Posts tagged Rowhouses
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Top stories of 2021: What the ‘Middle Finger’ building tells us about DC’s housing construction debate
A stand-out building near U Street highlights a key debate in DC’s housing space: how much should aesthetics matter? Keep reading…
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What the ‘Middle Finger’ building tells us about DC’s housing construction debate
A stand-out building near U Street highlights a key debate in DC’s housing space: how much should aesthetics matter? Keep reading…
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Why DC has so many rowhomes, and how they’re different from townhomes
Many neighborhoods in DC, from Capitol Hill to Petworth to Georgetown, have streets lined with rowhomes. This style evolved in response to the city’s constraints on space, and these houses also help fill the need for a type of housing that’s between detached homes and large apartment buildings. Keep reading…
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Arlington banned rowhouses in 1938, and we’re suffering the consequences now
The Washington region’s dramatic undersupply of missing middle housing is a serious problem. One reason it’s so severe: Arlington once banned rowhouses trying to preserve its suburban character. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Wheat Row
This week’s Building of the Week is Wheat Row – a Southwest DC series of row houses that are the oldest structures of this type in the District. Southwest Washington DC is dominated by the legacy of mid-20th Century urban renewal projects and new developments such as the Wharf. Keep reading…
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Map: Where to find rowhouses in the US and Canada
Here in Washington, DC, rowhouses are the city's most common housing type. But throughout most of the rest of the United States, they're comparatively rare. This map shows where you'll find them, and where you won't. Keep reading…
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Why DC has so many rowhomes, and how they’re different from townhomes
Many neighborhoods in DC, from Capitol Hill to Petworth to Georgetown, have streets lined with rowhomes. This style evolved in response to the city’s constraints on space, and these houses also help fill the need for a type of housing that’s between detached homes and large apartment buildings. Keep reading…
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DC’s Zoning Commission might downzone much of the city by redefining cellars
Text amendments to the zoning code do not usually make headlines, but this change could have a huge impact. DC’s Zoning Commission may take a technical proposal about how to measure space and effectively downzone neighborhoods across the District by 25 percent. Keep reading…
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Why I oppose historic designation for Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale is in fact very historic, but a closer look reveals that this initiative is less about preserving history and more about limiting the kind of changes residents can make with their homes. Keep reading…
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Gentrification. What does that word even mean?!
DC is a much different place than it was twenty, ten, and even just five years ago. In fact, many might call it a national posterchild for “gentrification.” But what does that word actually mean? Is it that wealthy people live where poor people use to? That retailers are different, or that vacant lots are now home to apartment buildings? Something else? We discussed in this week's contributor chat. Keep reading…