It had been abandoned, then partially renovated, then abandoned again. They moved in at the end of April and got to work making it habitable. She hopes the neighborhood's rich black heritage won't be forgotten as it was in Georgetown. To go downtown didn't happen, because everything was segregated. It's not just buyers who are exploring largely black and Latino Columbia Heights in search of affordable housing.
Renters are eager, too.
I'd say 80 percent. For Fesperman and Hoyal, their situation has led to a strange self-awareness. We wouldn't have moved here 10 years ago. There's no way. There's a balance that has to be maintained.