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The Montrose Residences are flats and two-story luxury homes in the Georgetown Historic District. These homes also come with a luxury price tag from $1.3M to 3M.

The Montrose is located at 3050 R Street in Northwest DC in Montrose Park, between Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Oak Hill Cemetery, and across the street from the Jackson Art Center. The development is a renovation of the historic Hurt Home, which was built in 1897 as an assisted living facility for the blind.  In 1987, ownership of the property was transferred to the city. The building later became the Devereux Children’s Center, a residential and psychiatric program for foster children.

The Montrose will house 15 new homes -- four flats each on the first and seconds floors and seven…

DC Public Libraries have come a long way in the past decade. Circulation has tripled since 2006 and 14 branches have been rebuilt or renovated. 

Two of the new libraries, William O. Lockridge/Bellevue and Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Libraries, won Royal Institute of British Architects International (RIBA) awards this year for architectural excellence. But not all DC Public Libraries libraries are brand new structures; some are housed in beautiful historic buildings including the Petworth and Mount Pleasant Libraries, which were recently renovated. After the fire in 2007, the historic Georgetown Library was completely renovated, which also allowed for the addition of more space. Construction is currently underway at the historic Northeast…