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Posts By Lark Turner

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Lark Turner, from most recent to least.

4.37: Mortgage Rates Back Up

4.37: Mortgage Rates Back Up

Lark Turner | March 13th 2014

Mortgage rates crept back up this week, with Freddie Mac reporting a 4.37 percent with an average 0.6 point on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.... read»

Dupont Circle Microunit Proposal, Sans Parking, Sails Through ANC

Dupont Circle Microunit Proposal, Sans Parking, Sails Through ANC

Lark Turner | March 13th 2014

ANC commissioners lauded the transportation plan for the proposed micro-unit development in the Patterson House.... read»

Bids for Grimke School Won't Be Limited to Charters

Bids for Grimke School Won't Be Limited to Charters

Lark Turner | March 12th 2014

After Councilman Jim Graham intervened, a group of neighbors hoping for office and museum use of the vacant school are optimistic.... read»

What $1.1 Million Buys You in the DC Area

What $1.1 Million Buys You in the DC Area

Lark Turner | March 11th 2014

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market priced in the $1.1 million range to give readers an idea of what type... read»

Rentals Grab Biggest Share of New Construction in Decades (and Maybe Ever)

Rentals Grab Biggest Share of New Construction in Decades (and Maybe Ever)

Lark Turner | March 10th 2014

About a third of the new homes built in 2013 were multifamily rental buildings, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. ... read»

Old Georgetown Board Doesn't Support Design for Exxon Condo Project

Old Georgetown Board Doesn't Support Design for Exxon Condo Project

Lark Turner | March 7th 2014

The local ANC and the Old Georgetown Board decided against supporting the latest iteration of the design for the 27-unit project in Georgetown.... read»

Should Tiny Mean Cheap?

Should Tiny Mean Cheap?

Lark Turner | March 7th 2014

Developers of micro-units in DC will need to reconcile the rent they plan to charge for the small apartments with the type of renter that will live th... read»

Best New Listings: A Bloomingdale Two-Bedroom, a Takoma Colonial and a Georgetown Renovation

Best New Listings: A Bloomingdale Two-Bedroom, a Takoma Colonial and a Georgetown Renovation

Lark Turner | March 7th 2014

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, UrbanTurf looks at a Takoma Park colonial, a renovated townhouse in Georgetown, and, for the second time,... read»

This Week's Find: Inside a Logan Circle Snow Globe

This Week's Find: Inside a Logan Circle Snow Globe

Lark Turner | March 6th 2014

A window-filled, 2000-square-foot condo at the epicenter of Logan Circle will hit the market next week, and the unit has made interesting use of its s... read»

H Street Project Could Break Ground in a Year, Offer Large Apartments

H Street Project Could Break Ground in a Year, Offer Large Apartments

Lark Turner | March 6th 2014

Douglas Development's H Street project will include roughly 30 units and 30,000 square feet of retail.... read»

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