The Washington Post
by Lynn Thorne

Tatyana Schum was single, 30, and looking for new friends. So she decided to take action. No, she didn't sign up for "speed friending," hit MySpace or join a book club. Instead, she organized a condo crawl through her Park Fairfax neighborhood near Shirlington.

Now, a couple of times a year, Schum and her fellow Alexandrians spend an hour socializing at one condo owner's house, sharing everything from gardening tips to decorating ideas. They then move on to a kind of roving party at several other neighbors' condos that continues until late in the evening.

"I wanted to meet people," she said. "It seemed that there were so many young, single people in my neighborhood. And they were right there. But I didn't want to exclude anyone. It seemed natural to have the whole community involved."

by Chris Kirkham

Offers to buy Paulo and Pedro Petrovitch's garage started coming in more than 15 years ago. Their popular auto-repair shop at 14th Street and Florida 

The Washington Times

Neighborhood residents and those who drive along 14th Street between Florida Avenue and Belmont Street Northwest have been intrigued at recent signs of construction preparation at the former site of an auto repair shop.

The In Towner
by Rafael E. Valero

The Metropolitan Police Clubhouse #10, located in Lower Columbia heights at 2500 14th Street, a unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, was the recent beneficiary of a $20,000 donation that will allow for the expansion of its tutorial programs.

With this funding provided by the city’s newest commercial real estate development group, the local owners of which have established their offices on U Street, Clubhouse #10 will now be able develop and implement educational activities focusing

Washington Business Journal
by Sean Madigan

An upstart U Street development company has reached a deal with Horning Bros. to transform a shabby strip center into a $100 million condominium project.

The 18 month-old company, Level 2 Development, is buying the Nehemiah Shopping Center, which runs a full block along 14th Street between the U Street corridor and Columbia Heights.

Neighborhood News
by Susan Ruether

What used to be the Petrovitch auto repair shop -- abandoned in recent years and one of 14th street's last vestiges of the bygone “auto row” -- will soon be transformed into a nine-story mixed-use development including approximately 170 residential condominiums, street-level retail, and below-grade parking. The construction will take place at 14th St, NW between Florida Ave and Belmont St. The project also involved nine months of negotiations with Comcast to remove a satellite farm and antenna tower from the corner of 14th ST and Florida Ave.

“View 14” as it is to be called, is a joint venture between a local developer “Level 2” and Centrum Properties of Chicago IL. The project was recently approved in its application for “Planned Unit Development” at a Dec 5th hearing before the zoning commission. The 

Washington Spaces
by Sherry Moeller

The buzz around town is what’s going on in the U Street Corridor of NW, where new and almost new condominiums situated near Meridian Hill Park, Metro stations, boutiques along 14th Street, Adams Morgan’s nightlife and Dupont Circle make this locale a sought-after place to live.

New or Almost New
The Fedora at Meridian Hill built by Bozzuto Homes is a new condominium

Washington Spaces
by Sherry Moeller ​

Live, work, play is the motto of many urban developers, including Jeff Blum, principal at Level 2 Development, who sees the city as a convenient place to reside, work, and find downtime with stores, coffee shops, and theatres right around the corner or, in some cases, within condominium buildings. Furniture retailers, restaurants, bookstores, and even music venues fit right in with the influx of empty nesters and young professionals looking for luxury in a home without the hassle of a commute.

by Tim Lemke

Level 2 Development has received early endorsements on plans to build 170 condominiums and street-level retail on the site of a former

Press Release Source: Level 2 Development, LLC

Level 2 plans landmark building near 14th and U View14 to include 170 residential condominiums and ground-floor retail

Level 2 Development today announced plans for View14, the firm’s latest project in Washington, DC’s hot Columbia Heights-U ST neighborhood. To be constructed at the site of the existing Petrovitch auto repair shop on 14th ST, NW between Florida AVE and Belmont ST, the 9 story mixed-use project will include approximately 170 residential condominiums, street-level retail, and below-grade parking. 

Level 2’s joint venture partner in the project is Centrum Properties of Chicago, IL. SK&I Architecture of Bethesda, MD has been chosen to design the new building.

The InTowner
by Michael K. Wilkinson

Pedro Petrovitch’s compatriots from Brazil called him crazy every time he did it. 
But he has done it three times over the course of his nearly 40 years in business in downtown Washington: moved his business into an urban frontier and made himself, in his words, “a guest in the area” in order to gain the respect--and the business--of the local population.

A Washington Institution
Petrovitch opened his first auto repair shop in 1969 on 13th Street just south of Logan Circle, behind what is now a