Most Popular Posts - Ever
Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.
Unique Spaces: DC's First Carbon Neutral Home
Fritz Hubig | September 23rd 2009
This is the first of a two-part series for Unique Spaces that profiles the construction of DC's first carbon neutral home in Capitol Hill. Look for th... read»
Unique Spaces: Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home
Jennifer Sergent | August 13th 2012
In this installment of Unique Spaces, we head over to Old Town, Alexandria where a general store was turned into a three-level home. ... read»
Unique Spaces: Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home
Mark Wellborn | July 30th 2021
There are likely very few people in the DC area who can say that they live in a former restaurant. Ed Carp is part of this select group.... read»
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Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
Mark Wellborn | January 18th 2010
In the first installment of a new feature called Focus on Design, we look at the layout and design of a two-bedroom-plus-den unit at the luxury condom... read»
The 30% Home Price Increase in DC's Colonial Village
UrbanTurf Staff | November 22nd 2016
Despite its low-key reputation, median home prices have skyrocketed in the neighborhood in 2016, jumping 29 percent in just a year's time. ... read»
First-Timer Primer: Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 25th 2025
In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look into the question of how to determine if a condo building where you are considering buying is in good f... read»
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week
Mark Wellborn | February 17th 2011
UrbanTurf has learned that one of the most popular homes that UrbanTurf has ever featured is hitting the market next week. ... read»
First-Timer Primer: 10 Ways To Tell If a Home Renovation is Well Done
Shilpi Paul | June 24th 2013
Since DC's housing market is full of newly renovated houses and condos of variable quality, this first-timer primer offers a few tips on how to tell t... read»
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In this article, UrbanTurf explores what renters insurance is and what it covers.... read »

The largest waterfront redevelopment planned in the DC region in years has cleared it... read »

What will it take to get the H Street Corridor back on track? A new report from the D... read »

A renovation proposal is taking shape for a prominent historic office building along ... read »

New renderings have surfaced for one of the largest condominium developments on the b... read »
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