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Committed to bridging cultural differences within the greater Washington, D.C. community.

♪ ♪ CHRISTINE: Hi, I'm Christine.

JOHN: And I'm John.

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

JOHN: We love living in the DC area, but finding a place to live here can be both exciting and challenging.

CHRISTINE: So join us as we tour homes on Capitol Hill.

JOHN: We're gonna tour three properties at three different price points... CHRISTINE: And try to guess the listing price without going over.

JOHN: And find out what it would be like...

BOTH: If you lived here!

(doorbell).

JOHN: This market is better than ever, don't you think?

CHRISTINE: Oh!

I love this market!

GARY: John and Christine.

CHRISTINE: Hi, Gary!

JOHN: Yes, nice to meet you.

CHRISTINE: So nice to meet you.

GARY: Welcome to The Hill.

JOHN: We're looking forward to spending this day with you.

GARY: So thrilled to be here right at Eastern Market, the heart of Capitol Hill.

CHRISTINE: And so are we!

JOHN: We love Eastern Market.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: We've been coming here for decades.

GARY: Well, I think it's the heart of The Hill.

In fact, the oldest continually operating public market in the city.

And takes me back to the old country a little bit, to go down there and see the Cheese Monger, the fishmonger.

JOHN: All the mongers.

GARY: Mongers galore.

JOHN: But, we don't know a lot about Capitol Hill today.

CHRISTINE: Right, right.

GARY: Well, I'm here to help.

I've been a real estate agent practicing mainly on The Hill for about 20 years.

JOHN: So that would make you the house monger of the day.

Put it on your card.

GARY: I think it's pretty appropriate.

JOHN: That's a freebie for you.

CHRISTINE: I think when people think Capitol Hill, you don't really think about what else is beyond the political side of it.

GARY: Exactly.

This whole neighborhood is Capitol Hill and sometimes it's confusing for people who don't understand that we exist beyond the Capitol.

JOHN: And it's huge.

I don't think people understand that Capitol Hill...

Isn't it the largest residential portion of the city?

GARY: It is.

And there's a designated Historic District, which is roughly from the Capitol East to about 13th Street.

CHRISTINE: So I'm noticing a lot of different architectural designs.

GARY: You have a great eye.

This row of homes here are typically Victorian with the protruding bays.

So this front yard right here, this garden, is actually public space.

JOHN: Huh.

GARY: The home actually starts at the facade.

I bet you didn't know that there are actually quite a few houses in alleys on The Hill.

JOHN: I did not know.

CHRISTINE: No, I didn't know that.

GARY: As a matter of fact, we're going to see one right on this alley called Brown's Court.

JOHN: It's one of the prettiest alleys I've ever seen.

CHRISTINE: It is.

GARY: Notice the sign, slow down kids and pets at play.

JOHN: Is that with alleys are about in Capitol Hill today?

GARY: Well, these days very much so.

But 75 years ago, not quite so much.

(doorbell) Well, welcome to our Capitol Hill starter home.

We're only six blocks from the U.S. Capitol.

It was built in 1908.

Completely renovated recently, so brand new inside.

Are you ready to take a look?

JOHN: I am.

CHRISTINE: I am.

GARY: All right, come on in.

JOHN: All right.

Wow!

CHRISTINE: Well hello, cute house off the alley!

JOHN: Yes!

Hello there.

Right into the kitchen.

Its got this little nook right here.

CHRISTINE: Oh, you know what that's for?

JOHN: What's that?

CHRISTINE: So when you have guests and they come down in the morning, there'll be like, John?

JOHN: Oh, I'm over here in the coffee clutch.

CHRISTINE: Oh hey, John!

JOHN: Good morning, there is a cup of Joe for you.

CHRISTINE: Thank you.

But see, what a convenient little space.

JOHN: Actually, they have these great shelves here and it has a lot of space.

And this kitchen does too.

A lot of cabinets.

CHRISTINE: Well, you know, I have to point out, I love these cabinet pulls.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: Because you know what?

When your white cabinets and you have your knob there, your fingerprints get all over.

JOHN: And you're not a person who cleans frequently.

CHRISTINE: But that's, I love that.

JOHN: Yeah, and you know I love this tile.

CHRISTINE: That has grown on you.

JOHN: I just love the look of it and it's, nothing against subway tile we've said, but it's a nice change.

CHRISTINE: Right.

