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Living in Bloomingdale

A compact rowhouse neighborhood in Northwest DC between Florida Avenue and Channing Street, built mostly from the 1890s through the 1910s and listed as a historic district, with a small commercial center at 1st Street and Rhode Island Avenue.
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Living in Bloomingdale

Victorian and porch-front rowhouses on a tight grid just north of the original city boundary.
Bloomingdale is a rowhouse neighborhood in Northwest Washington DC, immediately north of Florida Avenue and west of North Capitol Street. The area on this page is hand-drawn to match the historic district: Florida Avenue on the south, North Capitol Street on the east, Channing Street on the north and about 2nd Street NW on the west. Listings along the west and east edges are sometimes marketed as LeDroit Park or Eckington, so the labels on individual sales vary. Nearly all of the housing is attached. The earliest houses went up in the 1890s, and builders including Harry Wardman and Francis Blundon filled most of the remaining blocks by about 1916. The older three-story rows show turrets, projecting bays and carved stonework, while the later two-story brick rows sit farther back from the street behind large front porches. Some houses have been divided into condominium units, and carriage houses stand in some of the alleys on the northern blocks. Bloomingdale was designated a historic district in 2018. The commercial center is small and walkable, clustered near 1st Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW, with restaurants, bars, a coffee shop and food markets. A farmers market operates on R Street on Sundays. Crispus Attucks Park, a community-managed green space of about an acre and a quarter, is tucked inside a block. Just north of Channing Street, the former McMillan sand filtration site is being redeveloped as the Reservoir District. A recreation and aquatic center and a 6.2-acre park opened there in 2024, and new townhouses followed in 2025; apartments and a grocery store are still to come. There is no Metrorail station inside Bloomingdale. Shaw-Howard U station on the Green and Yellow Lines is to the southwest, and NoMa-Gallaudet U on the Red Line is to the southeast. Metrobus service runs on North Capitol Street, Rhode Island Avenue and Florida Avenue, and downtown is a short bike or car trip south. I’m glad to walk you through how Bloomingdale’s whole rowhouses, two-unit conversions and alley dwellings compare.

Key Highlights:

  • Housing character — Victorian rowhouses with turrets and bays from the 1890s, and porch-front brick rows from the early 1900s, some converted to condos.
  • Green space — Crispus Attucks Park inside the neighborhood; the Reservoir District's new 6.2-acre park and recreation center just north of Channing Street.
  • Daily essentials — Restaurants, coffee and food markets near 1st Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW, plus a Sunday farmers market on R Street.
  • Transit — No station inside the boundary; Shaw-Howard U (Green and Yellow Lines) is to the southwest and NoMa-Gallaudet U (Red Line) to the southeast.
  • Schools — Served by DC Public Schools; confirm assigned schools by address with the DCPS boundary lookup.
  • Market character — 76 closed sales in the past year at a median of about $862,500; rowhouses had a median near $925,000.
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Bloomingdale Real Estate FAQs

Insight into the nuances of buying and selling in one of the country’s most complex urban markets.

It is known for intact blocks of Victorian and early twentieth-century rowhouses, a historic district designation from 2018, and a small restaurant and cafe cluster at 1st Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW.
It is in Northwest DC, bounded by Florida Avenue on the south, North Capitol Street on the east, Channing Street on the north and 2nd Street NW on the west, matching its historic district.
No. Shaw-Howard U station on the Green and Yellow Lines is to the southwest, and NoMa-Gallaudet U on the Red Line is to the southeast. Metrobus service runs on the surrounding avenues.
Mostly rowhouses built from the 1890s through the 1910s. Some have been converted into condominium units, and a few carriage houses in the alleys are now residences.
The median closed price over the past 12 months was about $862,500 across 76 sales. Rowhouses had a median near $925,000 and condominiums about $450,000.
The median time on market was 34 days. Homes closed at about 96 percent of original list price on average, and 27 of 76 sold at or above the original list price.
The commercial center is near 1st Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW, with restaurants, bars, coffee and food markets. A farmers market runs on R Street on Sundays.
Bloomingdale is served by DC Public Schools, and assignments depend on the address. Confirm current schools with the DCPS school boundary lookup.

Location & Neighborhood

Northwest DC, north of Florida Avenue and west of North Capitol Street

The area on this page is hand-drawn: Florida Avenue NW on the south, North Capitol Street on the east, Channing Street on the north and about 2nd Street NW on the west, with the southwest corner following Florida Avenue’s diagonal. Rhode Island Avenue crosses the southern half and meets 1st Street at the commercial center. North Capitol Street is the busy arterial on the east edge, 1st Street is the main north-south residential spine, and the McMillan Reservoir and the Reservoir District redevelopment lie just beyond Channing Street.

Getting Around Bloomingdale

North Capitol Street runs straight south to Union Station and the Capitol, and Rhode Island Avenue and Florida Avenue link the neighborhood to Shaw, Logan Circle and Northeast DC. Shaw-Howard U station, on the Green and Yellow Lines, is southwest of the neighborhood, and NoMa-Gallaudet U on the Red Line is southeast across North Capitol Street. Metrobus service runs on the bordering avenues, and the compact grid suits cycling.

Most daily stops are within a few blocks: restaurants, bars, coffee and food markets near 1st Street and Rhode Island Avenue, and a Sunday farmers market on R Street. Full-size grocery stores are outside the neighborhood, in Shaw, NoMa and along Rhode Island Avenue NE. The recreation center, pool and park at the Reservoir District sit just north of Channing Street.

Neighboring Area:

  • LeDroit Park — west, across 2nd Street NW
  • Eckington — east, across North Capitol Street
  • Truxton Circle — south, across Florida Avenue
  • Shaw — southwest, toward 7th Street
  • Stronghold — northeast, beside the McMillan site

A Day In The Life - Snapshot

The quick details buyers ask about most.

Metro Access
No Metrorail station inside the boundary. Shaw-Howard U on the Green and Yellow Lines is to the southwest and NoMa-Gallaudet U on the Red Line to the southeast, each a walk or short bus ride.
Walkability
A compact grid with sidewalks throughout. Restaurants, coffee and markets at 1st Street and Rhode Island Avenue are within a few blocks of most homes; full-size groceries are outside the neighborhood.
Typical Home Types
Three-story Victorian rows and two-story porch-front rows from the early 1900s, many with basements, plus condominium conversions and a few alley carriage houses.
Parking
Mostly street parking with residential permits. Some houses have a rear parking pad or garage off the alley, which is worth confirming for each property.
Vibe
Long uniform rows of brick and stone fronts with turrets, bays and porches under mature street trees. The pace is residential, with evening activity gathered at the 1st Street corner.
Best For
Buyers who want a historic rowhouse or a condo in a converted one near a walkable restaurant cluster, and who accept street parking and a walk to Metrorail.

Bloomingdale Market Snapshot

A high-level look at current pricing, demand, and sales activity in the Bloomingdale real estate market.
$862,500

Median Sales Price

$457

Median Price Per Sq Ft

34

Median Days On Market

76

Annual Closed Sales

-11.0%

YoY Median Price Change

Bloomingdale is primarily a rowhouse market, with a secondary condominium segment made up largely of units in converted rowhouses and no detached houses. The snapshot covers every closed sale inside the neighborhood boundary over the trailing twelve months through September 2026 — 61 rowhouses and semi-detached homes and 15 condominiums. Price per square foot uses interior living area.

Across all home types the median sale was $862,500 at about $457 per square foot, with a median of 34 days on market and sales averaging 96% of original list price. The median fell about 11% from the prior twelve months. Within segments, the rowhouse median fell about 13% to $925,000 and the condo median fell about 20% to $450,000.

Market data reflects recent 12-month activity. Individual buildings may vary.

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In-Depth Market Analysis

Bloomingdale Market Insights

How pricing trends, absorption rates, and inventory levels are shaping buying and selling

Inventory & Absorption

There were 76 closed sales in the past 12 months, up from 64 in the prior period. Sixty-one were rowhouses or semi-detached houses and 15 were condominiums, about double the eight condo sales of the year before. Almost every home dates from the 1890s through the 1910s, so new supply comes from renovations and from houses divided into two units.

Pricing Dynamics

The median closed price was about $862,500, down roughly 11 percent from $969,250 a year earlier. Part of that reflects a larger share of condominiums in the mix, but the rowhouse median also moved, from about $1,060,000 to about $925,000. Condominiums had a median near $450,000. Sales ranged from $240,000 to $1.65 million, and the median price per square foot was about $457.

Buyer Profile

Rowhouses remained the core of demand, with a median of 34 days on market and 22 of 61 closing at or above the original list price, up from 11 of 56 the year before. Sellers also gave up less from original list, about 4 percent on average against roughly 7 percent previously. Condominiums took a median of 38 days.

Strategic Outlook

The past year combined lower median prices with more sales and list prices set closer to where homes closed. That suggests sellers have adjusted to the market and that realistically priced houses are finding contracts. At the Reservoir District just to the north, townhouses are complete and apartments and a grocery store are still to come. I would watch rowhouse sales by size and condition and avoid leaning on the overall median.

Market Position Overview:

Inventory Level: Balanced with selective competition

Negotiation Environment: Moderate flexibility

Typical Days on Market: 25-45 (well-priced units)

Rental Demand: Consistent due to transit proximity

Long- Term Outlook: Stable, walkability-driven value

Bloomingdale Housing & Architecture

Bloomingdale’s housing is almost entirely rowhouses built between about 1890 and 1920, in two distinct generations plus later conversions.
1890s Victorian Rows
The earliest houses, from the 1890s, are three-story Victorian rows with projecting bays, turrets and rooftop ornament. Some early Wardman houses add carved stone around doors and windows in the Richardsonian Romanesque manner.
Wardman-Era Porch-Front Rows
In the early 1900s builders including Harry Wardman, Francis Blundon and S. H. Meyers filled in the remaining blocks. The later brick houses have deeper setbacks and large front porches.
Two-Unit Condo Conversions
Some rowhouses have been divided into condominiums, often a lower and an upper unit. Condos accounted for 15 sales in the past year at a median of about $450,000.
Rowhouses with English Basements
Whole houses often include a lower level with its own entrance, used as extra living space or as a separate rental unit where permitted. Rowhouse sales had a median near $925,000.
Alley Carriage Houses
Many northern blocks have carriage houses in their interiors, and some of these have been converted to private residences. They come to market rarely and vary widely in size.
End-of-Row and Semi-Detached Houses
Nine of the attached sales in the past year were end-of-row or semi-detached houses. They add side windows and, on corner lots, more light and side-yard space than interior rows on the same blocks.

Condo Buildings

Condo Buildings in Bloomingdale

Building-by-building guides with amenities, fees, recent sales and what's for sale now.

Bloomingdale

52 Quincy Place

52 Quincy Pl NW

  • Built 1912
  • 4 stories
  • 20 residences
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Parker Flats

150 V St NW

  • Built 2008
  • 4 stories
  • 92 residences
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