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U Street Historic District

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under U Street Historic District, from most recent to least.

Duplex Units Proposed for Former Site of Shaw Checkers Club

With the Capital Pool Checkers Association displaced from its meeting spot of decades, plans for the building are coming to the fore.... read»

The redevelopment of Mazza Gallerie is nearly complete.... read »

While the buildings at The Wharf are generally all finished, there are still a couple... read »

The DC region has yet to see a surge of new listings hit the market in the face of fe... read »

Hoffman-Madison in talks to sell a portion of The Wharf; demolition of BLM plaza; and... read »

What could be Alexandria's tallest building; the bowser dilemma; and the real life of... read »

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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