Editors Choice
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Editors Choice, from most recent to least.
![Obama, The Tenant: A Chat With The President's DC Landlord]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2013/01/obama_280x210.jpg )
Obama, The Tenant: A Chat With The President's DC Landlord
UrbanTurf Staff | February 8th 2023
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 presiden... read»
![What's in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC's Most Prevalent Architecural Style]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2012/04/wardmancolumbiaheights160.jpg )
What's in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC's Most Prevalent Architecural Style
Shilpi Paul | September 28th 2022
Harry Wardman is responsible for developing huge swaths of northwest DC, from row houses in Columbia Heights to luxury apartment buildings in Dupont C... read»
![Unique Spaces: Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2010/03/TILDEN_movie_160.jpg )
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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![Living in DC's Smallest House]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2013/05/1349cstreetint_160.jpg )
Living in DC's Smallest House
UrbanTurf Staff | August 26th 2016
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]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2014/02/Property-Tax_160.jpg )
A Home's Worth? Appealing a DC Property Tax Assessment
Amanda Abrams | March 4th 2014
Every year, homeowners all over the District appeal their property tax assessments for being too high. But for one couple, this has become an unwanted... read»
![As DC's Airbnb Economy Thrives, Legal Issues Remain]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2014/01/townhousethumb.jpg )
As DC's Airbnb Economy Thrives, Legal Issues Remain
Lark Turner | January 31st 2014
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 ta... read»
![The Alexandria Patio With a View Underground]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2014/01/212_S_Alfred_St_160.jpg )
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 serve... read»
![Is DC Becoming a Land of Singletons?]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2013/09/microunitsnight_160.jpg )
Is DC Becoming a Land of Singletons?
Shilpi Paul | September 13th 2013
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 tha... read»
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![Stalled Or Full Steam Ahead: The 3 Developments In The Tenleytown and AU Park Pipeline](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/broadcast_image_560x420.jpg)
The development pipeline in the Tenleytown and AU Park neighborhoods has dwindled in ... read »
![How Can Parents Transfer Real Estate to Their Children?](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2023/03/resized/transfer_image_560x420.jpeg)
In this article, UrbanTurf will explore some of the more common methods that parents ... read »
![The 10-Year Trajectory Of DC-Area Home Prices In 4 Charts](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/4703%20Banner%20St_image_560x420.jpg)
As we head into the weekend, UrbanTurf decided to take a closer look at how much home... read »
![Jair Lynch Pitches 8-Story, 203-Unit Development For Arlington's Barcroft Neighborhood](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/jair-bar_image_560x420.jpg)
The new project will be located at a site that the developer purchased several years ... read »
![148-Unit Double Winged Apartment Building Pitched In Silver Spring](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/sonina_image_560x420.jpg)
A large new apartment project is in the works for the Long Branch section of Silver S... read »
- Stalled Or Full Steam Ahead: The 3 Developments In The Tenleytown and AU Park Pipeline
- How Can Parents Transfer Real Estate to Their Children?
- The 10-Year Trajectory Of DC-Area Home Prices In 4 Charts
- Jair Lynch Pitches 8-Story, 203-Unit Development For Arlington's Barcroft Neighborhood
- 148-Unit Double Winged Apartment Building Pitched In Silver Spring
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