Renovated townhouses, with 2-3 additional stories, have become a largely unwelcome trend in Washington D.C., according to a Washington Post article. The townhomes, nicknamed “pop-ups,” due to their being significantly taller than the surrounding townhomes, are considered by many to be an eyesore. But with the high demand for housing in D.C., oftentimes the only place to build is up, and adding a few stories to a townhome is much more cost-effective than buying large blocks of space.
Some residents in neighbourhoods where new pop-up buildings are going up have tried to stop the projects. The zoning commission is expected to vote on new regulations regarding pop-up buildings, but it will likely be several months before it actually happens.
Read the full story at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-developers-take-rowhouses-to-new-heights/2014/06/22/96a2222e-f307-11e3-9ebc-2ee6f81ed217_story.html?tid=hpModule_13097a0c-868e-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394
