♪ ♪ CHRISTINE: Hi, I'm Christine.

JOHN: And I'm John.

CHRISTINE: We're producers at WETA and best friends.

JOHN: That's right.

We both love living in the DC area, but finding a place to live here can be tough.

CHRISTINE: Join us as we do our homes in Anacostia and find out what it would be like...

BOTH: If you lived here!

(doorbell) JOHN: Today, we're in Anacostia.

One of the earliest suburbs of Washington, DC on the Eastern shore of the Anacostia River.

CHRISTINE: The architecture in Historic Anacostia varies from A-frames to cottage style homes and brick row houses.

Most with front porches and roof lines that reflect the neighborhoods working class character in the 19th century.

JOHN: There are real gems here, architecture that many folks don't even know are still here and being restored.

CHRISTINE: So Anacostia has great homes, history, sculptures murals, and even a giant chair.

JOHN: And thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Anacostia Water Initiative.

There's renewed access to the Anacostia River with more trails and parks.

CHRISTINE: To share her own story of Anacostia.

And to show us three homes in the area today, we're off to meet realtor Shalisha Ragland.

JOHN: Oh, well we better hurry.

Cause I think the forecast is calling for rain.

CHRISTINE: No worries.

I brought my WETA umbrella.

JOHN: You are always prepared.

Let's go.

CHRISTINE: There's a lot of green space that I wasn't expecting.

JOHN: There is, there is.

I'm glad we brought this umbrella today.

CHRISTINE: Ok, next, can we get at least two umbrellas next time.

JOHN: Yeah, I think we need to pledge for another.

CHRISTINE: I think so.

JOHN: Okay, here we are, 1514 Howard Road.

CHRISTINE: Ok, I'm going to go for it.

SHALISHA: Hi John and Christine.

JOHN: Hi Shalisha.

SHALISHA: How are you?

CHRISTINE: Good!

JOHN: Hey there.

Did you order this rain?

SHALISHA: I did not, but welcome to Anacostia.

I'm so excited that you guys are here.

CHRISTINE: So are we.

JOHN: We are too.

SHALISHA: Yeah.

Have you lived here?

JOHN: Oh, well that's kind of the joke of the show.

CHRISTINE: It is the joke of the show.

JOHN: Like many places, most of these places.

CHRISTINE: He's lived everywhere.

JOHN: But I haven't lived in Anacostia yet.

SHALISHA: Not yet.

Well, I am from here.

I went to high school here, so I'm your girl.

If you need anything.

I'm very familiar with the area, JOHN: But I also know that you weren't always a real estate agent.

SHALISHA: That is true.

I was a police officer for 12 years.

JOHN: Well, thank you for your service.

SHALISHA: Thank you so much.

I appreciate that.

CHRISTINE: So tell us a little bit more about the neighborhood.

SHALISHA: Um, this neighborhood is wonderful.

Um, you're located about half a mile from the Fredrick Douglass House.

Notably, our most famous resident ever of Anacostia.

JOHN: For sure, for sure.

SHALISHA: We're also a short walk to Anacostia metro station, which is about a half mile as well.

The only Starbucks east of the river is located in walking distance.

JOHN: Well, we do love our coffee.

CHRISTINE: We do love our coffee.

SHALISHA: Yeah, this is going to be your starter home.

This house was built in 1942.

You have a basement and you also have a separate entrance downstairs.

If you're into house hacking, which a lot of people in this area are getting into now.

JOHN: Sure, absolutely.

SHALISHA: Especially in the starter homes.

JOHN: Yep.

SHALISHA: Yep.

CHRISTINE: As you were, as you were talking about things I was glancing.

SHALISHA: Okay.

CHRISTINE: So I can't wait to take a look at this adorable home.

JOHN: Well, she's, she's starting her tally, so... CHRISTINE: Maybe.

JOHN: Cause we're gonna play a game today at all three homes.

SHALISHA: A game?

I like that.

JOHN: So we are going to try to guess the prices of all three homes today, and whoever gets closest to the list price without going over.

CHRISTINE: Not a penny, not a penny over.

SHALISHA: Like, "The Price is Right," huh?

Okay.

CHRISTINE: Yeah!

JOHN: "Price is Right," rules.

Will win bragging rights.

SHALISHA: Well I'm not going to make it easy on you.

