What's Hot: A First Look At Friendship Commons, The Big Plans To Redevelop Former GEICO Headquarters
Sponsored Post: UrbanLand Positioned to Help Developers Do Boutique Condos
✉️ Want to forward this article? Click here.
UrbanLand Company president and founder Gerard DiRuggiero sees development of smaller condo projects coming back across DC, and he knows from experience that this is what always happens after a down market.
"As the market comes back, builders doing smaller projects will be on the cutting edge of new condo development in DC," he says. "This is precisely what we are already seeing."
DiRuggiero's UrbanLand Company specializes in such projects, offering developers the planning, building, sales and marketing expertise the firm has built up over years of working in the District. He points to a four-unit building on 18th Street in Hill East as an example.
"In the case of this gem on the Hill, it was high hopes from an owner who thought he would become a developer, make a fortune and retire. But lack of expertise, time and money left this particular owner out of luck," recounts DiRuggiero. "That's where UrbanLand Company came in. We paired up with a well-qualified and experienced developer to rehab the building, and we will now provide the sales expertise that is needed to get the units sold in today’s market."
Below are before-and-after shots of the project, located at 223 18th Street SE (map). UrbanLand agent Diana Korkor is selling the building, and can be reached at 440.570.8849 or diana.korkor@yahoo.com for anyone interested in taking a look before it hits the market.
UrbanLand maintains an active Facebook page which it uses to notify its fans of properties like these, as well as events and other new developments, before the company announces them elsewhere. “Our Facebook fans hear it first,” says DiRuggiero.

223 18th Street SE, Before

223 18th Street SE, After
See other articles related to: sponsored articles, urbanland company
This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/urbanland_positioned_to_help_developers_do_boutique_condos/2158.
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever

The plan to replace the longtime home of Dance Loft on 14th Street with a mixed-use ... read »

Today, UrbanTurf is taking a look at the tax benefits associated with buying a home t... read »

On Thursday night, developer EYA outlined its plans at a community meeting for the 26... read »

Only a few large developments are still in the works along 14th Street, a corridor th... read »

EYA and JM Zell Partners have plans for 184 townhomes and 336 apartments spread acros... read »
- Plans For 101 Apartments, New Dance Loft On 14th Street To Be Delayed
- A Look At The Tax Benefits of Buying a Home Through a Trust
- A First Look At Friendship Commons, The Big Plans To Redevelop Former GEICO Headquarters
- Church Street, U Street + Reeves: A Look At The 14th Street Development Pipeline
- 520 Residences Planned For Former GEICO Campus In Friendship Heights
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
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro











