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Living in Burleith

A compact grid of 1920s rowhouses just north of Georgetown, bordered by Whitehaven Park and Glover-Archbold Park, with Wisconsin Avenue shops a few blocks east and the gated Hillandale community on the west side.
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Living in Burleith

An overview of Burleith’s 1920s rowhouse streets, park edges, and its position just north of Georgetown.
Burleith is a small residential neighborhood in Northwest DC, directly north of Georgetown. It runs from Reservoir Road up to Whitehaven Park and from 35th Street west to Glover-Archbold Park. There is almost no commercial frontage inside it; the blocks are residential from end to end, and the retail is a few minutes east on Wisconsin Avenue. Most of the housing dates to the 1920s, when the firm Shannon and Luchs bought the tract and built it out as a planned group of rowhouses. Those brick and stucco rows still define S and T Streets and the numbered streets that cross them. Many have been renovated and extended at the rear. On the west side, toward the park, the area on this page also takes in Hillandale, a gated community on the former Archbold estate, which some treat as a separate neighborhood; sales records show its homes are mostly townhouses built in the 1980s. Daily errands mean a walk or short drive to Wisconsin Avenue, where the Glover Park blocks have a Whole Foods and a Trader Joe’s along with restaurants and services. Glover-Archbold Park and Whitehaven Park give the neighborhood wooded trails on two sides. Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Washington International School’s primary campus are inside the neighborhood, and Georgetown University’s medical campus is just across Reservoir Road to the south. There is no Metrorail station nearby; the closest stations are well over a mile away. Metrobus covers the gap. The C85 serves Burleith and Glover Park on its route between Foggy Bottom, MacArthur Boulevard and Tenleytown, the D94 runs between Sibley Memorial Hospital and downtown by way of Georgetown, and the D80 and D82 run on Wisconsin Avenue a few blocks east. Street parking is permit-zoned, and off-street parking varies from house to house, usually by way of a rear alley. I’m glad to talk through recent Burleith sales, how original and expanded rowhouses compare, and how Hillandale differs from the older blocks.

Key Highlights:

  • Housing character — 1920s rowhouses on a compact grid, plus 1980s townhouses in gated Hillandale
  • Green space — Whitehaven Park on the north and Glover-Archbold Park on the west
  • Daily essentials — Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and restaurants on Wisconsin Avenue, a few blocks east
  • Transit — no Metrorail station; C85 bus serves the neighborhood, D80 and D82 run on Wisconsin Avenue
  • Schools — Hyde-Addison Elementary and Hardy Middle, feeding MacArthur High under the DCPS feeder pattern; confirm by address
  • Market character — almost entirely rowhouses and townhouses, median about $1.6 million across 40 sales
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Burleith Real Estate FAQs

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A compact grid of 1920s rowhouses developed by Shannon and Luchs, set between Georgetown and two wooded parks. Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Washington International School’s primary campus are inside the neighborhood.
In Northwest DC, directly north of Georgetown. It runs from Reservoir Road north to Whitehaven Park and from 35th Street west to Glover-Archbold Park.
There is no Metrorail station nearby. The C85 bus serves the neighborhood, and the D80 and D82 run on Wisconsin Avenue a few blocks east.
Nearly all are rowhouses and townhouses. Of 40 sales in the past 12 months, 37 were rowhouses or townhouses, two were semi-detached and one was detached.
The median sale price over the 12 months through September 2026 was about $1.62 million, with sales from roughly $909,000 to $3.77 million. The median price per square foot was $708.
The median time on market was 8.5 days, and 16 of the 40 sales closed at or above the original list price. Forty sales is a small sample.
There is little retail inside Burleith. A Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s, restaurants and services are on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park, and Georgetown’s shops are a walk south.
Burleith is in the Hyde-Addison Elementary and Hardy Middle attendance areas, and Hardy feeds MacArthur High under the current DCPS feeder pattern. Confirm assignments for a specific address with the DCPS boundary locator.

Location & Neighborhood

Directly north of Georgetown, between 35th Street and Glover-Archbold Park, below Whitehaven Park.

This page uses the DC tax office’s Burleith assessment neighborhood: Reservoir Road on the south, 35th Street on the east, Whitehaven Park on the north and Glover-Archbold Park on the west. The area includes the gated Hillandale community on the west side, which some treat as a separate neighborhood. S and T Streets and the numbered streets from 35th Place west hold the 1920s rowhouses; Reservoir Road carries the through traffic and faces Georgetown University’s medical campus, just outside the boundary.

Close to Georgetown, No Metro

Burleith connects to the rest of the city by Reservoir Road and 35th Street, with Wisconsin Avenue a few blocks east. The C85 bus serves Burleith and Glover Park between Foggy Bottom and Tenleytown, and the D80 and D82 on Wisconsin Avenue reach Foggy Bottom, downtown and Union Station. Georgetown’s main streets are a walk to the south and east. The nearest Metrorail stations are well over a mile away.

There are few storefronts inside Burleith itself. Grocery shopping is on Wisconsin Avenue, where the Glover Park blocks to the north have a Whole Foods and a Trader Joe’s along with restaurants and services. Georgetown University’s medical campus sits across Reservoir Road, and the wooded trails of Glover-Archbold Park start at the neighborhood’s western edge.

Neighboring Area:

  • Georgetown — south and east, across Reservoir Road and 35th Street
  • Glover Park — north, across Whitehaven Park
  • Foxhall — west, across Glover-Archbold Park
  • Georgetown University — south, across Reservoir Road

A Day In The Life - Snapshot

The quick details buyers ask about most.

Metro Access
No Metrorail station nearby; the closest are well over a mile away. The C85 bus serves Burleith, and the D80 and D82 run on Wisconsin Avenue a few blocks east.
Walkability
Compact residential blocks with sidewalks. Wisconsin Avenue groceries and restaurants are a few blocks east, Georgetown’s main streets are a longer walk south, and park trails start at the western edge.
Typical Home Types
1920s brick and stucco rowhouses, many expanded at the rear, plus 1980s townhouses in gated Hillandale. Detached houses are rare, and no condominiums sold in the past 12 months.
Parking
Permit-zoned street parking on most blocks. Some rowhouses have a rear parking pad or garage off the alley, and arrangements in Hillandale differ; verify parking for each listing.
Vibe
Short rows of brick and stucco houses on a compact grid, wooded parkland on two sides, and very little commercial activity within the residential blocks.
Best For
Buyers who want a 1920s rowhouse near Georgetown with parkland close by, and who accept no nearby Metrorail station and limited off-street parking.

Burleith Market Snapshot

A high-level look at current pricing, demand, and sales activity in the Burleith real estate market.
$1,617,500

Median Sales Price

$708

Median Price Per Sq Ft

9

Median Days On Market

40

Annual Closed Sales

-9.9%

YoY Median Price Change

Burleith is almost entirely a rowhouse and townhouse market, with only an occasional semi-detached or detached sale and no condominium segment. The snapshot covers every closed sale inside the neighborhood boundary over the trailing twelve months through September 2026 — 39 rowhouses and semi-detached homes and 1 detached house. Price per square foot uses interior living area.

Across all home types the median sale was $1,617,500 at about $708 per square foot, with a median of 9 days on market and sales averaging 97% of original list price. The median fell about 10% from the prior twelve months. Within segments, the rowhouse median fell about 10% to $1.61 million.

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

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In-Depth Market Analysis

Burleith Market Insights

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

Inventory & Absorption

Burleith recorded 40 closed sales in the 12 months through September 2026, compared with 39 the year before. Thirty-seven were rowhouses or townhouses, two were semi-detached and one was detached. No condominiums sold. Homes moved quickly, with a median of 8.5 days on market against 6 days a year earlier. With about 40 sales a year, supply at any one time is thin, and a few listings can change the picture.

Pricing Dynamics

The median sale price was about $1.62 million, down roughly 10 percent from $1.795 million the year before; with only 40 sales, that change is sensitive to which houses happened to sell. Price per square foot was nearly flat at $708 compared with $714. Sales ranged from about $909,000 to $3.77 million, and the median sale closed at about 97 percent of original list price.

Buyer Profile

Demand centers on rowhouses, which sold in a median of 8 days at a median of $1.61 million. Sixteen of the 40 sales closed at or above the original list price, down from 21 of 39 a year earlier. The wide price range reflects differences in size and renovation: original-footprint rowhouses sit toward the lower end, while expanded and newly built houses reach the upper end.

Strategic Outlook

Short marketing times and steady volume describe a market where well-prepared houses still sell quickly. The lower median and the smaller share of sales at or above original list price suggest buyers were somewhat more price-sensitive than a year earlier. With a sample this small, the direction could shift with a few sales. These figures describe the past 12 months and are not a forecast.

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

Burleith Housing & Architecture

Burleith’s housing is mostly 1920s rowhouses built as a planned development, with newer townhouses in gated Hillandale on the west side.
1920s Shannon and Luchs Rowhouses
After buying the tract in 1922, Shannon and Luchs hired an architect and built Burleith’s rows as a planned development of moderately priced houses. Brick and stucco fronts line the blocks. Just over half of the past year’s sales were built in the 1920s.
Expanded and Renovated Rowhouses
Many original rowhouses have been enlarged with rear additions, finished basements or added upper levels. These account for much of the spread in prices, which ran from about $909,000 to $3.77 million over the past 12 months.
End Units and Semi-Detached Houses
Ten end-of-row houses and two semi-detached houses sold in the past 12 months. They offer side windows and sometimes a side yard or wider lot, and they come up less often than interior rowhouses.
Hillandale
Hillandale is a gated community on the west side, on what was the Archbold estate until 1979. Six of the past year’s sales carried the Hillandale label, and sales records show its homes are mostly townhouses built in the 1980s.
Newer Construction
Three of the past year’s sales were homes built in the 2020s. New and substantially rebuilt houses sit toward the upper end of the neighborhood’s price range and usually offer more interior space than the original rows.
Detached Houses
Detached houses are uncommon in Burleith. One sold in each of the past two 12-month periods, most recently for about $3.63 million, so there is little recent sales evidence for pricing this type.

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