Right.

JOHN: And these composite countertops are different from anything I've ever seen.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

Actually, that's one deep sink too.

JOHN: Sure is.

CHRISTINE: You know what I also like?

I know they had to go with smaller size appliances for this space, but they did go with a full-sized gas stove.

JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: You know I love my griddle in the middle.

Because I love my pancakes.

JOHN: The old griddle in the middle.

CHRISTINE: Got to have them!

JOHN: So into the dining room, living room.

CHRISTINE: It is really nicely laid out.

JOHN: It is.

CHRISTINE: You have your defined spaces.

JOHN: Yes!

That's another thing with this house, small homes, you cut down on all that junk you have.

CHRISTINE: Right, right.

That's true, that's true, that's true.

JOHN: You know!

CHRISTINE: But there's all these little nooks and crannies.

JOHN: There are!

CHRISTINE: You've got built-in cabinets.

You've got exposed brick.

JOHN: You have a little coffered ceiling.

It's just a little bit more detail.

And a little patio out back.

CHRISTINE: Yeah, yeah.

Okay, so do you want to go upstairs?

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: There is no downstairs to this house.

CHRISTINE: Right.

Up to the second floor.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Oh look at the seating area right outside... JOHN: Well, it opens up this space.

CHRISTINE: Right.

JOHN: For such a little house, this is very nice.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it opens it up completely.

Again, I think this is one of those things where your outdoor space is really part of your indoor space.

JOHN: Yep, for sure.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

Yep.

JOHN: All right, to the bathroom.

Small space, but nicely done.

It's been very efficient and smart in planning.

CHRISTINE: Okay, I have to jump in the shower because... JOHN: You like to do that, don't you?

CHRISTINE: Well, it is a little tight.

They've got this great shower head that's high.

JOHN: I think you could live with that, you know.

At least they didn't cheap out on putting one of those tiny little sinks here.

CHRISTINE: That's true.

JOHN: That would make me mad.

CHRISTINE: Right.

JOHN: Into bedroom number two.

CHRISTINE: All right.

So, this is cozy.

This could be a guest room.

JOHN: Good room for kids.

All right, so we've seen the whole house.

CHRISTINE: Yes, we have.

JOHN: So, do you have your price?

CHRISTINE: I have a listing price and I feel pretty good about it.

JOHN: Me too, this was helpful.

CHRISTINE: Oh.

Hi, Gary!

GARY: Alright.

What did you think?

CHRISTINE: I'm going to call it, the Little House on The Hill.

JOHN: That's a perfect name.

GARY: Can I borrow that?

JOHN: Sure, for a price.

CHRISTINE: Yeah, yeah.

GARY: Fair enough.

Fair enough.

JOHN: It reminded me of so many hotels I've stayed at in Europe.

GARY: Yeah, there's a sophistication to the design.

I think it comes across really well.

Just to recap what we have here.

We have Capitol Hill central location.

Convenient to the Capitol, Eastern Market.

Two bedrooms, one bathroom.

Wide open floor plan on the first floor.

Newly renovated.

Great patio on the first and second floors.

Ready for new owners.

JOHN: It's cozy.

GARY: Well, Christine, would you like to give it a go?

CHRISTINE: I'm gonna to say 675,000.

JOHN: Very good guess.

GARY: How do you feel about that?

CHRISTINE: I don't know if I should go lower or higher?

GARY: It's perilous, so be careful.

JOHN: Okay, I'm going to go for 650.

GARY: Final answer?

JOHN: Final answer.

CHRISTINE: Pretty safe.

GARY: Is that really your final answer?

CHRISTINE: Put him out of his misery.

JOHN: Yeah, let's do this.

GARY: All right, the actual list price is 735.

CHRISTINE: I won, yes!

Yes!

GARY: All right!

JOHN: She has to do this gloating thing.

CHRISTINE: First one!

First one!

Thank you.

JOHN: It's called self-esteem, Gary.

CHRISTINE: Thank you.

GARY: John your pick.

CHRISTINE: You know buddy, you'll have your chance, two more homes.

JOHN: That's right.

GARY: I was about to say, you're going to have two more chances to win.

JOHN: The day is young kids.

The day is young, okay.

CHRISTINE: Yes, yes.

GARY: With that, maybe we should mosey over to the next house.

JOHN: House number two.

We can walk there?

GARY: We can.

CHRISTINE: All right.