JOHN: Oh, please, we like when people... CHRISTINE: Please don't make it easy on him.

SHALISHA: Well, I'm right out here if you need anything.

JOHN: Sounds like a plan.

CHRISTINE: Thanks so much.

SHALISHA: Alright guys, have fun.

CHRISTINE: Oh, you know what?

I hear a squeak in the floor.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: I love that.

JOHN: Authentic.

It feels right.

This is brand spanking new.

CHRISTINE: It is, it is completely renovated.

You know, they really hit all the points everybody wants.

Plenty of counter space, plenty of cabinet space, great appliances.

JOHN: I also love the subway tile in smoky gray.

CHRISTINE: Do you know what else?

I like that little counter that you're leaning on.

It's super cute.

JOHN: Quite nice for a little breakfast counter, have your daily coffee here.

Okay.

So we can go up or we can go down.

CHRISTINE: Well, I really like this door, so let's go down.

Thank you.

JOHN: There you go.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

This is a nice, lower living space.

JOHN: And the great robin's egg blue carried down through here.

CHRISTINE: Right, right?

How do you feel about the ceiling?

JOHN: I'm fine with the ceiling cause you know, this was built in '42.

So you expect not high ceilings, so.

CHRISTINE: Well I would call it like a John Begeny plus a foot?

JOHN: Yeah.

That's enough.

CHRISTINE: Washer-dryer.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: And full bathroom.

CHRISTINE: Nice size for down here.

JOHN: Oh yeah.

CHRISTINE: So.

JOHN: What do you say we head upstairs?

CHRISTINE: Sounds like a plan.

JOHN: Alright, up we go.

CHRISTINE: Okay, but wait...

This is like a built-in stage for a kid.

You come down and be like perform for the family.

Gonna burst into a little "Annie" or I don't know, Ethel Merman or something.

JOHN: Ethel Merman?

CHRISTINE: I don't know, I don't know.

Keep going.

JOHN: What century are you in?

Ethel Merman!

And top floor into the main bedroom.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: Looking through these windows and Howard Road.

Very nice.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

So here's another bedroom.

JOHN: Yep, bedroom number three.

CHRISTINE: And you know, it's a little small, but it is a starter home.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: So this would make a great nursery.

JOHN: Or an office or sewing room.

Do people have sewing rooms today?

I'd have a sewing room.

CHRISTINE: And right around the corner.

We have the full bath.

JOHN: They've done some space saving tricks here with this smaller sink up here.

CHRISTINE: Right.

But it's a smaller space.

But overall, I mean, nice tile, nice shower head.

JOHN: Okay.

I think I've seen everything I need to make my guess.

How about you?

CHRISTINE: I think I have too.

JOHN: Okay, well let's go down and play the game Tina Louise.

CHRISTINE: Let's go find Shalisha.

SHALISHA: You won't have to look far, I'm right here.

BOTH: Hey!

SHALISHA: How'd it go?

JOHN: It's a cute house.

CHRISTINE: Because it was built in the 40's.

I love homes that have a little character.

SHALISHA: Yes, yes.

CHRISTINE: So the minute we walked in and we saw these hardwood floors, you know, there's a history behind that.

SHALISHA: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: I'm so glad they kept them.

JOHN: It's a very comfortable home.

SHALISHA: Yeah.

JOHN: It's a very good vibe.

SHALISHA: Well, before you guess, let me run it down for you again, okay?

We're in historic Anacostia, three bedrooms, two bath, fully renovated home, original flooring that we love.

Um, brick home, important to note that.

Built in 1942.

Okay.

1,482 square feet.

JOHN: Yep.

SHALISHA: We have a basement downstairs.

If you're into house hacking, you can rent it out.

So that adds value.

But remember we're in Anacostia, we're a bit detached from the rest of DC.

So closest grocery store is about a mile away.

Okay.

JOHN: Alright, I'm ready to go.

SHALISHA: Okay, John.

JOHN: Okay, so I'm going to go with a price of $400,000.

Even Steven.

SHALISHA: Okay.

JOHN: Nicely wrapped up in a box for you.

SHALISHA: Well, thank you.

I received that.

You're turn.

CHRISTINE: So I'm actually going to come in at a listing price of $420,000.

SHALISHA: Okay.

The winner cannot go over.

JOHN: No.

