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NEW LISTING! First open Saturday, August 29th from 1 PM until 3 PM. Welcome home to this standout, updated duplex condo in Alexandria’s sought-after Park Fairfax community. Offering two bedrooms and one full bathroom, this sunlit, picture perfect corner unit combines thoughtful updates with exceptional everyday living. Be welcomed in to the home through its separate foyer and convenient coat closet. Up three stairs arrive at the home's centerpiece: a custom, stunning chef’s kitchen, designed for both serious cooking and effortless entertaining. The open concept kitchen is generous in both storage and prep space, with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and a large island with seating area for four. All new windows throughout (17 in total!) provide abundant natural light and improved energy efficiency, while the brand-new mini-split HVAC system delivers efficient heating and cooling year-round. The versatile duplex layout offers excellent separation between living and bedroom spaces, and a convenient pull-down attic provides valuable additional storage. Perched above Preston Road's open green space and facing a community tree line, this turn key home set within the charming, established Park Fairfax community offers comfort, style, and convenience in a home you need to see in person to believe. Park Fairfax residents enjoy 132 acres of professionally maintained grounds and exceptional amenities including three swimming pools, tennis, basketball, and pickleball courts, a fitness center, several playgrounds, a car wash stations, EV charging, and walking trails throughout the community. Ideally located with easy access to I-395, multiple bus routes, and just minutes to Shirlington Village, the Pentagon, Reagan National Airport, and downtown Washington, DC. Welcome home!
TownhomeProperty Type
1941Year Built
$457Price/Sq.Ft.
$650/moHOA Dues
Listed by Robert Crawford• TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Parkfairfax, located between Shirlington and Del Ray, is a garden-style and mid-century Alexandria neighborhood with wooded courtyards and brick walk-ups. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Parkfairfax Shopping Center at Preston Avenue and Martha Custis Drive, where a low-slung strip of local storefronts meets a steady stream of walkers and cyclists. Signature community pillars include Signature Theatre in nearby Shirlington, the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, and the Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market. Curving lanes, mature trees, and pocket greens shape a quiet, pedestrian-first rhythm. The Mount Vernon Trail and Four Mile Run Trail frame daily routes toward the Potomac and Old Town. Nearby Shirlington’s dining blocks add a polished, after-work counterpoint.
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Market insights
1621 Preston Rd · $425,000
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 29 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.5%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$425,000
Median sale price in this area is $825,169. (94% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
17% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Ceiling fans
Open floor plan
Combination kitchen and dining area
Dining area
Gourmet kitchen with island
Wood floors
Bedrooms
Two bedrooms on the upper level
Bathrooms
One full bathroom
Kitchen
Built-in microwave
Dishwasher
Disposal
Stove
Stainless steel appliances
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer in unit
Water heater
Flooring
Wood flooring
Heating & cooling
Wall unit heating
Electric heating fuel
Wall unit cooling
Zoned cooling
Electric cooling fuel
Exterior features
Community in-ground pool
Above-grade and below-grade structures noted
Not in a federal flood zone
Home design
End-of-row townhouse (condominium ownership)
Historic building
Parkfairfax building
Parking
On-street parking
Construction
Brick and brick veneer construction
Block and other foundation types
Energy-efficient double-pane replacement windows
Building not winterized
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Municipal trash service
Natural gas hot water
HOA & community
Monthly condo fee of $650.81
Professionally managed on-site
HOA covers common area maintenance, exterior building maintenance, gas, laundry, lawn maintenance, management, reserves, sewer, snow removal, trash, water, pool(s), recreation facility, and other items
Community amenities include outdoor pool, fitness center, tennis courts, basketball courts, jogging/walking paths, playgrounds/tot lots, extra storage, and laundry facilities
Financial info
Ground rent paid annually
Other
Property manager present
Electricity and solar
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Amazing 2 level end unit, 2 bedroom & 1 bath Madison model in sought after Parkfairfax. Open floor plan, upgraded kitchen with granite counters and a new refrigerator, freshly painted, washer and dryer on upper level, upgraded AC/Heater units. Fantastic location with easy access to 395, DC! Walk to Shirlington and all its shops & restaurants. Welcome home!
The RB zone is established to provide and maintain land areas for medium density residential neighborhoods in which single-unit, two-unit, and townhouse dwellings are permitted. Nonresidential uses of a noncommercial nature which are related to, supportive of and customarily found in such residential neighborhoods are also permitted
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Infrastructure
Educational/school
Park & open space
Local insights from Redfin agents
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