1605 W. Rogers Avenue, Mt. Washington, Baltimore
Hot House: Architect-designed tree-house in Mt. Washington. Three bedrooms/3 bathrooms on 1,800 square feet, just off the JFX. Asking price: $415,000
What: This wonderful and charming treehouse — designed and built by the architect, Isao Oishi, in 2002 — sits in the tree-tops above Northern Parkway on the semi-private Forty-Foot Road, a city road that residents have paved and maintain.
The street level of the house, with old-growth trees and beautiful plantings, contains the living space, along with a number of decks, sliding glass doors, and clerestory windows to bring in lots of light. There is a combination open plan living/dining room, a kitchen with some new appliances provides ample space for entertaining or quiet family time. A marble-clad powder room completes the space.
The lower level, on a hillside sloping down from the street, contains all three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Several levels of decks, pergolas and patios provide space for bird-watching, forest bathing, or just watching the world (meaning squirrels and rabbits, deer and foxes) go by!
Huge double-paned windows line the walls, bringing the outside right into the house. In the summer, the huge trees shade the house and keep it cool, and in the winters, when the leaves fall, the passive solar system helps warm the house. Two dedicated parking spaces ensure that you’ll never have to fight with the neighbors over where to park.
There are thoughtful, practical, and attractive details throughout the house. Built-in storage spaces, beautiful and colorful stonework on surfaces, including the gas fireplace and floors, lush marbles and much more all contribute to a well-designed house.
Where: The treehouse is just off of Northern Parkway on the teeny, tiny Forty-Foot Road, even though the address is on Rogers Avenue. It is convenient to the JFX, nearly equidistant to the shops on Roland Avenue, Mount Washington and Cross Keys, and within the Mount Washington school district.
Final Appraisal: If you love nature and long to be enveloped by it in the city, this is the house for you. It’s modern and spare but offers all of the delights of being surrounded by birds, trees and nature. It feels like it is in the middle of the country, but it is close to all of the amenities you need. The listing for the house is here.
Just wondering, what were the 2020 property taxes? Info states 2 different figures
I don’t know about that. You might call the agent and see if they have additional information.