwood to Durastone, 4 bedrooms, 2 en suite baths plus a 3rd full bath, upper and lower living areas each with wood-burning fireplace and floor to ceiling windows looking out on lush surroundings. The kitchen, complete with a chef's dream vintage commercial Viking stove, opens to dining and living space that then flows to outdoor patio space and garden. The curving-walled additions, designed by Robert C Smith in 1969 and Patrick Collin in 1981, include a large studio/office space, an entry hall/gallery with soaring glass door and a lower level workshop. Enjoy the outdoors on the upper deck that's cleverly built into the curved studio wall, on the upper and lower flagstone patios, and in the meandering stone garden paths.

RARE Pick of the Week: 7606 Elba Rd -- ALEXANDRIA VA

What makes this a RARE pick?

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Mid-century modern homes always make us gush, and this one is no exception. Situated in one of the largest MCM neighborhoods in the country, this home packs a punch. Single level yumminess with incredible outdoor space is the place we want to retire in… or live now… Deadline for offers is set for Monday 7/26 at 5pm so it seems a lot of other people feel the same way.

RARE Pick of the Week: 301 Sophia Street -- FREDERICKSBURG→

What makes this a RARE property?

Um, where do we start?? A unique adaptively reused mid-century industrial building, originally a water intake pumping station, now used as a delightful riverfront pied-a-terre and party venue. All of the original water pumps and electric motors are still there, untouched from the day in 1979 when they were turned off and has 425 feet of Rappahannock River frontage.

RARE Pick of the Week: 8200 Stone Trail Dr -- BETHESDA→

What makes this a RARE property?

The RARE has a thing for midcentury modern homes FOR SURE, and this one is impossible not to love. Three different roof heights, open-tread staircase, cathedral ceiling, and walls of glass make this gorgeous listing under $1m one that will make any new owner swoon.