Cleveland Park

DC neighborhoods each hold their own interesting attributes, but have you ever wondered what the neighborhood you choose to live in has to say about you? Obviously, neighborhoods and communities are unique and diverse, but some might also say that residents of certain neighborhoods have things in common.

Dupont Circle

For example, some consider Dupont Circle a laid-back neighborhood that’s perfect for people watching. This hip neighborhood is full of fun and trendy restaurants and boutiques. It’s also a great neighborhood if you enjoy sampling the city’s nightlife.

Downtown DC

If your days consist of work, work and more work, business-minded people are often attracted to Downtown DC. The location is also a good spot if you enjoy spending

As one of the largest co-op apartment complexes in DC, Tilden Gardens sits on five-acres of land in the Cleveland Park neighborhood. The largest building of its kind until the Watergate complex opened decades later, it has remained one of the most luxurious throughout the years.

Made up of four buildings connected by landscaped, graveled walks, each building in Tilden Gardens also offers its own garage. First completed in the early 1930s, the red brick and limestone buildings provide the rare advantage of offering units with at least two exposures, and sometimes more.

You will also find such desirable original detailing inside as high ceilings, arched doorways and hardwoods with the co-op apartments of Tilden Gardens. Ranging from around 740

Perhaps the greenest complex in town, Tilden Gardens truly lives up to its name. Set in DC’s Cleveland Park neighborhood, the property consists of a full three acres of landscaped gardens alone, joined by six buildings connected via walkways.

Originally constructed in the late 1920s as one of DC’s largest apartment co-ops, Tilden Gardens remains one of the most visually attractive communities in the city today. On the list of Goode’s Best Addresses, the property is more the exception than the norm when it comes to multi-family residences.

While many properties of the same time period were designed to devote a much larger percentage of the land to actual buildings than green space, at Tilden Gardens much of the land was preserved for open space.

One of Cleveland Park’s most elegant residential buildings, The Broadmoor still evokes luxury living along Connecticut Avenue, nearly 100 years from its beginning. First constructed in the mid-1920s, the building is a distinguished property in the region, and holds an honored spot on Goode’s list of Best Addresses.

Originally designed as a traditional apartment building, The Broadmoor changed over into a co-op around the mid-century mark. In its early years it was described as the home of prominent political leaders, military officers and business executives.

Although the property has changed over the years and decades, the self-managed, L-shaped building still maintains some of its original 1920s-era charm. From the hand-carved accents to the

It’s taken more than a quarter of a century, but the Klingle Valley Trail is now open, giving people a new option to replace the long ago closed stretch of Klingle Road NW. Not even a mile in length, the old stretch of roadway, running from Cleveland Park to Mount Pleasant through Rock Creek Park was prone to drainage and maintenance problems, eventually closed to traffic when a storm washed out a large section of it in the early 1990s.

Political leaders, environmentalists and locals then debated the best way to fix the problem for well more than two decades. While at one time more than an estimated 3,000 vehicles drove Klingle Road, the debate raged for years on how to best serve the public and the environment in the future.

Eventually, crews

Once a neighborhood of mostly summer estates, complete with large windows and even larger porches, the Cleveland Park of today is more of an urban suburbia, enticing residents with its tall trees and urban space, yet remaining comfortably close to Downtown Washington. Named after President Grover Cleveland in the late 1880s, the neighborhood is filled with historic sites and a mix of late 19th century homes and more modern designs.

In fact, there are as many as 3,000 single-family homes, condos, apartments and duplexes that make up Cleveland Park. Expect to find everything from contemporary residences to quaint cottages, townhomes, Georgian Revival-style homes and Queen Anne Victorians. Many homes are priced from around the mid $600,000s to the

One of the NBA’s free agent stars is making his biggest local move off the courts, putting down roots in Cleveland Park. Ian Mahinmi, of the Washington Wizards, just paid $2.65 million for a recently renovated home in the neighborhood. The residence sold for $855,000 two years ago.  This news could bode well for the city, as the former center from the Indiana Pacers appears to be interested in living in the DC area for a while. His contract is worth $64 million, and provides a four-year deal with the team.

Located in northwest Washington, Cleveland Park is well known for its late 19th century constructed homes, some of which are featured annually as part of the Cleveland Park Historical Society’s neighborhood house tour. The homes come in a

For modern amenities within the highly desirable neighborhood of Cleveland Park, The Connecticut emerges as one of the top choices in contemporary designs. This impressive nine-story residential building offers up the option of newer construction condominium living, surrounded by the luxury and convenience of residing right along Connecticut Avenue NW.

This upper Northwest DC building provides 157 condominium homes, all outfitted with such impressive features as full-size washers and dryers, granite countertops, ceramic tile foyers and the option of a luxury soaking tub in the baths. The building itself is just as generous, with modern amenities ranging from a rooftop swimming pool and full fitness room to a social room, business center with Wi-Fi

DC Condo Boutique team member Amir Taba represented the buyer of an Adams Terrace condo located at 2926 Porter Street #305, Washington, DC 20008 in DC’s Cleveland Park neighborhood.  This newly renovated unit features 1 BR / 1 BA and closed on August 28, 2015 for $515,000.  

Renovated by Adams Investment Group, this unit features a kitchen with Kitchen Aid appliances and marble counters, hardwood floors, white marble baths and a private outdoor patio.  Adams Terrace is located on Porter Street just west of Connecticut Avenue and steps from the Cleveland Park Metro Station.

Neighborhood listservs are a wonderful complement to talking to your neighbors on the driveway or building lobby before heading out to work.  The best email lists in DC neighborhoods are more than just chatting with your neighbors; they not only provide electronic message boards for neighbors to post items for sale, request recommendations for home improvements but also to discuss local issues on planning and development going around town.  Some listservs are strictly for residents who must provide addresses when posting (a la Chevy Chase) but others are open to the public; some are moderated, some are not.  Listservs give neighborhoods ample opportunity to air their grievances, list its problems, pet projects, and provide a list of favorite plumbers,