Three-bedroom Palisades home with multiple outdoor entertaining areas seeks $1.2M

This three-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home at 5511 Hawthorne Place NW in Palisades features four distinct outdoor entertaining spaces in the backyard, including two decks, a slate patio with a wood-burning fireplace, and a gazebo at the back of a grassy patch. The property lot is more than 6,400 square feet, according to records, and the home is listing for $1,239,000.

Originally built in 1925, the home comes with high ceilings, wood floors throughout, and an efficient climate-control system. The living room includes a gas fireplace while the kitchen is attached to a breakfast room that walks out to one of the two exterior decks. The lower level boasts a family room, a full bathroom, a laundry room, a storage room, and built-in shelves.

The front of the home, which is roughly a block east of shops on MacArthur Boulevard NW, features a covered porch, and there is a storage shed in the back. The property last sold for $899,000 in 2008. Compass’ Ty Hreben and Sheila Mooney are serving as the listing agents.

• 5511 Hawthorne Place Northwest [Compass]