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The row homes near Eastern Market, which is known as the home to D.C.’s oldest public market, are in demand for their proximity to quaint restaurants and shops and the Eastern Market Metro station in the heart of Capitol Hill.

Many of the Victorian or Federal-style row homes near Eastern Market, many of which date back to the early 20th century, are undergoing renovation for modern homeowners. The row homes near Eastern Market are nestled in a “sub-community” roughly south East Capitol Street and north of Pennsylvania Avenue, and bordered by 3rd Street and 11th St. NW.

Many young couples and families are finding the row homes near Eastern Market offer the benefits of living in Washington D.C. without the stronger party scene of Dupont and Adams Morgan…

The Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw neighborhood, where row houses and condo conversions are dominating the market, is welcoming the first of its office tenants. The Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw, located at 641 S. St. NW, has leased 20,817 square feet to WorkSpaces LLC, which plans to move in when the project is complete in January 2013.

Douglas Development Corp., which is renovating the long-dormant Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw with loft-like industrial spaces, will eventually aim to lease 98,000 square feet of office space and about 24,000 square feet of retail. The Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw was originally home to Dorsch’s White Cross Bakery before it was purchased by Continental Bakery in 1936 for the production of Hostess and Wonder Bread products.

The DC Streetcar on H Street, a much-anticipated streetcar project on H Street and near Capital Hill, is on track revive a form of transportation popular more than 50 years ago in the District by late next year or early 2014.

The DC Streetcar on H Street will be the first phase of the DC Streetcar project, followed by segments in Anacostia and in other parts of the city after that. The main goal with the DC Streetcar on H Street is to link neighborhoods with an alternative mode of transportation that will attract more riders. The DC Streetcar on H Street will also hopefully reduce shorter inner-city auto trips and encourage more affordable housing along the DC Streetcar route on H Street.

The DC Streetcar project on H Street is an ambitious city-wide…