by Barbara Cline Connecticut Avenue Northwest from Porter Street to Nebraska Avenue* has 43 multi-unit residential buildings, and unless you’re in the know, they are largely indistinguishable. Is that building […]
High-Rise Life
High-Rise Life: Rents won’t rise this year for some DC renters
by Barbara Cline Big news for seniors and disabled renters leasing rent-controlled apartments. On January 29th, the DC Office of the Tenant Advocate announced the 2016 standard rent increase for […]
How one senior found a way to make DC more affordable
by Barbara Cline Kris Laurenti has lived and worked in Washington, DC, her entire adult life. But like many of the District’s 100,000-plus seniors, she wondered how she would be […]
Harvest time at the Sedgwick Street community gardens
by Marjorie Rachlin Early fall means harvest time at the community gardens on Sedgwick Street. It’s been a good summer despite the heat and drought – tomatoes have done well, […]
High-Rise Life: When renters must relocate
by Barbara Cline Did you know that DC renters have the right to request relocation assistance from their landlord if they are displaced by a substantial rehabilitation of their unit? […]
The Van Ness East condos plug into the sun
by Deidre Bannon Current Newspapers correspondent Reprinted, with permission, from the May 6th edition of the Northwest Current. Download the newspaper here. As Washington springs forward into the summer months, […]
High-Rise Life: DC’s 2015 rent increases – under rent control
by Barbara Cline (DC has set the 2016 rent increase at 2%, and it’s 0% for seniors and those with disabilities. Read about it here.) As a member of the […]
A dog’s life: The joys of snow, and investigating the high-rise life
by Emmy Elfin Some blizzard, I said to myself when last Tuesday dawned. But it was still my kind of weather and I couldn’t wait to go out. There must […]
High-Rise Life: Rent Control Can Trump Amenities
by Barbara Cline I see them and often wish I lived there, too: Those amenity-rich new high-rises, featuring top-of-the-line appliances, on-site fitness studios and luxurious lounge areas. So why don’t […]
High-Rise Life: 2014 Rent Increases
by Barbara Cline Last month, the DC Rental Housing Commission announced that the 2014 Consumer Price Index for urban workers (CPI-W) will be 1.4%. This percentage is the basis for […]