If you haven't noticed, Urban Turf's "Unique Spaces" column has quickly become one of our favorite parts about the unique real estate site. This month editor Mark Wellborn gets us a glimpse into Ed Carp's amazing steal: the sprawling Tilden Gardens Resturant in North Cleveland Park, which Ed turned into his private residence for $50,000.
According to Urban Turf, Mr. Carp is no stranger to budget-conscious renovations. His previous purchase was a 3,000 square foot apartment in Adam's Morgan which he bought for $95,000 (not that's not missing a zero) and sold for a 5 fold profit.
After renovating the former Tilden Gardens restaurant, Mr. Carp furnished it with pieces he scored form former hotels and hotel furniture warehouses.
To see more of Ed's renovation, check out the full article at Urban Turf.
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Comments (11)
Resturaunt = Resturant = restaurant?
Spell check not working?
Yes, a little spell check goes a long way...yikes.
That is a nicely done space, but it still looks commercial to me. Maybe it's the hotel furniture?
this post is a little misleading -- the article states that the reno was $50k, but the purchase price was $650,000.
while the green room rocks, the white room is too open to not have a color scheme to create more separate cozier nooks--and the formal furniture isn't helping...i'm wondering where the 50k went--furniture? green paint? the knocking down/rebuilding of walls? some before and after pics would be interesting...i am especially curious about the kitchen, since this was, after all, a restaurant...
Reading the article, it appears that the $50K initial 'renovation' cost included neither the furniture nor other unspecified improvements made during a later 'second round of renovations' - for which cost is notably absent. So, yes, more than $50K altogether has been invested in this place.
Love those burgundy velvet sofas - I wonder which hotel they came out of?
I love that ottoman! Want one.
I was told that the sofas came out of the Presidential Suite at the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Ave. I bought them, and a lot of the rest of my furniture from a place called "Hotel Furniture Sellout," which had been located in Hyattsville. They have recently merged with another used hotel furniture company called, "Williams Warehouse," which is now located in Capitol Heights, MD.
Thanks for the info, Ed.
Is that where those insanely gorgeous yellow sofas are from?
Wow...this home looks great and sooo comfortable! The living room has such a nice open space. Great place for entertaining comfortably or curling up with a book on any of those sofas.