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Neighborhood Profiles

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Neighborhood Profiles, from most recent to least.

Friendship Heights: A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live

Friendship Heights: A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live

Shilpi Paul | February 3rd 2012 | 1 Comment

If living in a city means enjoying a walkable neighborhood, having retail and public transportation around the corner, and being able to rent an... read »

Bloomingdale: Where (Almost) Everyone Knows Your Name

Bloomingdale: Where (Almost) Everyone Knows Your Name

Shilpi Paul | December 9th 2011 | 22 Comments

It is no secret that within the past several years, Bloomingdale has seen its potential realized. But it is the neighborhood's limited options mean... read »

Downtown Falls Church: Staying the Same in the Midst of Change

Downtown Falls Church: Staying the Same in the Midst of Change

Amanda Abrams | November 11th 2011 | 4 Comments

With its homey vibe and simple strip of low-key shops and restaurants, downtown Falls Church is a bit of an anomaly in a Northern Virginia that’s... read »

American University Park: One of DC’s Last Frontiers Before the Suburbs

American University Park: One of DC’s Last Frontiers Before the Suburbs

Amanda Abrams | October 28th 2011 | 2 Comments

American University Park (AU Park) is one of a handful of DC neighborhoods that are about as suburban as you can get and still be within the city's... read »

Cabin John: In With The New While Maintaining the Old

Cabin John: In With The New While Maintaining the Old

Amanda Abrams | October 21st 2011 | 1 Comment

Nestled close to the Potomac River, Cabin John is an eclectic, leafy community with a long history, a range of funky houses, and just enough... read »

Eisenhower Avenue: The Vibrancy Might Take a Few Years

Eisenhower Avenue: The Vibrancy Might Take a Few Years

Amanda Abrams | September 23rd 2011 | 2 Comments

The Eisenhower Avenue area is a bit of a puzzle. The community has the crisp and appealing atmosphere of a new neighborhood, but not many of the... read »

Spring Valley: A Suburb With a DC Zip Code

Spring Valley: A Suburb With a DC Zip Code

Amanda Abrams | September 16th 2011 | 2 Comments

Spring Valley is considered one of DC’s more prestigious neighborhoods, but also an unfamiliar place to many city residents. Unlike Georgetown,... read »

Eckington: Not to Be Confused With Bloomingdale

Eckington: Not to Be Confused With Bloomingdale

Andrew Siddons | September 8th 2011 | 4 Comments

As one of DC's oldest neighborhoods, it is a little bit ironic that Eckington has a much lower profile than the neighborhoods surrounding it.... read »

U Street Corridor: The Difference a Decade Makes

U Street Corridor: The Difference a Decade Makes

Amanda Abrams | September 2nd 2011 | 7 Comments

Fifteen years ago, the U Street Corridor didn't exist as a DC neighborhood. Now, it is home to a diverse population and one of the city's trendier... read »

Capitol Heights: Kudzu, Front Porches and Crime

Capitol Heights: Kudzu, Front Porches and Crime

Amanda Abrams | August 26th 2011 | 2 Comments

Despite being right next to DC, Capitol Heights, Md. feels lush and overgrown, almost like a rural community. However, underneath the peaceful... read »

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Friendship Heights: A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live

Friendship Heights: A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live

Shilpi Paul
February 3rd | 1 Comment

If living in a city means enjoying a walkable neighborhood, having retail and public transportation... read »

Editor's Choice more »

Rents Will Fall in the DC Area, But Not By That Much

Rents Will Fall in the DC Area, But Not By That Much

Mark Wellborn
January 26th | 5 Comments

A strong apartment delivery schedule over the next few years will mean that rents will go down. But... read »

New Condo Profiles more »

EYA To Build Waterfront Luxury Condos in Old Town

EYA To Build Waterfront Luxury Condos in Old Town

Shilpi Paul
January 27th | 0 Comments

EYA CEO Bob Youngentob told UrbanTurf today that the firm will start construction on a 60-unit... read »

The DC Condo Market more »

New Renderings for JBG’s Florida Ave. Project; Reatig Redesign

New Renderings for JBG’s Florida Ave. Project; Reatig Redesign

Shilpi Paul
February 3rd | 6 Comments

UrbanTurf has received the latest renderings for JBG's Florida Avenue project, as well as updates... read »

Green Real Estate more »

Pepco Buys Award-Winning Solar Decathalon House

Pepco Buys Award-Winning Solar Decathalon House

Shilpi Paul
January 30th | 2 Comments

WaterShed, the University of Maryland-designed home that took top honors at the 2011 Solar... read »

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Deal of the Week: Gone in a Blink of an Eye

Deal of the Week: Gone in a Blink of an Eye

UrbanTurf Staff
January 17th | 3 Comments

About a month ago, UrbanTurf featured a three-bedroom home on 13th Street as a Deal of the Week.... read »

Renting more »

The Increase in DC Rents Is Slowing Down

The Increase in DC Rents Is Slowing Down

UrbanTurf Staff
January 3rd | 6 Comments

DC area rents are still on the rise, but not surging like they have done in years past, and that... 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 »

Unique Spaces: The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse

The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse

Mark Wellborn
September 22nd | 0 Comments

These days, it is not that uncommon for a former school or a church in the DC area to be put up for... read »

This Week's Find more »

This Week’s Find: A Co-op For a Chef in a Classic Wardman

A Co-op For a Chef in a Classic Wardman

Shilpi Paul
February 2nd | 1 Comment

Thanks to a few renovations, the owners of This Week's Find brought style, space and multiple... read »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks more »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: $330 a Month in Rent in DC?

$330 a Month in Rent in DC?

UrbanTurf Staff
January 24th | 6 Comments

In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader inquires as to whether or not the type of... read »

What X Buys You more »

What $700,000 Buys You: The Colonial Edition

What $700,000 Buys You: The Colonial Edition

Shilpi Paul
January 24th | 0 Comments

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at colonial-style homes on the market in the... read »

Best New Listings more »

Best New Listings: The $1 Million Edition

Best New Listings: The $1 Million Edition (Week of Feb 3rd)

Shilpi Paul
February 3rd | 0 Comments

In this week's special edition of Best New Listings, we look at homes that recently hit the market... read »

Luxury Real Estate more »

DC’s Most Expensive Homes Not as Pricey As They Used to Be

DC’s Most Expensive Homes Not as Pricey As They Used to Be

UrbanTurf Staff
January 30th | 3 Comments

A new house recently hit the market in DC for $11.9 million, making it the second most expensive... read »

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