If You Lived Here
Step Inside a Dupont Circle Dream Home
Clip: Season 4 Episode 10 | 7m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Take a tour of a renovated Dupont Circle dream home!
Look inside one of Dupont Circle’s most breathtaking properties! This meticulously renovated 1919 home features five spacious bedrooms, four full baths, and a luxurious 4,500 square feet of living space spread across four levels. Join Jen and Ricardo as they explore every corner of this architectural masterpiece, from its grand vestibule to the elegant dining room and the incredible rooftop decks.
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If You Lived Here
Step Inside a Dupont Circle Dream Home
Clip: Season 4 Episode 10 | 7m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Look inside one of Dupont Circle’s most breathtaking properties! This meticulously renovated 1919 home features five spacious bedrooms, four full baths, and a luxurious 4,500 square feet of living space spread across four levels. Join Jen and Ricardo as they explore every corner of this architectural masterpiece, from its grand vestibule to the elegant dining room and the incredible rooftop decks.
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JEN: It certainly is.
And who's this little cutie out there welcoming us?
BO: Isn't that fun?
There's a little face in the middle of the keystone detail.
RICARDO: Yeah.
And it looks like there's one all the way at the top.
JEN: Giving us a touch of side-eye.
RICARDO: Whoa, what's that about?
BO: Those are called "grotesques."
There was often kind of a caricature, a status symbol of either the owner, architect, or builder.
JEN: What can you tell us about the neighborhoods?
BO: We're right off 18th Street, which is home to so many great restaurants.
RICARDO: I love Lauriol Plaza, some of the best Mexican food in the entire city.
JEN: Ooh.
BO: Yes.
And we're gonna have a great tour.
It's four levels of a complete renovation.
RICARDO: Well, it sounds like there's a lot to take in, so we better get started.
We'll see you afterwards for the final game.
BO: Great.
Enjoy your tour.
JEN: All right.
Oh my goodness, this is gonna be a good one.
What a grand vestibule.
RICARDO: I love this.
Look at this tile work in the floor.
JEN: And then this lighting feature just makes this feel so fancy.
Whoa.
RICARDO: Now, this really impresses me.
JEN: This room is incredible, and I'm really excited by all the molding.
RICARDO: Oh, wow.
JEN: It really hearkens back to when the house was built.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: And when have we ever seen these half columns?
RICARDO: And then the cutout there is also reflected in that back wall and that beautiful staircase.
JEN: Yeah, and look at this lighting fixture.
Like a beautiful cloud in the middle of the living room.
RICARDO: Oh, yeah, let's see what's in the next room.
JEN: Okay.
RICARDO: Wow.
JEN: Wow.
RICARDO: This is nice.
JEN: Oh, this is gorgeous.
RICARDO: So bright.
This kitchen is really, really nicely laid out.
Great design choices.
JEN: And these cabinets are very different.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: You know, as we walked in, I thought, "Gosh, that's a big old cabinet."
But it's a refrigerator.
So I love that this matches the cabinets.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: And it's also echoed here on the dishwasher.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
My favorite thing about this room is this elegant dining area with these massive windows.
I would wanna have all my meals here.
JEN: Yeah.
And then looking out onto this little bit of kind of outdoor oasis which, let's be honest, in the District is coveted.
RICARDO: Yeah.
Okay, we've got a lot of house to get through, so gonna have to encourage you to keep it moving.
JEN: Okay.
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: Thank you for the encouragement.
RICARDO: My pleasure.
JEN: Just keeps going.
Ooh.
Textured fabric wallpaper?
RICARDO: I really like this gold-tone that it gives the entire room, but it picks up the details in the lighting fixture really, really well.
JEN: Yeah, and then we have this wall of windows out onto your balcony.
Just beautiful.
RICARDO: Wow.
JEN: Oh, wow.
RICARDO: Nice.
This is an interesting trend: the bathtub in the shower.
JEN: Yeah.
RICARDO: I really like that.
You keep all the water inside.
JEN: Yeah, and then this floor-to-ceiling tile work, so well done.
RICARDO: Very elegant.
Okay, let's keep moving.
JEN: All right.
Nice long hallway.
RICARDO: Hah.
JEN: Ooh, another little seating area.
RICARDO: I love this black-and-white motif they have going on in here.
JEN: Yeah, me too.
RICARDO: It picks up the black stone fireplace.
JEN: I could totally see this being a game room.
