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Two unit properties in Washington, DC used to be a hassle. But now the mayor of DC, Vincent Gray, is encouraging population density by making it easier for homeowners to create two unit properties. This is all part of the mayor’s Sustainable DC Plan released this month. The proposal aims to make DC “the healthiest, greenest, and most livable” city in the country over the next two decades.

By 2032, the plan targets to add 250,000 new residents to the DC population. Where are all of these people going to live? Right now, DC has approximately 300,000 residential units, which includes houses, condos, cooperatives, and apartments. 

In order to allow for the influx of new residents, Action 1.4 of the Built Environment section of the Sustainable DC Plan aims…

Upcoming real estate development in Petworth includes condominiums, apartments, restaurants, and a grocery store. The Petworth neighborhood is known for 1920s to 30s era brick row homes, many of which have been renovated and resold. The Northwest DC neighborhood has experienced a flurry of development and revitalization lately.

Georgia Avenue is the main commercial thoroughfare in Petworth with local restaurants and shops. The owners of the Blaguard in Adams Morgan have purchased the property at 3911 Georgia Avenue. After nine months to a year of renovation, they plan to open a new bistro with a beer garden on the back patio.

The “Goins Building” at Shepherd Street and Georgia Avenue in Petworth is also slated for redevelopment after a long vacancy.…

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…

Blagden Alley development is coming to the Shaw neighborhood. A mixed-use development originally called the Flats at Blagden Alley was slated for the two parcels connected at Blagden Alley, namely 917 M Street, NW and 1212 9th Street, NW, just one block from the Mount Vernon Square Metro station.  In 2007, Walnut Street Development backed out due to market conditions, but another developer, Self Help, Inc., seized the opportunity for over $9 million. Yet in 2009, the empty lots went back on the market with an asking price of over $10.9 million. In 2012, Altus Realty Partners took over the project.

The Blagden Alley development encompasses 24,279 square feet of land on two separate lots. The original plans called for retail on the ground floor of 9th…

Monroe Street Market is a massive new $200 million mixed-use development in Brookland, adjacent to the Brookland-CUA Metro station. The complex will span five city blocks at the southern edge of Catholic University on Monroe Street in Northeast.  The project aims to unite the university and the surrounding Brookland neighborhood, and promises to bring new life to an underused area of land in DC.

When finished, Monroe Street Market will consist of 720 apartments, 45 townhouses, 83,000 square feet of retail, 15,000 square feet for art studios, a 3,000 square-foot community arts center, and 850 underground parking spaces. A prominent feature of Monroe Street Market will be a large plaza, directly across Michigan Avenue, named Bishop O’Connell Square in…

Thomason House, a 13-unit condo complex in Columbia Heights, is near complete.  Madison Investments developed the three-story, 9,000-square-foot building at 3606 Rock Creek Church NW, near Petworth with numerous new features in its latest condo conversion. One- and two-bedroom units should be available this spring.

Madison Investments, based in Washington D.C., also developed Trevelyan House and a condo conversion of 1020 Monroe, a 28-unit building in Columbia Heights. The developer’s Hailey House at 3511 13th Street NW is expected to be complete in March. Hailey House will offer 25 high-end condos within short walking distance of two Metro stations.

The Raymond Education campus for PreK through 8th grade is among the nearby schools serving area of…

Hailey House, a condominium conversion project, is coming to Columbia Heights. With it’s location at 3511 13th Street, NW, Hailey House will be close to two different Metro stations -- Columbia Heights and Petworth. The new homes will also be near the eclectic restaurants, bars, and shops on 11th Street known as the "Hip Strip.”

The five-story 23,500-square-foot Hailey House will contain 25 luxury condominium units -- eight single bedroom units and 17 with two bedrooms. One bedroom units will be approximately 650 square feet, while two bedroom units will range from about 700 to 920 square feet. The building features nine different floorplans with a light or dark finish style.

Hailey House will also provide bike storage, an advanced intercom system,…

Southwest Waterfront construction will begin soon since the Phase 1 Planned Unit Development (PUD) of the Wharf project was unanimously approved by the District’s Zoning Commission.

The approval includes 1.5 million square feet of residential, hotel, office and retail space, as well as three piers, various open spaces, thoroughfares, and a waterfront park spanning three acres. These areas of development are located in Parcels 2, 3, 4, and 11. Parcel 2 will house a Combined Heating and Power (CHP) facility in addition to residential and retail space, as well as a cultural and entertainment venue. Parcel 3a will incorporate a commercial office building with ground floor retail. Parcel 3b will also have ground floor retail with the InterContinental Hotel…

The new development on H Street, NE will be a mixed-use project to include new homes and retail on the 10,800-square-foot city-owned lot at 1300 H Street in Ward 6. It’s the former site of R.L. Christian Library, which opened in 1982, but has been vacant for two years and is now a brownfield site. After reviewing six proposals submitted in August, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development awarded proposal rights to redevelop the site.

The new development will be a 30-unit residential building with 8,000 square feet of retail and 17 underground parking spaces with an industrial-style exterior.  Six of the 30 units will be reserved for affordable housing, ideally for artists and social entrepreneurs. The retail will include a…

Park Morton development in Columbia Heights, per the Park Morton Redevelopment Initiative Plan approved in 2008, includes projects from developers Park Morton Development Partners, Landex Development and the Warrenton Group.

The $170 million Park Morton development in Columbia Heights project, which first broke ground in 2010, includes more than 500 residential units, 40,000-square-feet of retail, a 10,000-square-foot park and a 4,000-square-foot community center, according to the D.C. Planning and Economic Development Department. More than 200 of the residential units in Park Morton development in Columbia Heights are affordable housing, as one of the primary goals of the initiative is to beef up D.C.’s affordable housing stock through integrating…