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Real estate near Catholic University includes a growing number of new developments, including a $200 million development by Abdo and Bozzuto, which broke ground in November of 2011 in an effort to create a new market for homes and businesses in Brookland, the Washington Business Journal reports.

This new real estate near Catholic University, called Monroe Street Market at the campus’ southern edge, includes about 765 apartments and townhomes and 83,000-square-feet of retail space in Northeast D.C. The project also entails 15,000 square feet for artistic uses and a community arts center.

Future residents can begin reserving a new apartment home this month, choosing from one of three styles – Brookland works available for move-in in June, Portland Flats…

Homes by Navy Yard include a growing number of new developments, both new apartment buildings and new condos, including the Velocity Condos on Capitol Hill built in 2009 and the Foundry Lofts, which wrapped up construction in 2011.

The Yards Foundry Lofts at 301 Tingey Street SE are renting for about $2,536 to $3,323 for 755-square-foot 1 bedroom apartments. Two-bedroom apartment homes rent for between about $3,000 and $5,100.  These 170 luxury loft apartment homes by Navy Yard Metro are located in an old warehouse that was once the site where workers put together machinery for WWII military fleets called the Pattern Joiner Ship. Many of its units have views of the Anacostia and downtown D.C.

The Foundry Lofts homes by Navy Yard also include 33…

Shaw area properties seem to be in the next up-and-coming neighborhood in the District, right next to Logan Circle and the U Street corridor.

Here, recent Shaw area properties listings include a $399,000, 1BR, 730-square-foot condo on Florida Avenue and a $249,000, 1BR, 453-square-foot studio on Marion Street.

Like many communities on the outskirts of Washington D.C.’s long-established downtown and Dupont areas, the Shaw area properties have been slower to change but now the area welcoming a surge of enhancing development that’s triggering a hot housing market.

The Shaw area is referred to as the “Harlem of Washington D.C.” for its rich black culture.  This community is in Northwest along Florida Avenue is predominantly known for Howard University…

A Brightwood home sold for a record amount recently. The home was located at 5821 4th Street NW at Oglethorpe, just a few blocks north of Missouri, and was listed for $649,000. It closed at $656,000 on February 15. The three-level Brightwood home that sold for a record amount was a contemporary, detached home built in 1939.

The home has four bedrooms and four full baths, all freshly renovated last year and has hardwood floors throughout. This is a 3,000-square-foot home with a new white gourmet kitchen, luxury bath, breakfast bar and custom closet. Brightwood is a community with very active community association, but this particular property required no HOA fees.

Along with Shepherd Park, Brightwood is one of the most northern communities in…

Dog Parks in Dupont Circle probably aren’t the first amenity that comes to mind when you think of this trendy D.C. community, bustling with restaurants, bars and highly-priced studios.

But increasingly, homeowners are calling for more pet-friendly features in their neighborhoods and Dupont is one community that has responded. Dog Parks in Dupont Circle are not obvious. The S Stree Dog Park, tucked just south of Adams Morgan and North of Dupont Circle on New Hampshire Avenue at 17th Street is perhaps the most handy dog park to resident of Dupont Circle.

Like many dog parks in D.C., the dog parks in Dupont Circle like the S Street Dog Park are maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation, along with, of course the dog owners themselves.

Dog…

A real estate auction in Trinidad Wednesday will feature a three-level colonial townhouse at 1408 Morse Street NE in Washington D.C, just north of Maryland Avenue.

The real estate auction in Trinidad is for an end unit home with a list price of $250,000, an end with three bedrooms, two full baths and one half bathroom. It has an unfinished basement.

The public real estate auction in Trinidad will be held Wednesday, February 27 at noon at the house and requires a $20,000 deposit in certified funds only. The list price will be the opening bid and there will be no pre-auction offers. Buyers interested in the real estate auction in Trinidad can view the property in a pre-showing one hour before the auction begins.

The real estate auction in Trinidad is…

District at Logan Circle, developed by the JBG Companies & Grosvenor, is a 125-unit, seven-story apartment building at 14th and S Streets, just around the corner from the U Street Metro.

Units of District at Logan Circle will range from about 500 square feet to 1,100 square feet, with the majority of the apartments being smaller units. About 85% of the apartments in District at Logan Circle will be studios and 1BRs with the other 15% being 2BR apartments. They were originally planned as condos.

Developers are planning to integrate a historic building at 14th and S Streets, the site of the former Whitmore-Walker Clinic, into the project, according to D.C. Urban Turf blog. Street-level space along 14th Street will feature retail. A rooftop pool and…

Luxury homes in Chevy Chase give home buyers an option for more spacious luxury living in close proximity to the city. Chevy Chase is both community the northwest Washington D.C. and an unincorporated town in Maryland’s Montgomery County along Connecticut Avenue, an area that’s mainly residential but close to many restaurants and shopping.

Most of Chevy Chase, Md., is comprised of communities called villages, like the Village of North Chevy Chase, the Village of Chevy Chase, the Village of Martin’s Addition and Chevy Chase Village, all of which aboud with luxury homes. Chevy Chase in D.C. borders Rock Creek Park to the east and Reno Road to the west. In both areas, luxury homes in Chevy Chase are mainly single-family detached homes on larger lots.…

Georgetown Row homes for sale are among the most sought after properties in the District, with their close proximity to a bevy of great restaurants and shopping and location in one of the more historic areas in the nation’s capitol.

Georgetown row homes for sale include a good number of listings right now, many of which are small but with high-end features that make for comfortable and social living. Others offer homeowners extraordinary square footage for city living, but are priced in the millions.

Georgetown, which once served as a shipping area, has a storied past in the District. Now, its C&O canal waterway which once served as a transportation route for shipping goods to Ohio, provides an attractive recreation area for residents and visitors.…

Louis at 14th and U Street, an upcoming mixed-use luxury apartment building that broke ground last year, will offer the increasingly trendy U Street neighborhood one more option for luxury living. The Louis at 14th and U Street is set for completion in December 2013.

Louis at 14th and U Street, billed as the “spot for luxury living,” at 1912 14th Street NW, is just steps from the U Street Metro station. JBG Companies, a Chevy Chase-based company that is developing the property, generated interest at the groundbreaking with a character of Louis the XIV, who rode around on a Capitol Bike Share bicycle.

When complete, the nine-story Louis at 14th and U Street will have 268 luxury apartments whose resident will enjoy access to a rooftop pool and about…