Posts by Lori Steenhoek
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Lori Steenhoek, from most recent to least.
Re-Imagining a Semi-Detached Home in Brightwood
Lori Steenhoek | June 17th 2016
As Property Week comes to an end, UrbanTurf is returning with our series where local architectural visualization firm Capital Pixel helps... read »
Re-imagined: A 1917 Victorian in 16th Street Heights
Lori Steenhoek | August 6th 2015 | 1 Comment
UrbanTurf returns with our Re-Imagined series, and local architectural visualization firm Capital Pixel goes to work on a 1917 four-bedroom Victorian... read »
Re-Imagined: Refreshing a Mount Pleasant Rowhouse
Lori Steenhoek | October 21st 2013
In this week's installment of Re-imagined, Capital Pixel's Lori Steenhoek and Cassie LaPorte help re-envision a 1915 Federal style, semi-detached... read »
Re-imagined: A 1908 Chevy Chase Bungalow
Lori Steenhoek | October 7th 2013 | 2 Comments
After a several month hiatus, UrbanTurf returns with our Re-imagined series, where we help "re-imagine" what a DC area home in need of renovations... read »
Re-Imagined: A Classic Tudor in Foxhall
Lori Steenhoek | April 5th 2013
In Re-imagined this week, Lori Steenhoek helps re-envision a classic Tudor-style home located on Foxhall Road. ... read »
Re-Imagined: Updating a Lanier Heights Co-op
Lori Steenhoek | January 8th 2013 | 1 Comment
In Re-imagined this week, Lori Steenhoek helps re-envision a garden-style co-op in Lanier Heights that will soon be the home of UrbanTurf's very own... read »
Re-Imagined: A Victorian on the Hill
Lori Steenhoek | November 14th 2012 | 1 Comment
In Re-imagined this week, Lori Steenhoek helps re-envision a four-story Victorian row house on Capitol Hill. ... read »
Re-imagined: Opening Up in the H Street Corridor
Lori Steenhoek | September 7th 2012 | 9 Comments
In Re-imagined this week, Lori Steenhoek helps brand new District residents envision a future in their newly purchased row house on the H Street... read »
Re-imagined: A Row House in 16th Street Heights
Lori Steenhoek | July 20th 2012
In Re-imagined this week, Lori Steenhoek helps re-envision a Federal style row house in the 16th Street Heights neighborhood. ... read »
Re-imagined: Spiffing Up a Hillcrest Mansion
Lori Steenhoek | June 15th 2012 | 9 Comments
In Re-imagined this week, Lori Steenhoek helps re-envision an expansive, four-story Tudor on the northern edge of Hillcrest. ... read »
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Turning Lemons into Lemonade
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Developing An Air of Exclusivity?
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Hitting Its Growth Spurt
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An Urban Village Hitting Its Stride
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The Vibrancy Might Take a Few Years
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Huntington
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Staying the Same in the Midst of Change
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Radical Change Could Be On The Way
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Small-Town Living in the State Capital
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Bedroom Community Gets Buzzing Cache
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In With The New While Maintaining the Old
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Chevy Chase
Affluence, Green Lawns and Pricey Homes
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Experiencing a Resurgence After a Bumpy History
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Potomac
A Suburb on Steroids
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Rockville Town Square
Despite the Dynamism, Still Somewhat Generic
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Takoma Park
More Than a Little Bit Quirky
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Wheaton
A Foodie Magnet on the Verge of Change
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Capitol Heights
Kudzu, Front Porches and Crime
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Hyattsville
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
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Mount Rainier
Artists, Affordable Homes and A Silo Full of Corn
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National Harbor
A Development Rises Next to the Potomac
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A Town Looking For Its Identity
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Brightwood
DC’s Northern Neighborhood on the Cusp
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Burleith
DC’s 535 House Neighborhood
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Cathedral Heights
Do You Know Where That Is?
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Chevy Chase DC
Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase
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Cleveland Park
Coming Back After A Rough Year
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Columbia Heights
DC’s Most Diverse Neighborhood, But For How Long?
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Crestwood
An Island of Serenity East of the Park
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Dupont Circle
The Best of DC (For a Price)
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Foggy Bottom & West End
Where the Institutional Meets the International
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Forest Hills
Ambassadors and Adventurous Architecture
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Foxhall Village
350 Homes Just West of Georgetown
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Friendship Heights
A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live
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Georgetown
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Glover Park
One of DC’s Preppier and More Family-Friendly Neighborhoods
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Kalorama
A Posh View From Embassy Row
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LeDroit Park
A Quiet Enclave in the Middle of the City
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Logan Circle
Trendy Now, But Not By Accident
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Mount Pleasant
Sought-After Homes Surround Main Street in Transition
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Mount Vernon Triangle
From Seedy to Sought-After
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Palisades
The Long, Skinny Neighborhood at the City’s Northwest Edge
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Park View
It’s Not Petworth
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Penn Quarter/Chinatown
DC’s Go-Go-Go Neighborhood
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Petworth
Getting a Vibrancy of Its Own
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Shaw
The Duke’s Former Stomping Ground
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Shepherd Park
DC’s Garden of Diversity
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Spring Valley
A Suburb With a DC Zip Code
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Takoma
Not To Be Confused With Takoma Park
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Tenleytown
Not Quite Like Its Neighbors
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U Street Corridor
The Difference a Decade Makes
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Woodley Park
Deceptively Residential
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Adams Morgan
No Longer DC’s Hippest Neighborhood, But Still Loved by Residents
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Southwest DC
The little quadrant that could
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Southwest Waterfront
A Neighborhood Where A Change Is Gonna Come
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Northeast DC
Profiles of 10 neighborhoods in NE
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Brookland
New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace
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Deanwood
A Little Bit of Country Just Inside the District’s Borders
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Eckington
Not to Be Confused With Bloomingdale
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Fort Totten
Five Years Could Make a Big Difference
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H Street
A Place To Party, and To Settle Down
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Langdon
The Northeast Neighborhood That Few Know About
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Michigan Park
A Newsletter-On-Your-Doorstep Community
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NoMa
Evolving from a Brand to a Neighborhood
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Rosedale
Ripe for Investment Right About Now
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Trinidad
The Difference 5 Years Makes
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Woodridge
Big Houses, A Dusty Commercial Strip and Potential
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Southeast DC
6 neighborhoods from Capitol Hill to East of the River
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Capitol Riverfront
Still Growing
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Hill East
Capitol Hill’s Lesser Known Neighbor
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Congress Heights
Gradually Rising
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Hillcrest
Notable for Its Neighborliness
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Historic Anacostia
Future Promise Breeds Cautious Optimism
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Eastern Market
A More European Way of Living
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