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Retrofit
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Retrofit, from most recent to least.
The Plans to Convert a Historic Embassy Row Hotel into Luxury Senior Living
Nena Perry-Brown | February 24th 2022
Acquisition of the hotel was announced in September.... read»
The Details of President Biden's Proposed $213 Billion Housing Plan
Nena Perry-Brown | June 10th 2021
The proposal suggests using a combination of programs to incentivize eliminating exclusionary zoning and producing and preserving affordable housing.... read»
This Week's Find: A Double-Double on a Basketball Court
Nena Perry-Brown | December 9th 2019
This Norfolk apartment used to be a basketball court and not much has changed.... read»
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Could DC Incentivize Office to Residential Conversions?
Nena Perry-Brown | September 30th 2019
A recent city commissioned report identifies the obstacles to and potential for creating housing out of vacant office buildings.... read»
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This is one of the more intriguing adaptive reuse proposals of the year.... read »

The developer wants to transform the 1960s motor lodge into "Union Market Cabanas" �... read »

This week we bring back What X Buys You as UrbanTurf takes a look at how far an $850,... read »

The Archdiocese of Washington is asking DC's Board of Zoning Adjustment to sign off, ... read »
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- How Far $850,000 Goes In The DC-Area Housing Market
- Archdiocese Seeks to Revive 80-Townhome Plan In North Michigan Park
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