Lofts and Flats For Sale in the Washington Metropolitan Area

What is the difference between lofts and flats for sale in the Washington metropolitan area? At the simplest level, a loft refers to a living or workspace, often open on at least one side, directly under the roof of a building. In other words, a loft could be as simple as a small sleeping space that you climb a ladder to get to in an old log cabin (remember “Little House on the Prairie?”) or as spacious as an artist’s studio in a cavernous warehouse.

Loft, Flats and Modern Spaces

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1223 Meigs Pl Ne, WASHINGTON

$630,000

1223 Meigs Pl Ne, WASHINGTON

2 Beds 2 Baths 0 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2209164

TRINIDAD

New
1111 Orren St Ne #300, WASHINGTON

$520,000

1111 Orren St Ne #300, WASHINGTON

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,052 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2210408

H STREET CORRIDOR

New
839 Regents Sq #352, OXON HILL

$699,000

839 Regents Sq #352, OXON HILL

3 Beds 4 Baths 2,741 SqFt Residential MLS® # MDPG2158340

POTOMAC OVERLOOK CONDO

New
1515 15th St Nw #406, WASHINGTON

$565,000

1515 15th St Nw #406, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1.5 Baths 675 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2209938

LOGAN CIRCLE

New
11270 Dorothy Vaughan Rd, MANASSAS

$542,825

11270 Dorothy Vaughan Rd, MANASSAS

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,400 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAPW2099220

INNOVATION TOWN CENTER

New
2330 14th St N #408, ARLINGTON

$859,900

2330 14th St N #408, ARLINGTON

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,370 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAAR2058282

COURTHOUSE HILL

New
3505 17th St Nw #4, WASHINGTON

$579,000

3505 17th St Nw #4, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1.5 Baths 992 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2202402

MOUNT PLEASANT

New
125 N Lee St #dh501, ALEXANDRIA

$988,000

125 N Lee St #dh501, ALEXANDRIA

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,386 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAAX2047164

OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA

New
619 Skiff Way, NATIONAL HARBOR

$849,990

619 Skiff Way, NATIONAL HARBOR

3 Beds 4 Baths 2,606 SqFt Residential MLS® # MDPG2159270

POTOMAC OVERLOOK AT NATIONAL HARBOR

New
1401 Church St Nw #412, WASHINGTON

$535,000

1401 Church St Nw #412, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1 Bath 638 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2210148

LOGAN CIRCLE

New
520 John Carlyle St #426, ALEXANDRIA

$547,000

520 John Carlyle St #426, ALEXANDRIA

1 Bed 1 Bath 885 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAAX2047352

CARLYLE SQUARE

New
3646 1/2 13th St Nw, WASHINGTON

$874,500

3646 1/2 13th St Nw, WASHINGTON

4 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,826 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2209990

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

New
3646 13th St Nw #residence 1, WASHINGTON

$764,500

3646 13th St Nw #residence 1, WASHINGTON

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,083 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2209988

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

New
22149 Midmoore Dr, ASHBURN

$713,000

22149 Midmoore Dr, ASHBURN

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,500 SqFt Residential MLS® # VALO2101914

METRO WALK AT MOOREFIELD STATION

New
1924 Chapman Ave #10, ROCKVILLE

$859,000

1924 Chapman Ave #10, ROCKVILLE

3 Beds 4 Baths 2,554 SqFt Residential MLS® # MDMC2189218

CHAPMAN ROW AT TWINBROOK METRO

7585 Sawyer Farm Way #904, MCLEAN

$1,395,000

7585 Sawyer Farm Way #904, MCLEAN

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,764 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2254374

UNION PARK AT MCLEAN

437 New York Ave Nw #y24, WASHINGTON

$520,000

437 New York Ave Nw #y24, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1.5 Baths 777 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2209436

OLD CITY #2

2156 Glacier Rd, HERNDON

$567,230

2156 Glacier Rd, HERNDON

2 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,610 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2253642

PARK PLACE

811 4th St Nw #811, WASHINGTON

$890,000

811 4th St Nw #811, WASHINGTON

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,445 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2208844

PENN QUARTER

14957 River Walk Way, WOODBRIDGE

$600,000

14957 River Walk Way, WOODBRIDGE

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,579 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAPW2098460

POTOMAC TOWN CENTER

4818 Bauhaus Sq #lot 130, CHANTILLY

$669,048

↓ $951

4818 Bauhaus Sq #lot 130, CHANTILLY

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,479 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2253022

GALLERY PARK AT WESTFIELDS

4846 Bauhaus Sq #lot 144, CHANTILLY

$669,118

↓ $45,864

4846 Bauhaus Sq #lot 144, CHANTILLY

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,479 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2253018

GALLERY PARK AT WESTFIELDS

4800 Bauhaus Sq #121, CHANTILLY

$639,226

↑ $44,227

4800 Bauhaus Sq #121, CHANTILLY

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,619 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2253016

GALLERY PARK AT WESTFIELDS

502 Diamondback Dr #415, GAITHERSBURG

$649,000

↓ $15,900

502 Diamondback Dr #415, GAITHERSBURG

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,294 SqFt Residential MLS® # MDMC2187842

CROWN FARM



A flat, on the other hand, is a term for a one-floor living space. The word has traditionally been used in Great Britain and other parts of Europe to mean apartment, and comes from expressions like "a flat slice from a tower block.: Recently, there has been a hipster marketing trend in Washington Metro real estate circles to label apartment-style units as "flats."

In some cases, however, the “flat” label has really become more than just a catch-phrase. A good example is the Oronoco—adaptive reuse of an old office building in Old Town Alexandria featuring an unusual modernistic series of 60 stacked luxury flats, designed by architect Shalom Barones, These spacious units list from $1.6 to $3 million, and can be as large as 3,500 square feet.

Meanwhile, across the Potomac River in the District are a number of new flat developments, including  The Flats at Il Palazzo—a repurposing of a former Italian Embassy in the Adams Morgan area, or the M Street Flats—a boutique condo building in the Mt. Vernon Triangle.

As for lofts, they are seemingly anywhere and everywhere. The trend began with artist loft “live and work spaces”, often inside converted warehouses and other industrial spaces, decades ago. Once the trend caught on for condos for sale, however, many in the arts community found themselves getting priced out of Washington, DC.

In the late 1990s, four small Maryland communities banded together to do something about the arts exodus. Mount Rainer, Brentwood, North Brentwood and Hyattsville formed the Gateway Arts District along a two-mile stretch of the Route One Corridor. Residential/workspace developments include the Mount Rainer Artist Lofts—44 affordable units for creative types and their families.

In the broader sense, however, loft condos for sale can be found throughout Virginia, Maryland and Washington, from Arlington’s trendy Rosslyn/Clarendon/Courthouse corridor to the District itself where more than 100 buildings feature residences with lofts. And then there’s developments such as The Flats and Warehouses at Union Row where you actually get your choice—a luxury flat or a warehouse-style multilevel unit with a loft on the top floor!

Also worth noting is the schoolhouse trend, where onetime institutes of learning now house upscale loft living. Converted school buildings in the District include Bryan School Lofts, Berret School Lofts, Pierce School Lofts and Wormley Row. So whatever your choice—loft, flat or something in-between, condos for sale in Washington Metro have something for everybody, from small to palatial and affordable to ultra-expensive.


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