A Lyon Park Dream Home This truly is a special, one-of-a-kind home that blends the arts & crafts design of a bygone era with ultra modern conveniences for today’s comfortable lifestyle. The flow and features of this home transform it into an eclectic and architectural delight with a broad variety of spaces for multiple uses. Built on the expanded foundation of the original 1925 house, this artistic model was reborn in 1995 by custom designer Concepts & Contours. The current owners further customized and upgraded both the home and its magnificent gardens starting in 2002. The home’s signature feature is its stunning front octagon tower with both round and rectangular windows and hosting a splendid upstairs family room getaway. Unique in every way, this trophy home also offers a superb location just 4 blocks to the Clarendon Metro on the Orange Line.
Facts at a Glance
Owners: Michael ‘Buz’ Waitzkin & Gibby Edwards
Year Built: 1925 (only the original foundation and one wall remain)
Years Renovated: 1995 (all new), 2002, and 2009
BR/BA: 3-4 Bedrooms + detached studio; 3.5 Baths
Lot Size: 7,875 sf
Finished space: 2,800 sf approx.
Tax ID: 18-044-003
Taxes: $11,332
Tax Assess: $1,257,900 (2009)
Legal Desc: Lots 125, 126, & 127; Section 2; Moores Addn to Clarendon
Location
--Walk just 4 blocks to Clarendon Metro and popular night scene --Numerous restaurants and clubs just steps away
--Walk to Whole Foods, Starbucks, and The Market Common at Clarendon
--Tucked away on a quiet street with several other new or renovated quality homes
--Just minutes to Kennedy Center, Alexandria Old Town, National Airport
--3 miles to the White House, 2 miles to the Pentagon, 4 miles to Capitol Hill
--Easy commute access to Rt. 50, George Washington Parkway, I-66, I-395
--Nearby Shopping Malls: Clarendon, Pentagon, Ballston, Tysons, Landmark
--Schools: --Elementary: Long Branch --Middle: Thomas Jefferson --High: Washington-Lee
Exterior
--Wrap-around front porch with flagstone floor and overhead trellis entwined with colorful wisteria, superb for outdoor dining and entertaining
--Magnificent gardens designed with vast array of perennials for utmost color year round and low maintenance. Gardens also crafted by Concepts & Contours. Gardens include stone rimmed fish pond, custom landscape lighting, hand stacked landscaping walls, giant rough hewn stone steps, patios, and benches. This is a true gardener’s heaven on earth. --Detached studio (20 x 15) with cathedral ceiling ideal for artist, musician, professional office with its own private entry, home gym, playroom, or 5th bedroom. In-wall heating/cooling system, plus ceiling fan. --Juliet balcony off Master Suite overlooking radiant gardens; ideal for morning coffee in southern sun --Security outdoor lighting, and invisible dog fence
--Low maintenance exterior of cedar siding and shingles
--Quality thermal wood windows throughout house
--Cobblestone driveway and rock pathway leading to rear of house and studio --New architectural shingle roof 2007
Main Level
Upper Level
Mechanical Systems
--HVAC: 2-zone gas forced air heating system and central air conditioning (main level system new 2009); 2 furnace humidifiers; 5 ceiling fans; automatic attic exhaust fan
--Electrical: 200 amp circuit breaker panel
--Plumbing: copper water supply lines and PVC waste lines
--Hot Water: Two 50-gal gas water heaters
--Security alarm system (As Is)
--Central vacuum
--Water proofed basement with 2 sump pumps
