THE WASHINGTON POST.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019KKEZ12
Buying New 11Q in Northwest Washington
BY AUDREY HOFFERA new four-story, 15-unit condominium
building named 11Q stands at 11th and Q
streets NW in the District, a stone’s throw
from Logan C ircle, t he U Street corridor and
14th Street.
The convenient location a nd t he b uilding’s
relatively large units attracted Johnny Van
Hoosier, who moved in at the beginning of
August. He sold his one-bedroom unit in the
Atlantic Plumbing condos on Eighth Street
NW and bought a two-bedroom unit in 11Q.
“It’s much quieter here,” Van Hoosier
said. “It was crazy on weekends in my last
place. People were everywhere all the time.
Now I have a bigger place. I get a lot of
natural light. I can walk to work. I have a
huge b alcony.”
The white brick building, highlighted by
black-framed windows, stands out a s bright
and contemporary. The site was previously
occupied by dilapidated rowhouses with a
few tenants at the end of their tenure.
Madison Investments, the builder and de-
veloper, bought the property and rebuilt it
inside and out.
“We dug down, went up one story and
pushed out the back to maximize the allow-
able square-footage,” said Barry Madani,
co-founder with a brother, Sia Madani, of
Madison Investments, a local company.
Madani said a great deal of effort also
went into designing the individual units.
“We drafted multiple iterations of floor
plans and room alignments to lay out the
units with the best living spaces we could
come up w ith,” h e said.
The name “Madison,” derived, in this
case, from the phrase Madani and Sons, is,
in part, a tribute to their father, who was a
real estate developer in Iran during the
shah’s r egime. The Iranian revolution d rove
the Madanis from the country, and the
family moved to Britain.
The company served as its own general
contractor, managing the building’s design
and construction. “This is our typical man-
agement style... because it gives us the
flexibility to make decisions quickly,” he said.
“When you do a rehab, you don’t really know
what’s t here until y ou get into t he s pace.”
He added, “With a general contractor
there’s a lot of paperwork and time involved
in c hange orders.”
Private entrances : The building’s 15
units have a variety of floor plans. Six two-
bedroom, two-bathroom units are still for
sale. Two units on the second level have
balconies. Three lower, semi-basement-lev-
el units have private entrances.
The entry door to the model unit, 201,
leads to the open-plan kitchen and com-
bined living-dining area. To the right is the
kitchen counter with a stove and refrigera-
tor. Beyond the appliances, there is a laun-
dry closet, with stacked washer and dryer,
and a utility closet. The large k itchen i sland
has a sink and room for four stools. The
living and dining area is laid out against a
backdrop of big windows.
The short passage to the two bedrooms
has a double-door c loset and bathroom. The
bathroom has two doors, one from the
hallway and the other from the smaller
bedroom. The larger bedroom has an ensuite bathroom. A wall of closets, one for
each, separates the two bedrooms.
Akseizer Design Group is the architect
and KMID Studio designed the interiors.
Landscaping is by Botanical Decorators.
McWilliams Ballard is handling sales and
marketing.
What’s nearby : Logan Circle, China-town, Penn Quarter and Judiciary Square
are brimming with restaurants, museums,
shops and entertainment. The McMillan
Park Reservoir district offers wide-open
green space as a respite from cramped city
living. A dog park is across the street from
11Q. The nine-hole Old Soldiers’ Home Golf
Course is to the north. The Shaw (Watha T.
Daniel) Library is on Seventh Street.
For groceries, Capitol Supermarket is on
11th S treet, Yes! Organic Market a nd Trader
Joe’s are on 14th Street, Giant Food at City
Market is on O Street and Whole Foods
Market i s on P Street.Schools : Seaton Elementary, Walker-
Jones Education Campus (prekindergarten
to eighth g rade), Dunbar High.
Transit : The Shaw-Howard University
Metro station, on the Green and Yellow
lines, is at 1701 Eighth Street NW. Nearby
traffic corridors are Vermont, Rhode Island
and Florida avenues. It’s easy to get around
on foot, bicycle or s cooter.
[email protected]Light-filled rooms and a convenient location
PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN C TANKERSLEY FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
ABOVE: A view of the exterior of 11Q , a 15-unit condominium building at 11th and Q streets NW in the District. The site was
previously occupied by dilapidated rowhouses. BELOW: The combined living and dining area in 11Q’s model unit.11Q
1101 Q St. NW, Washington
Nine of the 15 condos have been sold. Six
are for sale at prices ranging from $834,900
to $994,900.
Builder : Madison Investments
Features : The building has double-pane
argon-gas-filled windows, five-inch-plank
Kahrs hardwood floors and recessed LED
lights. Kitchens have stainless-steel Bosch
and Blomberg appliances, quartz counters,
Porcelanosa backsplashes, cabinets with
soft-close doors and drawers, and under-
cabinet lights. Porcelanosa cabinets and
plumbing fixtures are installed in the
bathrooms, which have floating vanities.
Each unit has a smart Ecobee thermostat
with Alexa voice control.
Bedrooms/bathrooms : 2 / 2
Square-footage : 1, 07 3 to 1,300
Condominium fee : $380 to $420 a month
View model : By appointment.
Contact : Craig Souza at 202-695-7580 or
LiveAt11Q.com To see more photos of 11Q, go to washing-
tonpost.com/realestate.