Welcome to this large, bright colonial style home on everyone’s favorite street in wonderful Rock Creek Forest! This rarely available, very popular model has been updated for sale and is ready to go with fresh paint and flooring, maintenance and upgrades, and features a true foyer entry, white eat-in kitchen, adjacent family room, cheerful main floor den / office / playroom with built-in shelving, formal living room and dining rooms, large screened in porch, and main floor powder room. Upstairs there are four very generous bedrooms including a fabulous primary suite with its own sitting room (currently with additional built-in organized closet space) and primary bath / dressing room, and a convenient second laundry. The lower level includes a flexible recreation room / guest room with a huge closet; another bath, utility room, laundry room, extra storage, and a spacious, attached two car garage. Extensive hardscaping, thoughtful perennial landscaping, and a lovely deck complete the picture All this, and the remarkable charm and convenience of Rock Creek Forest with its local elementary school, restaurants and shopping center, swim club, and playgrounds, just steps to Rock Creek Park - a world away from the hustle and hassle of lower MoCo but just minutes to two Red Line Metro stations, I495 / I270 / I95, Beach Drive, and downtown Bethesda, Silver Spring, and DC… …Welcome Home
For sale
$1,525,000
8041 Ellingson Dr, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
4beds
3,148sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1979
8,181 Square Feet Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$484/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Thoughtful perennial landscapingTrue foyer entryLovely deckConvenient second laundryLarge screened in porchAdjacent family roomExtensive hardscaping
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Likely to sell faster than
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Barbara Nalls 240-602-9035,
TTR Sotheby's International Realty 3015161212
Source: Bright MLS,MLS#: MDMC2259926
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 4
- Full bathrooms: 2
- 1/2 bathrooms: 2
- Main level bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Living Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Family Room, Den, Foyer, Breakfast Room, Laundry, Recreation Room, Storage Room, Utility Room
Breakfast room
- Level: Main
Den
- Level: Main
Dining room
- Level: Main
Family room
- Level: Main
Foyer
- Level: Main
Kitchen
- Level: Main
Laundry
- Level: Lower
Laundry
- Level: Upper
Living room
- Level: Main
Recreation room
- Level: Lower
Sitting room
- Level: Upper
Storage room
- Level: Lower
Utility room
- Level: Lower
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
Cooling
- Central Air, Electric
Appliances
- Included: Gas Water Heater
- Laundry: Laundry Room
Features
- Basement: Interior Entry,Garage Access
- Number of fireplaces: 2
Interior area
- Total structure area: 3,672
- Total interior livable area: 3,148 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 2,448
- Finished area below ground: 700
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Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 4
- Parking features: Inside Entrance, Attached, Driveway
- Attached garage spaces: 2
- Uncovered spaces: 2
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: None
Features
- Levels: Three
- Stories: 3
- Pool features: None
Lot
- Size: 8,181 Square Feet
Details
- Additional structures: Above Grade, Below Grade
- Parcel number: 161301817394
- Zoning: R60
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Colonial
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Brick
- Foundation: Block
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1979
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Rock Creek Forest
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Chevy Chase
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $484/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $1,128,100
- Annual tax amount: $13,847
- Date on market: 10/16/2026
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
- Ownership: Fee Simple
Estimated market value
Not available
Estimated sales range
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Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2026 | Listed for sale | $1,525,000+109.2%$484/sqft |
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| 1/1/2015 | Sold | $729,000$232/sqft |
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| 3/7/2003 | Sold | $729,000+91.8%$232/sqft |
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| 2/18/1998 | Sold | $380,000$121/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $13,847 +4.5% | $1,128,100 +4.5% |
| 2025 | $13,249 +11.6% | $1,079,800 +4.7% |
| 2024 | $11,875 +8.5% | $1,031,500 +8.6% |
| 2023 | $10,944 +14.2% | $949,867 +9.4% |
| 2022 | $9,581 +10.5% | $868,233 +10.4% |
| 2021 | $8,672 +6.3% | $786,600 +6.4% |
| 2020 | $8,158 +14.6% | $739,500 +14.6% |
| 2019 | $7,116 -0.2% | $645,300 |
| 2018 | $7,129 -1.2% | $645,300 +1.5% |
| 2017 | $7,214 -5.1% | $635,967 +1.5% |
| 2016 | $7,600 | $626,633 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $7,600 | $617,300 |
| 2014 | $7,600 | $617,300 |
| 2013 | -- | $617,300 -13.3% |
| 2012 | -- | $712,400 |
| 2011 | -- | $712,400 |
| 2010 | -- | $712,400 -10.5% |
| 2009 | -- | $795,740 +5.4% |
| 2008 | -- | $755,256 +5.7% |
| 2007 | -- | $714,773 +6% |
| 2006 | -- | $674,290 +15.7% |
| 2005 | -- | $582,770 +18.6% |
| 2004 | -- | $491,250 +22.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $399,730 +6.2% |
| 2002 | -- | $376,322 |
| 2001 | -- | $376,322 |
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Neighborhood: 20815
Nearby schools
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Rock Creek Forest
- Middle: Silver Creek
- High: Bethesda-chevy Chase
- District: Montgomery County Public Schools
Source: Bright MLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.