JOHN: All right.

GARY: Short hop, skip, and a jump.

JESSE: Capitol Hill literally began as the neighborhood where Congress lived.

But as the years went by, you had more and more government workers move into Capitol Hill.

And in addition to those government workers, you had free African-Americans move into the same neighborhoods.

So you end up having two different Capitol Hill neighborhoods.

One where you have government workers and congressmen, mostly if not all white, coming in and out the front doors.

But in the alleys and through the back there developed a whole ‘nother Capitol Hill.

These two Washington's existed probably up to the '50s and '60s, because for years, African-Americans were not allowed to buy property in Washington, D.C. As we go through the '50s, '60s and '70s, that was the era where we began to see some of the first significant African-American homeownership in Capitol Hill.

Where, once again, the community is becoming more diverse, but also more of the White residents of Capitol Hill are beginning to move out to the suburbs.

So houses that weren't available for home ownership in the previous years now are becoming available and are being snapped up by African-Americans who are for the first time being allowed to use their purchasing power, to buy some of the homes where their parents and their grandparents had to rent.

The two communities have always been there.

But as the years went by, instead of one community coming in from the back doors and one coming out the front, the entire community began to come into one Capitol Hill.

MARY: I was born on Capitol Hill, um, and in the '70s, there were a lot of families, as well as, um, gay couples and gay singles and politicians and everything else on Capitol Hill.

Mr. Henry's has been around so long that it's kind of an icon on Capitol Hill, and it's very woven into the tapestry here on Capitol Hill.

Mr. Henry's was started in 1966 by a gentleman named Henry Yaffe.

And that is who my father won it from in a poker game in 1971.

And my family's owned it ever since.

So Henry Yaffe was interested in making sure that there was a restaurant and bar that was a place where anybody could go and feel welcomed and feel comfortable.

MIKE: These shutters were on the windows for safety.

So originally you couldn't look in from the outside.

There are regulars that have been coming since opening day.

So, some of our older customers reminisce that this is the only place they could go as an interracial gay couple.

So everybody on the top shelf has been either a celebrity regular here, performer, or an entertainer upstairs.

Mr. Henry, he had a friend named Miss Carmen.

She worked for the black theater circuit.

And Carmen's job in the old days was to meet all the Black entertainers at Union Station and bring them here before they went to U Street because it was the only place they could go.

So, in the early days she brought in Miles Davis, Redd Fox and Norman Miller, that started a legacy of live jazz.

MARY: Henry Yaffee happened upon this public school teacher back in the late 1960s named Roberta Flack.

♪ ROBERTA: The first time, ever I saw... ♪♪ MARY: And she started here at Mr. Henry's.

Henry put her up on a piano downstairs and the very small dining room downstairs.

And when he realized what a huge talent she was, he actually took the second floor level, which had two income producing apartments in it, gutted the floor, and turned this into a jazz room for Roberta Flack.

GARY: So now we're walking down 4th Street in the Southeast quadrant of The Hill.

Feast your eyes on this lovely... JOHN: I am feasting on this.

CHRISTINE: Wow.

Was this a former church?

GARY: Yeah, what gave it away?

JOHN: That it's called The Churchill?

CHRISTINE: Well, that definitely helped.

JOHN: Okay.

CHRISTINE: But the windows...

It resembled a church.

GARY: This was for many, many years.

In fact, from pre-Civil War days until very recently, the Mount Joy Baptist Church.

So about four years ago, it was converted into 12 condominium units.

And I think you're going to love this.

It's a big loft unit at the very top of the building.

All these wonderful arched windows with great views.

CHRISTINE: Actually this is exciting.

We've never toured... JOHN: This is our first church, Gary.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: I did not expect this!

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: Amazing!

CHRISTINE: All right, I just have to do this, because this deserves a... (singing) JOHN: Oh, that was beautiful.

CHRISTINE: You think?

JOHN: From your mouth to God's ear.

I am floored!

We've seen a lot of great spaces so far, but this wins the award for most dramatic.

CHRISTINE: You really feel that this was a church.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: I mean, you've got this glorious window.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: And these ceilings, they go on forever.

JOHN: They're huge!

Then it leads right down.

Your eye goes right to this kitchen and you know, I love me some kitchens.

You want to take a closer look?

CHRISTINE: Shall we?

JOHN: So how do you think you'd get up to those cabinets up there?

