Penn Quarter (Penn Quarter DC ) is a recently revitalized down-town neighborhood loosely bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue to the South, New York Avenue to the North, Massachusetts Avenue to the West between Third and Tenth Streets (some people think Fifteenth) Northwest. Or you can say Penn Quarter DC is just south of Chinatown halfway between the White House and the Capitol.

Served by three Metro stops (Gallery Place, Archives and Metro Center) as well as the Circulator Bus, Penn Quarter DC bustles with activity from early morning to very early morning (or late night). Home to a terrific mix of business (Weschler’s Auction House, law offices); museums (National Portrait Gallery and American Art, the International Spy Museum, the Marian Koshland Science Center, the National Building Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts); theatres (Woolly Mammoth, Shakespeare, Ford’s, the National and Warner’s); sports and entertainment (the Verizon Center) as well as restaurants of all types from A to Z– Jose Andras’ Café Atlantico and Michel Richard’s Centro to Matchbox, Poste, and Zaytinya. Everytime you turn around in Penn Quarter DC you see something new and exciting. The latest addition is the floating glass cover over the courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery – a great indoor/outdoor space In Penn Quarter DC to meet friends and linger any time of the year.

Four 1 bedroom condos went to settlement in Penn Quarter during June 2008. Costs per square foot ranged in the low to mid $500s. The least expensive unit sold for $393,000 at 616 E Street NW in 39 days; the most expensive sold for $612,000 at 912 F Street NW. The latter unit had 1,100 square feet on two levels, a chef's kitchen and 1.5 baths. No single family homes changed hands in Penn Quarter in June 2008. Good buys are always possible, particularly if you have a local market expert to help you. Alix Myerson and Aelita Brolis are experienced real estate professionals with nearly eighteen years experience between them, overseeing more than $100,000,000 of real estate transactions. For true local and knowledgeable service in the Penn Quarter DC real estate market, call Alix at 202-361-5798 or Aelita at 703-201-0322.