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Retrofit

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Retrofit, from most recent to least.

The Plans to Convert a Historic Embassy Row Hotel into Luxury Senior Living

The Plans to Convert a Historic Embassy Row Hotel into Luxury Senior Living

Nena Perry-Brown | February 24th 2022

Acquisition of the hotel was announced in September.... read»

The Details of President Biden's Proposed $213 Billion Housing Plan

The Details of President Biden's Proposed $213 Billion Housing Plan

Nena Perry-Brown | June 10th 2021

The proposal suggests using a combination of programs to incentivize eliminating exclusionary zoning and producing and preserving affordable housing.... read»

This Week's Find: A Double-Double on a Basketball Court

This Week's Find: A Double-Double on a Basketball Court

Nena Perry-Brown | December 9th 2019

This Norfolk apartment used to be a basketball court and not much has changed.... read»

This Week's Find: A Converted Firehouse at National Park Seminary

This Week's Find: A Converted Firehouse at National Park Seminary

Nena Perry-Brown | October 14th 2019

This Week's Find is another of the recently retrofit residences on the National Park Seminary campus.... read»

Coffeehouse? Art Gallery? What the Future Could Hold For a Walter Reed Firehouse

Coffeehouse? Art Gallery? What the Future Could Hold For a Walter Reed Firehouse

Nena Perry-Brown | October 7th 2019

While construction continues on the redevelopment of the 66-acre Walter Reed campus, the development team is looking to activate one of the site's his... read»

Could DC Incentivize Office to Residential Conversions?

Could DC Incentivize Office to Residential Conversions?

Nena Perry-Brown | September 30th 2019

A recent city commissioned report identifies the obstacles to and potential for creating housing out of vacant office buildings.... read»

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Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home Making the Most of a Skinny House
A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill Once a Carriage House, Now a Home The Bank that Became a Home
From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard
Modern Tranquility in Sperryville Saddle Up For Stable Living Throwing a Curve at 550 Square Feet
A Modern Hilltop Retreat Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
The DC Area’s First Net Zero Home A Yankee Goes Green DC’s First Carbon Neutral Home
Eco-Friendly Alley House Off H Street The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse