UrbanTurf's Best of 2011
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UrbanTurf took a look back at the best that DC’s residential real estate market had to offer in 2011 over the past week. From the best deals to the best ideas to, of course, the best listings, we believe we sussed out the cream of the crop.
Here are the Best of 2011 posts for those that missed them. And to all our readers, happy holidays!
- Best Luxury Real Estate Trend: DC’s Most Expensive Homes Sell at a Discount
- Best Deal on Rent: $600 For A Three-Bedroom Apartment
- Pop-Up Shops, Colorado Microbrews: The Best Restaurant/Retail Trends of 2011
- Best Carbon Footprint in DC: Our First Passive House
- UrbanTurf’s Best New Feature of 2011: Pipeline
- Best Apartment for Aspiring Muckrakers
- Best Tool for Renters Looking to Walk to Work
- Best Transformation of the Year: LeDroit Park Mansion Comes Back to Life
- Best Real Estate Question: What Neighborhood Would You Buy Into?
- Best House for George Washington Impersonators
- Best Green Effort of Year: The Electric Car Charging Station
- The Deal of the Year: The Beautiful Foreclosure
- Best Real Estate Idea (If It Works): Popularise
- Best Real Estate Amenity of 2011: Bathroom Pencil Sharpener
- The Best Listing of the Year For Mere Mortals
- Best (or Worst) New Neighborhood Moniker: Silicon Hill
- Best (And Most Ridiculous) Real Estate Rumor of 2011: R. Kelly Apartment Hunting on Capitol Hill
- The Best Listing of the Year For Well-Paid Lobbyists
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