Suzanne DesMarais, Realtor

12/06/2024

DC Buyer Agents: do you have a client looking for…

✅ A classic bay front Victorian house under $1.2M

✅ Space! This home features 4 bedrooms in the upper level, and a huge finished attic that has been put to use as a playroom, and a music studio

✅ Located in a charming historic district (Bloomingdale) close to local café’s & restaurants, as well as Metro (red & green), & exciting new developments at Union Market & McMillan

✅ Income from separately metered English basement apartment with reliable tenants who want to stay

✅ Tastefully renovated to show off historic details (numerous carved mantels, high ceilings, turning staircase), and maximize modern comforts (Central air, vented gas fireplace, loads of storage space!)

09/26/2024

When I first fell in love with the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Washington,DC, 25 years ago, I was enchanted with the spectacular Victorian architecture. Back then, a lot of houses still had a lot of original details, which are becoming so increasingly rare.

Our current listing at 1738 1st St NW, in what is now the Bloomingdale Historic District, has the original goodies! What a gorgeous blend of authentic charm and the convenience of a recent renovation.

The house will be open on Sunday 9/29 from 12-2pm, so you can go to the Farmer’s market at 11:30, then pop by to visit this lovely home 🏠

1738 1st St NW
$1,184,900
4 bedrooms up
Bonus attic space for office, playroom, music studio
Income from rented English Basement apartment
Close to Metro, award winning Red Hen restaurant, Yoga District, Big Bear Cafe, and The Bloomingdale Farmer’s Market.

08/09/2024

This classic bay front Victorian is perfectly located between Big Bear 🧸.and Red Hen 🐓 in the Bloomingdale Historic District

So much space!

4 bedrooms upper house
1.5 baths up
Huge clean attic space for storage
Rented English basement apartment

Tastefully updated with character left intact

Wood floors, vented gas fireplace 🔥, antique mantels, private outdoor space, full size side by side washer/dryer

$1,197,000.
Open Sunday 8/11 1-3pm
1738 1st St NW

08/04/2024

FIRST OPEN today Sunday 8/4/2024 2-4pm
1738 1st St NW, Washington, DC

BLOOMINGDALE Historic District
Between Big Bear and Red Hen

$1,197,000.

Rented English basement
Cozy gas fireplace
Tastefully updated with character intact

For more info, 1738 1st St NW in my linktree in bio

08/02/2024

Woohoo 🎉 Freshly listed in DC today. This is the first listing I’ve been involved with in over 18 months. I have the BEST team in DC that supports me.

Huge shout out to PJ Santos for getting this gorgeous Grande Dame show ready ❤️

1738 1st Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20001 - 5 BD/2.5 BA - $1,197,000

1738 1st Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001 is a townhouse listed for sale at $1,197,000. This is a 5-bed, 2.5-bath, 2,776 sqft property.

10/19/2023

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the office in Vail, Colorado.

One of the best things about Compass is the network of quality agents.

A lot of my long term repeat clients in DC are ready to explore new horizons. It is always a pleasure to find just the right agent to take care of my treasured clients, whether they end up in Colorado, Europe (we have partners overseas now!), or wherever 🏠

08/05/2023

Featured open house is represented by Sally Widmayer with Long and Foster Real Estate Inc.

Whereas, the Bloomingdale neighborhood real estate market was surprisingly robust in July, August is predictably already slowing down.

This week, for the first time in a month, new listings outpaced new pending contracts.

The good news for sellers is that the total listing inventory available in the neighborhood is still very low, so dedicated home buyers will notice if you decide to list this month.

The reality of the end of summer though, is that folks are often trying to fit in a last trip to the beach, or a re focused on getting kids ready to start school.

DC is very Labor Day centric, so we often see a burst of listing activity (and buying activity since buyers are eagerly anticipating that burst), following the September Holiday weekend.

Many of you know that I am no longer in DC full time. I regularly come up for business, and still take on listing clients. I have a team based in Bloomingdale, and we continue to work collaboratively.

28 Quincy Pl NW is offered at $1,198,000. The featured open house is a renovated Victorian house in the Bloomingdale Historic District. T...

07/08/2023

As far as mid summer real estate markets go, the Bloomingdale neighborhood is on a slow and steady pace. This is a good thing.

Inventory is low at 20 total active listings. For the second week in a row, new pendings outpaced new listings. This week, there were 2 contracts to 1 new listing.

This information tells me that buyers are looking. If you are a seller looking toward the Fall market, it might be worth considering getting your listing out before there is more competition from other listings.

My team is local to Bloomingdale. We are always available to look at properties, to talk about prepping for sale, and value.

2020 1st St NW is offered at $1,050,000. The featured open house is a Victorian house with original details in the Bloomingdale Historic D...

07/01/2023

As the 4th of July weekend is upon us, the Bloomingdale neighborhood real estate market has eased into a zero new listings and one new contract kind of week. That's demand exceeding new supply, and inventory is down to a meager 21 active available properties in the whole neighborhood.
The featured open house is represented by my Compass colleague, Margie Halem.

Last July, inventory was significantly higher, although sales activity was good. August 2022 was a total bust for sales, and inventory dropped significantly.

By August, you might think that real estate agents are taking time off, however, a lot of us are super busy getting houses prepped for the Fall market.

If you are eyeing the Fall market as a time to put your place on the market, you should be working with your agent now, as contractors, stagers, etc. are already booking out for August.

226 Florida Ave NW is offered at $895,000. The featured open house is a Victorian house on the edge of Bloomingdale/Shaw. The agent repre...

06/26/2023

Started working on this in 2021, so it is incredibly satisfying to see it come to fruition!

Looking forward to reconnecting with my international clients! 🇫🇷

06/24/2023

Featured listing is represented by Sean Satkus with Long and Foster.

There was a bit of a bump in active inventory this week in the Bloomingdale neighborhood as 5 new listings hit the market. Of those 5, 2 quickly went under contract.

Next weekend is what I'll count as the 4th of July weekend, so I am guessing agents and sellers were pushing to get these new listings out before Washingtonian's are distracted by holiday plans.

It is not unusual to see a burst of activity...new listings, new contracts, or both, right before a holiday.

In my over two decades of experience in DC, business also happens right around holidays. My family can tell you that I've worked on writing or reviewing offers during many a legal holiday.

Sometimes that can be a great time for a determined buyer to make a deal, when a seller may not have expected an offer to otherwise come in!

18 S St NW is offered at $1,750,000. The featured open house is a recently renovated Victorian house in the Bloomingdale Historic District...