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Unique Spaces

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Unique Spaces, from most recent to least.

Unique Spaces: The Bank that Became a Home

Unique Spaces: The Bank that Became a Home

Jennifer Sergent | May 22nd 2012 | 6 Comments

In this installment of Unique Spaces, we look at a Capitol Hill home that was formerly a branch of the original City Bank. ... read »

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 2012 | 7 Comments

Built in 1860, This Week's Find has a past that includes life as a pie factory and clearing house for illicit substances. ... read »

Unique Spaces: The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse

Unique Spaces: The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse

Mark Wellborn | September 22nd 2011

These days, it is not that uncommon for a former school or a church in the DC area to be put up for sale and converted into residences. However, when... read »

Unique Spaces: The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina

Unique Spaces: The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina

Jennifer Sergent | August 11th 2011 | 11 Comments

With this weekend's DC houseboat tour a day away, UrbanTurf thought it only fitting to republish the article that we wrote last June about the... read »

Unique Spaces: Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover

Unique Spaces: Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover

Jennifer Sergent | August 2nd 2011 | 12 Comments

Almost a year ago to the day, UrbanTurf wrote about a 1923 Sears-kit bungalow owned by husband-wife architects Theodore Adamstein and Olivia... read »

Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week

Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week

Mark Wellborn | February 17th 2011 | 3 Comments

UrbanTurf has learned that one of the most popular homes that UrbanTurf has ever featured is hitting the market next week. ... read »

Unique Spaces: A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard

Unique Spaces: A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard

Mark Wellborn | October 27th 2010 | 5 Comments

In this installment of Unique Spaces, we head to the far reaches of northwest DC and find a four-bedroom cantilevered house that has Rock Creek Park... read »

Unique Spaces: Modern Tranquility in Sperryville

Unique Spaces: Modern Tranquility in Sperryville

Mark Wellborn | October 12th 2010 | 4 Comments

In this installment of Unique Spaces, we look at a 1,200 square-foot, two-bedroom home that is the product of architect Rocio Romero whose claim to... read »

Unique Spaces: Saddle Up For Stable Living

Unique Spaces: Saddle Up For Stable Living

Scott Sowers | September 27th 2010 | 3 Comments

In this installment of Unique Spaces, we take a closer look at Courtney and Brad Rose's one-bedroom condo, which offers a glimpse back to a time when... read »

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

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

Jennifer Sergent | August 16th 2010 | 5 Comments

In this installment of Unique Spaces, we head over to Old Town, Alexandria where a general store turned three-level home recently went on the market.... read »

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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
May 22nd | 2 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 »

Unique Spaces: The Bank that Became a Home

The Bank that Became a Home

Jennifer Sergent
May 22nd | 6 Comments

In this installment of Unique Spaces, we look at a Capitol Hill home that was formerly a branch of... 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 »

Ted Kennedy’s Former McLean Mansion Re-Enters the Market

Ted Kennedy’s Former McLean Mansion Re-Enters the Market

UrbanTurf Staff
May 22nd | 0 Comments

A home overlooking the Potomac in McLean, Va. that was once owned by Ted Kennedy has re-entered the... read »

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