OPEN SUNDAY MARCH 20: 2039 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA 22043

Posted by Jennifer on March 18, 2016 in Falls Church real estate, Historic home, Real Estate | Leave a comment

We love historic houses.  We especially love houses from the 1920s and 1930s.  And we really really love historic houses with thoughtful and fabulous renovations.  That’s why we are so excited about this new McEnearney listing at 2039 Westmoreland Street in Falls Church.

You Had Us at Hello

Carved and Leaded Front Glass Door and Vestibule at Front Entrance to 2039 Westmoreland

We walked in the front door and pretty much fell in love.  This landmark 1920 farmhouse is dynamite.  Thought to be part of the original Kirby Farm, it is open with great light, crisp details, an up to the minute color palette, gorgeous kitchen and ranks pretty much an 11 on the happy home scale (with 10 being the happiest, of course).  Here’s a link to the full listing and tour.

living room with view to dining room and sun room

The home has 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2 half baths.  Here’s a peak at the master bedroom.

master bedroom

Garden Paradise

And then, there’s the back yard.  The hand laid brick patio and deck are the perfect place to enjoy a yard ready to burst with well established perennials, specimen trees and by next week, loads of daffodils.

The Neighborhood

Frequently named one of CNN’s top 100 places to live in the US, Falls Church offers the best of suburban living with quick access to downtown D.C.  The Westmoreland neighborhood is part of the Kent Gardens neighborhood inside the beltway in Falls Church.

This particular neighborhood has the best of quite a few worlds, with easy access to McLean, North Arlington and the city of Falls Church.  On the grocery access scale (we love scales), it is a 10.  Trader Joes, Balducci’s, Whole Foods and Harris Teeter are all within a few miles (we love it when that happens).

Schools

This home is just down the street from Longfellow Middle School, and is in the Fairfax County school pyramid includes Haycock Elementary, Longfellow Middle and McLean High School, all highly ranked schools.

Getting Around

The closest Metro is West Falls Church, which run on the Orange Line.  The home is located within easy access to route 66, the Dulles Toll Road and the beltway.

A Look at Active Listings and Recent Area Sales

There are currently two other active listings on Westmoreland Street, 2041 Westmoreland Street, 5 BR/3.5 BA, listed at $995,000 and 2221 Westmoreland Street, 4 BR/3.5 BA, listed at $1.389 million.

In the past year, there have been six sales in the Westmoreland and Churchill neighborhoods of Falls Church, with sales prices ranging from $635,000 for a 3 BR/2BA small ranch house on Roosevelt Street to $1.5 million for a 5600 SF, 6 BR/5.5 BA new construction home on Haycock Road.

Among those homes sold in the past year in this neighborhood was 2035 Westmoreland Street, a pretty 5 bedroom/3.5 bath 4200 SF Cape style home located on the same pipestem drive.  This home sold for $1.2 million – $50,000 over asking, in just a few days.

A Good Value and Open Sunday, March 20 from 1-4

All this makes us feel like this home, listed at $1,050,000 is a good value, and worth a look (better hurry).  Come see us Sunday, March 20 at the first open.  We’ll be there from 1-4.  Or call us for a private tour.  We can be reached at 571-236-3405 or ginny@yourhbhomes.com.