Cross-posted with New Homes Trekker.
Mount Vernon Place, a transit-oriented and vertical urban communities in the mixed-use Mount Vernon Triangle area in DC. Build by the team of Quadrangle Development and the Wilkes Company. There will be a total of eleven buildings with a total of more than 2.1 million s.f. of office, residential and retail. The neighborhood is located off Massachusetts Avenue, where you see cranes everywhere.
THE BIG PICTURE: Mount Vernon Triangle [MVT]
According to the Washington Post, here are what's coming to the neighborhood:
- City Vista, a $215 mln project that will feature 115 condominiums and a 58,000 s.f. Safeway supermarket.
- Dumont, Madrigal Lofts, the Sonata.
- Altogether 1,700 apartments and condominiums and and 238,000 square feet of offices under construction.
THE SONATA
The Sonata, is the first luxurious condominium for the neighborhood completed
recently. Features include, 10'-6" ceilings, private roof decks,
hardwood flooring. Granite countertops, stainless applliances in the
kitchen.I haven't seen the actual units yet -- but, according to the
sales rep, the view from here is amazing. It is overlooking the
Capitol...
Condo Alert!! Only two (2) remaining residences for sale on the Penthouse level, 11th and 12th floors with stairs to roof deck. Priced from the-$800's.
MADRIGAL LOFTS
Madrigal Lofts, is the second residential building in Mount Vernon
Place under construction. This is a 12-story loft style condominium at
the corner of Fourth and I Street, N.W. According to the information on
the brochure, "this
loft project designed by Davis, Carter, Scott Ltd., it has historical
roots in the second half of the nineteenth century, when a design
revolution took place, giving New York City its Cast Iron District..." Interesting.
The
lofts features: 10' ceilings, exposed ductwork and open floor plan.
You'll find granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and
hardwood flooring in the kitchen. Oversized closets, and bathroom
feature ceramic tile, porcelain steel tubs and granite countertops.
There are different floor plans available. These homes priced from $365,900 to low-$400's for the one bedroom. The two bedroom homes starts from mid-$400's. Parking -- is available for purchase. In DC, you pay extra for a parking space. While in the burbs, parking is included. Delivery estimated around Nov/Dec of 2007.
* Mt. Vernon Triangle Edges Upward [Washington Post]
* Mt. Vernon Triangle [website]
* Downtown DC Business Improvement District [website]













