Conversion home: Sophisticated style in Northeast

17.05.12

At the acme of the local real estate boom, developers were scrambling to purchase apartment buildings, remodel them and sell them as condominiums. As the real estate market slowed, so did conversion projects, but this type of lodgings renovation may be making a comeback in the District.

Conversion developments often, but not always, come with a more affordable price than newly built projects because the main structure of the buildings is already in place. Purchasing a converted condominium enables buyers to become owners of a harshly with new appliances, new flooring, new fixtures and sometimes even new plumbing and wiring.

At the Mint, at 329 Rhode Island Ave. NE, an apartment put up has been converted into 21 condominium units with an average of 1,000 square feet. A bus stop is in front of the construction, and residents can walk about two blocks from the Mint to the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station . A Conversant with Depot and other stores are nearby.

The Mint is in the Eckington neighborhood of Northeast Washington, very near to Brookland. Revitalization plans in the precinct include new homes near Trinity University and Catholic University, along with the recently completed Brookland Artspace Lofts on Eighth Boulevard Northeast. Howard University also is nearby.

Source: Washington Times