Alley Dwellings
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Alley Dwellings, from most recent to least.
The Decision That Could Lead To More Alley Homes In DC May Be Coming Next Week
UrbanTurf Staff | March 6th
On Thursday, the Zoning Commission will consider text amendments aimed at making it easier to build in alleys around the city.... read»
The Change That Could Lead To More Alley Homes In DC Will Be Delayed A Bit
UrbanTurf Staff | November 3rd 2025
A zoning change that could result in more alley homes around DC will not be taken up by the Zoning Commission until next year.... read»
Big Support For Change That Could Lead To More Alley Homes in DC
UrbanTurf Staff | September 5th 2025
In the zoning filing, there are over 100 letters of support for the proposed text amendment and not one in opposition.... read»
The Change That Could Lead To More Alley Homes in DC
UrbanTurf Staff | May 22nd 2025
Earlier this month, zoning text amendments were proposed with the goal of making better use of vacant and underutilized alley lots around the city.... read»
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This Week's Find: An Alley Home on the Hill That Used To Be a Refrigeration Plant
Siddhi Mahatole | April 16th 2024
614 A Street SE Rear was purchased by artist Walter Kravitz and his wife Judith Harris in the late 1980s and converted into a home.... read»
Six Alley Homes Are Coming to Kingman Park
UrbanTurf Staff | June 15th 2022
The collection of new homes received a key zoning approval on Wednesday.... read»
Six Alley Townhouses Proposed for Kingman Park
Nena Perry-Brown | February 25th 2022
The developer is seeking a zoning variance to subdivide the alley site.... read»
A Move to Get More Homes and Performance Spaces in DC Alleys Takes a Step Forward
Nena Perry-Brown | July 14th 2020
On Monday, the DC Zoning Commission voted to approve amendments that could enable more alley dwellings to be constructed in DC and more alley events ... read»
From Homes to Performance Spaces, How a Zoning Change Could Transform DC Alleys
Nena Perry-Brown | June 4th 2020
Proposed zoning amendments would enable more construction on alley lots, and create the potential for public performances there.... read»
Alley Homes Return to Hill East
Nena Perry-Brown | April 29th 2020
A residential project in Hill East is returning residences to seven alley lots, courtesy of the 2016 zoning rewrite.... read»
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