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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929 Florida Ave Nw #7001, WASHINGTON

$500,000

↓ $35,000

929 Florida Ave Nw #7001, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1 Bath 880 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2121770

U STREET CORRIDOR

11322 Westbrook Mill Ln #304, FAIRFAX

$500,000

11322 Westbrook Mill Ln #304, FAIRFAX

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,501 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2164812

WESTBROOK COURT

2590 Neabsco Common Pl, WOODBRIDGE

$502,455

2590 Neabsco Common Pl, WOODBRIDGE

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,500 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAPW2065498

NONE AVAILABLE

437 New York Ave Nw #407, WASHINGTON

$505,000

437 New York Ave Nw #407, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1 Bath 725 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2125436

MOUNT VERNON

3282 Pine Needle Cir #403, FREDERICK

$515,000

↓ $15,000

3282 Pine Needle Cir #403, FREDERICK

2 Beds 2 Baths 0 SqFt Residential MLS® # MDFR2040636

URBANA

12000 Market St #416, RESTON

$519,000

12000 Market St #416, RESTON

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,072 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2165142

SAVOY AT RESTON TOWN CENTER

440 12th St Ne #309, WASHINGTON

$520,000

440 12th St Ne #309, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1 Bath 1,308 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2130356

CAPITOL HILL

70 N St Se #n211, WASHINGTON

$525,000

70 N St Se #n211, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1 Bath 546 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2114886

NAVY YARD

1390 V St Nw #212, WASHINGTON

$525,000

1390 V St Nw #212, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1.5 Baths 822 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2131060

LOGAN/U STREET

New
1011 Rhode Island Ave Ne #7, WASHINGTON

$525,000

1011 Rhode Island Ave Ne #7, WASHINGTON

2 Beds 2 Baths 808 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2133380

BRENTWOOD

400 Cameron Station Blvd #423, ALEXANDRIA

$537,700

400 Cameron Station Blvd #423, ALEXANDRIA

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,292 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAAX2031196

CAMERON STATION

531 Kennedy St Nw #ph10, WASHINGTON

$549,000

531 Kennedy St Nw #ph10, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1.5 Baths 840 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2128472

PETWORTH

8910 Battery Pl #6, BETHESDA

$549,997

8910 Battery Pl #6, BETHESDA

1 Bed 2 Baths 883 SqFt Residential MLS® # MDMC2123730

CITY COMMONS

2020 12th St Nw #501, WASHINGTON

$550,000

2020 12th St Nw #501, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1.5 Baths 853 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2133556

OLD CITY #2

43476 Danville Ter, ASHBURN

$559,950

43476 Danville Ter, ASHBURN

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,500 SqFt Residential MLS® # VALO2051474

METRO WALK AT MOOREFIELD STATION

13541 Innovation Station Loop, HERNDON

$560,260

↓ $27,370

13541 Innovation Station Loop, HERNDON

2 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,557 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAFX2157148

DULLES TECHNOLOGY

2100 11th St Nw #g03, WASHINGTON

$570,000

2100 11th St Nw #g03, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1.5 Baths 1,118 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2129872

U STREET CORRIDOR

43468 Danville Ter, ASHBURN

$572,950

↓ $17,000

43468 Danville Ter, ASHBURN

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,500 SqFt Residential MLS® # VALO2052476

METRO WALK AT MOOREFIELD STATION

2750 14th St Nw #ph8, WASHINGTON

$580,000

↓ $5,000

2750 14th St Nw #ph8, WASHINGTON

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,030 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2105162

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

New
2125 14th St Nw #610, WASHINGTON

$580,000

2125 14th St Nw #610, WASHINGTON

1 Bed 1 Bath 752 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2134482

OLD CITY #2

22103 Madison Point Sq, ASHBURN

$584,950

22103 Madison Point Sq, ASHBURN

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 1,500 SqFt Residential MLS® # VALO2056510

METRO WALK AT MOOREFIELD STATION

701 Lamont St Nw #31, WASHINGTON

$585,000

701 Lamont St Nw #31, WASHINGTON

2 Beds 2 Baths 830 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2126766

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

3821 39th St Nw #f96, WASHINGTON

$585,000

3821 39th St Nw #f96, WASHINGTON

2 Beds 1 Bath 1,000 SqFt Residential MLS® # DCDC2129768

MCLEAN GARDENS

2604 Neabsco Common Place, WOODBRIDGE

$586,810

2604 Neabsco Common Place, WOODBRIDGE

3 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,200 SqFt Residential MLS® # VAPW2065606

NONE



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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Listing information last updated on March 29th, 2024 at 10:31am EDT.