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Words That Build

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Urban Turf: How Prince George’s County Can Court Transit-Oriented Development by Nena Perry-Brown

Full Article: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/how-prince-georges-county-can-court-transit-oriented-development/17843 Original Author: Nena Perry-Brown The Greater Washington Partnership (GWP) recently released reports covering how Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties can kick-start transit-oriented development (TOD). Considering that Prince George's County has 15 Metro stations, many of which can be considered under-developed, UrbanTurf is taking a closer look at GWP's recommendation...

Feb 08, 2021•4 min

Urban Turf: Despite Strong End to 2020, DC Behind Suburbs for New Condo Sales by Nena Perry-Brown

Full Article: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/despite-strong-end-to-2020-dc-behind-suburbs-for-new-condo-sales/17824 Original Author: Nena Perry-Brown The last quarter of 2020 was the busiest time of year for new condo sales, according to Delta Associates. With 468 net units sold, sales volume was 31% higher than in the fourth quarter of 2019. However, this strong showing did not necessarily take place evenly throughout the area.

Feb 05, 2021•2 min

Urban Turf: Amazon’s Jaw-Dropping Design For HQ2

Original Article: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/amazons-jaw-dropping-design-for-hq2/17833 Amazon has released designs for its second headquarters and they are quite something. The company's Arlington headquarters will, among other buildings, feature a 370,000 square-foot shell like structure called The Helix that will rise 350 feet in the air.

Feb 04, 2021•2 min

Urban Turf: 2,562 New Units: Tysons Tops DC Suburbs in Apartments Built by Nena Perry-Brown

Full Article: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/tysons-tops-dc-suburbs-in-apartments-built/17792 Original Author: Nena Perry-Brown A new study shows that when it comes to apartment construction in the DC suburbs, Tysons Corner is at the top by a wide margin. According to RENTCafé, 2,562 new units have been completed in Tysons in the past five years, putting the locale tenth nationwide for the most suburban apartment construction. In the DC area, Fredericksburg, Virginia and Laurel, Maryland...

Feb 01, 2021•2 min

Urban Turf: Surging New Construction Could Ease U.S. Housing Crunch

Full Article: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/could-new-construction-ease-the-us-housing-shortage/17793 Original author: Urban Turf Staff Booming housing start numbers in December could signal relief from the chronic shortage of homes for sale that the country is experiencing. Housing starts rose 6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.669 million units in December, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday. Single-family homebuilding, the largest share of starts, rose 12%. "Home ...

Jan 26, 2021•1 min

Urban Turf: The Howard University Rundown by Nena Perry-Brown

Full Article: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the-howard-university-rundown/17701 Original author: by Nena Perry-Brown Howard University has a vast portfolio of land that is undeveloped, underdeveloped, or on ground lease, particularly in the Shaw and Pleasant Plains neighborhoods. Since development on land owned by the university is only ramping up both on- and off-campus, UrbanTurf is kicking off its 2021 rundowns with a look at what Howard has in the pipeline.

Jan 25, 2021•9 min
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