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Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Editor's Choice, from most recent to least.
Unique Spaces: Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home
Mark Wellborn | July 30th 2021 | 17 Comments
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 »
Unique Spaces: The Roundhouse
UrbanTurf Staff | July 30th 2021 | 5 Comments
DC is a city filled with traditional housing stock, largely made up of colonials, Tudors, bungalows and Federal townhouses. However, it is not known... read »
Obama, The Tenant: A Chat With The President’s DC Landlord
Shilpi Paul | January 20th 2021
When Johnsie Walsh rented a unit in her Stanton Park apartment building, she had no idea that she would be turning it into a future stop on a... read »
Unique Spaces: Logan Circle’s Most Intriguing Garage
UrbanTurf Staff | May 3rd 2017
Gregg Schultz and Joe Riddle lived in one of Logan Circle's most eye-catching homes. ... read »
Living in DC’s Smallest House
UrbanTurf Staff | August 26th 2016 | 1 Comment
This week, UrbanTurf is re-running an article from a few years ago that looks at what it is like to live in one of DC's smallest houses. ... read »
A Home’s Worth? Appealing a DC Property Tax Assessment
Amanda Abrams | March 4th 2014 | 10 Comments
Every year, homeowners all over the District appeal their property tax assessments for being too high. But for one couple, this has become an... read »
As DC’s Airbnb Economy Thrives, Legal Issues Remain
Lark Turner | January 31st 2014 | 11 Comments
For travelers and hosts, Airbnb feels like a win-win. However, as the service and others like it grow, budget-minded travelers aren't the only ones... read »
The Alexandria Patio With a View Underground
UrbanTurf Staff | January 17th 2014
A little over a month ago, UrbanTurf wrote about an 1870s Alexandria townhouse with a rather unique feature: a patio made entirely of glass that... read »
Is DC Becoming a Land of Singletons?
Shilpi Paul | September 13th 2013 | 12 Comments
Two news items earlier this week only bolstered the thinking that DC is becoming a town of single people. UrbanTurf compiled a few more statistics... read »
Why Isn’t DC’s Residential Architecture More Adventurous?
Shilpi Paul | August 16th 2013 | 18 Comments
While DC is populated by stately historic buildings and charming Victorian rowhouses, many of the new residential buildings tend to take a similar... read »
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Landmark Theatres is in the final stages of negotiations that would have it operating... read »
The housing market last month was not as hot as September 2020, but that is probably ... read »
The next phase on the Center Block would deliver 166 apartments and 221 hotel rooms.... read »
DC's crane count still ranks as one of the highest among U.S. cities despite a declin... read »
The latest installment of Above Asking revisits two recently-featured listings in the... read »
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