Just days after our poll, UrbanTurf writer Tim Brown wrote a really in-depth article profiling the community, and its current status.

“Slowly but surely, progress is being made on Capitol Riverfront, Southeast DC’s neighborhood by the ballpark,” Brown wrote.  ”Despite being one of the areas in DC hit hardest by the economic downturn, work continues on the many residential and commercial projects in the neighborhood and residents continue to move in.”

Tons of new development DC Condo projects are popping up around the Capitol Riverfront because of the community’s untapped, yet seemingly endless real estate potential.  With proximity to cultural hubs like Eastern Market and Capitol Hill, as well as its location on the water, DC Condo buyers are starting to pay attention.

Right now, Brown wrote, most of those condo buyers are young.

“The Capitol Riverfront, or the Front as it is sometimes called, is young in more ways than one,”  Brown wrote.  ”Most of its new residents are young singles and couples, and the median age in the neighborhood is 36.”

Brown’s article is very informative if you are looking for a broad overview of the neighborhood.  You can read it in its entirety here.

All eyes of the DC condo community will be fixated on the Capitol Riverfront over the next several years, because if the dreams for the area do come true, it will be one of the top places to live in the District.

Check out the Capitol Riverfront condominiums that are already in existence, as well as future projects for the area on CondoDomain!

The Renaissance at Logan is a condominium complex in one of these areas.  The Renaissance at Logan is located off of Logan Circle, an area that is really taking off with its proximity to Chinatown and U Street.  With neighboring areas like the aforementioned Chinatown and U Street, as well as Shaw, Columbia Heights, and Dupont Circle, living in a Renaissance at Logan condo gives its residents the keys to the city.

The Renaissance at Logan offers sixteen beautiful one, two and duplex lofts. The Renaissance at Logan is contemporary urban living at its finest. Units are filled with lots of light-filled units as well as a little something extra.

The Renaissance at Logan condominiums come equipped with Viking Appliances, slate and wood floors, bay windows, chic imported Spanish tile baths and much more. Bedrooms have large layouts, as well as spacious walk-in closets. Amenities include a roof top terrace and available off street parking.

Units at the Renaissance at Logan are priced between 300k and 600k.  The condominiums as well as the surrounding community make the Renaissance at Logan a truly special place to be.

Contact one of our agents to tour the Renaissance at Logan condos or other Logan Circle condos today!

“Just CondoDomain it” – So what the heck does that mean?

Yes it could mean – just choose CondoDomain to help you buy or sell your house….but in this case its just a silly blog title.

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It is clear that Dupont is one of the prime places to live in DC.  Not only does it have a true sense of community because of its numerous cafes, bars, restaurants, small art galleries and shops, but it also has the ultimate location.  Within blocks of Dupont Circle are tons of places that make our city great. Georgetown’s shopping, U Street and Adams Morgan’s nightlife, as well as the National Mall are within walking distance of the neighborhood, just to name a few.

“Bordered roughly by 16th Street, M Street, Rock Creek Park and Florida Avenue, Dupont Circle is without question one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in DC,” Lerner wrote.  ”It boasts some of the city’s best restaurants (Komi, Sushi Taro) and its central location makes it a very convenient neighborhood for anyone working downtown. The neighborhood mostly appeals to urban professionals, both single and married, and straight and gay…Unfortunately, in order to live in this neighborhood, you need money. Home prices in Dupont are the second highest in DC just behind Georgetown.”

As Lerner wrote, the prices of homes in Dupont are high.  While every situation is different, if you are interested in a one bedroom unit in Dupont Circle, Lerner writes that buying is a no-brainer, because of the extremely high rent costs.

“Looking at rental postings on Craigslist for Dupont Circle, it becomes clear that you will be very lucky to find a one-bedroom unit in the neighborhood for under $1,700 a month,” Lerner wrote.  ”The range for available one-bedroom rentals was between $1,650 and $2,300.”

The cost of mortgage payments monthly in Dupont Circle for a one-bedroom are very close to what one pays for rent in the area.  Two bedrooms monthly costs can be found in the 2,000s, so while we recommend buying a Dupont Circle condominium, renting a two bedroom could be a good option for some.  It is nearly impossible to find an apartment larger than two bedrooms in Dupont.  I know from experience.

Read Lerner’s entire analysis on whether to rent or buy in Dupont Circle here.

Dupont Circle is one of the most exciting places to live in DC.  Buying a Dupont condo now could pay off big time in the long run, as Forbes named DC the number one city in the WORLD to invest in real estate right now.

See all of our available Dupont Circle condos that are available for purchase, here!

According to Sarah Krouse of the Washington Business Journal, JBG Cos. “closed on its purchase of Swann Drycleaners, the last parcel needed for its condominium project on the site of the historic Whitman-Walker Clinic”.

(Photo from Washington Business Journal)

The 14th Street Corridor has been one of the hottest neighborhoods in DC during the recent condo craze. Because of its location in the heart of Downtown DC, but also its small-town, community feel, the 14th Street neighborhood has become one of the most popular areas for DC Condo buyers.

