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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest question- if they didn’t raze the house, isn’t it still a flip? A very expensive, extensive one for sure, but the old house isn’t completely gone. [/quote]

The developer might have preferred to raze it, but by leaving a couple of walls up he would be grandfathered in and not have to comply with the current lot set back rules. For all intents and purposes though, this is a new build, not a flip.[/quote]

Nothing to do with set back in this case. Setback rules in DC currently say “in line with neighboring houses” so they could have built in the same place with a raze. In this case, it’s because you save at least 100-200k in site prep and concrete work by using an existing foundation and just adding onto it versus paying for a complete raze, new site work, and a new foundation. [/quote]

The front set back in R1B is in line with other properties on the block. It's the side setback of 8' that many existing houses don't meet as they were built before the 1958 zoning code. No idea if that was an issue with the property in question or not.[/quote]

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