29th Street NW

Some homes ask you to choose between charm and function. The rarest Georgetown residences refuse the choice entirely. This semi-detached home on 29th Street belongs to that second category, a residence where the neighborhood's signature architecture, high ceilings, intricate crown molding, hardwood floors, a fireplace, generous windows, coexists with the systems, storage, and sensibility of a thoroughly modern home. Fully renovated in 2020, the house was reconfigured with intention. Walls came down on the main level to open a clear sightline from front to back, drawing the eye through the home and toward the garden beyond. At its heart, the kitchen is anchored by an oversized marble island and Wolf appliances, with deep cabinetry and floor-to-ceiling French doors that dissolve the boundary between kitchen and garden. Every bathroom was renovated with the same discipline: timeless countertops, cabinetry, and flooring chosen to endure rather than trend. Then there is the garden itself, a deep, professionally designed English garden by a landscape architect, where a firepit and outdoor seating sit framed by curated plantings under soft uplighting, joined by a built-in grill and tiered deck. And because the home is semi-detached, the garden is accessible without passing through the house, a quiet luxury felt in everything from landscaping to moving day, with a side walkway generous enough to keep compressors and bins accessible yet entirely out of sight. It is, in the end, a home of considered details, the kind you notice not all at once, but every day.