All Blog Entries by Marjorie Dick Stuart

  By Kirk Kramer - December 20, 2017   The former Superfresh site is slated for a mixed-use project. (courtesy of Valor Development)  

The Balducci’s chain of premium grocery stores will open its only D.C. location at the Ladybird, a mixed-use development proposed for the Spring Valley Superfresh site, the project team announced last week.

The news attracted fresh criticism about the Ladybird plans, which many neighbors argue are out of scale with the single-family homes abutting the project site. Valor Development hopes to construct 219 residential units atop 16,000 square feet of retail space at 48th and Yuma streets NW, and one of the two planned buildings would stand up to seven stories tall.

The earliest project

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By Susan Bodiker - December 6, 2017

The ultra-modern building at 1111 24th St. NW was designed by Enrique Norten, whose firm's portfolio includes the New York Public Library. (photo by Greg Powers)

You know what they say about people in glass houses: They have all the best views.

And to anyone passing by the Westlight, the new all-glass condominium building at 1111 24th St. NW, the views of and inside this distinctive cantilevered structure are simply breathtaking.

The ultra-modern building was designed by the internationally acclaimed Enrique Norten, founder and director of TEN Arquitectos, the Mexico City firm whose U.S. portfolio includes such recent works as the New York Public Library, Miami Design District and Rutgers Business

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  By Grace Bird - December 6, 2017

After years of sacrificing high school parties for late nights on the ice rink, recent Georgetown Day graduate Conor McDermott-Mostowy will compete in Milwaukee next month for a place on the U.S. Olympic long track speed skating team.

The 18-year-old moved to Wisconsin in August to train for a gap year and now spends six days at practice, while also fitting in time to work at a local coffee shop. Next fall, he plans to study pre-med at a Wisconsin liberal arts college while preparing for the Winter Olympics in 2022 — whether or not he makes it to this February’s games in South Korea.

If he doesn’t make the 2018 Olympic team, McDermott-Mostowy plans to try again in 2022. (photo by ThunderBunny…

  By Kirk Kramer - December 13, 2017  

The DC Preservation League thinks the house at 3125 Chain Bridge Road NW is a landmark of modernist architecture and belongs on the National Register of Historic Places. Alma Gates doesn’t buy it.

“This house is not [architecturally] influential or important,” said Gates, a member of the local advisory neighborhood commission, ANC 3D. “It is not associated with people who are significant to our past.”

Gates and her colleagues heard from the DC Preservation League at ANC 3D’s meeting last Wednesday, but they voted unanimously to oppose the landmark application. The case will go before the Historic Preservation Review Board on Dec. 21. (ANC 3D includes Foxhall, the Palisades, Spring Valley

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Spacious townhome in Observatory Circle with grand entry foyer, 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, huge living room with fireplace, family room with fireplace and wet bar, formal dining room, large bedrooms, wood floors and high ceilings throughout with gorgeous crown moldings and lots of natural light. Private fenced in back yard, large storage shed, alley access with 2 car parking. Close to Cathedral Commons restaurants, groceries and shops.

3430 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

Classic Cleveland Park 4 square with 6 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms. Grand entry foyer, living room with fireplace, formal dining room & large kitchen. Awesome backyard that is great for entertaining. Beautifully maintained, high ceilings, wood floors, front & rear porch, central air, detached garage & sauna. Near shops, movies, restaurants, library & Metro. Move in condition!  Call Marjorie to see 240-731-8079.

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5500 Friendship Blvd #1211N, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Spacious two bedroom with large rooms and great bones at The Willoughby. Entryway, living room/dining room with balcony, loads of closets and great view. Luxury high-rise with 24-hour front desk, convenience store, library, lounge, gym, rooftop pool & sundeck. Steps to Metro, shopping restaurants, Whole Foods and more.

Monthly condo fee: $838.33 includes gas, electric, water, sewer, heat/AC, reserve funds, professional management, maintenance of commons areas, trash removal, condo liability insurance & building amenities.

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3718 Van Ness Street NW

Awesome 3 bedroom, 2 bath semi-detached brick home with lots of sunlight. Living room with fireplace, formal dining room, family room with built-ins, opens to private back yard with rear deck. Beautiful lot with mature landscaping, chirping birds and countryside feel. Great location, close to metro, restaurants, shops, post office, parks and more. 

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3529 Quebec Street NW

Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath semi-detached home in the heart of Cleveland Park. Front porch, living room with fireplace, family room opens to dining room below, hardwood floors, open kitchen and dining room, floor to ceiling windows, master bedroom suite with extra large bathroom & walk-in closet. Back deck, flagstone patio, detached garage & storage shed. close to metro, movies, restaurants, shops, post office and national zoo.

Visit www.3529Quebec.com for architectural photos and color floor plans.

3430 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

Classic Cleveland Park 4 square with 6 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms. Grand entry foyer, living room with fireplace, formal dining room & large kitchen. Awesome backyard that is great for entertaining. Beautifully maintained, high ceilings, wood floors, front & rear porch, central air, detached garage & sauna. Near shops, movies, restaurants, library & Metro. Move in condition!  Call Marjorie to see 240-731-8079.