Format
Full
City
Washington
State/Province
DC
Country
USA
Metro Area
Washington
Project Type
Multifamily Rental
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Multifamily Rental Housing
Parking
Keywords
Group living
Infill development
Millennials
Shared housing
Sharing economy
Small-scale development
Transit-oriented development
Site Size
0.12
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2012
Date Opened
2014
Oslo is a nine-unit multifamily rental apartment development on a central-city infill site in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The project has been positioned to appeal to recent college graduates and millennials who want to share a large apartment as a preferable and cost-effective alternative to renting a studio or one-bedroom unit. The building offers three units with three bedrooms and six units with four bedrooms, with typical unit sizes ranging from 970 square feet to 1,410 square feet.
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Format
Full
City
Washington
State/Province
DC
Country
USA
Metro Area
Washington
Project Type
Multifamily Rental
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Multifamily Rental Housing
Parking
Keywords
Group living
Infill development
Millennials
Shared housing
Sharing economy
Small-scale development
Transit-oriented development
Site Size
0.12
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2012
Date Opened
2014
Website
www.oslo-dc.com
Project address
1734 Sixth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Developer
Ditto Residential
2217 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
www.dittodc.com
Owner
1734 6th Street LLC
2217 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
www.oslo-dc.com
Architect
DEP Designs
6411 Orchard Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
www.depdesigns.net
Interviewees
Martin Ditto, president, Ditto Residential
Jamie Weinbaum, chief operating officer,
Ditto Residential
Chuong Cao, principal, DEP Designs
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