Affordable housing

This spring, construction is expected to begin on a 60-unit affordable senior building as part of the redevelopment of Ward 7's Meadow Green Courts Apartments. Now, a much larger plan is in the works for the existing apartments at Minnesota…

Rents for D.C. apartments rebounded in a big way in 2018, as buildings continue to lease up quickly and developers ramp up the pace of new construction.

Another former Sanford Capital property may soon be razed and replaced.

D.C. needs more housing — and fast.

The last DC mayor to win re-election, Tony Williams, set a big goal for DC's growth in his second inaugural address. On Wednesday, so did Mayor Muriel Bowser in her inauguration for a second term. Her goals are exciting ones that DC…

A DC Superior Court judge on Friday handed a win to the office of Attorney General Karl Racine, who sued the registered agents of a limited liability company for neglecting to maintain an apartment building under their ownership.

Tenants of three Northwest apartment buildings will get access to nearly $11M in funding to become their own landlords as part of the District's first Preservation Fund disbursement.

Earlier this year, UrbanTurf opined about the complexities of building an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in DC and the lack of easy tools that can help determine whether a structure is feasible. Now, just such a feasibility tool has come to…

As we collectively utter, “I can’t believe this year is almost over,” it’s worth looking back at all that happened and start to think about our hopes and goals for the coming year.

On Nov. 27, District of Columbia leaders broke ground on the Residences at St. Elizabeths East, providing high-quality affordable housing units to the Congress Heights neighborhood in Ward 8.

Almost a year ago, the District Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) published preliminary rules on enacting the District Opportunity to Purchase Act (DOPA). Now, weeks after the final rules were published, there is…

Housing and poverty gaps in the District of Columbia remain imperative topics discussed by local Black residents as little seems to be done policy-wise about the issues. This past Wednesday the Urban Institute released an interactive tool…

The D.C. Council voted unanimously this afternoon to move forward a bill that would aim to strengthen rent control laws in the city, reducing the amount by which a landlord can increase a unit’s rent after its occupant moves out.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that she is implementing a decade-old law that allows the city to buy residential buildings that are put up for sale in order to ensure that they remain affordable for tenants.