The next time you fly into Washington's Reagan National Airport, look to your left as the plane comes in for a landing. There you will see the Watergate, a complex that includes a hotel, office building and coop apartments.
It was built in the late 1960's, and has been home to many members of Congress, diplomats, cabinet secretaries, and an infamous White House intern.
The apartments are spacious and most of the 600 units have large balconies. They also have spectacular views, usually of either the Potomac River or the Washington Monument.
If you are a music lover, you can walk over the the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and hear the National Symphony, or enjoy a night at the Opera or ballet.
For the convenience of the residents, there is a retail level in the basement with a Safeway, liquor store, bakery and a drug store.
When touring apartments in the Watergate, you never know what you will find. There are still a few units with original kitchens and baths, but most have been updated to some degree Many have had walls added or removed, and some units have been combined to form huge spaces.
There are currently 36 units listed for sale on MRIS.
1-bedrooms: 11 for sale, ranging in price from $375,000 for a 7th floor 1045 square foot unit with a city view to $1,895,000 for a 15th floor penthouse with 2230 square feet of space, a large terrace and an incredible river view.
2-bedrooms: 12 for sale, ranging from $450,000 for a 10th floor 1384 square foot unit, to a high of $4,500,000 for an 11th floor unit with 2915 square feet and a view of the Potomac River and Georgetown.
3-bedrooms: 8 units from $799,000 for a 2136 square foot unit on the 8th floor at the point of the building, with both river and city views (offered in "as is" condition), to a 10th floor unit with wonderful views and a thorough renovation.
4-bedrooms: 4 units for sale $999,000 for a 2850 duplex on the 7th floor in "as is" condition, to $2,000,000 for another 7th floor duplex, 3675 square feet, that has been renovated.
If you would like more information on the Watergate, please email me or call at 202-549-5167.
Ah Pat, the FAMOUS Watergate complex of 1973-1974 fame. How cool to live in that area.
Gary, yes! It all happened in the office building of the complex.
Yeah, what a scandal, aren't scandals lovely? And Pat will sell you a piece of the scandalous history!
Hey Pat,
And it has the basic necessities in the basement: Food, Booze, Sweets, and Aspirin!
The prices mean you have to make an awful lot of money to live comfortably in DC.
Hi PAT-What an amazing view. Have a great friday. <SMILE>
Hi Pat... Back in 1983/4, my freshman year at GW, I lived at 19th and F Sts. I used to walk to the Watergate Safeway for groceries! Your post brought back some fond memories!
Hi Pat, I just came here via Steve's blog. The scandal put Watergate on the map. It is a selling point now. The Watergate is the quintessential Washington condo.