Tag: Washington DC
The push for rent control
In November 2018, election ballots in California might include a question on rent control. Right now, California law restricts the spread of rent regulations...
NAHB honors five outstanding young professionals
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has honored five individuals from across the country as the 2017 Young Professionals of the Year. The...
Mixing it up
The mostly urban projects that captured the judges’ votes echo a popular and growing trend—the inclusion of ground-floor retail and dining establishments that add...
Why shuttered hospitals are hot property
Then she heard the rumors that the old Linda Vista Community Hospital building was haunted. “I was a little scared,” said Monroy, 60. But she...
Paradigm shift
The partners, who come from family-owned multifamily businesses with a combined 150 years of experience, plan to redefine the future of urban rental living...
Uptown living, downtown budget
“I would say it’s the most social building I’ve ever seen,” said Daniel Ellch, a tenant. That’s by design: The developer, Property Markets Group...
Doing the right thing
Former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald and District of Columbia Mayor...
Everything’s brand new in… D.C.?
The code now permits light-framed buildings of wood or steel, which are often faster and less expensive to build than equivalent heavy-framed structures, to...
D.C. dysfunction
While AvalonBay Communities' portfolio in the nation's capital achieved positive revenue growth and rent growth in Q3, revenue growth from the company's D.C. Metro...
The hottest U.S. real estate market: Washington, D.C
"Our spring market has taken off quite early," said Schwartz. "We've reached that stable point where we're out of a buyer's market." The nation's capital...
JPI Multifamily Partners shedding D.C. apartments
JPI Mulifamily Partners LLC has an offer to sell its 909 at Capitol Yards at 909 New Jersey Avenue SE for about $95.4 million...
Apartment industry responds to President Obama’s real estate owned initiative
We are pleased to see the Administration explicitly recognizing the importance of rental housing in meeting our nation's housing needs through the Real-Estate Owned...
Bozzuto takes a Giant leap
Cathedral Commons is a $125 million, two-block, mixed-use development that will include 137 apartment units and eight townhomes, more than 500 parking spaces, and...
Capitol gains
"The market there has been relatively steady, certainly relative to other markets in the U.S. that have seen a lot more volatility," said Alliance...
Living on the line
The project is a major step toward revitalizing a mostly industrial neighborhood that has been overlooked by developers for years, partly because of the...
