Posts by Shilpi Paul
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Shilpi Paul, from most recent to least.
Updates on Riverfront on the Anacostia, Canal Park
Shilpi Paul | May 15th 2012 | 15 Comments
The team behind RiverFront on the Anacostia, a large mixed-used development on the boards for just south of Nationals Park, stopped by ANC 6D's... read »
Homeownership Rates Down in Region
Shilpi Paul | May 14th 2012
With the news that the home ownership rate in the US has fallen to a 15-year low, UrbanTurf was curious about how our region compared with the... read »
Walk Score Launches Bike Score
Shilpi Paul | May 14th 2012 | 1 Comment
Walk Score, the website that ranks the walkability of addresses and is becoming an increasingly useful shorthand for home buyers and renters, just... read »
Point/Counterpoint: Is Now A Good Time to Buy Your First Home?
Shilpi Paul | May 14th 2012 | 4 Comments
Is now a good time to enter the housing market, or should you wait? The Wall Street Journal asked two experts to weigh in on this perpetually-asked... read »
Bedroom in a Box: A Futuristic Murphy Bed
Shilpi Paul | May 11th 2012 | 1 Comment
For those living in small spaces, a Latvian designer has created a futuristic-looking way to keep all your bedroom furniture neatly folded away. ... read »
Kalorama: A Posh View From Embassy Row
Shilpi Paul | May 11th 2012 | 4 Comments
The small neighborhood of Kalorama emerged during a period of rapid development in DC's history, and the architecture is a kind of time capsule that... read »
Best New Listings: Georgetown, Kent and Logan Circle
Shilpi Paul | May 11th 2012 | 3 Comments
In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a Georgetown home with many sleeping nooks, a Kent rowhouse with beautiful landscaping and a... read »
This Week’s Find: Design Worthy of a Cover Article
Shilpi Paul | May 10th 2012 | 1 Comment
The owner of This Week's Find transformed a plain one-bedroom into a stylish, hotel-like home that made it on to the cover of a magazine. ... read »
Tight Housing Market Means More Cash From Buyers
Shilpi Paul | May 10th 2012 | 1 Comment
We know that in the current market homes are getting snapped up within days, receiving multiple offers and often getting bids much higher than the... read »
McMillan Redevelopment Salon Addresses Concerns of Area Residents
Shilpi Paul | May 10th 2012 | 2 Comments
On Wednesday evening, representatives from the team behind the redevelopment of the McMillan Reservoir met with a small group of residents at Big... read »
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever

The Mint, a new 21-unit condo project from PERS Development at 4th Street and Rhode... read »
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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
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 »
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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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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 »
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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 »
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
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 »
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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 »
- Best New Listings: A Tudor, A Co-op and Chocolate Mint in the Garden (Week of May 18th)
- Best New Listings: Georgetown, Kent and Logan Circle (Week of May 11th)
- Best New Listings: Deceptive Facade, High Tech Renovations and a Beautiful Backyard (Week of May 4th)
- Best New Listings: Dupont Dog Owner, The Turret House, 1927 Craftsman (Week of Apr 27th)
- Best New Listings: Petworth Wardman, Carly Simon Condo and a Light-Filled Row House (Week of Apr 20th)
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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 »


































































