700 Washington Place, Mount Vernon, Baltimore.
Hot House: Stunning Apartment in the Center of the City at Baltimore’s Best Address. 3 Beds/3 Baths. 2,307 square feet. Asking price: $695,000.
What: It is undeniable that Mount Vernon Place is the most beautiful, and European area of Baltimore, and it’s anchored by the spectacular Beaux Arts Washington Place Apartments on the north-west corner. The beauty of this building is indicative of the over-the-top, turn-of-the-century architecture that was popular in the most elegant address in Baltimore.
You enter the Washington Place Apartments through a gracious foyer, with marble walls and columns, and elegance everywhere you look. You take an old-fashioned elevator to the fourth floor where the apartment is located and enter the apartment through a foyer, leading to the sitting, dining, and living rooms.
The living room, with its bay window and oak floors with mahogany inlay, overlooks the beautiful “green” church across the park, and south towards the Washington Monument, where you will have a front-row seat for the annual Monument Lighting in December. The room’s high ceilings, marble fireplace and detailed mill-work, give it and the adjacent room an air of fin de siècle sophistication. The chandelier in the living room conveys with the apartment.
The dining room has a built-in china closet, detailed millwork, inlaid oak and mahogany floors, a lovely alabaster chandelier and sidelights, which convey with the apartment, and a stained-glass connecting door.
The master bedroom has as series of three French doors with ornate wrought iron Juliet balconies which overlook the Washington Place park. Additionally, it has an en-suite full bath, and two large closets, high ceilings and ceiling fans. Some of the original tile and other details remain in the bathroom. The other two bedrooms share a bathroom, with original tile details, and a large porcelain bathtub.
Where: Mount Vernon, one of Baltimore’s most architecturally beautiful neighborhoods, is in the center of the city. It is anchored by the Washington Monument and its four adjacent parks which convey a European vibe. There are numerous galleries, shops, cultural resources, and restaurants within walking distance. Penn Station is a half-dozen blocks north along Charles Street, and the Inner Harbor is a half-dozen blocks in the other direction.
Final Appraisal: Apartments in Washington Place do not come on the market very often, as residents tend to stay put! Washington Place is a co-op building, so financing for it is different from a conventional loan. From the listing: “The monthly fee INCLUDES property TAXES, HEAT, 24-hour security, doorman, elevator, six-day a week trash/recycling pickup at your kitchen door, water and sewer, property maintenance and building insurance. The owner pays only for electricity, internet, and phone.” The listing for the house is here.
All photographs from the listing.
