This grand and gracious three bedroom & den residence at 2101 Connecticut Ave is the epitome of elegance. Perched on a high floor, bright and airy Apt. 75 enjoys lofty views of marvelous Grand Dame buildings of Kalorama, the Taft Bridge, and sunsets over the National Cathedral. The 24-foot gallery receives guests and invites them into the gracious drawing room with a wood burning fireplace featuring an oversized carved stone and marble mantel. The expansive dining room can accommodate meals for all of your favorite guests. A solarium, flooded with light from the south and the west, can be purposed as a casual sitting room, office, den or library. Designed by architects Joseph Abel & George T. Santmyers, each unit at 2101 was created with three exposures to emulate lighting and ventilation conditions typical of a private house. Refined details include 9-foot ceilings, crown mouldings and well-preserved oak floors throughout. The bounteous eat-in kitchen offers a 48" Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, a Sub-Zero under-counter built-in wine cellar, commercial grade DCS six burner gas stove with griddle, granite countertops and white cabinetry, a breakfast area, and is trimmed in fine William Morris wallpaper. A laundry room with service entrance to public hall has a Miele washer & dryer. The convenient powder room is located adjacent to the breakfast room. On the private North wing of the apartment, three generously proportioned bedrooms are punctuated by two renovated full baths. This configuration offers flexibility to create a two-room owner's suite and guest suite or to retain the current three bedroom plan. This home offers the desirable combination of radiant heat and a two-zone central air conditioning system. This classic Beaux Arts home, enjoying a prime location within the building, in move-in ready condition, represents an exceedingly rare offering. 2101 Connecticut is a pre-eminent white-glove full-service co-op in prestigious Kalorama, a leafy residential enclave just uphill from the heart of the city. Rich in history, the building has been home to Senators, Vice Presidents, Ambassadors and Supreme Court Justices. A 24-hour concierge is available to attend to your needs and a part-time doorman is on-site. The building is cared for by welcoming and professional on-site management. The use of a magnificent roof terrace with divine summer pavilions, grills and breathtaking city views is reserved to residents and their guests. A meeting room off of the glamorous gilded step-down lobby can be reserved for events. An exercise room is located downstairs. Unit 75 conveys with the use of a private garage parking space and a storage unit. The co-op fee includes maintenance and operations, the property taxes and a healthy monthly reserve contribution. Square footage per floor plan (2,618 sf) is estimate and deemed reliable but not guaranteed. DON'T MISS 3-D TOUR http://spws.homevisit.com/mls/309113/2101-CONNECTICUT-AVE-NW-75-WASHINGTON-DC-20009