ANNOUNCER: Support for "If You Lived Here" comes from... MAN: The Yuen Foundation.

Committed to bridging cultural differences within the greater Washington DC community.

♪ ♪ JOHN: Hi, I'm John.

CHRISTINE: I'm Christine.

We're producers at WETA and we've been friends for more than 20 years.

JOHN: We love living in the DMV but finding a place to live here can be both challenging and exciting.

CHRISTINE: Join us as we tour three homes at three price points.

JOHN: And try to guess the listing price without going over.

And find out what it would be like...

BOTH: If you lived here!

JOHN: Hey, Jake.

CHRISTINE: Hi, Jake.

JAKE: Hey, how you doing?

CHRISTINE: Good.

JAKE: Welcome to beautiful Brookland.

CHRISTINE: So where exactly are we at right now?

JAKE: You're kind of at the start of Brookland.

This is the transportation hub.

One of the great things about Brookland is access to Metro and transportation.

We have the newer development behind us with restaurants and bars, and some art studios and dance studios.

JOHN: So, are you from the area?

JAKE: I've lived here for 20 years.

If you talk to locals, I'm still an outsider.

But, in the way I came to Brookland, or Brookland found me I can say, is I came...

I did an AmeriCorps program here 20 years ago, With a nonprofit that's in the neighborhood, Mary House.

Their goal is to provide a home versus a house to families.

I think I've taken that, and I've enjoyed helping other people find their home in the DC area.

CHRISTINE: Great.

Lead the way and we'll follow.

JOHN: Let's hit the streets.

JAKE: All right.

Let's go.

All right.

Welcome to house number one.

This house is built in 1923.

JOHN: And this home has a beautiful garden.

JAKE: These owners had planted not only the garden, but the garden flows out onto the streets and really welcomes you into this home.

And you'll see in this neighborhood, a mixture of row houses, detached houses, bungalows, Victorians.

We really have an eclectic mix, and this is in the sample of a classic Brookland row-house.

CHRISTINE: Well, I can't wait to look inside.

JOHN: Me, too.

JAKE: All right.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JAKE: I'll see you out back.

JOHN: All right.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

Sounds good.

Did you catch the rain barrel in the back there?

JOHN: I did notice that.

I love how they kind of hid it and decoupaged it.

CHRISTINE: I feel like there's so much out here before we even get into the house.

JOHN: It's not just the color blue on this house... CHRISTINE: Right.

Right.

JOHN: Which is fantastic.

CHRISTINE: Did you catch the two little guys on each side?

JOHN: The gargoyles up there.

And here's the protector of the house.

CHRISTINE: You know, he seems welcoming as well.

And I love this bright yellow door.

JOHN: Talk about color, there's more than the yellow door.

CHRISTINE: I know.

JOHN: Probably the most colorful home we've seen so far.

CHRISTINE: I think so.

And you know, your eye is completely drawn to the tile up the stairs.

JOHN: Yeah, that Spanish Mediterranean tiles.

I like them in this house, because it goes with all the color.

CHRISTINE: And they also kept the Oak woodwork.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Which is a really nice blend of the old with very eclectic.

JOHN: The eclectic, no, I think that's the story of this house.

Good bones this house has.

And looks like the living room has good bones, too.

CHRISTINE: You've got nice windows letting lots of natural light.

You know what I think it's a neat little feature?

JOHN: What?

CHRISTINE: They just have wainscoting right here.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: But I love what they did here because it's just a little accent piece.

JOHN: Yeah and I would carry it around the whole room.

Okay, so we're entering the dining room and boy, they've maximized space in here.

I like this modern puzzle light in this room.

It's about that eclectic, modern mixed with the old.

CHRISTINE: This is genius.

Do you realize how many sunglasses I lose throughout the year?

JOHN: I do.

CHRISTINE: I think this whole shutter idea to hold them is clever.

JOHN: Okay, the kitchen.

First thing we notice is this.

CHRISTINE: You know they used to have doors on this, so they've taken them off and opened it up, and they've put in that great wallpaper in the back.

Now this is a typical, what I would call the galley kitchen.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Look how great this looks.

But it's more on the economical side because they've painted the cabinets and the wallpaper is the back splash.