SHALISHA: The actual list price for this house is... $409,500.

JOHN: Are you kidding, it's 409?

So I won?

SHALISHA: Yes!

CHRISTINE: I was about 10,000 over you were about 10,000 under.

SHALISHA: Yeah, it's the district.

So you never know for sure, right?

JOHN: Well, that's a good price for a good home.

SHALISHA: It is, beautiful starter home.

CHRISTINE: Yeah, great starter home.

SHALISHA: All right, let's get on to the next home.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: The sun's coming out so we can walk.

CHRISTINE: Yes!

JOHN: Let's do it.

CHRISTINE: See the rain's stopping and the sun's coming out.

Though Anacostia can feel cut off from the rest of DC.

The history of the Southwest waterfront and Anacostia has been inextricably linked since World War II.

MARJORIE: In 1949, Southwest was cleared.

It was flattened, but we had no experience as a society with flattening and urban renewal.

And people we're pushed out.

There were very poor plans for where in a city that had a tight housing market, segregation, could poor people find a place to live.

And one of the places they went was to Anacostia.

Across behind me is where the Anacostia and the Potomac Rivers meet.

And along the Anacostia River, where is now 295, is Barry's Farm.

And in that area, developers making maximum profit, jerry-built new buildings.

And the poor people from here in large numbers went there and they were glad to go there because it was new housing.

It had indoor plumbing.

It had kitchens with modern conveniences.

It had playgrounds for children.

It was not understood to be a bad deal at the time, but they were badly built and they were quickly built.

And by the turn of the 21st century, they had all but been demolished.

JOHN: Those decisions had long lasting repercussions for Southeast.

And they are still felt to this day.

KIM: The Anacostia and East of the river have, uh, traditionally, unfortunately been, uh, disinvested in.

So there've been some systemic inequities that have occurred.

In Ward 8, where Anacostia is, there's only one grocery store for over 80,000 people.

It's insane.

It's unfortunate and it's sad that it's taken this long for folks to see and understand the beauty of Anacostia, the power of the people.

But for many years, again, this, this was not a place where people were trying to invest.

But now people are starting to come East of the river.

Now they're starting to see all of the assets that you have in this community.

CHRISTINE: Developers, nonprofits, and community leaders are working to ensure that the residents of Southeast benefit from the new projects that aim to reconnect Anacostia to the rest of DC.

JESSICA: We are currently standing on the East bank of the Anacostia River.

Behind me is the, uh, future site of the 11th Street Bridge Park.

Both sides of the river have a wealth of history.

So the idea came about to create a park that would connect both sides.

There's a wealth of natural resources that we don't even associate with Washington, DC.

But the other side of this is that there has been a continued disinvestment in the Anacostia neighborhood in Southeast DC and East of the river communities.

And so you will see, like for example, that there's 295, which goes and cuts through the neighborhood and really kind of creates almost like a disconnect between the Anacostia community and the park itself.

This park is an opportunity for both sides of the community to find the different treasures that lie on both banks.

This park really is in many ways, a, an iconic representation of two communities coming together.

SHALISHA: Okay.

Welcome to house number two.

JOHN: Where are we in relation to the rest of the stuff right now?

SHALISHA: We're right off of Good Hope Road.

There's a lot of development going on, on Good Hope Road.

They're going to be building the new Skyland Town Center.

There's going to be restaurants over there and new apartments and a grocery store, which we desperately need.

JOHN: Fantastic.

SHALISHA: Um, we are in an historic area.

These homes are a little older.

We are detached.

CHRISTINE: Alright.

SHALISHA: We have three bedrooms with the possible fourth, if you don't want a den.

It's going to be on the main level.

JOHN: Okay.

SHALISHA: Um, did I say one bathroom?

JOHN: What did you say?

SHALISHA: There's one bathroom.

JOHN: I thought she said there was only one bathroom.

SHALISHA: There is.

JOHN: Okay.

CHRISTINE: I'm just having flashbacks.

JOHN: You okay?

CHRISTINE: When I grew up with, with two sisters.

Well, this home was built in 1905.

JOHN: Old homes.

BOTH: 1905.

CHRISTINE: We appreciate good bones.

JOHN: You shared the bathroom with mom, dad, and your aunt and your grandfather.

SHALISHA: With everyone.

JOHN: Everybody lived together, yes.

