About 3401 38th St Nw #twr-215
Tucked into one of Cathedral Heights' quieter residential pockets, this one-bedroom residence at Vaughan Place rewards the curious renter who looks a little closer at what a well-considered home actually feels like to live in day after day. From the moment you step inside, the open floor plan draws your eye through the space, letting the room breathe in a way that smaller, compartmentalized layouts simply cannot. Natural light moves across the interior throughout the day, and with window treatments already in place, you control exactly how much of the outside world follows you in.
The kitchen is the kind of space that makes cooking feel less like a chore and more like a natural extension of the evening. Upgraded countertops give you real working room, and the stainless steel appliances — refrigerator, stove, microwave, range hood, dishwasher, and ice maker — are arranged so that everything you reach for is already within arm's reach. The disposal handles the mess, and when the meal is done, the open layout means the conversation from the living room never really stopped. You were never out of it.
What makes the daily rhythm here especially easy is what you never have to leave the apartment to do. The in-unit washer and dryer mean laundry happens on your schedule, not the building's. The walk-in closet gives your wardrobe actual space to exist rather than compete. Storage, organization, morning routines — all of it flows more smoothly in a home that was designed with the resident's actual life in mind.
Beyond your front door, Vaughan Place wraps its residents in a layered set of amenities that serve different moods and different hours of the day. The fitness center is there for early mornings or post-commute decompression. The pool is there for afternoons when the city heat settles in and you need to reset. The clubhouse, game room, and meeting room give you places to gather, work, or simply be somewhere that isn't your desk or your couch. Outside, a picnic area and dog park extend the livable footprint of the building into fresh air. The community is gated and staffed with security, and elevator access means you are never hauling groceries up a stairwell.
Pets are part of the picture here, with both cats and dogs welcome, subject to the community's number limits and breed restrictions, and a deposit required at move-in.
Parking is available through the attached garage and surface lot, giving you covered and uncovered options depending on your preference. Cathedral Heights sits in a part of Northwest Washington that places you within comfortable reach of the kinds of neighborhoods — Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Glover Park — where independent restaurants, weekend farmers markets, and local shops define the pace of a Saturday morning. The broader connective tissue of the city, including Metrobus routes threading through this part of Wisconsin Avenue corridor, keeps the rest of Washington accessible without requiring a car for every errand.
For a one-bedroom home measuring 700 square feet, the layout here makes every square foot count — open where it should be open, private where it should be private, and equipped in a way that removes friction from the routines that make up most of a life. 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.
