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North Cleveland Park
Row houses between Connecticut and Wisconsin Avenues.
Quick Answer
North Cleveland Park runs from Quebec and Rodman Streets north to Albemarle Street, between Connecticut Avenue and Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues. Van Ness-UDC and Tenleytown-AU, both on the Red Line, sit on its edges. DC lists about 390 row houses here, nearly nine in ten built between 1901 and 1939. Every one has a basement.
Row House Market
Fee simple & rowhouse condo · Closed sales, last 12 months
Median Sale Price
$1.5M
▲ +4.8% YoY
Median Days on Market
12 days
▲ +6d YoY
List-to-Sale Ratio
99.4%
Near Ask
Median $/sqft
$773
Row Houses in North Cleveland Park
387
How We Calculate $/sqft
$/sqft is calculated on above-grade finished square footage, the standard used by DC appraisers, MLS systems, and most market participants. Properties with finished below-grade space (English basements, rental units) carry that square footage as additive value, but appraisers typically apply a discount of 50 to 75 cents on the dollar relative to above-grade space. Blending the two into a single $/sqft figure would make a home with a finished basement look cheaper than it is and obscure the real comparison. When a property has significant finished below-grade square footage, both metrics are presented in context so you understand the full picture before the appraiser does.
Row homes only (fee simple & rowhouse condo) · Source: BrightMLS via Compass · 15 closed sales · 12-month rolling period · Median figures · Updated periodically
Brian's Take
"North Cleveland Park has nearly 400 row houses and very few sales. That is the whole problem with pricing one. I do not trust a median built on a handful of closings. I compare a house here with houses of the same size on similar lots, here and in Cleveland Park, over several years. Then I look hard at the lower level, because every house has one. What is scarce here is evidence, not houses. Price the house, not the median."
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The Neighborhood
North Cleveland Park, Washington DC: What You Are Buying Into
North Cleveland Park runs from Quebec and Rodman Streets north to Albemarle Street, and from Connecticut Avenue west to Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues. It is a separate neighborhood from Cleveland Park to the south. The row houses sit on the side streets. Van Ness, Veazey and Warren Streets hold about half. The rest are on Windom Place, Alton Place and three numbered streets: 35th, 37th and 38th. About seven in ten went up in the 1920s. Nearly nine in ten are brick.
Connecticut Avenue carries the Van Ness-UDC station and the Van Ness campus of the University of the District of Columbia. Wisconsin Avenue carries the Tenleytown-AU station at Albemarle Street. Both are on the Red Line. The International Chancery Center, on the former site of the National Bureau of Standards, holds several embassies inside the neighborhood.
Before You Offer
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Connecticut Avenue is the eastern edge and Wisconsin Avenue the western one. Both carry shops and restaurants, so the walk depends on which end of the neighborhood the house is on.
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Two Red Line stations serve the neighborhood: Van Ness-UDC on Connecticut Avenue and Tenleytown-AU on Wisconsin Avenue at Albemarle Street. Which is closer depends on the block.
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The median lot under a row house here is about 3,600 square feet. Every house has a basement, and about three in four have finished it.
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School assignment in DC is by address; DCPS's school finder lists the assigned schools.
Market Position
What Drives North Cleveland Park Prices
North Cleveland Park closes few row houses: the record shows three in two years. The $1.5M median and the 12-day figure rest on 15 closings over twelve months, so one sale can move them.
The median here is $1.5M, against $1.3M in Cleveland Park. On samples this small, the gap says more about which houses sold than about either neighborhood.
Streets + Pockets
Best Streets and Blocks in North Cleveland Park
Not all blocks price the same. Street by street, what sets each one apart.
Connecticut Avenue NW
The eastern edge. It carries the Van Ness-UDC Metro station, the UDC Van Ness campus and the shops near them. The record puts the row houses on the side streets west of it.
Van Ness Street NW
More row houses than any other street here, about 70. It runs west from the Van Ness-UDC station at Connecticut Avenue.
