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Microunits

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Microunits, from most recent to least.

DC's New Apartments Are Getting Smaller

DC's New Apartments Are Getting Smaller

Lark Turner | June 6th 2014

The average size of a new class A apartment in the city fell 14 percent between 2000 and 2013.... read»

This Piece of Furniture is All You Need in Your Micro-Unit

This Piece of Furniture is All You Need in Your Micro-Unit

Lark Turner | May 30th 2014

MIT's at work on CityHome, a voice-activated furniture system that includes everything you need to live, work and sleep in a small space.... read»

What's a Micro-Unit?

What's a Micro-Unit?

Lark Turner | May 16th 2014

There are varying definitions of micro-units, and even those that exist are evolving. Here's a summary.... read»

250 Units, Most of Them Micro, Proposed for Crystal City

250 Units, Most of Them Micro, Proposed for Crystal City

Lark Turner | May 14th 2014

Vornado is collaborating with communal office developer WeWork on a new WeLive micro-unit development on S. Clark Street.... read»

Zoning Board Chair Says DC Needs to Address Parking Permit Issues

Zoning Board Chair Says DC Needs to Address Parking Permit Issues

Lark Turner | April 8th 2014

While deliberating a new residential project, the BZA chair said the city's Residential Parking Permit program is due for an update.... read»

Dupont Circle Microunit Proposal, Sans Parking, Sails Through ANC

Dupont Circle Microunit Proposal, Sans Parking, Sails Through ANC

Lark Turner | March 13th 2014

ANC commissioners lauded the transportation plan for the proposed micro-unit development in the Patterson House.... read»

Renderings and Details on The Wharf's Micro-Units Revealed

Renderings and Details on The Wharf's Micro-Units Revealed

Lark Turner | February 27th 2014

About 170 of the micro-units at the Wharf will measure between 330 and 360 square feet, and a third will be affordable.... read»

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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