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The Week in Real Estate

Every Friday, we round up the week's real-estate news and gossip.

By Alejandro Salinas   Published Friday, October 16, 2009

• The Ritz, an affordable housing complex in Adams Morgan, opened this week after a $7 million renovation. [DCMud]

• Now that the Real World cast has left town, what will happen to the multi-million-dollar Dupont Circle property they called home? [Urban Turf]

• Myth-busting the tales and legends behind Georgetown’s lack of a Metro station. [WeLoveDC]

• The Warehouse Theatre Complex in Shaw will house the Civilian Arts Projects gallery on its first floor starting November 1. The gallery will move to the building’s second and third floors when renovation is complete next year. [DCist]

• The latest on the streetcar saga in the Atlas District? Things are pretty much status quo, though the city’s department of transportation will soon hold meetings to discuss its streetcar plans. [Housing Complex]

• Some of the area’s best open houses this weekend, including a condo in the ever-popular U Street neighborhood. [Urban Turf]


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