CHRISTINE: A good foot stool.

JOHN: Very nice modern kitchen.

Nice cabinets.

Very clean.

And we have subway tile.

CHRISTINE: You know what I like?

Is that it's a little bit longer, a little bit narrower and it has more of a gloss to it.

So it pops a little more.

JOHN: Well, that's very nice marble.

So, I love it with these countertops, which I think are quartz.

CHRISTINE: I hope this comes with the house.

Because that always reminds you, "Hey, you live on Capitol Hill."

JOHN: Aw and that leads us into the dining room.

CHRISTINE: You know what I really noticed about this space?

Is that it's wide.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Because we looked at a lot of narrow homes.

JOHN: We sure have.

CHRISTINE: So you have this great living room.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: Dining room space.

And then you have this whole additional space.

And of course the window.

JOHN: Yeah, smaller version of the big one.

CHRISTINE: Right.

JOHN: So, let's take a look at bedroom number one?

CHRISTINE: Yep, sounds good.

All right, nice size.

JOHN: And look, that's almost like a little bench there in the bay window.

CHRISTINE: It is.

I would be happy to have my guests stay here.

JOHN: Me too!

Into... CHRISTINE: The bathroom.

JOHN: First bathroom, guest bathroom.

CHRISTINE: And what I like is that it has a full bath and tub.

Now onto the owner's suite.

JOHN: Okay.

Another open, beautiful big room.

CHRISTINE: I call this the trifecta, because here's that third window.

JOHN: And into the owner's bathroom.

CHRISTINE: What I love is the floor to ceiling tile, we haven't seen a lot of that.

JOHN: Yeah, that's marble.

That is a very nice shower.

Alright, up to the loft.

CHRISTINE: Yep.

JOHN: A lot of steps to get up here.

CHRISTINE: Well, it is five to six John Begenys tall.

JOHN: Indeed.

CHRISTINE: And you know, now that we're up here, you could almost touch... JOHN: We have reached the pinnacle.

CHRISTINE: You could almost touch the ceiling.

JOHN: Look at this view from up here.

CHRISTINE: I'm not normally afraid of heights.

JOHN: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: But you know, when you look down...

This is, this is high.

JOHN: It is high.

CHRISTINE: It is a little... JOHN: Feeling a little high anxiety here.

Well here, turn and appreciate the rest of this loft.

CHRISTINE: Well, this loft space is fabulous.

JOHN: It's a big loft.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it would make a great exercise space.

JOHN: Oh yeah, you could put your stationary bike up here.

CHRISTINE: Yeah, yeah.

JOHN: A lot to think about with this place.

CHRISTINE: Well, you know, I like to say we ended on a high note.

JOHN: We did!

CHRISTINE: I think so.

JOHN: Well Gary, that place is divine!

CHRISTINE: When you walk in and you see those windows...

This window!

In that room, I mean, it just takes you aback.

JOHN: I had no idea of what we were going to see and it's impressive.

GARY: Did you go up to the loft as well?

CHRISTINE: We did.

JOHN: We went up to the loft.

It's a little high up for Tina.

CHRISTINE: It is.

JOHN: She freaked out just a little bit.

CHRISTINE: I'm not afraid of heights, but when you look down... JOHN: No, it's high.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

GARY: Yeah, you're up there.

So just to remind you: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms.

Roughly 1900 square feet of finished living space on the two levels.

JOHN: Yep.

GARY: Bonus loft space above, office, extra guest space, what have you.

There's also covered parking for one car around the side of the building.

CHRISTINE: Condo fees, is there a condo fee?

GARY: In the $600 to $700 a month range.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

JOHN: It's worth it for a pad like that.

GARY: Yeah, you've got your elevator.

JOHN: Great location.

GARY: Yeah.

JOHN: Okay.

GARY: Okay, John.

JOHN: I'm going to put in a guess of 2.350.

GARY: Okay.

CHRISTINE: So I'm going to go in at... Oh my gosh, you made this hard.

JOHN: I'm sorry.

CHRISTINE: 1.6 million.

GARY: Wow!

What a spread!

CHRISTINE: It is.

JOHN: That's probably the biggest difference that we've had this entire show.

CHRISTINE: It probably is.

GARY: Yeah.

Well, let me tell you this, one of you is over.

JOHN: So that would be moi.

GARY: The list price is 1.795 million.

