http://dcmetrocentric.com New Buildings, Construction, Destruction, Planning, Real Estate, and Gossip as it happens in the Nation's Capital Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:47:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever since we reported back in June that the long stalled O Street Market project (pictured) was finally back on, we have been excitedly waiting for work to get started... and as of today Roadside Development has broken ground on the CityMarket at O! The city's finest including the Council Members, ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/09/01/groundbreaking-o-st-market/ Call it the curse of the PriceChecker, but another unit previously featured in our price guessing game has gone under the chopper. The almost 3000 sq-ft of luxury at the Watergate is now listed for only $3.5 million, which is exactly one MILLION dollars less than it was listed for ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/09/01/pricechopper-watergate/ Another great one from prolific area photo maven MV Jantzen who judging by his flickr account manages to be everywhere capturing shots from all over town each week.This great shot of the setting sun makes us want to go for a long walk along the Potomac... especially now that the ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/31/great-shots-across-the-potomac/ For a little while there really was no where to go but up for area home prices, but it looks like there is still room to run with the latest Case Shiller survey showing 7.3% year over year growth in Washington Area home value. Not only are homes growing at ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/31/dc-home-prices-up-up-up/ As of today, ground is officially broken in Silver Spring on the huge new Lukmire Partnership designed library. The interesting massive glass design is intended to in the words of the architect "glow like a lantern" and preserves a light rail station passing "under" the building. In addition to multiple floors ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/30/groundbreaking-silver-spring-library/ The FTC is out looking for more space again (half a million sq-ft to be exact) as its workforce is expected to grow beyond its current space by 2014.  The Pennsylvania Ave HQ built back in 1938 by architect Edward H. Bennett has been the FTCs home for over 70 ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/30/ftc-outgrows-penn-ave-hq/ The iconic architecture of our metro system has set the scene for some very interesting photos over the years, but we don't think we've ever seen such colorful lighting. The prominent green fading into blues and pinks is stunning! Great shot! Metro Walkway, originally uploaded by rpiker101. http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/28/great-shots-colorful-metro/ For the past few months we have been noticing the construction underway along 10th Street NW in the Penn Quarter and from the looks of it, the thin little ten story building is now getting completely gutted. The building looks old, and tearing down and rebuilding such a narrow and ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/24/gutted-building-on-10th-st-nw/ When touting the merits of new construction office buildings we have heard a lot of things, but we don't recall ever hearing anything about how great the color of the building was. Well times have changed because back when office construction was just getting started in Dupont Circle, this vintage ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/24/vintage-blue-on-p-street/ Ask and you shall receive... we are now on Twitter! Please follow us for all the latest updates, plus additional Twitter only content like photos and breaking info. We love to hear from you, so any suggestions, comments, or questions talk to us on Twitter or send us an email. http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/24/were-on-twitter/ Best New Listings: End of August Edition The end of August usually offers slim pickings in terms of new real estate hitting the market, but for this week's edition of Best New Listings, we come across a large two-bedroom co-op at the intersection of Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant and a ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/24/latest-from-urbanturf-138/ Your chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Well your guesses are in and counted, and the actual list price on the two bedroom 2,000 sq-ft Georgetown condo is $2,495,000. We're not too surprised, are you? http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/23/pricechecker-water-street-reveal/ This week the Arlington Retail Task Force will be meeting with the County Board to make recommendation based on a two year study of the county. Apparently one major element of the recommendation centers around loosening the current requirements around zoning and site plans for street retail. If adopted by the ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/23/arlington-threatens-retail-rule/ Now that the new owners of the project at 10th and G street NW are back to work, we've seen a lot of progress lately including the installation of the main site crane and now the concrete is officially flowing as they work on the foundation. What we are really ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/20/concrete-flowing-at-10th-and-g/ We have drooled over units in this Georgetown building before, and now fresh on the market is this two bedroom 2,000 sq-ft condo with some major views. Everything you would expect including the requisite SubZero appliances, hardwood floors and marble throughout. SO leave your best guesses in the comments and we ... http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/08/19/pricechecker-water-street/