“The 14th Street corridor, considered part of the Shaw/Columbia Heights submarket, saw 151 sales in 2009,” Krouse wrote.  ”Second only to the Capitol Hill Waterfront, which had 185 sales, according to William Rich, the director of Delta’s condominium practice.”

The development of the 14th street neighborhood has picked up tremendous speed, and really has everything a DC Condominium resident could need.

One of its most populated commercial blocks, set at the corner of 14th and P Streets in between Logan Circle, Dupont Circle, and U Street, has a huge Whole Foods Market(in my opinion the best grocery store in the city-but also one of the more expensive), as well as numerous restaurants and bars.  Recently a Sweet Green salad shop moved in next to Pitango Gelato, Lululemon Athletica, and Metropole, a state-of-the-art new DC Condo(pictured below).  It has a true small-town feel to it, but is right in downtown with walking access to virtually anywhere in NW.  Check out our community video of the area here.

The need for more residential spaces in the neighborhood is evident, as Krouse explained that almost all of the condominiums in the area have already been snatched up.

“Most new projects have sold out: Bogdan Builders Inc.’s 28-unit CityScape on Belmont unloaded its last unit in February,” Krouse wrote.  ”PN Hoffman Inc.’s 59-unit The Warehouses at Union Row and the 208-unit Flats at Union Row are close to selling out. And the 90-unit Metropole, one of the last new projects to hit the market, has 20 units remaining.”

(Flats at Union Row)

It will be exciting to see how the new condo project develops in the near future, and we at DC CondoLoft will be sure to keep you updated.

Check out Krouse’s entire article on the project here.

See all of the existing condominiums that are still available in the 14th Street Corridor neighborhood on CondoDomain to find out more!

The DC USA retail center around the corner from Newton Street, created in the Summer of 2008, has helped revitalize the 14th Street corridor of Washington, D.C.. The Columbia Heights area of DC has many new homes, including Kenyon Square, a much larger condo project by Donatelli Development, and Highland Park, also by Donatelli.

Newton Street Flats offer one and two bedroom units. All units feature black granite counters, contemporary cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and simple but functional floorplans. Columbia Heights offers a quintessential urban living environment. People are always out perusing the streets, day and night.

Meridian Hill Park, located several blocks from The Newton Street Flats, offers a calm, tree-lined refuge to visit when you wish get a break from the daily city life. The U Street corridor and its bars and clubs is about a fifteen minute walk away from Newton Street Flats.

1423 Newton is a small, three floor building, so it offers a nice change to the standard DC high-rise. Prices at Newton Street Flats in Columbia Heights range from 300k-450k.

Contact one of our agents for a tour of Newton Street Flats, or one of our other fabulous DC condominiums, today!

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 the essence of Anacostia will be lost because of new, higher priced development and construction.

“You have to have money to hold on to culture, in this country,” Morgan said.

Southeast is clearly on the verge of a transformation. Lewis was quick to point out, though, that it certainly isn’t the first neighborhood in D.C. to be gentrified.  In fact, it’s quite common.

(Condominium projects like Savoy Court Condos, pictured here, are popping up throughout Southeast DC)

“Gentrification is the oldest, most belabored story in the District—or at least much of the District,”  Lewis said.  ”Its impact on places like Columbia Heights, Shaw, and Brookland has been documented many times over, often with glee, sometimes with regret, depending on the teller’s perspective and socioeconomic status. It all boils down to one figure: The city’s median home sale price was $167,000 in 1995 and $496,000 in 2007.”

While new developments being added to Southeast is great news for those interested in purchasing a DC condominium, there is a flip side.

Current residents of Anacostia and other neighborhoods in Southeast feel as though they will soon be priced out of the community they call home.

“They done put up new houses and stuff like that, but the average person can’t afford them,” said Michael Humphrey. Humphrey has lived in this very community for the past 30 years.  According to Lewis, Humphrey  ’relies on Section 8 housing vouchers and Supplemental Security Income checks’.

“A 230-some-thousand-dollar house?”  Humphrey said.  ”That’s too damn much money.”

“Housing standards are increasing,” Lewis wrote. “The median home sale price in 2000 was $119,000 in Ward 7 and $124,000 in Ward 8. By 2007, the prices had risen to $281,000 and $295,000 before the recession began to stifle growth.  New and, by area standards, expensive market-rate homes are popping up everywhere.”

You can read Lewis’ entire story here.

It’s not like this is a new story.  It’s just the latest in a series of gentrifications that have become as natural to Washington, D.C. as the education gap.

Everyone has their own opinion on the issue and everyone is entitled to their own opinion on the issue. The new developments will be there though, that’s a fact.  As Donald Morgan put it, “Gentrification is coming, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.”

Check out CondoDomain to see the source of the discussion itself: the DC Condominiums that are popping up all over Southeast.

See all available Southeast DC Condominiums on CondoDomain and get in on the act!

