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Posts By Katie Knorovsky

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Katie Knorovsky, from most recent to least.

Yoga, Poker, Wine and Cheese: The Community Building Events of Area Condos

Yoga, Poker, Wine and Cheese: The Community Building Events of Area Condos

Katie Knorovsky | November 9th 2009

In many condo complexes, socializing among owners is resigned to breezy chitchat by the mail slots, and maybe eggnog in the lobby come December. But a... read»

Ditch Your Commute: Foggy Bottom

Ditch Your Commute: Foggy Bottom

Katie Knorovsky | November 6th 2009

In this week's Ditch Your Commute, we look at the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Northwest DC. Its high concentration of federal, international, and edu... read»

The Artist Live-Work Spaces of the DC Area

The Artist Live-Work Spaces of the DC Area

Katie Knorovsky | November 4th 2009

The DC area does not have a hub for artist live-work spaces (at least not yet), but creative types looking for a place where they will be surrounded b... read»

Waterfront Tower: A Green Condo in The Little Quadrant That Could

Waterfront Tower: A Green Condo in The Little Quadrant That Could

Katie Knorovsky | November 3rd 2009

As one local neighborhood blog proclaims in its moniker, Southwest…The Little Quadrant That Could, DC’s sleepiest quarter is stirring. Evi... read»

Ditch Your Commute: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Ditch Your Commute: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Katie Knorovsky | October 29th 2009

In a new feature this week called Ditch Your Commute, we look at the neighborhood surrounding the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a... read»

DC Apartments Roll Out the Move-in Incentives

DC Apartments Roll Out the Move-in Incentives

Katie Knorovsky | October 26th 2009

For apartment hunters, few words are more enticing than these precious two: “free rent.” In the DC area, apartment complexes are not only ... read»

Pipeline: New Condos & Apartments Coming to the DC Area

DC Real Estate Guides

Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market

We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!

First-Timer Primers

Intro guides for first-time home buyers

Red Flags Revealed During a Home Inspection Top 5 Tax Breaks For Homeowners Tax Relief for DC Homeowners
Condo Fee Tutorial What is a Rent Back? 10 Ways To Tell If a Home Renovation is Well Done
Obtaining a Basic Business License For Your Rental What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage? The Splitting the Rent Formula
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House? Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy? Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
The Scoop on Mortgage Insurance

Unique Spaces

Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro

The Most Intriguing Loft in DC The R Street Firehouse DC’s One-Room House
Dupont Circle’s Old Frat House To Become Alley Home Best Transition From a Garage To a Home The Roundhouse
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week Logan Circle’s Most Intriguing Garage Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington
Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home Making the Most of a Skinny House
A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill Once a Carriage House, Now a Home The Bank that Became a Home
From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard
Modern Tranquility in Sperryville Saddle Up For Stable Living Throwing a Curve at 550 Square Feet
A Modern Hilltop Retreat Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
The DC Area’s First Net Zero Home A Yankee Goes Green DC’s First Carbon Neutral Home
Eco-Friendly Alley House Off H Street The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse