Prepare to be surprised; this unassuming Truxton Circle Row home is mightier than one would expect. Over 2300 sqft of finished living area on two floors. The perfect combination of size and location! This deep three bedrooms 2.5 bath row home is one of the largest on the block. Just a half a block in from N. Cap and Florida, this is a DC commuter s dream. This home was initially built in 1924 but has been brought into the 21st century, with a fully built-out Nest Home system including Nest Yale locks, Nest doorbell, Nest outdoor camera on the patio, Nest smoke detectors, Nest thermostat, and Nest temperature sensors. Want to adjust the lights in any room? There's an app for that, and this home also includes Philips Hue Lightbulbs that can be controlled by a smart device (Alexa, Nest hub, Google Home, Etc) with each room & floor being their own zones. Enter into a spacious living/dining combination, with sparkling hardwood floors and travel back into a bright family living room with multiple sun exposures. Upstairs are three bedrooms, an updated hall bath, and a fantastic master suite with a custom bath added to the home in 2012. The master bath has heated floors, glass sinks, glass-enclosed shower, and vanities with soft close drawers. Features that set 53 bates apart from the rest; a beautiful master bedroom with great light coming from a large bay window, a unique brick office space with a skylight, a ton of storage inside and bike storage outside, two floors of hardwood floors, Double hung vinyl windows, rear patio with privacy fence, updated kitchen with stainless appliances. A Walkscore of 92, BikerScore of 95, and a TransitScore of 76!53 Bates is in the middle of everything and located between two metro lines, only .4 miles to Redline and .6 to the Greenline.