SHALISHA: So, I want you guys to go in.

If I don't hear from you in a while, I'm going to come in and check, okay?

CHRISTINE: Okay.

SHALISHA: John don't break anything.

JOHN: I'm not going to touch anything.

CHRISTINE: She knows you already.

JOHN: I only break hearts.

Okay, here we go.

SHALISHA: You guys have fun.

JOHN: So obviously this has been renovated, but it's still feels, has that 1905 flavor.

Right away, I see the staircase.

CHRISTINE: Right.

And you know, what I like is that they match the dark wood floors with the darker staircase.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: And I'm guessing that this is probably the potential bedroom.

JOHN: Well, I would call it the front parlor of this house.

But, um, I think you're absolutely right.

You know, if you put two doors here, it would officially make this a bedroom.

It looks like it's got a closet.

But if I lived here, I keep it as one big living space.

CHRISTINE: I think I would too.

But I have to admit when I first walked into this house, the first thing I noticed was this archway.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Sometimes for me, it's just simple little architectural finds like this that tend to pop.

JOHN: Yeah.

I love this arch as well.

CHRISTINE: All right.

Now here's the kitchen.

JOHN: Very nice kitchen.

CHRISTINE: And I could see a good size family gathering around in here.

JOHN: Yeah, you know, we've seen a lot of kitchens and it looks like this one checks a lot of the boxes, Granite countertops, very nice and more of a rustic backsplash here.

A little bit.

CHRISTINE: A little different.

JOHN: The thing that I like as well, that just gives it a little bit more flare is the ceiling.

CHRISTINE: I knew, I knew you were going to really gravitate towards that.

JOHN: Yeah, there's a half-vault.

And then you have this very interesting, you know, different graded ceiling all the way throughout this space to the dining room.

So it adds a lot of flavor.

CHRISTINE: It does.

JOHN: Let's head up these beautiful stairs.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

So, here we have a bedroom.

JOHN: First bedroom.

CHRISTINE: Yep.

JOHN: This is probably the biggest one.

Don't you think?

CHRISTINE: Probably, especially because it's got the three windows.

To me, it's probably the best location in the house because you have a nice view of the trees.

JOHN: And bedroom number two.

It's a little small.

CHRISTINE: I don't think it's bad.

JOHN: No.

CHRISTINE: Mmm-kay.

Did you notice the archway?

JOHN: Another arch for you.

CHRISTINE: I know!

JOHN: Well, here's bedroom number three.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

Now, if you walked in and said this was a small bedroom, I would agree with you on this one.

JOHN: There's no denying that, but, you could fit a bed in here, but uh, probably an office would be better.

CHRISTINE: Nursery?

JOHN: Or adding another bathroom.

CHRISTINE: That's an idea.

JOHN: Into... CHRISTINE: The bathroom.

JOHN: The bathroom.

CHRISTINE: Now, savor it because this is the only bathroom.

JOHN: Well, I think we've seen the whole house.

CHRISTINE: I know, and I'm feeling the pressure.

JOHN: Don't feel the pressure.

Hello, there you are.

SHALISHA: Hi.

CHRISTINE: Hello.

SHALISHA: So what did you think?

JOHN: Well, I love the flow of this floor.

From the time you walk into the living room and then that den in the front, which could be a bedroom.

Which I would leave it as a den.

Because it gives you just a big living space.

CHRISTINE: And, I love the windows on older homes because they tend to be larger.

SHALISHA: Lots of natural light coming in.

CHRISTINE: Definitely.

SHALISHA: Remember this home is three bedrooms, with a possible fourth... JOHN: Yes.

SHALISHA: One bathroom.

But, we're detached with two parking spaces in the back.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: That's a bonus.

SHALISHA: Okay.

We're under 1300 square feet.

So keep that in mind.

CHRISTINE: Um, so I'm going to come in at a list price of...

I'm going to say $499,000.

SHALISHA: Okay.

John?

JOHN: So, okay.

I'm going to go lock in with a very spontaneous price of $525,000.

SHALISHA: Christine.

CHRISTINE: Yes.

SHALISHA: I'm so disappointed in you.

JOHN: Did I win?

SHALISHA: John, the list price of this home is 525.

CHRISTINE: Oh, my gosh.

JOHN: No!

CHRISTINE: It's like the Double Showcase!