They've also utilized the space because they put in a corner sink, which gives you more counter space.

JOHN: Sure does.

And I think it feels just great in here because of these doors to the porch.

CHRISTINE: It does lighten it up.

JOHN: It makes the space a lot lighter, brighter and to that very nice back yard.

CHRISTINE: Okay, later, later, but let's continue.

JOHN: Things to come.

Things to come.

CHRISTINE: So.

JOHN: Right here?

Probably closet, oh...

I'm in rubber ducky heaven.

You know what?

CHRISTINE: All right, I know what you're going to say.

This quacks you up.

JOHN: This quacks me up.

CHRISTINE: I knew it.

I knew it.

JOHN: But aside for the ducks, nice powder room on the first floor.

CHRISTINE: What powder room?

JOHN: It's by the duck.

It's yeah, there you go.

CHRISTINE: I see it.

JOHN: All right, the color tour continues.

How great is this?

CHRISTINE: I know.

JOHN: A little tape, a little paint.

CHRISTINE: Oh yeah.

JOHN: Which you can do.

CHRISTINE: Oh, they did a nice job.

JOHN: Cool effect.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

So, we have, oh... JOHN: Oh.

CHRISTINE: This goes back further than I would've thought.

JOHN: For a house full of color, this is a pretty vanilla basement.

CHRISTINE: But I think for a basement, you always want to go light, especially when there's not a lot of windows.

JOHN: Sure.

Absolutely.

But there is a little pop of color, right?

CHRISTINE: They managed to get a stripe of yellow.

JOHN: There you go.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

Let's go check out the upstairs.

This obviously had to be here when we walked in.

JOHN: Another cool light.

CHRISTINE: How did we miss it?

How did you miss it, because this is your favorite style?

JOHN: There was a lot to look at.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

Where should we start?

JOHN: How about to the right?

CHRISTINE: This end?

Okay.

JOHN: Full bath.

So that is two and a half bathroom so far.

CHRISTINE: And it's probably the only bathroom on this floor, I would guess.

JOHN: Well, let's check out this room.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JOHN: Good size.

CHRISTINE: It is.

I really thought that a wall was going to be right here.

JOHN: Well, there probably was back in 1923.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

And I have to check, oh, you know what?

This is another full bath.

JOHN: Okay, three and a half... CHRISTINE: Three and a half baths in this house.

JOHN: That's great.

These are smart homeowners.

CHRISTINE: You know what I'm going to call this house?

JOHN: What's that?

CHRISTINE: The house of ideas, because everywhere you look, you're like, "Oh, that's a great idea."

JOHN: That is another great idea.

CHRISTINE: I think this answers the question to the style.

JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: Definitely an artist.

But it's a really good size bedroom.

JOHN: It is.

Art studio bedroom.

All right.

And then bedroom number three, bedroom, office.

CHRISTINE: You know, we look at a lot of places that have three bedrooms and that third bedroom is tiny.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: You could actually fit a bed into this one.

JOHN: You're going, "Wow.

It's an actual bedroom."

CHRISTINE: Right.

Right.

Because some of them have been really small.

JOHN: For a bed.

Some push the limits.

CHRISTINE: But for a home that year, I'm a little surprised.

JOHN: This has been a fun tour.

JAKE: Hey.

CHRISTINE: Hey, Jake.

JAKE: Welcome to the beautiful backyard.

CHRISTINE: And this should be no surprise for how creative the inside of the house was that they would have a very creative back patio area, too.

JOHN: I thought this was just, when we were inside the house, just one big yard.

That's actually the alley right there.

JAKE: They cut out some of the harsh concrete.

It was so successful, spread into the neighbor's yard.

JOHN: They took down the fence to the alley, too, because all the neighbors have fences.

JAKE: Tear down those walls.

JOHN: These people are creative in every sense of the word.

JAKE: And you'll notice here to get more space to the house, these would've originally been a back patio, a sleeping porch up top.

CHRISTINE: Oh, that's it.

JOHN: Oh, a sleeping porch.

JAKE: It provides a more interior space and they put in central air.

CHRISTINE: That makes perfect sense then.

JOHN: All that makes perfect sense.

