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Rock the Boat
It’s Thursday evening, and Laneyse Hooks, 54, climbs the stairs to her roof deck, where she grows corn and other vegetables, along with a variety of potted flowers. Below, w...
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Marina Faces an Uncertain Future
In the first quarter of 2013, construction on expansive new development The Wharf is slated to change the face of the Southwest Waterfront. Developer Hoffman-Madison Waterfron...
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Price Point: $350,000 to $400,000
Friendship Heights: $378,900 Condo: 5201-B Wisconsin Ave. NW #310 Crisp, cute and new, this two-year-old one-bedroom, one-bath is located 0.3 miles from the Friendship Heights...
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Price Point: $750,000 to $800,000
Detached house: 5212 MacArthur Blvd. NW This pre-Civil War two-bedroom, 2.5-bath home blends old and new. Just renovated, the house retains little of its rustic past ex...
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Price Point: $289,000 to $300,000
Adams Morgan: $289,000 Condo: 2456 20th St. NW #502 Up a rickety elevator on the fifth and highest floor lies this charming corner apartment, which exudes an understated, 1920...
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Tight Space, Abundant Ideas
In the middle of his 400-square-foot studio, in a small space carved out between a bookshelf, sundry chairs and a bed, Jeff Watkinson, who is 6 feet 1 inch tall, balances on a...
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Price Point: $990,000 to $999,000
Rosslyn: $990,000 Condo penthouse: 1111 19th St. N. #1802 Enjoy the benefits of the Potomac with none of the cold water and splashing — plus room service! This 1,239-square-...
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Price Point: $450,000 to $460,000
Adams Morgan: $459,000 Co-op: 1840 Biltmore St. NW, #23 An original claw-foot bathtub is only the tip-of-the conversation-piece iceberg in this museum-like co-op. The foyer in...
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Reborn as Residences
In the 1920s, families traveled to the corner of 14th and Church streets NW, a hub of auto showrooms, to buy Cadillacs and Chrysler DeSotos. Today, the buildings at that inter...
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Price Point: $749,000 to $775,000
Bloomingdale: $774,900 Rowhouse: 1817 First St. NW This gutted D.C. rowhouse has all the classic attributes that buyers might expect from a brand-new home located in a turn-of...
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Capitol Hill Rowhouse: $1,295,000 128 D St. SE The purchaser of this rowhouse might do well to rent the basement and above-garage carriage house apartments for extra cash to rid the house of some stylistic trappings from past decades (such as outdate...
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Mount Vernon Square Condo: $442,500 1001 L St. NW #911 This one-bedroom, one-bathroom penthouse on the ninth floor of a Quincy Park condo building offers a bird’s-eye view of the surrounding neighborhood. South- and west-facing windows line the...
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A Growth Spurt With Plenty of Promise
A yoga class poses in downward dog at Spirit Anacostia Health and Wellness Center, an airy gym on the fifth floor of a building with a panoramic view of the D.C. skyline. Anyone familiar with the stigma of crime and blight that has haunted the neighb...
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The Three King Cakes
A homage to the three biblical kings who visited the baby Jesus at birth, the king cake attributes its origins to the Christian tradition. Thankfully, the only beliefs necessary for a righteous dessert experience this Mardi Gras (March 8), are a devo...
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Trinidad Townhouse: $299,976 1316 Florida Ave. NE For buyers looking to paint the town red, this three-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom rowhouse is only steps from H Street. Future owners might consider buying white paint for their house, though, since the kitc...