Pool table.
RICARDO: Ah, right.
And you have to take advantage of this bay window area up here, as well.
JEN: It's actually not a bad spot for a workspace.
RICARDO: You have all this great light coming in.
Let's keep going up.
JEN: After you.
RICARDO: Another bedroom.
JEN: Ooh, yeah, it's kind of reminding me of moon phases, which I think is fun.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm, yeah.
I love the gold flare in it, as well.
JEN: Which is picked up in the features here above these glorious windows.
RICARDO: Ah.
I like it.
Okay.
JEN: Let's see.
What's over here?
Another primary?
RICARDO: How many primaries does this place have?
JEN: Apparently two.
RICARDO: Look at this wallpaper, here.
It's kinda like a faux paneling.
I really dig that.
JEN: Yeah, I really appreciate all the accent walls throughout this house.
RICARDO: It matches from room to room.
JEN: Yeah.
RICARDO: It sort of has this gold feeling, which is really nice, and it also picks up the color in the floor.
JEN: Oh, this is nice.
RICARDO: Oh, yeah.
They really took advantage of the vertical space.
JEN: The subway tiles are floor-to-ceiling.
Really a nice choice.
I saw one more set of stairs.
RICARDO: Oh, more upstairs?
JEN: We can do it.
I have to encourage you to keep going.
RICARDO: Note taken.
JEN: What is this?
RICARDO: Where are we going?
JEN: To the Sun, apparently.
So this is where they keep it.
What?
Absolutely gorgeous.
This is really special.
RICARDO: Yeah.
You've got the entire roof to yourself.
It would be so nice to have a party up here.
You could fit ten, 15 people easy.
JEN: Yeah, we've had a great day of decks and rooftops, which has been amazing.
The bad news is we have to go all the way down to see the final section.
RICARDO: But there is good news.
We have an elevator that we can take to get to the lower level.
JEN: So exciting.
RICARDO: Oh, it's here.
JEN: Okay.
Ooh.
I'll get that.
RICARDO: Here you go.
JEN: All right.
Cool.
It's a whole apartment down here.
RICARDO: Wow.
Fantastic rental opportunity.
It's got a full kitchen on this side and it looks like there's, an entrance on either side, too.
JEN: I think it's time for us to go find Bo for the final game of the day, and I wish you luck, my friend.
RICARDO: Oh, whoa.
JEN: Oh, oh.
RICARDO: Here's Bo in this beautiful living room.
JEN: Oh, hey, Bo.
BO: Hi, Jen and Ricardo.
Welcome back to the living room.
How was your tour?
(Jen sighs) RICARDO: Phenomenal.
Absolutely gorgeous.
JEN: There was some very strong design choices made in this house and I think they were the right ones; from the molding to the accent walls, there was always something new and fresh to look at.
RICARDO: One of the things I really loved too was that rooftop deck.
Great spot for entertaining.
JEN: I'm happy we got to hit up two amazing roof decks today.
RICARDO: Yeah.
BO: Yes, for sure.
RICARDO: Yeah, and speaking of two, we also got two primaries in this property, which was pretty spectacular.
JEN: Yeah.
Two living rooms.
RICARDO: Two living rooms.
Ah.
BO: Really a magnificent property.
This house has five bedrooms, four full baths, one-half bath, 4,500 square feet, built in 1919 and renovated in 2024.
Can you guess the list price?
JEN: I'm gonna go crazy, I think, and guess 3,794,000.
BO: Okay.
RICARDO: That's close to what I was thinking.
JEN: Oh, good.
Good.
RICARDO: Um, I'm gonna say 3,780,000.
BO: Okay, and the list price is $3,850,000.
Congratulations, Jen, that makes you a three-time winner, today.
JEN: Oh my gosh.
RICARDO: Oh, you're a triple threat.
JEN: I'm a shutout.
RICARDO: Okay.
All right, congrats on that.
JEN: Thank you so much, Bo, for showing us really three amazing properties today.
RICARDO: Spectacular.
Absolutely spectacular.
BO: Let's keep the fun going, how about lunch at Lauriol Plaza around the corner?
RICARDO: Ah, yes.
That will make me feel so much better.
BO: Good.
JEN: Your favorite.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: Yes, let's go.
BO: Terrific.
Fajita time.
RICARDO: All right.
JEN: Yes.
RICARDO: Yeah, you're speaking my language.
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