Silver Spring Maryland Real Estate

Old Downtown Silver Spring has had an exciting and ongoing renewal, a multi-million dollar facelift that is providing a pedestrian friendly downtown area with shops and restaurants. The American Film Institute theatre, housed in the historic Silver Spring Theater, is an internationally recognized, state-of-the-art film and video exhibition center.  The Fillmore-Live Nation Music/Concert Hall and Event Venue in the old JC Penney Store space. The Discovery Channel's headquarters and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are located in Downtown Silver Spring. The spectacular New Silver Spring Library opened in June of 2015! Silver Spring Town Center features the civic building, ice skating rink. veterans plaza, shops, restaurants, entertainment, and year-round farmers market. 

The "Close-in" older neighborhoods of Silver Spring with tree lined streets offer homes built in the late 1800's to the 1940's, providing the charm coveted by so many buyers.  These older neighborhoods such as Woodside Park, Seven Oaks, Woodside Forest, Blair, Silver Spring Park, East Silver Spring and North Woodside are for the most part within easy walking distance of the Silver Spring metro stop or the Forest Glen stop.  There is also some infill and a limited amount of new construction in "Close-in Silver Spring", such as The Courts of Woodside Town Homes and the Forest Glen Park Area.  Also, within the older downtown area are newly constructed chic urban condos, and Townhomes with more still planned. 

Further out from Downtown on Colesville Road (Route29) towards Burtonsville, from New Hampshire Avenue to Ashton and from Georgia Ave to Wheaton there are subdivisions such as Kemp Mill, Forest Estates, South Four Corners, Carroll Knolls and McKenney Hills are neighborhoods built in the mid 1930's, to the 1950's and 1960's where architectural styles include ramblers, split levels, colonials and contemporary mid century modern homes.  There are newer townhome and condominium developments sprinkled throughout the Greater Silver Spring Area. We have something for everyone in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Looking for a house with Character and Charm?

The neighborhoods closest to Downtown Silver Spring are older and full of charm! The neighborhoods of East Silver Spring, Woodmoor, Woodside, Indian Spring, North Hills of Sligo and Northwood Park, to name a few, are filled with bungalows, cape cods, brick colonials and tudors on tree-lined streets. You will find hardwood flooring, wood-burning fireplaces, screened-in porches, and neighbors taking walks in the evenings. The prices for these single family homes is anywhere from 350,000 to 1,000,000+

Looking for a newer home with lots of space, newer amenities and larger lots?

You might be interested in the neighborhoods of Greater Silver Spring like Naples Manor or Stonegate. These two neighborhoods are adjacent to each other,feature a neighborhood swimming pool, and kids can walk to the Elementary School located in these communities. 

Neighborhoods like Gracious Burnt Mills Hills, Springbrook or Quaint Acres may strike your fancy with homes built from the late 1940's to the 1970's on Large Private Lots of 1-3+ Acres.

If you want newer construction, there are the Subdivisions of Manor Spring, Ashton Knolls, Bancroft, Briarcliff Manor, Ashton Preserve and the Luxury Golf Course Community of Hampshire Greens.  All of these communities have gorgeous homes, on lots anywhere from 1/3 acre to 10 acres! If you are looking for newer homes expect to pay anywhere from 500,000 to $1,000,000+. 

Silver Spring's parks have more than just grass and trees.  Many include playgrounds, ball fields, basketball courts,  tennis courts, picnic areas, trails, ponds, recreation centers or indoor swim centers. Our parks and streams are beautiful and there are two very active groups of people that want to keep them that way, The Friends of Sligo Creek and Neighbors of the Northwest Branch are private groups dedicated to keeping our two largest tributaries clean and healthy.

Condominiums

There were 511 Condos Sold in Silver Spring, Maryland in 2017

Lowest Sales Price for a Condo  -  $53,000 for a 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath Condo ( needed rehab) in the Carolyn Condominium Development, Downtown Silver Spring zip 20910.
 
Highest Sales Price for a Condo  -  $765,000 for a 1,591 square foot, 2 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath, New Construction/Restoration Unit in "The Gymnasium". Located in the Historic National Park Seminary, Silver Spring. Zip Code 20910. 


 

Town Homes

There were 545 Town Houses Sold in Silver Spring in 2017

Lowest Sales Price for a Town House  -  $145,000 for a 2 Bedroom 1 Bath 2 Level Town Home, a Bank Owned Foreclosure, built in 1984 in the Avonshire Townhome Development, 20904

Highest Sold Price for a Town House  -  $779,000 for a 3 Bedroom 4 Bath 4 Level Townhouse  New Construction in the Chelsea Heights Subdivision - Downtown Silver Spring, 20910

 

Single Family Homes

There were 1900 Single Family Detached Homes Sold in Silver Spring in 2017

Lowest Sales Price for a Single Family House  -  $175,000 for a 4 Bedroom, 1 Bath 1 Level Brick Rambler built in 1950, in the Colesville area of Silver Spring, 20904

Highest Sales Price for a Single Family House  -  $1,100,000 for a 10,000 sq ft 5 Bedroom, 4 1/2 Bath, 3 Level Stone Front Colonial with wrap around porch, built in 2004 on over 10 Acres in the Ashton Preserve Subdivision Silver Spring, 20905

                                                        

                                                     Takoma Park, Maryland - A Victorian Suburb

Takoma Park, or "Granola Park" as some locals call it now, was the first planned suburban community of Washington, DC.  Founded in 1883, by Benjamin Franklin Gilbert, Takoma Park was developed along a branch of the B & O railroad. It was originally conceived as a "summer resort" area, as a healthful clean-water alternative to Washington, DC's malarial swamps. With a population of 18,000 it rests along the upper northeast boundary of D.C. and strattles Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland. 

B.F. Gilbert named his community TAKOMA an Indian word meaning "High Up - Near Heaven".  Takoma Park has it's own city government, police department, library and is served by Montgomery County Schools 

Religion and politics has shaped the Takoma Park community. From the early 1900's to 1990, Takoma Park was the world headquarters of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Two of the church's institutions remain today, The Washington Adventist Hospital, and Columbia Union College. The coming of metro service to Takoma Park has made it a perfect "bedroom community" for young professionals.  It is a 15 minute commute to the middle of Downtown DC by METRO from the Takoma Red Line Station.
                               
Takoma Park is a friendly "laid back", independent small town with liberal politics. Takoma Park is sometimes called the "Berkley of the East" The residents are politically active and have put in place a number of progressive measures such as the Declaration of a Nuclear-Free Zone and legal recognition of non-marital partnerships.

In the Takoma Park, Maryland historic district you will find grand old Victorians, Bungalows, American Four Squares and other old timey styles, along tree-lined streets. There is also a Washington, DC Takoma Park Historic District. 

Old Town Takoma offers an eclectic, funky mix of small, locally owned specialty shops and small restaurants, cafes and a very popular FOOD COOP.  There is a year round farmers market every Sunday in the center of town. To celebrate July 4th, the town puts on its own parade and its own fireworks display
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                                                     Takoma Park MD Real Estate Prices and Home Sales
 

Takoma Park Maryland is one the HOTTEST Pockets of Real Estate in the DC Metro Area! 

 

In 2017 there were 153 sales of Single Family Detached homes in Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Maryland:
 

The Average LIST price for a single family home in Takoma Park in 2017 was $576,601

The Average SOLD price for a single family home in Takoma Park in 2017 was $580,503

The Average Sold Price for a home is over the average asking price by $3,902. 

In 2017 the Average Days on the Market for a single family home in Takoma Park, MD was 39 Days.