JAKE: Okay let me give you the details.

Three bedroom, three and a half bath, built 1923, approximately 1,400 square feet, with off street parking.

What's your guess?

JOHN: All right, Jake, I'm going to give you a very flat flooring number in a box.

I'm going to say this place is worth, $700,000.

CHRISTINE: No.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: That was my number.

JOHN: Shocking.

We're together way too much.

CHRISTINE: I'm going to go a little higher, at $725,000.

JOHN: I would've done the same.

JAKE: The actual list price of this home will be $749,000.

JOHN: Well, you got closer.

CHRISTINE: Oh, okay.

All right.

JAKE: Congratulations.

I'm excited to show you the next house, another quintessential Brookland house.

Just down the street, so we can walk there.

JOHN: Sounds good.

CHRISTINE: Okay, sounds good.

JOHN: Let's do it.

CHRISTINE: Hey, you didn't take any ducks, did you?

JOHN: I took 17 ducks.

BOB: I went to school at Catholic University and got to know Brookland actually back in the '60s and just fell in love with the small town feel it had.

Downtown DC, south of Florida Avenue, was where the city was.

This out here was the country.

This was all farmland.

This was known as Washington County.

Brookland got its name from Jehiel Brooks, who owned a little over 200 acres of the land around here.

He wanted to be a gentleman farmer.

He was not a great farmer.

But he was very into horticulture, as were a lot of Brooklanders.

This place was known for its plantings and its roses.

Catholic University was founded in 1887, the same year Brookland started.

They were two separate farms, but one could not help but influence the other.

The neighborhood developed the nickname "Little Rome," because there were just so many religious institutions.

And during those early years, it was known as an Irish and Italian neighborhood.

That changed after 1948, the Supreme Court finally said, covenants are no longer enforceable.

So, then a huge influx of African Americans came to live in Brookland.

And by the 1960s, it was a majority black neighborhood.

RALPH: I lived in the next neighborhood Woodridge.

And this neighborhood, and Woodridge, had covenants of blacks and Jews were not allowed to buy homes in the neighborhood.

But the nice thing was a lot of the Catholic churches, and the Catholic schools were integrated, and I got an excellent education.

FRANCIS: I'm standing by the school that I went to, St. Anthony Catholic School.

I'm the art teacher here and this is my 29th year here.

I graduated in 1971 and we had nuns as teachers, the Benedictine nuns.

They were strict, but they gave us the best foundation.

It's the same way here.

We still have a good foundation for our kids here, and I'm still here.

MICHAEL: St. Anthony is in the heart of Brookland, and we truly believe that, we want to be the heart of Brookland.

It's an old school.

We're approaching our 100th year.

You'll see the generations.

Here in the school, we have some second and third, fourth generation students attending St. Anthony.

People don't really know how beautiful Brookland is, how much it has to offer.

We have beautiful houses here.

We have big backyards.

We have driveways.

We're close to Metro.

We have just great neighbors who want to be part of a neighborhood.

It's really a gem.

JAKE: All right.

What'd you think of the walk?

JOHN: Very nice.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it was a lovely walk.

JAKE: Good.

CHRISTINE: Even just walking up to this home, the curb appeal right away is striking.

JAKE: And you'll find as you walk, lots of different houses from apartment complexes, to Painted Lady Victorians, Center Hall Colonials, now to this beautiful classical bungalow kit house.

CHRISTINE: Now when you say kit house, what are you referring to?

JAKE: They send you a box.

You put it together.

CHRISTINE: Well hopefully it came with good instructions.

JOHN: They would say any place with a railroad line is where you would find kit homes, right?

Because they would just dump them.

JAKE: A little bit before my time, but you'll see also like on this specific house, a lot of the original details.

CHRISTINE: You ready to check this out?

JOHN: I'm ready.

JAKE: Check it out.

Go through, I'll meet you out front.

JOHN: All right.

CHRISTINE: Thank you.

All right.

This house is already speaking to me.

And you know what it's saying?

JOHN: What?

CHRISTINE: I'm still beautiful with my original features.

JOHN: Aw.

Yeah, not everything has to be stripped down and taken out.

CHRISTINE: No.

No.

