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UrbanTurf Staff | August 16th 2011
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Mark Wellborn | August 15th 2011
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UrbanTurf Staff | August 15th 2011
DCmud recently reported that construction on Bainbridge Bethesda (originally The Monty), a 174-foot tall apartment building in Bethesda's Woodmont Tri... read»
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Best New Listings: Shaw and Alexandria
Mark Wellborn | August 15th 2011
In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a three-level, two-bedroom row house in Shaw and a two-bedroom Alexandria home for the hobbyis... read»
A Wedding Registry for Home Buyers
UrbanTurf Staff | August 12th 2011
TIME this week reported on a little-known gem of a program from HUD that allows newlyweds to put cash wedding gifts from their friends and family towa... read»
Friday Eye Candy: 3,200 Square-Foot Adams Morgan Loft
UrbanTurf Staff | August 12th 2011
For your Friday viewing pleasure, we give you a look at a 3,200 square-foot loft in Adams Morgan that comes with an additional 1,900 square feet of ou... read»
Unique Spaces: The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina
Jennifer Sergent | August 11th 2011
With this weekend's DC houseboat tour a day away, UrbanTurf thought it only fitting to republish the article that we wrote last June about the Gangpla... read»
This Week's Find: Old Turned New in LeDroit Park
Mark Wellborn | August 11th 2011
In 1889, a physician named Thomas B. Campbell built a home in LeDroit Park for $5,000. That house looks a little bit different these days. ... read»
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