6905 Rhode Island Ave

1bd/1ba English basement apartment with private entrance for rent in the walkable and bike-friendly Calvert Hills neighborhood of College Park, available immediately. The fully renovated 750 square-foot apartment has a private entrance, kitchenette, full bathroom, living room, large bedroom, and independent air heating and air conditioning, as well as access to a full laundry room and second half-bathroom shared with the house above. The apartment shares high-speed FiOS wireless internet, washer and dryer, a large yard with mature shade and fruit trees, and both on- and off-street parking with the house above. NEIGHBORHOOD: Within a half-mile walk of the University of Maryland, Whole Foods, and the College Park Metro Station, the home is in one of the quietest and yet most walkable, transit-, and bike-friendly locations in College Park, Prince George's County, and the greater DC metro area. The College Park Metro Station is on the Metro Rail Green Line and is a 25-minute ride to the Washington, DC Metro Center. The Trolley Trail greenway running and biking trail passes directly in front of the house, linking nearby Lake Artemisia with DC through the Anacostia Tributary Trail System. $1375/month rent + $225/month utilities (internet, water, gas, and electricity) included for one person (total $1600/month); furnishings and/or one additional person negotiable. Annual lease preferred, short-term negotiable. Security deposit is equal to two month's rent + utilities. Both the first month's rent + utilities and security deposit ($4800 total) are due on signing; the security deposit may be divided equally between signing and the first monthly payment if needed. Sorry, no smoking or pets indoors.