Parkside Condos

Parkside Condos are distinguished by their spaciousness, affordability and great location at the edge of Bethesda! Amenities include pool and tennis!  If you are looking for an reasonably priced Bethesda Md condo that gives you the option of walking to the Stratford Music Center or biking into Bethesda or hopping on the Beltway and I-270 easily, then Parkside is your first choice. Located in a wooded setting, these condos are spacious and peaceful – and yet so close to everything. You would never imagine that you are just a few blocks away from the Grosvenor Metro (Red Line). You are also very close to the Walter Reed Medical Center, NIH, Marriott Headquarters, and the new Pike and Rose, with all the shops, movie theaters, bowling alley, and restaurants you could imagine. Pike and Rose is so big and innovative that it even has its own beach and a boat as a restaurant!  The elementary school, Garrett Park, is well regarded by the families that attend.

Parkside was built between 1952 and 1966 as a rental community and converted to condo ownership in 1981.  It is a medium sized community of 954 units in 102 buildings located in a wooded setting spread over 69 acres.  There is one efficiency with 354 square feet, lots of one bedroom condos, two bedrooms condos, some with one bath or one and a half or two full baths, and three bedrooms with two baths. There is a condo for almost every need and taste at Parkside. Many of the units have lovely views of the woods from their balconies or patios.  To find out which condos are on the market right now, just click here.

Parkside has two large outdoor pools for residents in the community, two tennis courts, playgrounds, a ball field, jog/walk paths, and two clubhouses. You can even take the bike trail to downtown Bethesda. There is extra storage in many of the 102 buildings and there is a laundry room on the lower level in each building as the units do not have their own washers and dryers.   To find out which condos are on the market right now, just click here.

Life at Parkside is peaceful and quiet! It is a welcome respite from the noise of daily life – but it is so close to everything that is Bethesda.  The Grosvenor Metro (Red line) is a short walk from any of the units at Parkside and from there you can access all of the DC metro area.

Parkside is very close to the Strathmore Music Center and a short distance to the old White Flint Mall, which is in the process of being redeveloped.

Located between North Bethesda and downtown Bethesda, residents have a choice of restaurants such as Seasons 52 on the Rockville Pike and some incredible Chinese restaurants further north into Rockville – and then south to caRuth’s Chris Steak House on Wisconsin Avenue at the Air Rights Building. Restaurants abound! Check out any of the great choices in downtown Bethesda like the Spanish Diner – or Positano or Black’s at the Woodmont Triangle.  You will never be hungry here!

The nearest grocery stores are the Whole Foods in Rockville at Woodglen Drive and Executive Boulevard, the Giant on the Rockville Pike, and the Harris Teeter at  Wisconsin Avenue near NIH.  In addition, there is a small market in one of the Grosvenor buildings that everyone raves about  and Balducci’s at Democracy and Old Georgetown in the Wildwood shopping center.   Want to know which condos are on the market right now?  Just click here.

You are an easy walk or commute to the Metro.  You are perfectly positioned between downtown Bethesda and the new developments on the Rockville Pike like the Pike and Rose and the new community and shops that will eventually be approved for construction at White Flint’s old location.

Shopping? Try Westfield Montgomery Mall for Nordstrom’s and Macy’s plus lots of little shops.  Don’t miss the stores at Wildwood shopping center like Sephora or in downtown Bethesda like Bonobo’s and Lululemon.  For that matter, you are close to the Rockville Town Center too.

The library on Democracy is a nice friendly place to visit and if you are looking for swimming lessons so you can enjoy the pool in the summer, you can try the aquatic center nearby.

Parkside was built between 1952 and 1966 as a rental community and converted to condo ownership in 1981.  It is a medium sized community of 954 units in 102 buildings located in a wooded setting spread over 69 acres.  There is one efficiency with 354 square feet, lots of one bedroom condos, two bedrooms condos, some with one bath or one and a half or two full baths, and three bedrooms with two baths. There is a condo for almost every need and taste at Parkside. Many of the units have lovely views of the woods from their balconies or patios.  To find out which condos are on the market right now, just click here.

