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UrbanTurf Reader Asks: What Effect Will Adding Solar Panels Have on the Value of My Home?

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: What Effect Will Adding Solar Panels Have on the Value of My Home?

Mark Wellborn | September 2nd | 3 Comments

In this week's installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader wonders what the long-term benefits will be to adding solar panels to his roof. ... read »

Unique Spaces: Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington

Unique Spaces: Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington

Jennifer Sergent | July 20th | 7 Comments

Judy Whalley caught the Arts & Crafts bug after college when she was living in a 1930’s bungalow in Oak Park, Illinois, home to some of Frank Lloyd... read »

14th and U to Go Green

14th and U to Go Green

Mark Wellborn | June 28th | 1 Comment

Housing Complex recently reported that Living City Block has zeroed in on a couple of blocks around the corner of 14th and U Street in the hopes of... read »

How Much Energy Do You Use? Microsoft Hohm Will Tell You

How Much Energy Do You Use? Microsoft Hohm Will Tell You

Joe Marhamati | June 7th | 2 Comments

Utility costs aren't usually on a homebuyer's checklist, not only because metrics like square footage are a more popular way to justify which home to... read »

Unique Spaces: A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill

Unique Spaces: A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill

Jennifer Sergent | May 25th | 12 Comments

Juan Felipe Rincon and RC Bates did not want to leave Bates' Capitol Hill row house when they moved in together. So, they called a popular green... read »

Old Town Commons Unveils Townhomes This Weekend

Old Town Commons Unveils Townhomes This Weekend

Mark Wellborn | May 13th | 2 Comments

The grand opening of Old Town Commons, a new townhome community that will bring almost 380 new residential units to the Northern Virginia... read »

A Report From the West End 25 Opening

A Report From the West End 25 Opening

Will Smith | May 6th | 5 Comments

West End 25, a luxury apartment project in the West End, officially opened recently with a rooftop party complete with DJs, open bar, and beautiful... read »

Anacostia’s Fendall Heights Condos Go Green

Anacostia’s Fendall Heights Condos Go Green

Mark Wellborn | May 3rd | 0 Comments

In yet another step forward for Anacostia, the Fendall Heights condo development had its ribbon cutting ceremony late last week, marking the first... read »

What $469K Buys You in DC?

What $469K Buys You in DC?

Mark Wellborn | March 10th | 5 Comments

In this week's installment of What X Buys You, we look at a two-bedroom row house in Shaw that was gutted and renovated in 2000 and then updated with... read »

Saving Energy and Money: The Story of The Boston House

Saving Energy and Money: The Story of The Boston House

Robert Thomason | February 19th

The Boston House, a high-rise condo development built in Dupont Circle in 1950, has made great strides in reducing energy costs and implementing... read »

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

Neighborhood Profiles more »

Deanwood: A Little Bit of Country Just Inside the District’s Borders

Deanwood: A Little Bit of Country Just Inside the District’s Borders

Amanda Abrams
August 25th | 5 Comments

Located east of the Anacostia River and just inside the District’s northeast border, Deanwood has... read »

Editor's Choice more »

Despite Shrinking Inventory, Financing for Condo Projects Hard to Come By

Despite Shrinking Inventory, Financing for Condo Projects Hard to Come By

Ryan Holeywell
August 27th | 3 Comments

Over the past several months, the dark cloud that has hung over the DC area condo market since it... read »

New Condo Profiles more »

14th and S Street Residential Project Likely to be Condos

14th and S Street Residential Project Likely to be Condos

Mark Wellborn
August 24th | 2 Comments

14th and You recently posted a very comprehensive preview of the 125-unit residential project that... read »

The DC Condo Market more »

Despite Shrinking Inventory, Financing for Condo Projects Hard to Come By

Despite Shrinking Inventory, Financing for Condo Projects Hard to Come By

Ryan Holeywell
August 27th | 3 Comments

Over the past several months, the dark cloud that has hung over the DC area condo market since it... read »

Green Real Estate more »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: What Effect Will Adding Solar Panels Have on the Value of My Home?

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: What Effect Will Adding Solar Panels Have on the Value of My Home?

Mark Wellborn
September 2nd | 3 Comments

In this week's installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader wonders what the long-term benefits... read »

Deal of the Week more »

Deal of the Week: 720 Square Feet on the Cheap in Dupont

Deal of the Week: 720 Square Feet on the Cheap in Dupont

Mark Wellborn
August 9th | 10 Comments

In this week's installment of Deal of the Week, we find a corner one-bedroom co-op in Dupont Circle... read »

Renting more »

The Inside Scoop on The Newseum Residences

The Inside Scoop on The Newseum Residences

Carisa Chappell
September 1st | 4 Comments

The Newseum Residences at the corner of 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW cater to news... read »

Condo Buyers more »

Metropole Has Five Units Remaining

Metropole Has Five Units Remaining

Mark Wellborn
August 25th | 0 Comments

UrbanTurf recently learned that the Metropole condominium in Logan Circle has just five units left... read »

Unique Spaces more »

Unique Spaces: Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home

Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home

Jennifer Sergent
August 16th | 5 Comments

In this installment of Unique Spaces, we head over to Old Town, Alexandria where a general store... read »

DC Buyer more »

DC Buyer: DC Physician Looking for Traditional Two-Bedroom Home

DC Physician Looking for Traditional Two-Bedroom Home

Martin Smith
August 6th | 12 Comments

In this week's DC Buyer, we are working with Nioke, a 32 year-old physician who currently rents in... read »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks more »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: What Effect Will Adding Solar Panels Have on the Value of My Home?

What Effect Will Adding Solar Panels Have on the Value of My Home?

Mark Wellborn
September 2nd | 3 Comments

In this week's installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader wonders what the long-term benefits... read »

What X Buys You more »

What Does $625K Buy You in DC?

What Does $625K Buy You in DC?

Rebecca Ortega
August 30th | 7 Comments

In place of Best New Listings this week, we look at properties in the $625,000 range to give... read »

Best New Listings more »

Best New Listings: End of August Edition

Best New Listings: End of August Edition (Week of Aug 23rd)

UrbanTurf Staff
August 23rd | 0 Comments

The end of August usually offers slim pickings in terms of new real estate hitting the market, but... read »

Luxury Real Estate more »

$220 Million = World’s Most Expensive Home

$220 Million = World’s Most Expensive Home

Mark Wellborn
August 13th | 1 Comment

A home buyer recently paid the equivalent of $220 million for a six-bedroom penthouse in London,... read »