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This weekly column is written and sponsored by D.C. real estate agent and Edgewood resident Jessica Evans. Email her questions at  [email protected].

These new construction condos have yet to hit the market. Once they do, they won’t be around for long. Finding new construction in DC can be harder than finding a seat on the metro during rush hour, and many of the best units are reserved or sold before they are listed. So if you’re looking for that brand new, “never been lived in” vibe, check out this exclusive list of exciting upcoming projects throughout DC.

Bloomingdale

The Highline – 30 Florida Ave NW | 8 units
2 bed/1 bath units – upper $400k’s
Fall/Winter 2017

Buzzard Point

Peninsula 88 – 110 units
From $500k’s – $1.5m
Sales begin in 2018

Capitol Hill

Buchanan Park – 1321 E St SE | 41 condominiums, 32 townhomes
1, 2 and 3 bed units | 3-4 bed townhomes | $400k’s – $1m
Accepting registration, completion est. 2018

Hill East

Stone Hill – 1345 K St SE | 36 units
1 beds – high $300,000  | 2 beds – $600k | Penthouses – $1m+
Sales begin Fall 2017

Ivy City

The Flats of Ivy City – 1865 Corcoran St NE | 10 units
Sales begin September 2017

Navy Yard

The Bower – 4th and Tingey Streets SE | 138 units
Delivery Fall 2018, Sales begin soon

U Street

Meridian Park West – 1455 W St NW |
1 beds – mid $400’s | 2 beds – mid $800’s
Fall/Winter 2017

For more information on these projects, check out our full post here.

This column is written and sponsored by Alan Lescht & Associates, PC, an employment litigation firm in Washington, DC, that handles cases involving contract disputes, wage and hour issues, discrimination and retaliation, wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation and security clearances.

Will my underage drinking arrest prevent me from getting a security clearance?

Can I get a clearance if I smoked pot?

Can the government revoke my clearance because of my bad credit?

Can I get a security clearance?

Many federal employees and contractors need security clearances. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is a federal government agency that determines who is eligible to hold a clearance. OPM considers numerous factors, such as:

• Allegiance to the United States
• Foreign influence
• Foreign preference
• Sexual behavior
• Personal conduct
• Financial considerations, including falling behind on bills or loans
• Alcohol consumption
• Drug involvement
• Emotional, mental and personality disorders
• Criminal conduct
• Security violations
• Outside activities
• Misuse of Information Technology systems

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This weekly column is written and sponsored by D.C. real estate agent and Edgewood resident Jessica Evans. Email her questions at  [email protected].

Question: What do I need to know about searching online for homes? Is there a specific site you’d recommend?

There’s no debating the fact that the internet has transformed the real estate industry and in particular, how buyers search for houses. I’ll admit that since entering the industry post-internet in 2009, I’m honestly not even sure how buyers searched for houses other than looking at for sale signs in yards (sounds efficient, right?). Today there are literally thousands of websites that a consumer can search — but this is DC — we all want to know about new listings first and have access to the most homes for sale. This leads me to a common question that I am frequently asked — where is the best place to search online for homes?

I’ll do my best to spare you the super technical details, but to start with, a little background information is useful. First, we have an MLS or multiple listing service. MLS’s are private databases that are created, maintained and paid for by real estate professionals to help their clients buy and sell property (NAR). The MLS is where real estate professionals enter listings, search for properties and conduct market research.

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City living just blocks from the Fort Totten Metro, luxury townhomes from $549,990, brought to you by Comstock.

From Totten Mews, a new townhome development, you’re just minutes from the Brookland Metro, and less than a mile away from the green, yellow, and red lines at Fort Totten Metro Station. In fact, it’s just 939 steps — we counted!

With the Metro station’s access to both downtown D.C. and Silver Spring, and nearby the Metropolitan Branch Trail — an eight mile paved stretch for cyclists and runners that connects D.C. with Maryland — Totten Mews is a model for transit-oriented development.

Located at 4900 Puerto Rico Avenue, each home at Totten Mews has 2,100 square feet, features three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and a powder room. There are nine-foot ceilings on ground and second floors.

The kitchen features a side-by-side multi-cycle insulated dishwasher, microwave/hood combination with exterior venting, and gas range with convection oven–all from Whirlpool with Energy Star rating. There are granite countertops and designer cabinets with chrome knobs, pan drawers, and trash cabinet.

A one-car garage has direct access to the home — with garage door openers and two remotes — and a rear porch provides space for outdoor entertaining. (more…)

This weekly column is written and sponsored by D.C. real estate agent and Edgewood resident Jessica Evans. Email her questions at  [email protected].

It can seem like every day there is a new announcement about a development or project update, and it can be hard to keep track of it all. In this series I will be highlighting larger development projects (or clusters of projects) taking place in neighborhoods around the city and the impacts of these projects on the neighborhood housing market.

This week, the focus is on Fort Totten. While some of the development projects have been in the works for the better part of the last decade, 2017 is going to be a big year there with many of the buildings delivering and new businesses and retail opening. From army fort, to Metro station to urban walkable neighborhood, the landscape of Fort Totten has transformed over the last century and will continue to change as it becomes a major economic hub in NE DC.

Major Projects

• Fort Totten Square: Phase 1 construction was completed in 2015, and includes 345 residential units and 130,000 square feet of retail including the anchor tenant Walmart. Other recent retail announcements include Counter Culture Coffee, Petco Unleashed, and Five Guys, who are all expected to open in the next several months.
• Arts Place: Mixed use, 502 apartments (The Modern at Art Place) and 105,000 square feet of retail. Developed by the Cafritz Foundation. The project will also include a children’s museum which is scheduled to open in 2019.
• Fort Totten Metro: Mixed use, 345 unit building with 10,000 square feet of retail by Donatelli Development

Other News

• Metropolitan Branch Trail Expansion – DDOT announced an RFP to continue the trail which will connect Brookland to the Fort Totten Metro Station

Housing Market

In addition to the numerous new apartment offerings at the metro station, two of the residential neighborhoods in the surrounding area include:

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