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UT Reader Asks: Priced Out of 14th Street, What Are My Options?

  • July 30th 2013

by Shilpi Paul

UT Reader Asks: Priced Out of 14th Street, What Are My Options?: Figure 1

In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a DC resident who had hoped to live on the bustling 14th Street Corridor finds himself priced out and looking for other options.

A recent article on Greater Greater Washington about the increasingly posh 14th Street Corridor made me realize that, even after years of saving, I probably can't afford to live on the corridor. A couple years ago, I thought I would probably buy a condo somewhere along the avenue but, with the speed of development, I don't think I can find anything in my price range anymore.

Where should I look next? I am not all that inclined to head up to Columbia Heights, but I hear good things about 11th Street. Bloomingdale is a little too far east for my liking and it seems like it is primarily townhouses, rather than condos. Thanks for any ideas!

Readers, what do you think? Post your thoughts in the comments section. If you would like to submit a question for UrbanTurf Reader Asks, send an email to editor2013@urbanturf.com.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/ut_reader_asks_im_priced_out_of_14th_street._where_should_i_live/7385.

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