The 1951 Hal Esten-designed Marcus House in Forest Hills is for rent for $9,500 a month. Esten, who worked for Charles Goodman before launching his own successful firm, designed many award-winning homes throughout the DC area. The Marcus House has 5 bedrooms/4 bathrooms and features a spectacular open two-story living-dining space. Below are some vintage [...]

I’m looking forward to the open house tomorrow (or today, if you are reading this on Sunday) at the Esten House from 1 to 4 p.m. As I mentioned in my post about the listing, you will have the opportunity to see more of Harold Esten’s work displayed in the house (see above picture of his [...]

For those who have been following the site for some time, you have seen my previous posts about the Jasper House I sold in Mohican Hills and the architect who designed it, Harold Lionel Esten, FAIA. I am now privileged to be listing Esten’s own award-winning home. The house was given a Merit Award for [...]

My custom Charles Goodman listing in Hollin Hills that I wrote about here went under contract this week. For those who like that house, I have two more listings coming up that you may enjoy. The custom Esten House in Hammond Wood by leading D.C. mid-century modern architect Halold Esten and a Goodman in Crest Park on [...]

The price on this Harold Esten-designed mid-century modern in Bethesda has recently dropped from $1 million to $895K. Esten, a leading mid-century modern architect here in the D.C. area, designed the flat-roof house for the Stokes family. The house has been vacant for some time and needs extensive work so it is now being marketed [...]

The price on my listing for this custom Harold Esten-designed mid-century modern in Bethesda has been reduced $90,000 to $985K. The neo-classical pavilion is set back on a 1/4 acre mature-treed lot in desirable Mohican Hills. Lovingly cared for by the original owners, the home features a stone entry foyer leading to its two levels [...]

When I recently sat down with architect Harold Esten, I asked him why he thought mid-century modern architecture was experiencing a renaissance. He said the architecture is “good basic design” that “wears well.” Esten, who designed the 1966 house in Mohican Hills (above) that I am listing and holding open from 2 to 4 pm [...]

The house shortly after it was built in 1966. The Gazette this week has a nice feature on my listing of a custom Harold Esten-designed home located in Bethesda’s Mohican Hills neighborhood. Writer Carrie Madren captures the unique features of the mid-century modern home that reflects the influences of Breuer and Mondrian. The price has [...]

I had an opportunity to sit down with architect Harold Esten the other day in his home in Hammond Wood, the Charles Goodman community in Silver Spring. I asked him about the design of this 1966 mid-century modern in Mohican Hills I am listing. The first thing he said was that “a good house needs [...]