JOHN: Wow, I was way over!

GARY: Well, you're my target buyer on this one.

JOHN: Yeah, you're like, “Just sign the line here.” GARY: On that note, what do you think we skedaddle over to house number three?

JOHN: That sounds good.

CHRISTINE: I want to keep my winning streak going, are you kidding?

MIKE: Hi, I'm Mike Bowers.

I'm a third generation Cheese Monger here at the historic Eastern Market.

What is the secret to being a successful Cheese Monger?

Well, I mean I guess 55 years helps.

So we've been in business since 1964, and it started with my grandfather.

My first recollections about the age of six years old.

My grandfather had this shop inside.

The market itself had gone through changes, keeping up with the needs of the community over times.

And I think that's one of the things that makes Eastern Market unique, its adaptability to what the needs are.

Anything else for you?

We still scour the country trying to find the best products that are unique.

And we differentiate ourselves so much from grocery stores and other places.

Hidden away in our cheese shop, is usually, you know, a few good bites that you can't find anywhere else.

ROBERT: Capitol Hill is really cool in that it is a...

It has a very much a small town feel.

You know the shop owners, you hang out with them.

WINETTE: My name is Winette McIntosh Ambrose, I'm the owner of The Sweet Lobby and Souk right here on Barracks Row on Capitol Hill.

What I love about Capitol Hill, in so many ways, it's the best of both worlds.

It's this fantastic residential community in the midst of a bustling city and literally just steps away from the Nation's Capital.

It's super unique and people really take to heart being a member of the Capitol Hill community.

It's not a light thing to say that you're "A Capitol Hill resident."

So, the name, The Sweet Lobby, actually of course is an ode to DC.

We know about the political lobby.

It's also a bit of an ode to my alma mater, MIT.

We have these spaces called lobbies and they're sort of showcases for student work.

This is sort of a showcase for pastries.

So right on this end, we have our spicy curry mango.

I'm from Trinidad and Tobago and that's a flashback to my childhood.

And on this side is our cupcake display.

We range from maybe 12 different flavors, sometimes up to 20 on any one day.

And perhaps my favorite of all the chocolate cupcakes that we do, is a chocolate salted caramel.

It's a huge, huge customer favorite!

The business owners have really formed this really tight-knit community.

Many of us actually live here on The Hill, which is special.

In addition to that, I think we are also very well integrated into the residential fabric of the community.

LEAH: I grew up on Capitol Hill.

I'm a child of the community.

Still live in the neighborhood.

And in 2008 I opened Hill's Kitchen.

As a child in Capitol Hill, it was a neighborhood where you walked everywhere.

You knew the names of all the shopkeepers, and you always had a safe place to stop in along the way as you walked home from school.

People do know each other.

For me, most of my customers are regular customers.

I see them week after week and watch their kids grow up.

CHARLES: How I would describe it is a small village.

Uh, there's the historic feel to it.

Just all of the architecture that is around here, whether it is government buildings, the market, residential neighborhoods, you have community that is made up of folks who have been up here for generations.

MIRANDA: It's not what you see on TV.

It's not just the Capitol, it's not the politicians in the suits.

It's one of the most neighborhoody places that I've ever lived in a city.

(doorbell) GARY: I'm particularly excited about this last property.

It's my favorite house on Capitol Hill, bar none.

CHRISTINE: Oh.

Oh!

JOHN: Wow, that's a big statement.

GARY: It's quite the grand dame.

This is called the Deer House.

CHRISTINE: Do I look like a deer in headlights right now?

Because that's how I feel.

JOHN: Well you kind of look like this guy over here in the garden.

GARY: So, the Deer House was built by an Italian stone mason in 1903.

What you're going to see here is about 4,000 square feet of grand living space in the main house.

Below, there's actually a bonus in-law suite, could be for family, could be for tenants, you name it.

The owners have hosted so many garden parties, fundraisers, Halloween extravaganzas for the children of the neighborhood.

It is well-known to almost everybody on The Hill.

JOHN: This one is going to be tough.

CHRISTINE: I think this... GARY: You have your work cut out for you.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: I think we do.

GARY: All right, let's get on the road here.

JOHN: Okay.

CHRISTINE: Wow.

JOHN: Wow.

This is quite the entry.

CHRISTINE: Perhaps they should have called it the Leopard House instead of the Deer House.

JOHN: Yes, well, the current owner sure does have a fun sense of style.

