719 Erie Avenue , 719-6

Description

Located in an attractive Tudor Style building that's a short stroll to Sligo Creek Park, Washington Adventist University, with buses to Metro & shopping close by! This 1BR plus a den is a top-level unit and is the 3rd largest model in the condo. It is updated with attractive countertops in the kitchen, recent maple cabinets, and floors with a breakfast nook in a sunny corner! Enjoy the convenience of the opened kitchen wall that makes a great place to converse with guests in the living room area while preparing food and serving it. The attractive oak hardwood floors make the living room and den sparkle. It's a bright top-level condo facing South, with East and West windows, too, for enjoying views over nearby homes and tree-tops. If the light is too bright there are solar blinds on most windows. A reasonable $616 pm monthly condo fee includes heat, hot water, and water/sewer. There is a $10,000 grant available from the City of Takoma Park that can be used for down-payment and/or closing costs that is forgivable (subject to income limits and restrictions) for first-time home buyers. It is a non-smoking condo building (including inside the units and common areas). Enjoy radiator heating for an even and gentle heat that is great for allergy sufferers. For those who want more storage space than the 4 closets in the unit, there is an assigned walk-in storage cage on the 2nd level of the rear detached garages. For large washing loads, there are full-sized washers/dryers in the basement laundry room. You are in the City of Takoma Park and just 0.9 of a mile from a Purple Station currently under construction (expected to open in 2026) at Piney Branch Road and Arliss Street. The Red Line Takoma Metro is just 1.4 miles and there are local Ride-On buses to take you there, while downtown Silver Spring Metro Station is just over 3 miles away. This unit has assigned space parking space #2 behind the condo. There are 8 units in 719 and 8 units in 721 Erie comprising the whole condo association. Two small pets are allowed, and there are modern mailboxes at the entrance. The highly-rated Gambian Restaurant; Mansa Kunda, with a cool wine bar, is at the corner, and it's a short trip to Historic Takoma restaurants and the Takoma Park Food Cooperative. This is a unique boutique condo building with great Tudor styling accents, dating to 1935 and converted to a condominium circa 2007, it reflects a bygone time in a popular city with the modern updates and great natural light that buyers prefer!