JOHN: That's the first time that has happened.

SHALISHA: Anacostia is your good luck charm.

JOHN: I love you Anacostia.

CHRISTINE: This is turning into my saddest episode yet.

SHALISHA: Okay, well, we do have a third home to see which happens to be the most expensive listing in all of Anacostia right now.

So Christine, if you win that one, I'll give you some extra credit for it.

CHRISTINE: So wait, what you're saying is there's hope for me?

SHALISHA: Yes.

JOHN: Good Hope.

SHALISHA: Good hope since we're near Good Hope Road.

JOHN: There's good hope for you.

SHALISHA: All right, guys.

Let's head on over there and take a look.

JOHN: Sounds great.

SHALISHA: Okay.

John, are you trying to take my job?

JOHN: Yes.

KIM: When you start talking about like the real DC, the heart of DC, the character of DC, you get that from folks who live at Anacostia and grew up in Anacostia.

MULLER: Anacostia and East of the river is still a place where there are generational families that have essentially been here since the Civil War, since Reconstruction and even before the Civil War.

And so the community has a very sacred sense of itself and its history.

Old Anacostia is actually the oldest historic district in Washington, DC it's the only residential, a historic district East of the river.

And that is essentially due to the Frederick Douglas House.

Cedar Hill is the epicenter of Anacostia historic district.

In his lifetime.

Frederick Douglas had the back, the front and both sides of this community.

He lobbied for street infrastructure.

He lobbied for better schools, for better accommodations.

And this spirit of benevolence that Frederick Douglas put down in his lifetime continues to be, uh, respected, recognized today, and people feel an incumbent upon themselves to add to this legacy of goodwill.

KIM: The core of everything we do is rooted in the community.

Our premise is that you listen to people, you follow their lead and we bring the resources and advocacy and support that we can to help folks achieve their dream.

But we know that the shiny stuff is coming.

We know that the businesses are coming, but this time, this time it should be the residents of Anacostia who own the businesses, who are the property managers in the shiny building who owned the building, who are, you know, uh, the ones who again are benefiting and, and prospering from that, which we know is it's, it's on its way.

PETER: I don't have a problem with gentrification, but I do have a problem with gentrification skips over the people that really fought for the growth in the community.

I think we have the potential to achieve what we had 70, 80 years ago in which we had shops up and down the block.

There were bakeries, there were clothing shops.

There was groceries, all those things that you need for a community to be tight-knit was here, but you don't see that anymore.

So, it always really resonated with me in like, how do we get back to that point?

I chose to open up store here, mainly because it was quite possibly the best option in the city.

It's for open up a restaurant.

But I also found this opportunity to bring something into the area, which was not here before.

This is a food desert, so it was really nice to create a restaurant in which everything is actually made in house.

Everything is fresh, really focusing on making high quality food, but for a price that the locals can actually afford.

The new developments, these are all great opportunities to regrow his area and to make him something that it once was if not better.

KIM: Where we at Martha's Table and me personally are really trying to play a role as that.

The people who are here today, today, who are those third and fourth generation Washingtonians have the opportunity to stay and thrive as those projects start investing in the community as the new businesses come to make sure again, that folks don't get pushed out.

If you put in place the systems and supports so that they can be on a path to success, they can achieve their dreams.

They can, and they will.

SHALISHA: Okay, here we are.

It's been a long day, but thank you guys for sticking with me.

This is the gem of Anacostia right now.

CHRISTINE: Wow.

You have delivered.

JOHN: This has curb appeal for sure.

SHALISHA: Absolutely.

So this home was built in 1920.

CHRISTINE: 1920, that's going to be my year.

JOHN: All right.

SHALISHA: 1905 wasn't.

CHRISTINE: Thanks for the reminder.

SHALISHA: All right.

It's a Federal Style home.

I'm sure you've noticed the beautiful wrap around porch.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Yes.

SHALISHA: And something that I think you guys will find interesting is that it was a multi-unit property that they've converted to one single family home.

In that multi-unit, they shared one kitchen.

CHRISTINE: I'd love that.

JOHN: She'd love that.

She'd be like, "What's for dinner?"

SHALISHA: That could work.

That could work.

Okay, get in there guys.

Have fun.

JOHN: Ah, hello, 1920s house transformed into modern, clean, beautiful.