CHRISTINE: That's true, that's true.

JOHN: Well, welcome to the grand salon of the house.

CHRISTINE: Speaking of grand, why don't you have a seat?

JOHN: Oh, you have a baby grand there.

CHRISTINE: I'll play you a little something.

JOHN: Well, thanks.

You know, this episode is turning into, "Capitol Hill, The Musical."

CHRISTINE: Any requests?

JOHN: Yeah, I request that we get back to the tour.

Well, this is a lovely sitting area.

CHRISTINE: It is.

And you know, what makes these homes so grand are the details.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: When you look at the dentil molding above the windows, the crown molding.

JOHN: That crown is beautiful.

CHRISTINE: It is.

And I bet these floors are probably original.

JOHN: Yep.

And this room leads us right into this beautiful dining room.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it is a beautiful dining room.

JOHN: Talk about historic preservation, this is it.

The cabinets.

CHRISTINE: Beautiful chestnut cabinets.

JOHN: And take a look at this gorgeous mantle and this tile.

CHRISTINE: I noticed the dentil molding.

JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: It kind of carries through.

JOHN: Sure does.

And look up, look at this coffered ceiling.

CHRISTINE: I don't think I've seen one quite like this.

It has a unique design to it.

JOHN: It sure does.

Quite a room.

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: But, we need to check out this fabulous feature.

CHRISTINE: Oh, you know me so well!

JOHN: How about this?

CHRISTINE: I love this side porch.

And you feel that breeze?

JOHN: My mother always said that about an open air porch, that "There's always a breeze."

CHRISTINE: Oh, but look at this mural!

JOHN: Yeah, that's a custom fresco that the current owners commissioned.

And it is stunning.

CHRISTINE: Oh, this space is just incredible!

JOHN: It's epic.

So here we are in the kitchen.

CHRISTINE: Yes.

JOHN: It's great because you can have the grill right here and step right in.

CHRISTINE: Oh, it's nice.

And you know what?

This is just the size kitchen that I've pictured for this home.

JOHN: It fits the house.

CHRISTINE: What I like is that they tried to match some of the historic details already in the house.

JOHN: Yes.

CHRISTINE: Like the lead glass on the cabinets.

JOHN: Yep.

Yep.

And I love the little deer pulls on the doors.

CHRISTINE: Have you noticed, there's little deer.

JOHN: There are a lot of deer throughout this house.

CHRISTINE: There are.

JOHN: I think when you have a house called Deer House, people probably give you lots of tchotchke.

CHRISTINE: You mean like antlers?

JOHN: Like this?

Or maybe this guy?

CHRISTINE: Maybe just a few things.

JOHN: Let's continue the tour.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

But can we look at the staircase for a minute?

JOHN: And this paneling.

CHRISTINE: It's the same warm chestnut that they've carried through.

What a great way to lead you up to the second floor.

All right.

JOHN: Well, this is very nice.

CHRISTINE: A very spacious owner's suite.

JOHN: Big windows.

CHRISTINE: You know what I love about historic homes?

These rooms usually have these beautiful fireplaces.

JOHN: And luxury bath.

CHRISTINE: Oh and look at... You love these transoms.

JOHN: I love a transom.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

Closet?

JOHN: Closet for you, closet for me.

Walk-in closets.

And bedroom number two.

CHRISTINE: Ooh, and you know what?

I love the bay window.

JOHN: I love it.

CHRISTINE: Nice.

Nice.

JOHN: Right.

CHRISTINE: Oh okay, it's the second full bath on this floor.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

Very nice.

You know, they renovated it, but it still has that classic charm.

CHRISTINE: It does.

And I love the honeycomb tile.

JOHN: Oh, I do too.

And here's bedroom number three.

CHRISTINE: Oh, this is cute.

JOHN: This is a nice bedroom.

Has a fireplace.

CHRISTINE: I know, I love that.

The one thing I noticed in the owner's suite, were these transoms.

JOHN: Yeah!

CHRISTINE: I see they're in every bedroom and they have the dentil molding that still carries throughout the house.

JOHN: Nice.

CHRISTINE: Yeah.

And these must be the stairs down to the kitchen.

JOHN: Yeppo.

But we have one more floor to go.

CHRISTINE: Let's go.

JOHN: Let's go.

CHRISTINE: John's on a mission.

JOHN: Built-in stair climber here.

