Design Inspiration at 22West
July 1, 2010 by Jennifer
Filed under Real Estate
There is a bit of a trend going on with condos using interior designers to decorate their model units in an effort to show buyers the best potential of their living spaces. 22West, the new, glass-and-steel condo across from the Ritz-Carlton in the West End, has pulled out all the stops. The first model units [...]
Robert Gurney’s Winning Design at the Wyoming
June 9, 2010 by Jennifer
Filed under Real Estate
The world of DC design is so small. When I was writing a story on a Hugh Jacobsen house in McLean last year, I met Raed Alawadhi of Apartment Zero, who helped with the house’s redesign. Fast forward many months, and I hear that Raed now lives in Miami, while his partner, attorney David Smith, [...]
My New Gig at DC Urban Turf
May 12, 2010 by Jennifer
Filed under Real Estate
I’m very excited to announce that I will now be making regular contributions to the “Unique Spaces” section of the DC real estate blog, DC Urban Turf. Every two weeks, they’ve asked me to write a post on a space that is, well, unique — not necessarily on the market, although it helps, but a [...]
A 70s-Modern Gem in Clarksville
April 25, 2010 by Jennifer
Filed under Architecture, Real Estate
To anyone who passes off DC/Baltimore suburban architecture as traditional blah, take a look at THIS: My jaw completely dropped when Margaret Korz sent me these pictures of her house in Clarksville, MD, a suburb of Baltimore and about 45 minutes from DC. I immediately wanted to know which preeminent architect designed it. None, she [...]
Selling Modern in a Traditional Neighborhood
February 26, 2010 by Jennifer
Filed under Architecture, Real Estate
Ron Ginsburg is a serial builder and seller of homes. Not content to be a homebody, he’s quick to move on even after he’s created a masterwork such as this: “I do this for fun. This is my fourth one,” says Ginsburg, an investment and real estate executive. But with this style, in this economy, [...]

Jennifer Sergent. Native Washingtonian. Former editor at Washington Spaces magazine and HGTV. Currently searching for – and writing about – DC’s design voices. Write to me @