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Land Use Element

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Land Use Element, from most recent to least.

NIMBYs, TODs and 100-Year Floods: Land Use Amendments Reflect DC's Changing Development Priorities

This Element of the recently released Comprehensive Plan draft establishes new growth priorities while undermining NIMBY arguments.... read»

A limestone mansion in Mount Pleasant is getting a second act — this time as 90 res... read »

DC's homebuyer assistance programs can be a bit complex. This edition of First-Timer ... read »

Pocket listings are growing in popularity in the low-inventory market in the DC regio... read »

Friedman Capital Advisors has filed an application to convert the top six floors of t... read »

Plans for a major development along Wisconsin Avenue are being pushed back.... read »

Intro guides for first-time home buyers

Red Flags Revealed During a Home Inspection	Top 5 Tax Breaks For Homeowners	Tax Relief for DC Homeowners
Condo Fee Tutorial	What is a Rent Back?	10 Ways To Tell If a Home Renovation is Well Done
Obtaining a Basic Business License For Your Rental	What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage?	The Splitting the Rent Formula
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House?	Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy?	Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
The Scoop on Mortgage Insurance

Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro

The Most Intriguing Loft in DC	The R Street Firehouse	DC’s One-Room House
Dupont Circle’s Old Frat House To Become Alley Home	Best Transition From a Garage To a Home	The Roundhouse
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week	Logan Circle’s Most Intriguing Garage	Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington
Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover	Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home	Making the Most of a Skinny House
A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill	Once a Carriage House, Now a Home	The Bank that Became a Home
From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home	The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina	A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard
Modern Tranquility in Sperryville	Saddle Up For Stable Living	Throwing a Curve at 550 Square Feet
A Modern Hilltop Retreat	Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home	Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
The DC Area’s First Net Zero Home	A Yankee Goes Green	DC’s First Carbon Neutral Home
Eco-Friendly Alley House Off H Street	The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse