hey this is Jeff Leighton your
Washington DC real estate expert and in
this week's video we're going to talk
about Kalorama a historic beautiful
neighborhood in DC that's home to some
of the most exclusive real estate in the
city this is a smaller community in DC
where numerous former presidents have
lived
it's home to Embassy Row and also has
some of the most grand and stately homes
that you'll see in the city so stay
tuned as far as the location of Cala
Rama this neighborhood is located along
Connecticut and Florida avenues to the
east
Rock Creek Park on the west and north
and P Street to the south and although
this neighborhood feels like you're
miles away from the big city you are
actually just right next to Adams Morgan
Dupont Circle and Georgetown Kalorama
was once a rural area located just
outside of DC's borders
however in 1808 a poet named Joel Barlow
actually bought a large house there and
named the area Kalorama which in Greek
means beautiful view
since geographically this neighborhood
actually looks down on most of TC
because of Kalorama is higher altitude
this neighborhood is actually several
degrees cooler in the summertime than
downtown DC in the late 19th century
developers began expanding into Kalorama
and in 1897 a streetcar brought even
more attention and this neighborhood
became a popular destination residents
here bought up land and built dignified
mansions many of which are still around
to this day when the Great Depression
hit the government ended up buying many
of these grand estates and turned them
into embassies some of which is now
known as Embassy Row this neighborhood
has been home to numerous ambassadors
diplomats and even former presidents
including Woodrow Wilson William Howard
Taft FDR Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover and most likely President
Obama as well today Kalorama has kept
its exclusive vibe and is known as where
the movers and shakers of DC live
Kalorama is close to restaurants and
metro access while at the same time you
still have a feeling of tranquility in
this neighborhood residents here love
the parks including Mitchell Park
Kalorama Park and of course Rock Creek
Park which if you live in Kalorama is
basically in your backyard
another great thing about these
besides the recreation aspect of them is
that these parks are always holding
events and community get-togethers
throughout the year the Embassy is
located within the neighborhood are
almost always throwing international
festivities of some sort so in Kalorama
you always have something going on this
neighborhood is very diverse and towards
the borders of the community you have
restaurants and shops from all over the
world overall calorie Emma is still
going to be more residential and quieter
than some of its close neighbors like
Dupont Circle Adams Morgan and
Georgetown although with Kalorama you
still have great urban amenities as far
as transportation goes here there's a
bus line as well as two metro stations
located just outside of the neighborhood
but still within walking distance one of
the Adams Morgan Woodley Park station
and one at the DuPont station along the
red line if you prefer to walk Cala
ramen 88 Walk Score which is pretty good
and it's also ranked as the 11th most
walkable neighborhood in the entire city
biking and driving are also popular
forms of transportation here since this
exclusive neighborhood really doesn't
get that much traffic unless there's
some type of party or embassy event
going on ok so the best part of Kalorama
is by far it's real estate just picture
a million dollar listing but for DC
these houses are amazing Kalorama is
known mostly for its grand historic
restored mansions however it also has
beautiful embassy homes modernized row
houses condos as well as coops a lot of
these large estates have undergone
substantial hi hen renovations although
there's still some out there that have
the historic charm as we like to call it
and still need some updating
either way though no matter if you're
buying a fully renovated palatial
mansion or more of a fixer-upper row
home prices in Kalorama are going to be
the highest in the city and people pay a
premium to live in this quiet yet
convenient neighborhood
alright so to wrap this video up overall
calorie M is an exclusive neighborhood
with historic architecture and beautiful
homes this neighborhood is going to have
much more of a suburban feel to it than
some of its counterparts like U Street
Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle people
move here to be in the city
in beautiful properties and still have a
rural sanctuary to call home
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