Real Estate Blog - Abbott Klar Real Estate

Bipeds of Brookland: Bethlehem House

Bipeds of Brookland: Bethlehem House

Left to right- Dominique, Dolores, Tom, Helen, Colleen

Bethlehem House was opened by Dolores Wilson in Brookland in 1986, after she had been a Catholic Sister for 37 years, and had worked at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute, near Providence Hospital, teaching children with disabilities.  She first taught in a regular Catholic school but, “I had in my heart a desire to work with children with special needs and lo and behold the Kennedy Family came to build the Kennedy Institute.  In 1959 the Kennedy Institute was blessed and opened. I was there for 25 years.”  She recalls “Eunice (Kennedy) Shriver was our best friend, at the time we couldn’t afford to pay a physical fitness teacher so she came for two years, once…

2270 Views, 0 Comments

417 Independence Ave SE Washington DC

417 Independence Ave SE Washington DC | $749,000
Open house Sunday 1-4 pm
Virtual Tour
YouTube Video Tour

Welcome home to a charming 2-bedroom/1-bathroom townhome in Washington’s popular, picturesque Capitol Hill neighborhood.

An expansive wood-floor living and dining space (capped with two dramatic chandeliers) leads you back to a kitchen updated with stainless-steel appliances and beautiful marble countertops. Those cool spiral stairs? They take you up to a comfortably carpeted second floor. There, you’ll find a full bathroom with tile and brass fixtures and a washer/dryer. The home’s two bedrooms are enormous, featuring epically long closets and comforting views of your back and front yards.

Speaking of the backyard, yours is fenced in with…

1265 Views, 0 Comments

1500 Lawrence St NE Washington DC

1500 Lawrence St NE Washington DC | $599,000
Virtual Tour
YouTube Video Tour
Open House Sunday 1-4 pm.

Discover why so many people love to call Brookland home with this cozy, quaint 3-bedroom/1-bathroom home located just a few blocks from the Brookland-CUA Metro station.

 Outside, you’ll find a spacious fenced-in front yard shaded by trees and leading up to a stucco façade and a welcoming front porch perfect for at-home happy hours. Inside, beautiful original wood floors run through a spacious living room whose folding doors reveal a dining room complete with a beautiful built-in hutch, as well as an adjoining kitchen featuring a walk-in pantry.

Upstairs, you’ll find a full bath and two massive bedrooms, as well as a third smaller room that can…

1371 Views, 0 Comments

Bipeds of Brookland: Julee Dickerson-Thompson

Bipeds of Brookland: Julee Dickerson-Thompson

Julee Dickerson-Thompson was born in Brookland, a middle child of six, just after her parents had bought a house and begun renovating. “Which is why I have no baby pictures. They were knocking down walls around me. They went at it with a vengeance.”  Her father was an architect who also enjoyed playing tennis, which is how he met her mother.  “They met on a tennis court, and I met my husband on a tennis court. . . Tennis is such a family thing.” Her mother was an artist who started a program called ‘Second Time around Boutique.’  “She taught teenage girls to recycle, nobody knew what recycling was then.”  She made beautiful clothes out of tablecloths and upholstery fabric and ties.

Julee has followed in…

1374 Views, 0 Comments

Bipeds of Brookland: Christina Scheltema

Bipeds of Brookland: Christina Scheltema

Christina Scheltema’s grandparents were Dutch immigrants who met at the Dutch School of Landscape Architecture and came to the US in the 1920s. They settled in the Washington area and left her with a love for plants. “I’ve been gardening since I was knee high to a grasshopper.”  She studied Biology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, and now works as a regulatory manager for EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs.

Christina has lived in Brookland and walked her two dogs around the neighborhood since 1994. When she moved “My mother asked me if there were any Catholics in the neighborhood and I laughed, and said ‘Mom, I’m surrounded.’”

