One of the terms most commonly used by Realtors when marketing a DC Mid-city listing is "Close to Whole Foods." 

In our thinking there are two kinds of close to Whole Foods……one is the spring Sunday afternoon eight-block stroll from U Street……the other is the two over-loaded (reusable) bags of groceries on a cold and blistery January night close.

While Cooper Lewis and the Metropole get the gold star for being on the same block as the P Street Whole Foods, there are several other condo developments that qualify for the two over-loaded (reusable) bags of groceries on a cold and blistery January night close including:

• 1441 Rhode Island
• Berret School Lofts
• Church Place
• Citta 50
• Cooper Lewis
• Lofts 14
• Lofts 14 Two
• Logan Mansions
• Matrix
• Metro
• Metropole
• Q14
• Rainbow Lofts
• Saxon Court

Here is a resource to view all the condo developments and active listings in the Logan Circle neighborhood.

photo courtesy of Flickr user M.V. Jantzen

Have you heard about the new mezzanine-level people watching perch at the P Street Whole Foods?  Now you can sit high above the action and watch health-conscious mid-city-ites shake melons, squeeze oranges and occasionally sneak a grape or two. People watching doesn't get any better than this!

For those who like to people watch.....and who doesn't in DC...how about a DC condo with a prime-time people watching balcony?  What could be better than checking out the scenery from your private balcony?

Much of the DC housing stock has outdoor balconies and space orientated away from the action towards the rear property.  After much introspective thought, here are our picks for the best people watching balconies in the District:

Q14 - Tough to top a balcony on the prime-time corner of 14th & Q
Metropole - 15th & P is a corner everyone walks by
Cooper Lewis - Check out who is heading into the P Street Whole Foods
Langston Lofts - Enjoy the Busboys & Poets scene from above

What is your favorite DC people watching balcony?

When searching for a new home in the District, it is tough to find a better spot to call home than the location of the Cooper Lewis Condominiums located at 1413 P Street, NW.  Within a couple of hundred steps from your front door you can caffeinate at Starbucks....shop at Whole Foods and CVS....chow at the Logan Tavern and party at Vegas Lounge!

It only gets better when you return to the your Cooper Lewis condo. High end finishes, coupled with walls of glass, European kitchens and generous outdoor terraces deliver one of the best luxury experiences in Logan Circle.  Cooper Lewis magically joins the historic Pelz Building at the corner of 14th Street.  Units in the Pelz Building section of Cooper Lewis offer walls of exposed brick.

Currently, there is one unit on the market at Cooper Lewis.  It is a 1290 SF 1BR/2BA + den with parking for $859,900.  Check out the entire inventory of Logan Circle condos currently on the market.

With 2/2 condos in popular Logan Circle buildings like Cooper Lewis, Metropole and Solo Piazza currently selling in the $700s and $800s, buying in one of these buildings may be a stretch for some budgets.  If this is the case, it may be time to venture north on 14th Street and see what Columbia Heights has to offer.

Columbia Heights Civic Plaza

Wikipedia defines the boundaries of Columbia Heights as 16th Street to the west; Spring Road to the north; Sherman Avenue to the east and Florida Avenue and Barry Place to the south.  Anchoring the Columbia Heights community is the Metro Station, which serves both the Green and Yellow lines and is located at the intersection of 14th and Irving.

At present in Columbia Heights, there are available 2/2s in the $300s and $400s at The Fedora, Kenyon Square and Lamont Street Lofts.  In the $500s, 2/2 units are available at The Lofts of Columbia Heights and Tivolia Towns.

Also popular with many buyers are the row houses that line Columbia Height's east-west cross streets running between 15th or 16th Street and Sherman Ave.  These cross streets include Belmont Street, Clifton Street, Euclid Street, and Fairmont Street.

photo courtesy of Flickr user Mr. T in DC