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UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Where Can You Get the Most For Your Condo Fees?

  • May 12th 2009

by Mark Wellborn

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Where Can You Get the Most For Your Condo Fees?: Figure 1
Roof at Kenyon Square

In this week’s installment of “UrbanTurf Reader Asks,” a reader who is looking to buy a condo in DC wonders which condo developments offer the most bang for their buck in terms of the amenities and services that you get for your condo fees.

“I am looking to buy a condo in DC, but have been surprised at how steep monthly condo fees are at a lot of buildings. I wouldn’t mind paying $400 a month if that included access to a pool, fitness center, roof deck, etc. as well as covering maintenance and some utilities. However, it seems like some of the buildings in DC just have fees that are arbitrarily high (like down on the Southwest Waterfront and in Kalorama).

Does anyone know which developments offer the most services/amenities for the monthly condo fees that you have to shell out?”

Post your thoughts in the comments section. If you would like to submit a question for "UrbanTurf Reader Asks," send an email to editor@urbanturf.com.

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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/urbanturf_reader_asks_where_can_you_get_the_most_for_your_condo_fees/900.

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