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Posts By Shilpi Paul

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Shilpi Paul, from most recent to least.

What's in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC's Most Prevalent Architecural Style

What's in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC's Most Prevalent Architecural Style

Shilpi Paul | September 28th 2022

Harry Wardman is responsible for developing huge swaths of northwest DC, from row houses in Columbia Heights to luxury apartment buildings in Dupont C... read»

What Is It Like To Live in The Roundhouse?

What Is It Like To Live in The Roundhouse?

Shilpi Paul | August 12th 2016

This week, UrbanTurf is re-running an article from a few years ago that looks at what it is like to live in one of DC's few octagonal houses. ... read»

Navy Yard/Capitol Riverfront: After a Rain Delay, the Stadium's Boomtown Starts to Deliver

Navy Yard/Capitol Riverfront: After a Rain Delay, the Stadium's Boomtown Starts to Deliver

Shilpi Paul | May 23rd 2014

After years resembling a ghost town, the southeast DC neighborhood is seeing long-planned projects come to fruition, and the streets are finally filli... read»

The Best Holiday Gift For The Techy Homeowner: Skybell

The Best Holiday Gift For The Techy Homeowner: Skybell

Shilpi Paul | December 20th 2013

A new doorbell, dubbed the SkyBell, allows you to see, hear and talk to anyone who comes to your stoop via your smartphone.... read»

Unique Spaces: Making the Most of a Skinny House

Unique Spaces: Making the Most of a Skinny House

Shilpi Paul | December 9th 2013

This installment of Unique Spaces required architects to make good use of a particularly narrow footprint in Foggy Bottom. ... read»

The Splitting the Rent Formula

The Splitting the Rent Formula

Shilpi Paul | December 3rd 2013

When sharing an apartment or group house, it only seems fair that those in bigger rooms should pay a higher share of the rent. But, how do you factor ... read»

Metro in 2050, With Stops in Georgetown?

Metro in 2050, With Stops in Georgetown?

Shilpi Paul | November 26th 2013

As Metro charts out the next few decades, they are considering two stops in Georgetown, a plan that Georgetown Metropolitan writes is supported by var... read»

Under Contract: A Craftsman, a Loft, and a Rowhouse

Under Contract: A Craftsman, a Loft, and a Rowhouse

Shilpi Paul | November 26th 2013

In Under Contract, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured recently that were snatched up by DC's alert buyers. ... read»

Construction Begins on 287-Unit Navy Yard Apartment Project

Construction Begins on 287-Unit Navy Yard Apartment Project

Shilpi Paul | November 25th 2013

River Parc, a 287-unit apartment building in Navy Yard, started construction in recent weeks, reported Market Watch. ... read»

Home Price Watch: Gone in a Week in 20010

Home Price Watch: Gone in a Week in 20010

Shilpi Paul | November 25th 2013

This week in Home Price Watch, we examine 20010, which encompasses portions of Mount Pleasant, Columbia Heights, Pleasant Plains and Park View. ... read»

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