Georgetown Townhouse Sells for $3.9M, Raising Capitol Hill Home Prices

A four-bedroom townhouse at 3124 31st Street NW closed at $3.9 million on July 5, the highest residential sale recorded in Washington DC so far this month.

The transaction stands out against the citywide median of $700,000 and arrives as national headlines on Iran and NATO shifts keep some buyers on the sidelines. Local agents report that clearance rates for listings above $2 million held at 58 percent in June, down from 64 percent in May, yet premium segments continue to clear when the properties carry updated kitchens and off-street parking.

The 31st Street property sits two blocks from the Georgetown waterfront and three blocks from the historic Dumbarton Oaks gardens. Its sale price exceeded the previous record for the block by $410,000 and has already prompted two nearby owners on Q Street NW to raise their listings by 7 percent.

Comps Shift in Adjacent Areas

Properties on the 300 block of East Capitol Street SE and along H Street NE now carry new benchmark figures. One four-bedroom rowhouse two blocks from Eastern Market, listed at $1.85 million last week, drew four offers within 48 hours after the Georgetown close. In Navy Yard, a renovated condo at 1212 4th Street SE closed at $1.42 million on July 3, a 9 percent increase over the same unit type sold in April.

Northern Virginia suburbs also felt the lift. Homes in Arlington’s Lyon Village neighborhood listed above $2.5 million saw average days on market drop from 22 to 14 in the first week of July.

Buyers and sellers tracking the market should review recent closed prices on the 3000 block of 31st Street NW and the 100 block of East Capitol Street SE before setting new offers. Those numbers provide the clearest local guide for the weeks ahead.

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