Description of 3401 38th St NW #609-107, Washington, DC 20016
Listing details for 3401 38th St NW #609-107, Washington, DC 20016 : Tucked into a quiet corner of Cathedral Heights, this studio at Vaughan Place reveals itself gradually — a 500-square-foot layout that feels considered rather than compressed, with an open floor plan that draws your eye from the upgraded kitchen countertops all the way to the window treatments framing the afternoon light. Everything has a place here, and everything earns its place.
Start your morning at the kitchen, where stainless steel appliances — refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave, and range hood — line up in a clean, functional row. The ice maker keeps things effortless, the disposal handles the rest, and the upgraded countertops give you enough surface to actually cook rather than just heat things up. The open layout means you are never far from anything, and the in-unit washer and dryer mean laundry days happen on your schedule, not the building's. A walk-in closet offers the kind of storage that studio dwellers rarely expect to find, and the window treatments let you calibrate the light exactly the way you like it before the day fully begins.
Step outside your door and the building does the rest. The fitness center is downstairs and ready when motivation strikes — no commute, no membership card, no excuse. The gated community gives the grounds a settled, unhurried feel, and the pool is the kind of amenity that quietly upgrades a summer Sunday into something worth staying home for. The picnic area and dog park make outdoor time easy, whether you are catching up with a neighbor or giving a leashed companion the run they have been waiting for. The clubhouse, game room, and meeting room offer spaces that shift with your needs — a casual evening, a focused afternoon, a low-key gathering that does not require leaving the building. Parking is available in the attached garage and surface lot, and elevator access keeps every errand and every grocery run manageable.
Outside the gates, Cathedral Heights offers the particular pleasure of a Washington neighborhood that knows what it is. The corridor near Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues carries a mix of established restaurants, neighborhood cafes, and the kind of local shops that do not feel curated for visitors — they feel built for people who actually live here. A morning coffee run is a short walk. A proper dinner out requires no drive. The tree-lined streets have the rhythm of a neighborhood that absorbs the energy of the city without being consumed by it.
And when the city does call, it is not far. The location places you within reach of upper Wisconsin Avenue and the broader network of bus lines that thread through Northwest Washington toward Tenleytown, Friendship Heights, and beyond, connecting this quiet stretch of the District to the full breadth of what the city offers — without surrendering a single quiet morning to get there. Pricing and availability subject to change on a daily basis. Photos are of model units. Parking may be available subject to availability and may be an additional fee.