JOHN: And you can see a lot of the great details of this 1922 bungalow shine through, like these door jams and window casings.

And so, I can totally appreciate that the resident who currently has this house, and probably prior to, did not paint over these.

CHRISTINE: And they were fortunate enough to have wood in this nice of shape.

Sometimes you don't have a choice, but these are beautiful.

I noticed the hardwood flooring has to be the original hardwood flooring.

And you know, this is called heart pine.

JOHN: Why is it called heart pine?

CHRISTINE: It's the heart of the tree.

JOHN: Ah.

CHRISTINE: And it's also stronger because, normally you don't want pine flooring because it's soft.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: But heart pine, it's in a lot of older homes because it is the center of the tree and it's just stronger.

JOHN: And it has great color.

CHRISTINE: It's consistent in color.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: And what you will also notice is the length.

JOHN: Oh, those are long planks.

CHRISTINE: Mmm-hmm.

And you can see it's throughout the house and this is all original.

JOHN: And visually that looks dynamite.

Tina, guess what's in the backyard.

CHRISTINE: I see a grapevine.

And I see lavender.

JOHN: And lilies, but you know, you had a lot pressure in this neighborhood.

You have to keep up with the Joneses and the Smiths.

CHRISTINE: But it looks so pretty.

JOHN: But it does look pretty.

Okay, kitchen.

It's small.

What did you expect?

CHRISTINE: Okay.

This is exactly what I expected.

Pull the oven door down.

I just want to see, okay.

So at least you're not banging up against the cabinet.

JOHN: No.

CHRISTINE: I do like the countertop.

I do the cabinets.

JOHN: This looks like new cabinets.

CHRISTINE: But again, it's a small space.

JOHN: Okay.

Little porch, which is rather interesting.

CHRISTINE: Right.

JOHN: Now, there's a door to an upper level.

Oh, hey.

Oh, watch your head.

CHRISTINE: Oh, I'm glad you told me that.

JOHN: So, little warm up here.

CHRISTINE: It's an attic.

But, I think they have it set up really nice for an extra bedroom and an office area.

JOHN: Storage.

CHRISTINE: But you really have to watch the head space.

JOHN: Woo!

It's cooler down here.

CHRISTINE: You feel the difference.

JOHN: That's for sure.

The tour continues.

What do we have here?

It's the washroom.

CHRISTINE: I call it the warshroom.

JOHN: The warshroom.

I do that sometimes, too.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JOHN: Oh, this is a nice warshroom.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it is.

JOHN: I'll betcha that's the only bathroom on this floor.

CHRISTINE: Oh yeah.

JOHN: But if you're going to have one bathroom, this'll do it.

CHRISTINE: It's a nice bathroom and it's good size, too.

JOHN: Okay, bedroom number two, if you consider the one upstairs.

CHRISTINE: Right.

But it's just a warm room.

JOHN: Character.

This room has character.

CHRISTINE: Okay, so this would be the second bedroom on this floor.

JOHN: These people are rocking it out with the storage and these shelves.

CHRISTINE: Let's take a look.

It's bright.

Oh, nicely done.

Washer and dryer.

JOHN: Oh, that is cute.

CHRISTINE: Oh, this is a bright space down here.

JOHN: Okay, there's nothing old about this at all.

CHRISTINE: No, this is a renovation down here.

JOHN: Through and through.

CHRISTINE: But look at what you've got.

JOHN: You have a whole kitchenette.

Your microwave, sink, mini fridge.

CHRISTINE: There's a full bath down here.

JOHN: Okay.

Oh, and it's a really nice one.

CHRISTINE: And it's a really nice one.

Boy, talk about modern.

This could probably be used as a rental unit.

JOHN: Okay, let's see.

There you go.

CHRISTINE: Oh, this is great.

JOHN: Separate entrance and it goes to vineyard.

I can see the Craigslist ad right now, hot rental property available with vineyard views.

CHRISTINE: Brilliant.

You know... JOHN: It's what I do.

CHRISTINE: You're a genius.

JOHN: I'm a marketer.

JAKE: How'd it go?

CHRISTINE: Great.

JOHN: Great.

CHRISTINE: If I could sum it up, it would be charm with some surprises here and there.