CHRISTINE: And the minute you walk in, you just see this big, beautiful open space.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: And you notice the coffered ceilings?

JOHN: Nice coffered ceilings.

And how about these floors?

CHRISTINE: Well, you know, usually you're the one looking up and I'm looking at the floors.

JOHN: Little role reversal there.

CHRISTINE: But I do love these floors you know they're cherry.

You see this a little bit of a wave?

JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: They're made to look like that.

Made to look like a craftsman was taking his planer and planning them by hand.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: To give it that real rustic kind of old look.

JOHN: I'm sure, back in the day, 1920s house, this was a bunch of little rooms.

All right, leads us into this gorgeous kitchen.

CHRISTINE: So this was the formally shared kitchen.

You know, if I had a kitchen like this, I don't think I would share it.

JOHN: I'm sure the shared kitchen was probably smaller than this one.

CHRISTINE: Probably was, but look what they've done.

I mean, quartz countertops.

JOHN: Yes, very nice quartz.

CHRISTINE: You know, and also they streamlined the lighting, which I really like.

JOHN: You know, I don't gravitate towards kind of modern lighting like this but it really fits in this space.

CHRISTINE: It really does.

JOHN: And this palette of grays and that tile, which is glass and marble.

CHRISTINE: And that's what I like is that you've got quartz countertops, and it blends right in with the backsplash.

JOHN: See what else is on this floor.

All right, first bedroom.

CHRISTINE: So keeping in mind that this house did have like separate little units with this outside door here, I'm guessing that this was one.

JOHN: I think you're absolutely correct.

CHRISTINE: So, this must be a half bath.

JOHN: Ah, no, it's a full bath.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it's a full bath.

JOHN: So, this would be great for a rental unit AirBnB or a mother-in-law suite, but it's also good because you can age in place in this home, right, and live on one level.

CHRISTINE: Right, that's what's nice.

JOHN: That's great.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: Alright, so... CHRISTINE: Downstairs or upstairs?

JOHN: Let's go up.

CHRISTINE: Sounds good.

JOHN: I love this staircase.

It is so wide.

CHRISTINE: Well, you know what I love is the metal railing.

We haven't seen much of that.

JOHN: It's that industrial, modern look.

I dig it.

CHRISTINE: I does look industrial.

JOHN: All right.

Well, run right to this.

Bathroom number two.

CHRISTINE: You know what I love in here?

The fixtures and, you know, I love those rain shower heads.

Yes.

Okay.

JOHN: Yes, and I like the detail.

CHRISTINE: So this must be... Oh, it's good size.

It must be the owner's bedroom.

JOHN: Yep, must be 'cause it's front of the house, big room.

CHRISTINE: They carried the cherry flooring all the way up.

Lots of natural light.

JOHN: Double closets, bathroom, number three.

CHRISTINE: Three, I'm glad you're keeping track.

JOHN: Alrighty.

So owner's bathroom.

CHRISTINE: Oh!

I've gotta to try this out.

Don't you just love that?

Doesn't it look like a gentle waterfall.

JOHN: Love a good faucet.

CHRISTINE: But you know, what I really like, is that when you walk in, in the morning, you don't have to see yourself like at 6:00 am.

There's no mirrors.

JOHN: Okay, the mirrors haven't been installed yet.

CHRISTINE: So are you keeping track of all these bathrooms?

JOHN: Uh, yes, like 17, no that's three bathrooms.

CHRISTINE: Okay, so here's bedroom number two.

JOHN: No, number three.

CHRISTINE: Number three!

JOHN: Number three.

Nice size.

CHRISTINE: Yeah, closet.

JOHN: I like this hallway as well.

CHRISTINE: I know it's like a little hidden path to somewhere.

JOHN: It's like, you're going into a suite here.

CHRISTINE: Oh, isn't this cute?

JOHN: Oh, this is my favorite room.

CHRISTINE: Okay, dibs!

JOHN: You can't call dibs if I walk in and say, "Oh, this is my favorite room."

CHRISTINE: Okay, okay.

JOHN: But, this has a really cool vibe.

These little windows.

It's like you're up in the tree house.

CHRISTINE: Well it does, it feels like there's little hidden nook that's all yours.

I bet this is bathroom number something, something.

JOHN: Yeah, four or five, I don't even know.

