Office buildings being turned into apartments, a fraud allegation surrounding two prominent and expensive Foxhall Road homes, an $800,000 house for sale with someone living in the basement these are our favorite Washingtonian real estate stories of the past year. New DC developments A rendering of one of the City Ridge intersections. Image courtesy of City Ridge.
If you've ever wondered what it's like to live as a pirate, now you can found out. On Virginia's Northern Neck, a giant pirate ship houseboat decked out with cannons and pirate flags is on the market for $49,000. Daniel Corder, a 63-year-old retired firefighter-turned-artist, rigged the abandoned 1993 Holiday Mansion with a fresh coat It comes with cannons, mermaids, and a spooky skeleton crew.