JOHN: Yeah.

I would say this was a house of two stories.

It's like one is a story of restoration and one of renovation.

I love that they restore things like the woodwork, but I love that they renovated things like the bathrooms, the kitchen, and the lower level.

CHRISTINE: Is that space usable for a rental unit?

JAKE: Lots of options down there, an Airbnb or some other rental potential in the basement.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: Sure.

CHRISTINE: So, there we go.

JOHN: There's your answer.

JAKE: So down to the numbers.

This one's three bedrooms, two baths, 1,580 square feet, incredible garden, lots of charm and soul.

CHRISTINE: That is true.

JOHN: True.

JAKE: So now we're down to the guessing game.

CHRISTINE: I am going to come in at a listing price of $825,000.

JOHN: Oh, that's so good.

I think you're right on the money but I'm going to go lower just to $775,000, so I have a bigger margin.

So, if she actually did go over, I might be able to take the crown.

CHRISTINE: Wow, that's... JAKE: You're learning how to win the game, my friend.

This one, the actual listing price is $795,000.

JOHN: Yeah!

CHRISTINE: Oh.

JOHN: Strategy works.

JAKE: There you go.

CHRISTINE: Oh, you were close.

Okay.

JAKE: One more great house to go.

So, let's get going.

JOHN: All right.

CHRISTINE: Sounds good.

I still love the name, wine cellar.

JOHN: The wine cellar, it's genius.

FR.

GARDINER: And if somebody was talking about, and they wanted to come and live here, I would just tell them, you know what this place would do, this would shatter all your impressions of Washington, DC, being very political, being very.

What I want to say is because it's neighborhood.

Its people watching out for one another, its friendliness.

That's my experience of it.

And I think that some people don't have that and when they get here, they say, "Wow, I've been missing this."

TIM: What I love about it is, it's just a great eclectic mix of people.

That people from all sorts of backgrounds come together and it feels like a real neighborhood.

SHANI: I think the number one selling point is that it's like living in a small town, but you're still in Washington, DC.

I can get on the Metro and be ten minutes, I can be in the nightlife, but this is not a nightlife part of town.

FREELY: I think about 20 years ago, there was a thing in a post where somebody had moved from Columbia Heights to Brookland and he had said in the article, "I wanted to move to a quieter neighborhood, but I don't want to move to a neighborhood that's this quiet."

SARA: You're here at Brookland florist shop called Petals, Ribbons and Beyond.

We've been at this location for about 22 years.

When I first came here 40 years ago, Brookland was one of the most hidden treasures, in terms of development and places to live for a very long time.

The houses have changed.

You know, when I came, everybody, you know, houses were looking okay but as time went on, everybody began to renovate, and the changes I also saw in the business district here on 12th Street.

The new people coming in, it's fine because they come in, they support your business, and become a part of the neighborhood.

It's good for all of us.

Yeah, the artwork that we have in here reflects our sponsorship with the Greater Brookland House and Garden Tour.

This picture depicts the round house and then this picture over here, was 2017 and that was one of the houses that was featured on the Brookland House and Garden tour.

It's one of the most popular activities that we have here in Brookland.

It's an event that everybody looks forward to every year, because we visit all these wonderful houses that people have done renovations in their house, as well as their gardens.

And then at the end, we have this wonderful picnic and it's such a good time because you get to meet your neighbors.

You get to talk about what's going on in the neighborhood.

You hear all gossip.

In fact, sometime you go into some of the people's houses, and you just want to know, "Can I just come over and visit?

You might see me in your backyard next week, just reading a book because it's such a nice oasis."

Living in Brookland has been like a small town in a big city because everybody gets to know each other.

The neighbors are really friendly and it's just a wonderful, wonderful place to live.

JAKE: All right.

Welcome.

House number three.

This is built in 1908, farmhouse style or Victorian cottage.

It's been expanded quite a bit.

They're also has a quite a bit of good history with this house that Shirley Horn, the jazz musician used to live in this house.

JOHN: Shirley Horn.

That's so cool.

♪ SHIRLEY: Softly, I will leave... ♪♪ JOHN: Well, I know that Shirley Horn was a native Washingtonian and she performed with everybody from Miles Davis to Dizzy Gillespie to Wynton Marsalis.

