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Many new condo projects are coming to Adams Morgan. Some are currently under construction and others are still in the planning phases.

The Champlain Street development is still in the planning phases with delivery expected in the spring of 2014. This project will turn a vacant lot into a building with 40 condominium units. The units in this project will range in size from 500 to 900 square feet, and prices will start in the high $200s and rise into the high $500s.

The Euclid Street project is another one of the new condo projects in Adams Morgan that will replace a corner market. The development includes 19 units in one, two, and two-bedroom plus den layouts. All units feature hardwood flooring, walk-in closets, gourmet kitchens, and designer…

Soon there were be four new condo projects in Shaw -- P Street Residences, P Street Row, 926 N Street, and CityMarket at O.

P Street Residences is a new 65 to 70 unit condo project planned for P and 7th Streets, Northwest, in the Shaw neighborhood. The building will be four stories with a partially raised garage. Units will range from 510 to about 850 square feet. Since this project is still in the planning stages, there is no delivery date yet.

P Street Row is a condo development under construction in Shaw at 751 P Street in Northwest. The project is designed to look like a row of six townhomes of various colors to blend with the historic facade of the neighborhood. This project includes 12 two-level luxury condos, and half of those will be…

The U Street Trader Joe’s is coming to 14th and U Streets in Northwest DC. Trader Joe’s is a privately held grocery store chained based in California where employees don Hawaiian shirts on a daily basis. The chain is dislikes public address systems and uses a bell instead. Trader Joe’s is known for inexpensive, but delicious prepared frozen foods, as well as inexpensive wine. The U Street Trader Joe’s is only the second Trader Joe’s store in the District, with the first DC store in Foggy Bottom.

The U Street Trader Joe’s will be part of a new mixed-use development called Louis at 14th that will preserve the facades of the neighboring historic buildings. Louis at 14th will have nine stories, 267 luxury apartment units, a rooftop pool, underground…

In addition to the redevelopment of the West Heating Plant, more new condo projects are coming to Georgetown.  Some of the new developments are planned and others are already under construction. The West Heating Plant will have the most new condos with 80 units, while others will have only eight residences.

Adams Mason House is coming to 1072 Thomas Jefferson Street in Northwest DC. The condo project is in the planning stages at this point with a delivery date of late 2013. The Adams Mason House will contain 10 new condos, plus 3,500 square feet of retail or office space. The residences will be one or two-bedroom units, with the potential for three-bedroom condos.

The Exxon gas station at the end of Key Bridge in Georgetown will be replaced by a new…

New condos in Georgetown will be built on the site of the World War II-era West Heating Plant at 29th and K Streets in Northwest DC. The site is adjacent to the Four Seasons Hotel, Rock Creek, and the C&O Canal. The plans call for about 80 high-end condominium units -- Four Seasons Private Residences.

The plant is a 93,000-square-foot building with eight floors, six above ground and two below, and sits on more than two acres of land.  The former General Services Administration (GSA) plant previously served as a heating source for government facilities, but was decommissioned in 2000 and vacated in 2012.

The Georgetown Heating Plant fetched $19.5 million in an online auction with a starting bid of $500,0001 and weeks of bidding by five groups. The…

Investors in Petworth area of Washington D.C. are apparently seeing enormous potential in these properties in northwest D.C., which are attracting more young professionals who are drawn to the area’s more affordable prices and proximity to hip nightlife.

Petworth is one of the largest neighborhoods in Washington D.C. and investors are likely well aware this area is undergoing a significant revitalization. Among the many acquisitions going on here, Urban Investment Partners LLC has acquired The New Hampshire House apartment building at 3728 New Hampshire Ave. NW for $2.1 million, the Washington Business Journal reports.

The D.C.-based developer plans to renovate the 21-unit building, which it bought at a record amount for an occupied Class-C…

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…

The new Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) building at 655 K Street in the Mount Vernon Triangle of Northwest DC will serve as the new headquarters for the organization. The site is part of a development by Douglas Development Corporation east of the Washington Convention Center and north of the current National Public Radio headquarters in Ward 2.

The Douglas Development Corp. site overlooks Mount Vernon Square and is a huge development between L, K, 6th and 7th Streets. The plan calls for 1.2 million square feet of office, retail, residential, and hotel space.

The new AAMC building on Square 451 marks the first occupant of the Douglas development. The building will be LEED Gold certified with 287,500 square feet of office, conference,…

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…

Developments coming to Fort Totten and Riggs Park areas, including another D.C. Walmart, are forging ahead after developer JBG Cos secured a permit last month for excavation, grading and sheeting, and shoring for Fort Totten Square, at 300 Riggs Road.

Aside from the anchor Walmart store, developments coming to Fort Totten and Riggs Park areas will include about 110,000 square feet of retail and 350 apartments. Another project at 77 H. Street NW by JBG and Walmart will also feature 300 apartments and the mega retailer. The other Walmart in the District broke ground late last year at 5929 Georgia Avenue NW.

The Fort Totten area’s developments also welcomed the District’s first Costco, a 154,000-square-foot facility at Dakota Crossing, at Market Street…