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Most Popular Posts - Last 30 Days

Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles from the last 30 days, from most to least popular.

Abdo Returns to Logan With 30-Unit Project

Abdo Returns to Logan With 30-Unit Project

UrbanTurf Staff | May 2nd 2012 | 8 Comments

Developer Jim Abdo made his name in Logan Circle, and is now returning to the neighborhood with a mixed-use project at 14th Street and Rhode Island... read »

What’s in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC’s Most Prevalent Architecural Style

What’s in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC’s Most Prevalent Architecural Style

Shilpi Paul | April 17th 2012 | 9 Comments

Harry Wardman is responsible for developing huge swaths of northwest DC, from row houses in Columbia Heights to luxury apartment buildings in Dupont... read »

The Emerging Restaurant Scene on 11th Street

The Emerging Restaurant Scene on 11th Street

Rebecca Cooper | May 11th 2012 | 1 Comment

A swath of new, independent restaurants are finding their footing a few blocks from Columbia Heights' main drag. ... read »

In 40 Years, Your Home Will Be Taken Away

In 40 Years, Your Home Will Be Taken Away

Shilpi Paul | April 19th 2012 | 6 Comments

At River Place in Arlington, the residents own their co-ops, but don't own the land that the building sits on. And, in 40 years, that will be a... read »

Amateur Landlord: Dealing With Bad Tenants

Amateur Landlord: Dealing With Bad Tenants

Bryce Baschuk | April 23rd 2012 | 5 Comments

UrbanTurf has received a few questions recently about how to deal with tenants gone bad, so we decided to re-publish an article from our Amateur... read »

DC: A Seller’s Market

DC: A Seller’s Market

Shilpi Paul | April 17th 2012 | 6 Comments

There has been a good deal of evidence lately that now is one of the better times in recent memory to be selling a home in the District. ... read »

Off the Beaten Turf: The Dupont Underground Tour

Off the Beaten Turf: The Dupont Underground Tour

UrbanTurf Staff | May 8th 2012

The topic of this Off the Beaten Turf is the tour offered of a subterranean space that most DC residents have not seen: The Dupont Underground. ... read »

Owned For 60 Years, Sold in Two Days

Owned For 60 Years, Sold in Two Days

Shilpi Paul | May 7th 2012 | 1 Comment

As an indication of how quickly homes on the market are getting snapped up in DC these days, we came across an ivy-covered townhouse in Georgetown... read »

New Boutique Condo Project Hits the Market in Columbia Heights

New Boutique Condo Project Hits the Market in Columbia Heights

UrbanTurf Staff | April 24th 2012 | 1 Comment

A new 5-unit condo project hit the market in Columbia Heights today from the same developer that finished a similar project on R Street just over a... read »

$200,000: The Cost of Living Near Good Schools

$200,000: The Cost of Living Near Good Schools

UrbanTurf Staff | April 20th 2012

A recently released report from the Brookings Institution reveals just how much more people have to pay to live near high-quality schools. ... read »

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Following are past UrbanTurf stories, organized by topic for your convenience.

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 Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect

DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect

Shilpi Paul
7:15 AM EDT | 0 Comments

We know that housing prices are high in San Francisco, but with the recent creation of several... 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 »

Lovely: Making Apartment Hunting Less Painful

Lovely: Making Apartment Hunting Less Painful

Shilpi Paul
May 21st | 3 Comments

Tired of scrolling through the minimalist, black and white Craigslist interface when searching for... 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 | 3 Comments

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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