CHRISTINE: That's for sure.

JOHN: All right, bedroom number four.

And they're using it as an office?

CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: Nice.

CHRISTINE: Nice and bright.

JOHN: And bedroom number five.

CHRISTINE: Again, another spacious bedroom.

JOHN: Mm-hmm.

CHRISTINE: And I do like the radiators.

They just added an architectural element.

JOHN: How charming.

CHRISTINE: They are.

This must be... JOHN: Oh!

CHRISTINE: It's the third full bath.

JOHN: That's a nice bath.

Do you know what we left in store for us?

CHRISTINE: We have a whole other level.

JOHN: That's right.

CHRISTINE: Okay, back down steps.

Well, this is a nice entrance.

JOHN: It certainly is!

Well, it's hard to believe we are right below that classic home.

CHRISTINE: Right, because it was so historic and we walk into a real modern feeling space.

JOHN: It's a big space.

So this is 1,200 square feet.

This is bigger than that first alley house.

CHRISTINE: So we have the dining area.

JOHN: Nice area.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

So this is bedroom... JOHN: Number six.

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

JOHN: I am counting for us.

CHRISTINE: Because I did lose track.

Okay, so great kitchen area.

JOHN: It's big!

CHRISTINE: Yep.

Nice and spacious.

JOHN: Updated, you have even an oven, stove, full thing.

CHRISTINE: Yep, you're set.

JOHN: All right.

And this would be the main bedroom on the floor, which brings us to seven bedrooms.

Last but not least.

CHRISTINE: Yep, the final bathroom.

JOHN: It's just as big as the ones upstairs.

CHRISTINE: It is.

It is actually.

So we completed four levels.

JOHN: Yep.

CHRISTINE: So how about if we go back upstairs?

JOHN: Sounds good.

CHRISTINE: Okay.

CHRISTINE: Gary.

GARY: Christine.

CHRISTINE: You have made this guessing game so hard.

Because I don't even know where to begin.

JOHN: Yeah, it's a lot of house to consider.

GARY: So we have five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms.

We've got about 4,000 square feet of living space in the main house.

We have an additional separate unit downstairs, which is 1,200 more square feet.

With two bedrooms of its own, and one full bath.

It was built in 1903.

You might want to know that in the year 2000, this house sold and broke a record.

It was the first house on Capitol Hill to sell above $1 million.

JOHN: Yeah.

GARY: And the owners then renovated it to the tune of about another $1 million.

Alright, so, what are your guesses?

CHRISTINE: I'm going to say... 4.7 million.

GARY: $4.7 million, okay.

JOHN: Gary, I'm going to go with $4.4 million.

CHRISTINE: Hm.

GARY: You guys did very well on this one.

I must say I'm impressed.

JOHN: Okay, thank you.

GARY: It just so happens that Christine did better.

JOHN: You're the grand winner of the day.

CHRISTINE: Yes!

Yes, this one was so hard!

I will take this win.

JOHN: So what is the price?

GARY: 4.75 million.

CHRISTINE: Oh my gosh!

JOHN: Wow!

GARY: Bravo, she did an amazing job.

JOHN: That's incredibly, incredibly close.

CHRISTINE: That was good!

JOHN: Yeah, okay, so I'm the loser again.

GARY: All right, so here's what we're going to do.

How about we go over to Eastern Market... JOHN: Okay.

GARY: And we go meet that Cheese Monger.

JOHN: That would make me feel slightly better about this.

CHRISTINE: I don't care about you.

That would make me feel even better!

GARY: Okay!

All alright.

JOHN: Going to the Cheese Monger with the real estate monger.

This is a perfect day, yeah.

CHRISTINE: What a way to end.

GARY: Alrighty, let's go.

JOHN: She's lactose intolerant.

CHRISTINE: You know I love cheese.

JESSE: When someone says, I live at 1st and F, if you live in Capitol Hill, first thing you need to know is, what quadrant?

Because there's actually two different quadrants in Capitol Hill, Southeast and Northeast.

CHARLES: If you lived here, you would know that some dinosaur bones were discovered very close by, uh, and they're part of the alphabet animals project.

SUDESHINA: I love the neighborhood, the fact that everything is within walking distance.

DIANE: I love it because it feels like a small town in the city.

TOM: If you lived here, you would be very happy.

You would have access to parks, recreation, great food, and just an amazing city.

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