The Clara Barton and The Lafayette Condos in Penn Quarter

616 E St NW Washington DC.
The Clara Barton Condo building.
The Clara Barton and the Lafayette were built by the same builder in 2004 and are kind of 'sister' buildings.  Initially the plan was for The Lafayette to be the condo building and the Clara Barton to be a rental building.  But this is 2004 we are talking about.. the hight of the 'excitment' about real estate in DC.  Everyone was buying one or two condos those days.  Remember? People were camping out, waiting in lines all night just for the chance to buy a condo in downtown DC, sight unseen!  The demand was so high, in fact, that the developers decided to also sell out the Clara Barton as condos rather than hold it as a rental building.  Most of the amennities in these sister buildings are actually in the Clara Barton.  The bigger gym, the roof deck and roof deck pool, the awesome movie screening room, but owners in the Lafayette have access to all these through the 2nd floor halway.
One of the reasons we love these two building is the diverse mix of floor plans available.  Both the Clara Barton and The Lafayette offer everything from a small effficiency to a 3 bedroom 'sky-townhouse' to loft condos in the historical lower levels above the restaurunts and shops. The 3 level, 3 bedroom units even have a private roof deck.  There is a floor plan for everyone between these two buildings, right in the heart of Penn Quarter. And having access to two gyms is very helpful considering all the scrumptious restauraunts around here...

Year built: 2004
Number of Condos: 255
Parking: Rental garage parking available
Pets:  Under 25 pounds
Nearest Metro stops:  Archives, Navy Memorial (green, Yellow), Gallery Place (Yellow, Green, Red)
Amenities:  This building really does have it all. From a huge and amazing roof deck with roof top pool, to multiple party rooms, to a well equipped gum, a movie screening room, business center, multiple conference rooms, front desk service, and rental garage parking. Located right in the heart of Penn Quarter, the Clara Barton.
Contact us for an expert tour of the Clara Barton or any downtown condos in DC.  We are the local condo experts.  We live here! 
Great neighbors, Great Realtors.

Here are more great pictures of the Clara Barton in Penn Quarter, Washignton DC.

Clara Barton rising above the historic store fronts on 7th St NW



Interior courtyard of the Clara Barton and The Lafayette

Lobby at the Clara Barton







Party room

Business center

Gym at the Clara Barton

Movie screening room at the Clara Barton

Roof deck at the Clara Barton



Interior courtyard and view of the sky-townhouses and private roof decks

The Lafayette Condo building in Penn Quarter.
The Lafayette condo building at 631 D ST NW Washington DC.  
Year built: 2004
Number of Condos: 179
Parking: Rental garage parking available
Pets: Under 25 pounds
Nearest Metro stops: Archives, Navay Memorial (Green and Yellow line), Gallery Place (Green, Yellow and Red line)
Amenities: The Lafayette and the Clara Barton are kind of sister buildings, in that they share some of the commos spaces and ameneties like the gym, party rooms, media center, business center, and roof top deck and pool.  These two buildings are among our favorite buildings for all the common space available to condo unit owners to spread out in.  Living here is easy.



 




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