New32
$649,900
3 bd · 4 ba · 2,094 sqft
1803 Locust Grove Rd, Silver Spring, MD
Bruce L Wertz · Cranford & Associates
Est. $4,758/mo$407/sqft · 58 days on Realty
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,768
Sqft
1962
Built
Welcome to 143 Ritchie Avenue, a completely renovated home from top to bottom! With spacious, light-filled interiors and an abundance of updates nestled on a lush and deep lot, you'll love living here! The bright living room features a picture window, ceiling fan, and wood flooring. The living room flows into the beautifully renovated kitchen. Designed for both style and function, the kitchen is outfitted with granite countertops, an LG gas range with 5 burners, stainless steel appliances, under cabinet lighting, a subway tile backsplash, large tile flooring, and a glass door with integrated blinds that leads to the backyard. This level also includes three bright bedrooms with wood flooring and front mounted double bifold barn doors on the closets. The full, recently renovated bathroom with niches is well appointed. The main level is complete with a linen closet and a coat closet. The walkout lower level provides remarkable versatility, serving as additional living space with new waterproof vinyl flooring, recessed lighting, and windows with blinds. You'll enjoy a generous living area, mini kitchen, updated full bathroom with a floating vanity and a frameless shower door with a barn door mechanism, and a large storage room and laundry room combination with shelving and a workbench area. An exterior rear door to the backyard has integrated blinds. This residence has benefited from numerous improvements: replaced hot water system (2026), replaced basement baseboard heaters (2026), upgraded electrical in the basement with a supplemental electrical box (2025), all vinyl siding and gutters (2023), upgraded insulation (2023), replacement double paned, low E windows (2023), roof replaced (2023), alarm system and doorbell camera (2023), HVAC replaced (2023), and installed paver pathways and patio (2025). The private, fenced backyard represents a peaceful retreat on a landscaped lot with a white picket-fenced side border, a deer fence in the rear, an open shed, an additional woodshed, an enclosed vegetable garden, a delightful patio, and ample room for play. The side porch off the kitchen has been upgraded with Trex boards and lattice. Surface parking for multiple vehicles. The perfect location: close to Sligo Creek Park and its trails and the Takoma Park Library and Community Center. 0.9 miles to Takoma Metro Station! Enjoy living in eclectic Takoma Park; the location offers all the allure and convenience of this very special area. Relish the warm sense of community as well as ready access to shopping, restaurants, the farmer’s market, and entertainment in both Takoma Park and vibrant downtown Silver Spring.
Listing agent
Daniel F Metcalf
Courtesy of Perennial Real Estate
(301) 830-1221
Bright MLS · Listing MDMC2252730
$143,800
Estimated monthly payment
$4,758/mo
Loan amount $575,200. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.
2026 roll
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Open the Silver Spring camera map2 license-plate readers mapped within 1 mile of this home, both identified as Flock Safety devices. None within ½ mile. Nearest: 0.6 mi northeast. Operator named in the data: Montgomery College Public Safety.
| Device type | Within ½ mi | Within 1 mi |
|---|---|---|
| License-plate readers | 0 | 2 |
| of which Flock Safety | 0 | 2 |
Community-reported via OpenStreetMap; may be incomplete. Data as of . © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.
Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.
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School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.
Takoma Park Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Montgomery County Public Schools
1,177 students · 16.8:1 student–teacher
Takoma Park Elementary School
PK-2 · Regular · Montgomery County Public Schools
559 students · 15.2:1 student–teacher
Piney Branch Elementary School
3-5 · Regular · Montgomery County Public Schools
575 students · 16.8:1 student–teacher
East Silver Spring Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Montgomery County Public Schools
540 students · 12.1:1 student–teacher
The Nora School
9-12 · Regular
65 students · 6.5:1 student–teacher
Silver Spring International Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Montgomery County Public Schools
1,015 students · 14.5:1 student–teacher
Rolling Terrace Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Montgomery County Public Schools
645 students · 10.4:1 student–teacher
Sligo Creek Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Montgomery County Public Schools
632 students · 15.3:1 student–teacher
New32
$649,900
3 bd · 4 ba · 2,094 sqft
1803 Locust Grove Rd, Silver Spring, MD
Bruce L Wertz · Cranford & Associates
Price Reduced43$510,000
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Lupe M Rohrer · Redfin Corp
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Deborah Gerald · Compass
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Eleanor S Kott · Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
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Deborah Gerald · Compass





Within 2 miles of this home: 40+ restaurants and cafés, 17 grocery stores, 40+ parks and green spaces, and 25+ transit stops.
Place data from OpenStreetMap.
Peter's Sub Shop
Maple Avenue
La Casita
Koma Coffee
Flower Avenue
Mansa Kunda
Seoul Food D.C
Korean restaurant · Carroll Avenue
Spring Mill Bread Co
Carroll Avenue
Cielo Rojo
Mexican restaurant
Manny & Olga's Pizza
Fenton Street
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Food Co-op
Ethan Allen Avenue
Safeway
Thayer Avenue
Nazret Market
Takoma Park Farmers Market
Whole Foods Market
Wayne Avenue
Bestway
Piney Branch Road
Giant
Arliss Street
Angkor Supermarket
Hefner Park
Takoma Park Dog Park
Sligo Avenue Neighborhood Park
Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park
Grant Avenue Berm
Centennial Garden
Maple Avenue Community Garden
Lower Portal Park
Piney Branch Rd & Ritchie Ave
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Piney Branch Rd & Potomac Ave
Piney Branch Rd & Ray Dr
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Piney Branch Rd & Sligo Ave
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