Why Isn't Anyone Bidding on the Georgetown Heating Plant?
Shilpi Paul | January 24th 2013
The auction of West Heating Plant, located on a prime piece of Georgetown real estate, started last week. But so far, the auction has failed to attrac... read»
This Week's Find: Open on Adams Mill
Shilpi Paul | January 24th 2013
This Week's Find is a renovated row house in Mount Pleasant that feels open without sacrificing historic character.... read»
3.42: Morgage Rates Heading North
Shilpi Paul | January 24th 2013
Mortgage rates moved to their highest point since September 2012 this morning, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.42 percent with and average 0.7 point as t... read»
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Smart Growth Forum Reveals Stunning Land Value Increases in DC
Shilpi Paul | January 23rd 2013
On Tuesday evening, the Coalition for Smarter hosted a discussion on walkable neighborhoods, but the most memorable line of the night had to do with t... read»
What $650,000 Buys You in the DC Area
Shilpi Paul | January 23rd 2013
In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market priced between $627,000 and $660,000 to give readers an idea of what ... read»
An Airbnb for Event Spaces Launches in DC
Shilpi Paul | January 22nd 2013
In yet another way that the internet is attempting to make our lives easier by aggregating options, an Airbnb-like website for party venues has emerge... read»
Winner of NYC's Micro Apartment Competition Announced
Shilpi Paul | January 22nd 2013
Monadnock Development LLC, Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation and nARCHITECTS will be designing microunits for Bloomberg's adAPT NYC project,... read»
Is This What DC Micro-Units Will Look Like?
Shilpi Paul | January 22nd 2013
In advance of Tuesday's announcement of the winner of New York City's micro-units competition, the Museum of the City of New York is exhibiting a poss... read»
Under Contract: Bauhaus in Brookland Snapped Up
Shilpi Paul | January 22nd 2013
In Under Contract this week, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured over the past couple weeks that were snatched up by DC's alert buyers ... read»
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