“The crippled real estate market has turned once-valuable assets into huge financial burdens,” Markham Heid wrote in the Examiner.  ”Homes bought at or near the peak of the housing market in 2005-2006 have lost tens of thousands of dollars in value in just a few years, forcing many discordant couples to keep a painful reminder of a failed relationship.”

Home sales prices in every area of the DMV region have been smacked the economy. According to a graph supplied in the Examiner article,  the median sales price of homes in 2009 in Loudoun County and Fairfax County have decreased by more than one hundred thousand dollars from what they were in 2005. Prince William County has been hit the hardest.  The median sales price in PWC in 2005 was $380,000. Now it’s a meager $196,000.  DC, though affected, remained relatively strong through the turmoil, as the median sales price in the District dropped from 2005 to 2009 just $25,000, from $400 K to $375 K.

And the DC Condo market is expected to take off big time in the coming year.

You can read Heid’s entire article here.

Take advantage of today’s low sales prices of DC Metro area condominiums.  It is a terrific buyers market, so check out CondoDomain and all of our listings!

Bridge writes that there are a number of things one should know regarding switching homes in the Capital City.

“My wife and I are in the process of handling a number of niggling little tasks related to our impending move into the District,” Bridge writes. “And this short post is a series of lessons that we’ve learned as part of this process. Trust us when we say: learn from our mistakes. There are some key details that you need to know as part of any move, and as G.I. Joe taught all of us Gen-Xers, ‘Knowing is Half the Battle.’”

Some of the lessons Bridge includes in the article are “You Need a Right-of-Way Permit for These Things” and ”If You Use Movers, Get It In Writing”.

This article is a must read if you are getting ready to move into a DC Condominium.

“When you move, you have to decide a couple things: Do my friends love me?,” Bridge writes comically.  ”Will they continue to do so if I ask them to move my 200lb desk set a third time in three years? They say that you can tell a good friend by the ones who move your furniture, and as much as I try to be a good friend, in my advancing age, I’ve noticed that my desire to move things has declined.”

Check out the Bridge’s entire article here, as there is far more information than I included in this post.

Once you read Bridge’s “How to Move in D.C.” manual, find your perfect DC Condo to move into on CondoDomain!

Kenyon Square offers residents the opportunity to experience the ultimate in urban renaissance and urban living. Kenyon Square, located at 14th & Kenyon Streets, NW, in Columbia Heights, is an exceptional new loft condominium.

Kenyon Square overlooks the Columbia Heights Metro station, and offers one and two bedroom condominiums. Each unit offers sleek, stylish furnishings, hardwood floors, gourmet kitchens, and some have their own balconies. Kenyon Square, which was designed by award-winning architects Torti Gallas and partners, allows you to live luxuriously in the heart of the city.

A historically African American and Hispanic community that was ravaged during the riots of the 1960’s, leaving it in a desolate condition for years, Columbia Heights has become the ultimate success story for urban development in Washington, DC. Centered at the Green Line Metro Station, a vibrant new community has been built in recent years in Columbia Heights.

One of the main reasons the neighborhood has become such a popular population draw is the recent entrance of the immense DC USA shopping center in the heart of the neighborhood that includes a Best Buy, Target, Marshall’s, Washington Sports Club, Bed, Bath & Beyond and several other stores. Essentially, it’s a one shop stop for everything you need and it has attracted many new faces to an area that also features a Giant Food Store as well as the popular Tivoli Theater.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get a very special DC Condominium.

With only four Kenyon Square condominiums left, contact us today for a tour before it’s too late!

In Lerner’s article, she describes how the Brookland community is adding numerous new constructions. From apartments to art studios, the Brookland community will see a lot of changes in the coming years. One of the major additions will be the “Arts Walk”, which is scheduled to start construction in 2011.

“Abdo Development’s Arts Walk project…will include construction of 27 art studios and a public square with retail space for smaller shops, cafes and restaurants,”  Lerner wrote.  ”Several hundred residential units will also be built on the nine-acre site located along Monroe Street and Michigan Avenue within walking distance of the Brookland Metro station. The plans are meant to create a pedestrian-friendly community with amenities that will serve the needs of college students at Catholic and Trinity Universities, local artists and Brookland residents.”

Another project coming to the Brookland community is the Brookland Artspace Lofts.

“The complex will include a dance and music rehearsal studio with some space reserved for Dance Place,”  Lerner wrote.  ”A modern dance arts and education organization that is in the process of renovating their theatre space on Eighth Street. The Brookland Studios, a warehouse where artists can currently rent work space, will be razed to create room for Artspace Lofts.”

It will be interesting to see whether these new constructions convert the Brookland community into a hot commodity amongst DC condo and DC loft buyers.

“Brookland’s reputation as a sleepy little secret village may change once all these developments are complete,” Lerner explained.  ”Artist studios and an eclectic mix of retail shops and restaurants will naturally bring more attention and visitors to this part of town.”

Read Lerner’s entire article here.

To find out more about the DC condos in and around the Brookland community, check out CondoDomain!