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Posts by Will Smith

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Will Smith, from most recent to least.

Developer Eyes Mount Pleasant Mansion for Condos

Developer Eyes Mount Pleasant Mansion for Condos

Will Smith | October 22nd 2010 | 2 Comments

An up-and-coming DC developer has its eye on a dilapidated mansion in Mount Pleasant, with the aim of turning it into condos over the next two years.... read »

2011 to See Most New Condo Construction Since the Boom

2011 to See Most New Condo Construction Since the Boom

Will Smith | October 14th 2010

In 2011, the DC area will see the most new condo construction since 2006, according to a recent report by real estate sales and marketing firm... read »

No Vacancy on 16th Street

No Vacancy on 16th Street

Will Smith | October 13th 2010 | 7 Comments

There has been a lot of talk recently about how tight the rental market is in the DC area. But until I started looking, I didn't realize just how... read »

GGW: Let’s Have Public Bathrooms in DC

GGW: Let’s Have Public Bathrooms in DC

Will Smith | October 12th 2010 | 9 Comments

Smart growth blog Greater Greater Washington yesterday advocated for the installation of pay public restrooms throughout DC, arguing that they... read »

Report: New Condo Inventory at Lowest Level Since Before the Boom

Report: New Condo Inventory at Lowest Level Since Before the Boom

Will Smith | October 5th 2010 | 8 Comments

A new report from real estate sales and marketing firm McWilliams|Ballard illustrates just how severe the new condo shortage is across the DC... read »

The Dumont’s Second Tower Goes Rental, Starts Lease-Up This Weekend

The Dumont’s Second Tower Goes Rental, Starts Lease-Up This Weekend

Will Smith | September 30th 2010 | 7 Comments

UrbanTurf has learned that the second tower of what was once known as The Dumont will go rental and start leasing this Saturday October 2nd. More... read »

Recommended: 100+ Walking Tours This Weekend

Recommended: 100+ Walking Tours This Weekend

Will Smith | September 24th 2010

This weekend is the semi-annual WalkingTown DC, a highly-recommended two-day event packed full of free walking tours of the District's neighborhoods.... read »

Pleasant Surprise: Housing Starts Up in August

Pleasant Surprise: Housing Starts Up in August

Will Smith | September 21st 2010 | 1 Comment

Some unexpectedly good news on the housing front made national headlines today: the Commerce Department reported that housing starts in August jumped... read »

The Rent V. Buy Debate Heats Up

The Rent V. Buy Debate Heats Up

Will Smith | September 17th 2010 | 9 Comments

You may have noticed a recent trend in the wider media to question the wisdom of home ownership, which for at least two generations has been an... read »

Waterfront Park in Capitol Riverfront Opens

Waterfront Park in Capitol Riverfront Opens

Will Smith | September 10th 2010 | 6 Comments

This weekend, a major addition to the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood opened to the public. The Yards Park is a 5.5-acre landscaped waterfront park... read »

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Neighborhood Profiles more »

Kalorama: A Posh View From Embassy Row

Kalorama: A Posh View From Embassy Row

Shilpi Paul
May 11th | 4 Comments

The small neighborhood of Kalorama emerged during a period of rapid development in DC's history,... read »

Editor's Choice more »

DC Area Home Prices Rise 11.2 Percent

DC Area Home Prices Rise 11.2 Percent

Shilpi Paul
May 10th | 7 Comments

DC area home prices rose 11.2 percent in April, the largest increase for prices in almost six... read »

New Condo Profiles more »

New Boutique Condo Project Hits the Market in Columbia Heights

New Boutique Condo Project Hits the Market in Columbia Heights

UrbanTurf Staff
April 24th | 1 Comment

A new 5-unit condo project hit the market in Columbia Heights today from the same developer that... read »

The DC Condo Market more »

Abdo Returns to Logan With 30-Unit Project

Abdo Returns to Logan With 30-Unit Project

UrbanTurf Staff
May 2nd | 8 Comments

Developer Jim Abdo made his name in Logan Circle, and is now returning to the neighborhood with a... read »

Green Real Estate more »

Should DC Follow LA in Teaching Residents How to Green Their Homes?

Should DC Follow LA in Teaching Residents How to Green Their Homes?

Shilpi Paul
May 7th | 2 Comments

While LEED certification is quickly becoming standard for new buildings in DC, residents in the... read »

Deal of the Week more »

Deal of the Week: Georgetown on the Cheap

Deal of the Week: Georgetown on the Cheap

UrbanTurf Staff
May 8th | 1 Comment

Georgetown is known for a lot of things, but reasonably priced homes for the mere mortal is not one... read »

Renting more »

Testing the Waters: How Much For a Columbia Heights Row House?

Testing the Waters: How Much For a Columbia Heights Row House?

UrbanTurf Staff
May 9th | 7 Comments

A reader who wants to rent his three-bedroom row house in Columbia Heights recently wrote in to... read »

Market Watch more »

Market Watch: Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle

Market Watch: Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle

Keith Gibbons
November 28th | 5 Comments

Housing Market Watch returns this week after a little hiatus as Keith Gibbons takes a closer look... read »

Unique Spaces more »

This Week’s Find: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home

This Week’s Find: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home

Shilpi Paul
March 28th | 7 Comments

Built in 1860, This Week's Find has a past that includes life as a pie factory and clearing house... read »

This Week's Find more »

This Week’s Find: A 33-Foot Wide Living Room in Kalorama

A 33-Foot Wide Living Room in Kalorama

Shilpi Paul
May 17th | 1 Comment

In This Week's Find, we take a look at a home whose layout reaches into the house next door. ... read »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks more »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Do I Deserve Financial Compensation?

Do I Deserve Financial Compensation?

UrbanTurf Staff
May 7th | 11 Comments

In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader who recently moved into a rental building in... read »

What X Buys You more »

What $330,000 Buys You in DC

What $330,000 Buys You in DC

Shilpi Paul
May 16th | 6 Comments

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market in the $325,000 to... read »

Best New Listings more »

Best New Listings: A Tudor, A Co-op and Chocolate Mint in the Garden

Best New Listings: A Tudor, A Co-op and Chocolate Mint in the Garden (Week of May 18th)

Shilpi Paul
May 18th | 0 Comments

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a Tudor tucked away off 16th Street, a... read »

Luxury Real Estate more »

The Priciest and Largest Plot of Land in DC Hits the Market

The Priciest and Largest Plot of Land in DC Hits the Market

UrbanTurf Staff
May 18th | 2 Comments

UrbanTurf has learned that a 1.25 acre plot of land has hit the market in Cleveland Park, making it... read »

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