CHRISTINE: Wow.

JOHN: So, but she was a legend in her own right.

This is the first celebrity home that we've had.

CHRISTINE: It is.

JOHN: And I think she went to Howard University.

JAKE: Yep, lots of Howard University influence in the neighborhood.

Great space.

Take a tour and I'll meet you out back.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: All right.

Let's go.

Okay, after you.

CHRISTINE: All right.

This home goes on forever.

JOHN: Okay, so we're in the original footprint of the house.

So, where do you think the house ended?

CHRISTINE: Okay so, I bet from that wall to this wall was probably the original home.

JOHN: I agree.

And this would've been a bunch of smaller rooms.

CHRISTINE: I don't know if I've seen this much floor space that you could do things with.

JOHN: But this could be anything that you want to be.

You could have a dance floor back here.

I mean, Shirley Horn probably had a grand piano back here.

CHRISTINE: And I know this table probably does not convey with the house, but how can you not notice this beautiful cherry table.

Last chance, you going to do a little something here?

JOHN: Dancing tune, did you see that?

CHRISTINE: Nice.

Nice.

And then you step into this...

BOTH: Massive.

CHRISTINE: Addition.

JOHN: Yet another massive space.

Okay, the first thing I'm noticing are these coffered ceilings.

CHRISTINE: Okay, of course, yes.

JOHN: So, in the front we had tray ceilings and then coffered in the back, which are little fancier.

CHRISTINE: And I know you're drawn to that style; I prefer just simple beams.

But that's just my taste.

JOHN: Yeah.

I mean, you're a little bit country.

CHRISTINE: I am a little bit country.

JOHN: I like these because I'm a little bit rock and roll, I got to say.

CHRISTINE: You didn't do that.

A Donnie and Marie reference?

JOHN: Yeah, I did.

Okay well, if they're front two rooms didn't overwhelm me with like, "What do I do with all this space?"

You have yet another challenge back here.

CHRISTINE: I know.

I know.

But at first, and this is going to sound crazy, but this kitchen felt a little small.

JOHN: This is not a small kitchen.

CHRISTINE: No, I know.

JOHN: I think the thing is, it's the scale of everything around you.

Like the big room here, the big room's there and I think it just kind of dwarfs this large kitchen.

CHRISTINE: You know, I think you're right.

But I will say that you get an idea of actually probably how big this lot is, because you see this addition.

JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: And then when you look out these windows, you can still see there's plenty of yard.

All right so over here.

JOHN: We have a large, probably an addition to this side of the house at one point?

CHRISTINE: Exactly.

I'm kind of, I'm losing all the additions here.

But I see that they did add a full bath, so this could be an en suite.

Okay.

JOHN: And how about this?

Ah, surprise.

CHRISTINE: Oh, a half bath.

JOHN: A half bath.

CHRISTINE: And I love that wallpaper.

JOHN: Yeah, bold.

CHRISTINE: So, let's keep moving on.

And, you know, again, look how expansive this space is.

JOHN: I can see a lot of different configurations in this room now.

CHRISTINE: Wow.

JOHN: I see the vision.

Should we go up or down?

CHRISTINE: Actually, I want to check out this side porch.

JOHN: Oh, I didn't see it.

CHRISTINE: I love a good outdoor space, especially when it's screened in.

JOHN: Yeah, you need that in Washington, DC.

CHRISTINE: You do.

And it's a great way to enjoy the side yard.

JOHN: Mmm-hmm, all right.

How about we head down?

CHRISTINE: Let's go downstairs.

JOHN: Oh, looks like we have ye old rec room.

CHRISTINE: I was envisioning this huge space down here, but I think this is the original footprint of the house.

JOHN: Feels like it.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

Upstairs?

JOHN: Upstairs we go.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JOHN: And bedroom number one.

CHRISTINE: Okay so this would be the owner suite, and you know what I am thinking is, look at the size.

JOHN: Another good size room.

CHRISTINE: I bet between this bedroom, the walk-in closet and the en suite that this was the entire second floor of the original home.

JOHN: It feels like it.

And into the en suite bathroom.

