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NoVa Best New Listings: Roof Terrace, 14-foot Windows, Stone Patio
Sarah Godfrey | June 18th 2012
In this week's NoVa Best New Listings, we take a look at a West Alexandria three-bedroom home with enormous 14-foot widows, a four-story modern townho... read»
First-Timer Primer: What To Do After Buying an Illegally Rented Property
Shilpi Paul | September 11th 2013
In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look at what steps a new owner can take when they buy a property that has an illegally rented unit. ... read»
Howard University to Retrofit Georgia Avenue Office Space to Residential
Nena Perry-Brown | January 9th 2019
The residences will be for university students and faculty.... read»
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DC's $20 Million Former Cafritz Mansion Finds a Buyer
Nena Perry-Brown | June 1st 2018
After years of rebuilding, the former mansion of late DC luminary and multi-hyphenate Peggy Cooper Cafritz has gone under contract for a lofty sum.... read»
Report: DC Area Renters Save 34% By Living With Significant Other
Lark Turner | February 10th 2014
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so here's a topic of conversation to deploy over flowers: How much rent could you save by moving in with yo... read»
The Wharf's Micro-Units Still Planned, Yet Not-So-Micro After All
Lark Turner | February 18th 2014
The micro-units planned for The Wharf in Southwest will be not be quite as micro as previously thought. ... read»
Fabio, Isabella, Dolcezza: The Food Scene Coming to The Wharf
Nena Perry-Brown | March 14th 2016
Six new restaurants, a cafe and a distillery are on tap for the massive development on the Southwest Waterfront. ... read»
Mount Rainier: A Hidden Neighborhood of Artists and Affordable Housing Options
Mark Wellborn | August 10th 2009
This weekend, we had two people come up and ask what we knew about the Mount Rainier neighborhood, and then the Washington Post did a story on the are... read»
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In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look into the question of how to determine ... read »

This is one of the more intriguing adaptive reuse proposals of the year.... read »

The developer wants to transform the 1960s motor lodge into "Union Market Cabanas" �... read »

This week we bring back What X Buys You as UrbanTurf takes a look at how far an $850,... read »

The Archdiocese of Washington is asking DC's Board of Zoning Adjustment to sign off, ... read »
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