Historic Preservation Review Board

The rising popularity of accessory dwelling units can be seen all across DC.

There are redevelopment plans in the works for a 7-11 store in DC.

The DC Preservation League has applied to seek historic landmark designation for the American Theater, a single-story building in Bloomingdale.

In 2017, UrbanTurf reported on the sale of the former Medhane Alem Eritrean Church at 150 S Street NW (map). Now, following the edifice being razed under potentially illegal circumstances, plans for the future of the site are coming into…

In recent years, various DC communities have preemptively sought to have certain properties designated as historic landmarks in order to preclude larger development on those sites. Today, however, one property owner has succeeded in…

More density is planned for Cleveland Park, this time just down the street from the Uptown Theatre.

Another historic district could be afoot for the District of Columbia.

The nonprofit D.C. Preservation League (DCPL) wants to have roughly 71 acres in Judiciary Square—the Northwest neighborhood housing local and federal courthouses—classified as a historic district. The Historic Preservation Office announced…

Nearly two years ago, creative agency Maga Design unveiled plans to convert an alley-fronting garage in Adams Morgan into office space for the firm. Now, that project is for sale.

If a homeowner wants to put solar panels on a roof facing a street, is that a laudable step toward fighting climate change or an affront to historic preservation? With a recent preservation board ruling, DC's historic preservation system…

Last June, the Zoning Commission voted for a one-year extension of approval for a development on the vacant lot at the corner of Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street NW (map). Now, as the clock begins winding down, the development team…

The set of 97 steps between M Street NW and Prospect Street in Georgetown—better known as the Exorcist Steps—is now a historical landmark. But don’t queue up the 1973 movie in celebration yet: We don’t exactly have The Exorcist to thank.

The Historic Preservation Review Board approved the nomination of the site last week

Don’t be fooled by its homely appearance, the empty lot at 3601 M Street NW in Georgetown (formerly an Exxon station) is one of the hottest pieces of real estate in town. Coveted by the Georgetown-Rosslyn Gondola Coalition (full…

A Bowser administration official has approved the long-planned transformation of the West Heating Plant in Georgetown into about 80 luxury Four Seasons condominiums, a key step toward ending a protracted debate over the World War II-era…

In DC’s historic preservation process, all nominations start with an application. Often composed by professional historians and/or architectural experts, the application lays out the history of the property and explains how it meets the…