CHRISTINE: Well, first of all, I think this is another addition.

JOHN: It feels like it.

CHRISTINE: I'm getting a little lost in the additions.

But, I know you're going to think I'm crazy, okay.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: But hear me out.

I like the design.

I like the tile, but, you know, when I'm looking at these pedestal sinks, I feel like there's a lot of space.

JOHN: I think one of the design challenges with this room is it has two great windows.

And with windows, you lose wall space, right?

So, just say you seal this window up, took this away.

You can shift your vanities down that way.

You could add your storage, a double vanity, and then a big soaking tub under this window.

CHRISTINE: Wow, look at you.

JOHN: And then it wouldn't feel so, you have a lot of space in this room for opportunity.

CHRISTINE: I'm so impressed.

You're becoming quite the designer.

JOHN: Oh no, go on.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: All right.

Hey, look at this view from up here.

CHRISTINE: Oh, what a pretty space and I bet this was either a bedroom as soon as you came up the steps.

JOHN: Well with two windows, it had to be a portion of some bedroom up here.

CHRISTINE: Right, right.

JOHN: So, we're going from the original part of the house to the new part of the house.

CHRISTINE: And here we have a full bath.

JOHN: Okay so that brings us up to three and a half.

CHRISTINE: I'll take your word for it.

JOHN: And then bedroom number two.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JOHN: Small bedroom could be good for kids or an office.

CHRISTINE: This is the third bedroom?

JOHN: Bedroom number three.

CHRISTINE: Bedroom number three.

JOHN: Look at this great map of the world.

CHRISTINE: Oh, I love it.

This is a really good size bedroom.

JOHN: I love that.

And bedroom number four, cozy.

CHRISTINE: And, but look it, bedroom number four has en suite.

JOHN: I love this room.

CHRISTINE: I can see why.

It just has a nice, bright feeling about it.

JOHN: It's has a good vibe.

Well, we've seen the whole house.

We're going to meet Jake.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

Hey, Jake.

JAKE: Hey.

All right.

How'd it go?

CHRISTINE: Normally we visit homes that families grow out of.

This is definitely a home a family can grow into.

JAKE: Absolutely and more space to spill outside.

This house lives in and out very well.

The flow is great, the screened-in porch, the back deck.

And I'm not sure if you got much chance to go out back, but this is over 10,000 square foot lot.

And then the side yard is its own little serenity spot, surrounded by fruit trees, fire pit, lots of space to play.

You ready for some details?

Victorian cottage farmhouse, five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, nearly 4,000 square feet, house built 1908, but clearly upgraded since.

What's that list price?

JOHN: All right well, I have a number for you.

JAKE: Sure.

JOHN: That number, Jake, is $1,350,000.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

I think that's a good guess, but I've got a number for you, Jake.

JAKE: Okay.

CHRISTINE: And it's going to be a little lower.

Okay.

I'm going to come in at 1.2 million.

JAKE: Wow.

Wide spread, I like it.

I like it but there's one winner.

The list price of this property, $1,275,000.

Squeezed in there.

Squeezed in there.

CHRISTINE: I did.

I did.

JOHN: I just was a little $75,000 over.

JAKE: But with that said, with our tour being finished, let's go celebrate at one of my favorite restaurants in Brookland, Primrose.

JOHN: All right.

On our way.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JAKE: Let's go.

FR.

DOLCIC: If you lived here, you'd hear the church bells all the time.

FREELY: If you lived here, you would know that Brookland's Finest has the best burgers in DC.

MICHAEL: If you lived here, you would have to visit the Franciscan Monastery Gardens.

They are a beautiful place to pray, to read, just to enjoy nature and some peace and quiet.

FR.

GARDINER: People have gardens.

People have block parties.

People have, people know one another.

I like the party's part, tell you the truth.

RALPH: If you lived in this neighborhood, one place you would almost everyone goes to is Bus Boys and Poets.

TIM: If you lived here, you would love it as much as I do.

ANNOUNCER: To find out more about living in the Washington Metro area, visit WETA.org/IfYouLivedHere.

(ribbit) Support for, If You Lived Here, comes from... MAN: The Yuen Foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences within the greater Washington, DC community.