Category Archives: New Developments

More New Residential Construction Coming to Petworth!

DCMud is reporting that there is a new construction breaking ground in the Petworth neighborhood of NW DC.
“Developer Donatelli Development broke ground this past week at 3801 Georgia Avenue, until now a vacant lot in DC’s Petworth neighborhood,” Ken of DCMud wrote. ”The 49-unit, 7-story project will rise across from the Petworth Metro, and across the street from Park Place, Donatelli’s last project. Originally the project was a joint venture between Willco Residential and Donatelli, but a source at Donatelli says Willco is no longer involved in the building.”

This addition to the Petworth community …

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by Anthony Longo on March 23, 2010

City Paper Feature Story Explores Southeast DC’s Impending Gentrification

“‘Gentrification is coming,’ says Morgan, ‘and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.’ The man knows his history.”
This excerpt is from Chris Lewis’ story in the latest edition of the Washington City Paper, an article that attacks every nook and cranny of Southeast’s impending gentrification and the effects that it will have on the community. The quote is from Donald Morgan, a resident of Anacostia, who owns a mom and pop style fried fish market on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. In the article, Morgan expressed his fears that …

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by Anthony Longo on March 4, 2010

Brookland Neighborhood in NE Adding New Constructions at a Rapid Rate

Michelle Lerner of UrbanTurf wrote an article yesterday about the expansion of the Brookland neighborhood in NE. The Brookland area, which shares the community and Metro station stop with Catholic University, was dubbed “Little Rome” because of its religious connection. Now, though, Brookland is becoming an artistic community, and will soon be filled with DC condo and DC loft residents who long to live in the city but not pay the big bucks for a downtown NW property.
In Lerner’s article, she describes how the Brookland community is adding numerous new …

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by Anthony Longo on March 3, 2010

DCMud Reports New Dupont Circle Condominiums Coming in 2011

DCMud is reporting that a new DC condominium loft complex will be coming to Dupont Circle, possibly as early as Spring of 2011.
According to the DCMud, the FORMDesign group purchased the building at 1737 Connecticut Avenue in June and the plans are coming into focus. The building was Anna Maria’s Italian Restaurant, but will soon be converted. On the bottom two floors there will be a restaurant, with four loft style condominium units above.

The units should be in the neighborhood of 1,800 square feet, DCMud reports. Furthermore, the condominiums on …

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by Anthony Longo on February 26, 2010

CityCenterDC Ready to Break Ground; More DC Condos part of the project!

Anticipated to begin construction in 2010, the CityCenterDC project has many city officials and residents excited. The development, which will finally fill the 10-acre empty lot between 9th, 10th, and H Streets and New York Avenue, is expected to have a little bit of everything.
The breakdown of the construction is as follows:

Retail: 333,000 sf
2 Office Areas : each being approximately 500,000 sf
Housing: 674 units
Parking: 2,451 spaces
And about a 400 room hotel

The area is also expected to incorporate some pedestrian friendly aspects, like walkable alleyways, and potentially a park and plaza. …

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by Anthony Longo on December 16, 2009

Colonnade at Kentlands Auction Photos & Price List

More details on the upcoming auction at The Colonnade at Kentlands. Check out below some photos and the entire Auction price list. Any questions or to visit The Colonnade at Kentlands please contact D’Ann Faught directly at: 571.244.1827 or dfaught@CondoDomain.com

(Click to enlarge Colonnade at Kentlands Auction price list)

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by Anthony Longo on October 3, 2009