(gasps) Holy cha-pa-pa. Watch you step down.

We had to put a little warning tape on there.

Like, "Be careful."

CHRISTINE: Okay, this is not the bathroom.

JOHN: It could be a bathroom.

CHRISTINE: It could, but what great storage area.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: Just watch your step.

JOHN: Watch your step.

Okay.

All right.

One more level.

All the way down to the basement.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

Bonus room.

JOHN: Nice.

Finished.

Up, duct work.

CHRISTINE: Hey, you know why they called duct work?

JOHN: Why?

CHRISTINE: 'Cause you had to duck to go under.

JOHN: That quacks me up.

Okay, ah, good room, TV room.

CHRISTINE: Yeah, and you know, it does go on.

JOHN: Yeah and you know, I like this because it smells new.

You know, it doesn't smell like it's a 100 year-old basement.

CHRISTINE: That's true.

Should we go find Shalisha?

JOHN: Let's do it.

SHALISHA: Hey guys.

CHRISTINE: Hey.

JOHN: What a house.

SHALISHA: Did you love it?

CHRISTINE: You, oh my gosh, you nailed this one.

SHALISHA: Could you tell that it was a multi-unit?

They did so much work.

CHRISTINE: No, no.

JOHN: Maybe, just with the mother-in-law suite it has a separate door.

CHRISTINE: With the separate door.

SHALISHA: Alright, so we have four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths.

JOHN: Yes.

SHALISHA: Single-family detached home, Southeast DC, with two parking spaces in the back.

Fully renovated, top to bottom.

Christine, I'm going to give you some more time to think.

CHRISTINE: Thank you.

SHALISHA: John, I'm going to let you go first.

JOHN: I'm going to put in a firm guess of...

It could be anywhere and around, you know, when I was a kid... CHRISTINE: Just can't do it.

JOHN: I'm going to put in a firm guess of $750,000.

SHALISHA: $750,000.

JOHN: This house is worth that, if not more.

SHALISHA: Got it.

Okay, Christine?

CHRISTINE: Alright, I feel the pressure.

You know, I don't want to let you down, but I really don't want to let him win.

So I'm going to do a listing price of $725,000.

SHALISHA: $725,000.

CHRISTINE: Yes.

SHALISHA: Christine, I really wanted to give this to you.

JOHN: Did I win?

Does that mean I won?

SHALISHA: John, Anacostia loves you.

JOHN: I know it does.

I don't know what you did or why Anacostia loves you so much, but, um, she didn't love you enough.

CHRISTINE: Yes!

Thank you!

SHALISHA: The list price for 1334 T Street Southeast is $739,000.

JOHN: 39.

Well, I still love you Anacostia, I did win two.

SHALISHA: Thank you for coming to Anacostia.

You know, this is my home.

I grew up here and just to see everything that's happening around here.

It makes me so happy.

And I appreciate you guys taking the time to want to explore.

JOHN: Oh, absolutely.

You know she's going to wear this thing all day now.

CHRISTINE: I am.

SHALISHA: But John, I do have something for you.

JOHN: You do?

SHALISHA: Yes.

JOHN: Runner up prize?

SHALISHA: Anacostia Park is a short walk away so we're going to go roller-skating!

JOHN: Roller-skating!

I am in Shalisha!

SHALISHA: Let's roll!

JOHN: Let's roll.

CHRISTINE: I'm just going to savor with my sash here in the sun for a little bit.

JOHN: Come on Shalisha, she'll be there a while.

SHALISHA: We'll meet you there.

CHRISTINE: Okay, I'll see ya.

JOHN: Come on.

CHRISTINE: I'm coming.

MULLER: If you lived here in Anacostia, also know that you always say, good morning.

KIM: If you live here in Anacostia, you would have the best of both worlds.

You have the real DC, you'd have character.

You'd have history, you'd have views.

DERRICK: Within a matter of minutes, whether you want to walk, ride a bike, you don't even really need to drive.

It's a lot of entertainment things that are going on in the venue of the whole redevelopment plan that's going on in Anacostia.

PETER: The architecture is phenomenal.

SHALISHA: If you lived here in Anacostia, you would definitely appreciate the diversity, the culture, and all the projects that are coming soon.

WOMAN: To find out more about living in the Washington Metro area, visit weta.org/ifyoulivedhere.

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