Apartment Choice

River Terrace in Northeast Washington is a modest, under-the-radar neighborhood of neat rowhouses, duplexes and a few rental apartment buildings . It’s quiet because the streets are exclusively residential, with no through traffic and limited entry points , and it is one of the few places in the city where you can find a home for less than $300,000. “It’s really an oversized cul-de-sac,” said Patrick Hughes, a resident since 2002 with his partner, Chris Quinones. The lush grounds of Anacostia Park and River Terrace Park and well-designed trails along the Anacostia River are neighborhood perks that provide residents with exceptional quality-of-life benefits — green space, fresh air, shade under the trees, a playground and water vistas. “We walk the dog along the trails. I ran there this morning, and I often bike there. We have season tickets to the Nationals and pick up a bike share and ride to Eastern Market and Navy Yard,” said Jessica Jones Capparell , who moved there with R...

The 18th Amendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol, but so what? For George Cassiday, the law didn’t stop him from selling spirits to two-thirds of the lawmakers in Capitol Hill. Cassiday was an underemployed World War I veteran who ran a bootlegging operation out of the House Office Building from 1920 to 1925 and out of the Senate Office Building from 1925 to 1930. Now, the Hill East home of Cassiday, who is also known as "Man in the Green Hat," has listed for $649,900. The two-story property comes with two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms across 855 square feet. Inside, there is an open floor plan , two master suites with skylights, and a kitchen with a pantry and stainless steel appliances . There is also a front patio and a private flagstone patio in the fenced-in backyard. The location of the home is only a couple blocks away from the Stadium- Armory Metro station . • 303 17th Street SE [Redfin] • John Kelly's Washington: Congre...