906 S Veitch St, Arlington, VA 22204

Property Description

NOTE; CONTRACTS ARE BEING REVIEWED TUESDAY, MAY 21ST AT 1:00 PM. This charming Arlington Cape Cod is much larger than it looks and the yard is quite large (8,723 sq ft). This lovely home is filled with built-ins from the last century. The dining room has a built-in cupboard. The first floor office/den/ or bedroom has the old world charm of built in bookshelves as well as an antique tiled adjacent full bath. The large living room is complete with a wood burning fireplace which opens up into a jalousied sun room which looks out into the quite large, flat, and sunny fenced back yard. Up stairs you will find the primary bedroom above the living room with an old world cedar closet and a secret closet space which houses built in stairs leading up to the attic. On the second floor there are two additional bedrooms, one with additional lovely built-ins. There is a full bath. From the main level down there is a large family room area, a laundry room, half bath and a full au pair room or an additional office. There are stairs that walk out to the backyard too. and a good sized utility room with plenty of storage. There are two sump-pumps. This house has undergone extensive updates including: replacement windows, the electrical system update, waterproofing updates, and a main new roof in 2022. The home is located in the historic neighborhood of Arlington Heights - Penrose and it is poised perfectly between the busy walk-able new Urban Columbia Pike with all of its modern shops, coffee cafes, pubs and neighborhood eateries from around the world. This home scores a "WALKER'S PARADISE" Walk-Score of 90. Good Transit Options and it is "Very Bikeable". Less than 2 miles to the Pentagon, 1 mile to Joint Base HH - Ft. Meyers. 2 blocks from the Naval Support Station. Amazon, Crystal City and Pentagon City Mall, Costco and Pentagon Row are 2.5 miles away (and just a couple of traffic lights away.) There is a weekend farmers market and a great public library within steps of this wonderful home too. 906 S. Veitch has the best of the classic Arlington that I grew up in right at its doorstep.