1567 N Van Dorn St, Alexandria, VA 22304
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he home at 1567-A North Van Dorn Street is a great townhouse in the peaceful garden-style community of Parkside at Alexandria. The home features an open main level, luxurious hardwood floors, a private patio terrace, and lots of great special features. The home is in a community with lots of amenities including a large swimming pool, gym, playground, and rentable clubhouse events room. The Alexandria location, only minutes from I-395 with Metrobus service to the metro from the head of the neighborhood, is in an ideal location for commuters.
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s you walk through the peaceful community, you come upon the private patio terrace of 1567 N. Van Dorn Street. The terrace is the perfect place for enjoying the morning sun or hosting small barbecues and is a warm welcome to the home.
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avish hardwood floors and an open floorplan highlight the main level. The spacious living room opens up into the country kitchen for a roomy and comfortable feel. The kitchen features lots of space, granite countertops, wonderful tile backsplash, breakfast bar, and a bright and open dining area. The stainless steel appliances have been upgraded and the enormous shelved pantry is ideal for kitchen storage. The laundry closet with stacked laundry unit has been customized to include an office nook.
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he upper level of the home features 3 large bedrooms including a master suite with master bathroom and walk-in closet. The two other bedrooms each have amazing custom closets perfect for organization and storage. Both upper bedrooms feature beautiful granite counters.
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arkside At Alexandria is a townhouse condominium community located off of North Van Dorn Street in Alexandria’s West End. This garden-style community features townhouse units surrounded by lots of walking paths and green space. Community amenities include a large swimming pool, a great gym, a fenced in playground, and an extravagant clubhouse great room available for rental for special events.
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he neighborhood is in a great location close to I-395 and with a bus stop at the head of the community with commuter bus service to Pentagon Metro, Old Town Alexandria, and Braddock Metro. Washington DC is less than 10 miles away and area entertainment/dining/shopping hot spots like Old Town Alexandria and Shirlington are only a short drive away. There are grocery stores and shopping centers close by and the community has a high drive score meaning all the conveniences you need are right around the corner. Drive Score
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Schools: James K. Polk Elementary 5000 Polk Ave Alexandria, VA 22304 (703) 461-4180 Hammond Middle School 4646 Seminary Rd Alexandria, VA 22304 (703) 461-4100 T.C. Williams High School 3330 King St Alexandria, VA 22302 (703) 824-6800
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he special features of the home, the great Parkside at Alexandria community, and the wonderful East Alexandria location make this the perfect place to call home.
Letter From The Owner Dear Prospective Purchaser, Welcome to your new home! Our hope is that you are as comfortable in this home as our family has been. Living at Parkside has been such a special part of our lives, and we cannot begin to list all of the things that we love about this home. So much of our lives have been spent on the roomy and open main level. The morning sunshine streams in through the front windows overlooking the quiet woods to allow you to welcome the day at your own pace. If you’d rather, the community gym is open from 5am for a work out before starting your day, either on one of the Life Fitness treadmills or with your own routine. The granite topped breakfast bar in the open country kitchen offers views of the community park and overlooks the pool, both perfect places to meet the neighbors. Many a summer day has been spent soaking in the sun on the pool deck or finished by swimming laps before barbequing out. Even though we have spent many leisurely hours enjoying time with friends and family in our home, it still looks like new since being fully remodeled and renovated in 2006. We are able to enjoy this summer time as the association offers us a low maintenance lifestyle, taking care of all the details. In the fall we do not worry about raking leaves, but instead enjoy looking at the fall foliage locally and along Skyline Drive. In the winter, we are not out shoveling snow, rather, we are indoors making hot chocolate. When spring arrives, we walk to Fort Ward, Holmes Run or Winkler Botanical Preserve to take in the beauty of nature without all of the gardening. Of course, if you so desire, you can tend to plants privately on the patio or in any of the many community gardens at Parkside. Our family has enjoyed living at Parkside and all that this home and neighborhood have to offer. The association also plans community events to celebrate holidays and the Super Bowl, as well as offers opportunities to give back through organized community service events. We’ve hosted special events in the clubhouse and poolside, generally enjoying what the community has to offer. Looking to some of the features of the home you will see professionally installed solid hardwood floors downstairs, full carpet upstairs and granite vanities in the full bathrooms. Modern comforts and conveniences continue in the kitchen, featuring stainless steel Whirlpool appliances that are less than three years old, and a stacking LG washer dryer combination that have has less than two years of use. The bedrooms feature custom blackout blinds, a spacious walk in closet in the master bedroom and each of the other two bedrooms have custom designed closets for a truly luxurious space. If you are commuting into DC, or the Pentagon, you could not ask for a better location. Express bus service starts outside your door with only one other stop between you and Pentagon Metro and DC is a quick trip up 395. It feels great to know that home is just the second stop off the freeway when taking the express bus, off a HOV exit or simply close by to on ramps. The location allows plenty of opportunity to find a new hot spot in Old Town or Shirlington, or revisit an old favorite. It is with mixed feelings we say goodbye to Parkside. We purchased this comfortable red brick home just after we were married. It has continually evolved with us as a family and allowed us to show hospitality to multiple generations of our family and friends, even as the office became a nursery. Parkside has been a great home. The memories we’ve shared will last a lifetime. We truly hope that you will make wonderful memories of your own here. Sincerely, The Ellis Family
Special Features: Home Features:
Community:
3 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Bathrooms Multi level townhome
Clubhouse with amazing great room available for rental
Private welcoming patio terrace with A.M. sun
Community events for holidays & occasions
Spacious and open floorplan
Large swimming pool
Open main level with hardwood floors
Great gym with showers
Updated kitchen with upgraded stainless steel appliances, custom backsplash, granite countertops, breakfast bar, and dining area.
Fenced in playground
Large kitchen pantry with shelving
Location & Transportation:
Custom laundry closet with office nook and stacked washer/dryer unit
Bus to Pentagon Metro
Convenient main level powder room Master suite with large walk-in closet Custom closets in 2 upper bedrooms Granite countertops in upper bathrooms Storage Vanities in all baths Custom lower level closet with storage shelves Front exposure to trees, back exposure to open lawn Central Air / Forced Heat
Bus stop at head of community
Bus to Old Town / Braddock Metro Minutes from I-395 Fort Ward historic park around the corner Middle & Elem schools within a mile 2 nearby libraries Close to Shirlington & Old Town Alexandria Several nearby shopping centers DC less than 10 miles away.
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