Veazey Street NW
About 65 row houses, the second-largest group here. It runs one block north of Van Ness Street.
Albemarle Street NW
The northern edge. The Tenleytown-AU station sits where it meets Wisconsin Avenue. The record puts about a dozen row houses on it.
Warren Street NW
About 50 row houses, two blocks north of Van Ness Street.
Row Houses
North Cleveland Park Row Houses: How Many There Are, and How Many Are for Sale
How to read a DC row house →Total Row Houses
387
in North Cleveland Park
Housing stock: DC public property records, two-unit conversions included · Active listings: BrightMLS via Compass
The Houses
Know what a North Cleveland Park row house is worth without a sale
North Cleveland Park has nearly 400 row houses, and in two years three of them sold.
DC lists about 390 row houses in North Cleveland Park, all of them single-family houses. Nearly nine in ten went up between 1901 and 1939, about seven in ten in the 1920s. Nearly nine in ten are brick, and about one in ten is stucco. Every one has a basement, and about three in four have finished it. The typical house has about 2,600 square feet in total, about 1,800 of it above ground. About one in six has more than 3,000. The median lot is about 3,600 square feet. Nearly half have four bedrooms or more.
Three sales are not a market. A median built on so few moves with whichever house happened to sell. With a basement under every house, the lower level decides more of the price than the front does.
Here is what I do with that. I reach back several years for sales here and in Cleveland Park that match on size, lot and bedrooms, and I adjust them for time. I count the space above ground and the space below it separately. I ask the seller in writing what was done to the lower level and when.
When the block is quiet, the house sets the comparison.
Housing stock: DC public property records and BrightMLS closed sales, fee simple row houses
From the Record
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Streetcars began running up Connecticut Avenue in 1892. About seven in ten of the row houses here went up in the 1920s.
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North Cleveland Park and Cleveland Park both sit on land tied to Grover Cleveland's 1880s summer estate. They are separate neighborhoods.
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The International Chancery Center, which holds several embassies, sits on the former site of the National Bureau of Standards.
Frequently Asked
North Cleveland Park Real Estate: Your Questions, Answered First
What is the difference between Cleveland Park and North Cleveland Park?
Cleveland Park lies south of Quebec and Rodman Streets, with its own Metro station and commercial strip on Connecticut Avenue. North Cleveland Park runs north to Albemarle Street, with Van Ness-UDC and Tenleytown-AU on its edges. The row houses in both went up mostly in the 1920s. The median here is $1.5M, against $1.3M there, and both rest on small samples.
What is the median home price?
The median sale price is $1.5M, from 15 closings over the last 12 months in BrightMLS. A sample that small moves with whichever houses sold. A house's size, lot and lower level say more about its price.
How quickly do homes sell here?
The median is 12 days on market, and the median sale closes at 99.4% of list. Those figures rest on 15 closings over 12 months, so one sale can move them.
Is Tenleytown Metro accessible?
Yes. Tenleytown-AU sits at Wisconsin Avenue and Albemarle Street, on the northwest corner of the neighborhood. Van Ness-UDC sits on Connecticut Avenue on the eastern edge. Both are on the Red Line, so the closer station depends on the block.
Should I buy in North Cleveland Park or Cleveland Park proper?
Choose on the house and the block, not the name. The row houses in both went up mostly in the 1920s, and both neighborhoods sit on the Red Line. Cleveland Park has its own station and commercial strip. North Cleveland Park has two stations on its edges. Compare the size, lot and lower level of the houses you are weighing.
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Also Consider
Neighborhoods Near North Cleveland Park, DC
Cleveland Park
Directly south, below Quebec and Rodman Streets. It has its own Red Line station and commercial strip on Connecticut Avenue. Median $1.3M.
Median Price
$1.3M
Median DOM
16 days
American University Park
West, past Tenleytown and the Tenleytown-AU station. Median $1.1M.
Median Price
$1.1M
Median DOM
7 days
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