3401 38th St Nw · Apartment for Rent

Property Status: Active An open kitchen flows into a living room framed by generous windows, and the first thing that registers is how much space an 800-square-foot one-bedroom can actually hold. The layout breathes. Upgraded countertops anchor the kitchen, where stainless steel appliances - refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, and a range hood that means business - make cooking feel less like a chore and more like an activity worth doing at the end of a long day. The in-unit washer and dryer tuck away neatly, the walk-in closet swallows luggage and seasonal gear without protest, and the two full bathrooms mean mornings never require negotiation. Window treatments are already in place, the ice maker does its quiet work, and the open floor plan means your living room, dining area, and kitchen exist in conversation with one another rather than in separate, undersized rooms. Step outside the unit and the building earns its keep just as thoroughly. The fitness center is the kind of amenity that actually changes behavior - when the gym is downstairs rather than across town, the mental math shifts and the morning workout starts to happen. The pool offers a place to decompress when Washington summers arrive with their full humid authority. A clubhouse and game room provide reasons to linger, to meet neighbors, to turn a building full of strangers into something that feels more like a community. There is a picnic area for afternoons that deserve to be spent outdoors, a dog park for the residents who navigate city life with four-legged company, and meeting room space for the moments when a home office needs a conference table. The building is gated and served by on-site security, with elevator access throughout and both an attached garage and a parking lot serving residents who keep a car in the city. The entire community is pet-friendly, welcoming cats and dogs with the usual breed restrictions and number limits in place. Washington, DC has a way of layering history and momentum on top of each other until a neighborhood feels simultaneously rooted and restless, and the energy around this part of the city reflects exactly that. The capital's infrastructure - its parks, its transit corridors, its concentration of institutions, galleries, and independent restaurants - sits within reach of daily life here. The kind of Saturday that starts with a long walk and ends with a good dinner is less a luxury than a baseline expectation. Living in this city means inheriting its rhythms: the early-morning runners along the mall paths, the evening crowds spilling out of restaurants onto wide sidewalks, the sense that something is always happening a few blocks in any direction. Vaughan Place puts that life within reach from a home that doesn't ask you to compromise on comfort to get it. Pricing and availability subject to change on a daily basis. Photos are of model units. Parking may be available subject to availability and may be an additional fee. Office Phone: (469) 900-5313 Copyright © 2026 Bright MLS. All rights reserved. All information provided by the listing agent/broker is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified.