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| Modern wins out in this light-filled Hill row home
April 21, 2010
Renovators of Capitol Hill row homes face a key choice when deciding on design — imitate historic fabric as closely as possible, or differentiate the new from the old? Both approaches can yield beautiful spaces, but only the latter can bring a new design language to the familiar row home vernacular.
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| G St. SW home an updated original
March 01, 2010
At a symposium last winter on modernist architecture in historic settings, the National Building Museum’s senior vice president Martin Moeller told the audience that the Southwest D.C. development along G Street was one of the standout urban-infill projects in the country. And as the development approaches its 50th anniversary and Southwest its second wave of urban redesign, it’s evident that these cheery, bright town homes retain much of their mid-century charm, while renovations have brought many of them stylishly into the new century.
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| Butterfield offers value, not bargain
January 18, 2010
Realtor Marilyn Charity knows that two of her listings, the last two-bedroom units available in the Butterfield House at 1020 Pennsylvania Ave., face some competition from other new condominiums in the area. But she is adamant that the red-brick 28-unit building stands head and shoulders above the alternatives on Capitol Hill.
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| Car Barn stands test of time
November 23, 2009
For proof that everything old becomes new again, look no further than the Car Barn condominium on 15th Street NE. The red-brick structure was originally the end of the line for the D.C. streetcar traveling from Georgetown and also hosted storage and repair functions. Though the building became obsolete during the auto age, it will soon witness the revival of streetcar travel as the city lays tracks on nearby H Street.
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| Bargain views, amenities in new SW condos
September 18, 2009
Sales manager Kami Knopf is confident that her units in Southwest’s Waterfront Tower are the best-kept secrets in town. “We are some of the most affordable new condos in the city,” she said, noting that studios begin at $195,900. “And it’s just a matter of time until word gets out.”
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| Hill history at a low price
August 21, 2009
A circa-1890 row home on the edges of the Capitol Hill Historic District offers the best of both worlds, according to Realtor Gloria Dorsey. The home is close to the amenities of the Hill, she noted, but in an “up-and-coming” spot that will be further bolstered as ballpark-centered development proceeds down M Street. As a result, the just-renovated home is “very attractively priced,” said Dorsey.
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| SW co-op straddles eras
July 22, 2009
As in other parts of the District, home buyers in Southwest have options when looking at real estate: co-op or condo, town house or high-rise? But the field here is far narrower in one sense: Most homes date from the 1950s and ’60s — the period of “urban renewal” that left the city’s smallest quadrant dotted with large mid-century developments and nearly devoid of its original architecture.
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| Row house puts traditional gloss on more recent build
June 19, 2009
Pedestrians strolling past the stretch of row houses that includes 650 Massachusetts Ave. NE would be hard-pressed to guess that the brick facades are well under a century old — that’s how successfully these circa-1989 homes blend with their historic neighbors.
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| Patience paid off with renovated 1880s home
May 15, 2009
Renovation fatigue is among the worst enemies of historic homes. Dwindling funds and bad decisions have certainly claimed casualties, but sheer exhaustion causes many well-begun projects to unravel into slapdash fiascos. The patience and focus needed to complete a careful restoration of a historic property are on display in the four-bedroom row house at 832 D St. SE. Owner Mark McIntosh gutted nearly the entire red-brick structure over the past few years but maintained as many original features as possible through painstaking effort.
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| A-1 location beckons at Newseum building
April 20, 2009
Walk past the parade of front pages in front of the year-old Newseum, and the headlines appear remarkably similar: The economy is in a tailspin, consumer spending is at a standstill, and the news industry is in trouble.
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| A modern haven
March 27, 2009
The need for a place to stay and entertain when its owners were in the District led to the construction of the contemporary home at 621 C St. NE. Though it was built in 1974, the home looks as if it could have been completed recently.
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| 1885 row house offers convenience, location
March 24, 2009
Built in 1885, this spacious Federal-style brick home at 717 North Carolina Ave. SE is appealing from many different vantage points. It is located at the epicenter of the Hill, but it also comes with a large garage. So when you want to use your feet, you’ll be just five minutes from shopping, dining, swimming and mass transit, but parking your car will be easy as well.
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| A house on the corner
March 06, 2009
The lovely blue house at the corner of 4th and F streets NE is the classic turreted Victorian home. Built in 1890 and located in the Capitol Hill Historic District, this home has seen much of the District’s history.
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