She always appreciated the friendliness of neighbors. “I remember the…

1437 Views, 0 Comments

520 Beaumont Road, Silver Spring, MD

520 Beaumont Road, Sliver Spring, MD
Open House Sunday 1-4 pm
Virtual Tour
You Tube Video Tour
4 Bedroom | 2.5 Bathroom | Renovated Kitchen | Massive yard | 2 car garage | $493,500

There are backyards. Then there are backyards like the one attached to this 4-bedroom/2.5-bathroom ranch home: a wide stretch of lawn with plenty of sun and shade, perfect for lounging, tumbling, grilling, kicking soccer balls, building snowmen, planting vegetables, bird watching, and all other sorts of outdoor activities.

Not to be outdone is the home’s light-filled inside, whose open living and dining areas feature generous windows from which to admire your suburban seclusion, as well as a fireplace for cold and cozy winter nights. Follow the tile and hardwood flooring into…

1246 Views, 0 Comments

Bipeds of Brookland: Rick Naylor

Bipeds of Brookland: Rick Naylor


Rick Naylor  was born and raised in DC to a family that has been here since the 1820’s. When his father worked as a projectionist at the Howard Theater, he used to play poker with Duke Ellington. In 1954, his father bought a house in Brookland. Five years ago, Rick and his wife moved into the house he grew up in. “In every square inch, there’s a memory.” When he was 4 or 5 years old “the National Guard was camped out across the street after Martin Luther King, Jr., got shot.” Rick talks of playing basketball and riding sleighs behind Holy Name College, now Howard Divinity, and remembers his father talking about losing a framed newspaper article from the day Lincoln was shot. During his renovations, Rick found the article…

1966 Views, 0 Comments

1352 Kearny St NE Washington DC

1352 Kearny St NE Washington DC
Open House Sunday 1-4 pm.
Virtual Tour
YouTube Video tour
3 Bedrooms | 1.5 Bathrooms | Central AC | Off street parking | Fenced back yard | Walk to Metro |$639,000

Beautiful home with expansive, landscaped yard in the heart of Brookland! 3 large bedrooms and 1.5 baths offer open space, lots of natural light, comfort, and convenience. Fully updated with charming original details. This semi-detached house is a quick walk to Metro and all that Brookland has to o er.

Generously sized living and dining rooms with a wood-burning replace, shiny hardwood floors, and a convenient half bathroom. An impressive updated kitchen has stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, and rich wood cabinetry.

A large,…

1404 Views, 0 Comments

5049 10th ST NE Washington DC

5049 10th ST NE Washington DC
3 Bedroom | 2 Bath | Central AC | Hardwood Floors | Renovated Kitchen | Fenced back yard | Walk to Metro | $449,000
Open House Sunday July 9th, 1-4 pm
Virtual Tour
YouTube Video Tour

Welcome to a charming, light-filled Michigan Park duplex that’s ready to be yours. Located footsteps from tranquil park space and within walking distance of the Fort Totten Metro station, this 3-bedroom/1.5-bathroom home blends urban connectivity with suburban quiet.

Right away, the open floor plan on the main level offers promising potential for great memories. The huge living room, just waiting for a comfy sofa and flat-screen television, is matched by a renovated kitchen that includes granite counters, recessed lighting, and stainless-steel…

1058 Views, 0 Comments

904 Jackson St NE Washington DC

904 Jackson St NE Washington DC
3 Bedroom | 2 Bathrooms | Central AC | Wood Floors | Solar Panels | $599,000
Open House Sunday July 9th 1-4
Virtual Tour
YouTube Video house tour

Crowned with solar panels so you can feel better about your carbon footprint, this Brookland duplex offers exceptional urban living in one of the city’s most beloved neighborhoods.

Below the environmentally conscious roof: a top floor with a full bathroom and three bedrooms that aren’t stingy with the natural light. The main bedroom includes small loft space for extra storage, and one of the other rooms could quickly become your home office for days when you feel like working from home.

On the ground floor, surrounded on one side by enormous windows, you’ll find a modern…

1130 Views, 0 Comments