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

If you are considering a DC loft, a visit to listings on Church Street should be part of your home search due diligence. To assist in your analysis of the market, here are the sales year-to-date at the six developments in the 1400 block of Church Street:

To help in your search for a Church Street condo or loft, we have created a resource which consolidates all the active 1400 block Church Street real estate listings. Our office is just around the corner from Church Street and our team is intimately familiar with and ready to assist in looking at Church Street options.

Rainbow Lofts, located at the core of DCs Loft District on 1400 block of Church Street, offers a true industrial loft experience.  This is a bohemian loft to the core, there are no post-industrial..... purpose-built.....cookie-cutter.....loftominiums at Rainbow Lofts.

The development takes its name from the Rainbow Auto Body Shop which previously called this building home for 75 years.  While the body shop is long gone, many of the industrial bones remain including exposed brick and ductwork, 12+ foot concrete ceilings, commercial-grade windows and steel beams.  New design elements including industrial sliding-glass closet doors mimic the feel of a commercial industrial elevator adding to the bohemian character of these units.

Currently, one unit at Rainbow Lofts is on the market.  It is a 1 BR / 1 BA configuration with 1,075 SF listed for $599,000.  Here is a resource to view active Rainbow Lofts listings.

The best way to get acclimated with the 1400 block of Church is to take a virtual stroll with the DC Condo Boutique.  At both corners of 14th and Church are Lofts 14 and Lofts 14 Two, both developed by Metropolis Development and offering 84 and 37 lofts each. 

Adjacent to Lofts 14 Two at 1440 Church Street is Saxon Court, developed by PN Hoffman with 46 lofts.  Up next on the the block at 1444 Church is The Metro, a PN Hoffman development with 49 lofts. 

Further down the block at 1450 Church is Citta 50, a 27 unit loft building designed by Bonstra Haresign and constructed by Hampton Builders. Opposite Citta 50 at 1445 Church is Rainbow Lofts, developed by Walnut Street Development with 21 lofts.

There are currently ten resale units available on the 1400 block of Church ranging in price from $499K for a 1 BR 1 BA at Lofts 14 to $1.635M for a 3 BR 2 BA also at Lofts 14.  Please drop us a note if you would like more information or want to visit any of the available units on the 1400 block of Church Street.