Description

Welcome to unit #416 at The Residences at City Center designed by internationally renowned architecture firm Foster + Partners. City Center is Washington DC's most elegant and transformative new development in the last 100 years. With retail flagships that include Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton and dining jewels like Del Frisco and Centrolina, City Center is indisputably downtown DC's most exclusive address. Unit 416 is a 2 bedroom, 2 and a half bath condominium uniquely situated looking onto the tranquil, inner courtyard of this sprawling 4+ building complex. This provides the opportunity to enjoy all the convenience of downtown living, whilst avoiding its annoyances like traffic, honking, trucks, buses and sirens. Beyond the shopping and 5 star eateries, City Center offers its residents a bevvy of services including a concierge, party and meeting rooms, fitness center, sun-soaked rooftop deck with wading pools and an outdoor kitchen, and even guest suites to comfortably accommodate your out of town friends and family. The unit itself has been recently upgraded and refurbished. Its luxuries include: Molteni cabinetry & closet systems, eco-friendly Bosch, Thermador and Miele appliances, white oak flooring from northern europe, & environmentally responsible Caesarstone countertops. Upgrades to this unit include a professionally designed and installed whole house audio/video system including televisions in each of the two, full bathrooms. The current owners added custom wall treatments, a useful pantry cabinet in the living room as well as a tasteful floor-to-ceiling mirror in the living room adding light and a sense of spaciousness. The floorplan lends to the sense of tranquil privacy. The foyer and powder room are at the very front of the unit separated from the living room and kitchen by a long elegant hall. The living room benefits from the sun light provided by two walls of floor to ceiling windows that feature long sliding doors opening onto a bucolic community terrace. Part of Foster+Partners plans for City Center was to create an ethically, sustainable community. The Residences at City Center has achieved a Silver LEED certification as well as a LEED ND (neighborhood development) Gold rating. LEED stands for LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN and is recognized worldwide as the standard for environmentally sustainable design & architecture. Don't miss the opportunity to make this perfectly positioned, tastefully upgraded, luxurious, city-home yours today. Once you see it you'll understand that it is truly possible to enjoy all of the conveniences of city-living, while avoiding all of its inconveniences.