Neighborhood Profiles

Georgetown: History, Hoyas and H&M

Georgetown: History, Hoyas and H&M

Amanda Abrams | September 7th | 1 Comment

The name Georgetown means different things to different people. This week, Amanda Abrams takes a closer look at DC's oldest and perhaps toniest... read »

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 long been viewed as a community with a rural... read »

Huntington: The Quiet Neighborhood By the Beltway

Huntington: The Quiet Neighborhood By the Beltway

Amanda Abrams | August 18th | 5 Comments

Huntington, the Northern Virginia neighborhood at the end of Metro’s Yellow Line, does not have the hip bars and white-tablecloth restaurants of its... read »

NoMa: A Neighborhood Being Built from the Ground Up

NoMa: A Neighborhood Being Built from the Ground Up

Gretchen Cook | August 11th | 17 Comments

Moving to NoMa may take some vision on the part of its pioneers as massive construction sites and vacant lots now dominate much of the landscape in... read »

Hill East: Capitol Hill’s Lesser Known Neighbor

Hill East: Capitol Hill’s Lesser Known Neighbor

Amanda Abrams | August 3rd | 10 Comments

This week's neighborhood profile is on Hill East, an area that’s close to Capitol Hill’s many amenities but whose homes have lower price tags. The... read »

Woodley Park: Deceptively Residential

Woodley Park: Deceptively Residential

Amanda Abrams | July 27th | 2 Comments

For many DC residents, Woodley Park consists of a small commercial stretch along Connecticut Avenue, an area that they might occasionally head for... read »

Downtown Silver Spring: Experiencing a Resurgence After a Bumpy History

Downtown Silver Spring: Experiencing a Resurgence After a Bumpy History

Gretchen Cook | July 21st | 13 Comments

The renaissance that started in downtown Silver Spring nearly a decade ago continues apace with a surge of new housing, restaurants, shops and... read »

Brookland: New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace

Brookland: New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace

Gretchen Cook | July 12th | 11 Comments

The northeast DC neighborhood of Brookland is an area that has developed the reputation for having a decidedly small town vibe. But that may be about... read »

Shirlington: An Urban Village Hitting Its Stride

Shirlington: An Urban Village Hitting Its Stride

Amanda Abrams | July 7th | 4 Comments

Thanks to recent planning by Arlington County, the close-in neighborhood of Shirlington has become a dense, pedestrian-friendly area of restaurants,... read »

16th Street Heights: DC’s Sleeper Neighborhood

16th Street Heights: DC’s Sleeper Neighborhood

Gretchen Cook | June 22nd | 5 Comments

16th Street Heights has some of the most stately homes in the District. What it doesn't have is much in the way of a commercial corridor. But that... read »

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Georgetown: History, Hoyas and H&M

Georgetown: History, Hoyas and H&M

Amanda Abrams
September 7th | 1 Comment

The name Georgetown means different things to different people. This week, Amanda Abrams takes a... read »

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TBD: Free Wi-Fi For All of Bloomingdale?

TBD: Free Wi-Fi For All of Bloomingdale?

Mark Wellborn
September 8th | 1 Comment

TBD reported recently that Bloomingdale may eventually set up a network that would offer free Wi-Fi... read »

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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 | 6 Comments

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

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Deal of the Week: Corcoran Street Two-Bedroom For Under $400K

Deal of the Week: Corcoran Street Two-Bedroom For Under $400K

Mark Wellborn
September 7th | 0 Comments

This week's Deal of the Week is a two-bedroom duplex in Logan Circle that is priced quite... read »

Renting more »

AvalonBay to Build 354-Unit Apartment Complex in Tysons

AvalonBay to Build 354-Unit Apartment Complex in Tysons

Mark Wellborn
September 8th | 0 Comments

AvalonBay Communities has made public its plans to build a luxury apartment complex on Westpark... 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 »

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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 »

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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 | 6 Comments

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

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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 »

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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 »

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$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 »