Parkside Condos is not pet friendly unless you have a service or therapy animal.  That may be disappointing to someone who wants to move to the Parkside with their favorite dog or cat, but there are lots of other choices.  In fact, it is nice to know that there is a community like the Parkside where you can walk up to your front door and not face a large dog on the landing.  If you are thinking of moving and want to bring your pet with you, just give me a call to find a great building that is in fact pet friendly!  I have a big poodle whom I love dearly so I can definitely empathize with that desire to keep your pet with you!

Parkside Condominiums are located in the Walter Johnson cluster of the Montgomery County public schools. Students that live in Parkside Condos will attend Garrett Park Elementary at 10803 Montrose Road, Tilden Middle School, and Walter Johnson High School. Nearby private schools include Georgetown Prep, Stone Ridge, and Academy of the Holy Child.

In early 2022, the condo fee for a one bedroom one bath with 780 square feet is $369 monthly. A larger one bedroom one bath with 901 square feet has a condo fee of $416 monthly.   A two bedroom one bath with 970 square feet is $451.00.   An 1162 square foot two bedroom two bath condo has a monthly fee of $525.  A 1076 square foot three bedroom one bath unit has a fee of $493 and a three bedroom two bath unit with 1426 square feet pays $646 each month in fees.

Major employers in Bethesda include Marriott, the Walter Reed Medical Center, The Howard Hughes Institute, The National Institutes of Health, Capital One Bank, Lockheed Martin, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Chevy Chase Park condos is not only close to  the Red Line Metro in downtown Bethesda and the new purple line but also the Beltway and I-270, so that you can always get around the metro area from here.

Parkside is a large community with a variety of condo floor plans.  The good news is that there are generally a few homes on the market, even in a sellers’ market!  Click here to see all the condos that are on the market right now and then call the Lise Howe Group at 240-401-5577 to schedule your visit.  It is likely that we are NOT representing the seller on most of these units so that means that we can represent you to buy your new home.  Lets talk about the benefits of having buyer agency representation.

If you want to check out all the condos in the 20814 zip code that are less than $600,000 in list price, then just click here.

You may absolutely know that you want to live at Parkside for you might be just starting your search and you aren’t sure exactly what you want.  If this second description fits you, then you might want to consider some other communities in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, which are similarly priced and have a similar architectural style.

You might like Chevy Chase Park Condos,  a small community of condos backing to Norwood Park at the edge of downtown Bethesda. The garden style apartments in several buildings built around a courtyard offer an alternative to the high rise buildings in Bethesda which have become so prevalent. This pet friendly community has off street parking, extra storage and low condo fees. To see if there are any condos for sale now at Chevy Chase Park, click here.

You might also like 4720 Chevy Chase Drive, a small building of 34 mid century modern units built in 1962 at about the same time as the Bradley House Condos. The building also backs to Norwood Park and the units have lovely views from their balconies. You have your choice of 3 bedrooms with 1332 to 1571 square feet to one bedroom 832 square foot units. The building is pet friendly with size restriction and shared laundry facilities.

If you are interested in moving to a condo in Bethesda/Chevy Chase, you might consider other communities like the Wellington  or Bradley House.  Further afield are buildings such as Westlake Terrace and the Chelsea towers, West Lake Park and West Spring condos and Lakeside Terrace near Westfield Montgomery Mall.  To check out ALL the condos for sale under $600,000 in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, just click here. 

Prices in the last five months of 2021 into January 2022 reflect how reasonable the Parkside Condo community continues to be.  A one bedroom with 679 square feet of space sold for $195,000. Another unit with 779 square feet also sold for $195,000 while one with 780 square feet sold for $250,000.  A 977 square foot unit sold for $250,000.   Two bedrooms were a bit more expensive but not much.  A 1066 square foot two bedroom one bath sold for $302,000.  A three bedroom one bath sold for $315,000 with 1076 square feet of space.

There are a number of sites on the internet that will give you ‘estimates’ for what your home will sell for. These sites use public records and usually some kind of algorithm to try to produce a value for your home. These sites also publicly state their ‘error rates’. That means they aren’t correct, they are simply an estimate based on incomplete date. We would love to do a free comparative market analysis of your home  and let you know what could expect to get in today’s market if you are considering selling. Our valuation is based on up to the day data for homes that have recently sold in the area. Our valuation is not based on a formula that relies on public records which can take months to update. Please visit my website in order to get your free property evaluation for your Bethesda home

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