You may recall walking up C Street Southeast to Eastern Market on weekends, past a dilapidated house, boarded up and yellowing, collecting old newspapers and rubbish. It is no longer there. It is now a vacant lot, covered with hay, behind a cheap fence. Once a Chinese-American-owned market and/or drycleaner (I’m not Robert Pohl–ask […]
If Little Red Riding Hood were wandering about the neighborhood and stumbled upon 1012 F St, NE, I think she’d deem it “just right”. This 3/2 has spacious bedrooms, a nice family room in the basement and ample storage. It has also been recently updated with a large kitchen, modern bathrooms and great colors throughout. […]
You’ll have a much coveted view from this week’s featured home. Located at 406 South Capitol, SE, its in the first block of houses on South Capitol. It’s near the metro and around the corner from all the nachos you can eat at Tortilla Coast. YUM! With a completely modern renovation and beautiful hardwoods, you […]
One of the wonderful things about living on the Hill is also one of the most vexing: our homes are old. And many are in a historic district. This unique set of circumstances means that a lot of us don’t know where to turn for help with renovations, zoning, permitting and other important questions as […]
If I’m not mistaken, our featured house this week is the one that has a huge sign in the front window saying “As Seen on HGTV”. If you’re cool with your house being famous, this could be the place for you. This 4/3/1 is a complete rehab with a modern look, lovely floors and […]