This 1930s-built Adams Morgan warehouse was converted into a condo building in 2005. Ever since, it's offered 48 modern condos across four floors. Prices range from $350,000 to $750,000. Inside, there are double height ceilings, exposed brick, and stainless steel appliances.

At one point, this factory created the world's earliest helicopters. In 2016, Washington, D.C.-based Brick Lane and Brook Rose Development combined three original historic warehouses into one building, creating this condo development. Six industrial-style row houses with 13 units were also constructed on what was a surface parking lot.

PN Hoffman converted old commercial warehouses in U Street Corridor into 59 townhomes and 216 condos. Creating The Flats at Union Row, there is a hybrid look of a retro factory with a modern glass and brick architecture. Prices range from $270,000 to a little over $1 million. Here, there are private terraces, curved walls, and amenities like garage parking and a 24-hour front desk and security. This development was constructed in 2007.

This structure was constructed in Mt. Vernon Triangle in c. 1902. At the time, it served as a laundry facility. Now, it consists of 16 condos with a new 12-story tower with an additional 132 units. Here, amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center, and garage parking. The developer behind the project was Scott Fuller. The conversion was completed in 2008.

In 2016, Douglas Development converted the historic Uline Arena building into a La Colombe coffee shop and the fifth ever REI flagship store. Inside, the 51,000-square-foot, LEED Gold-certified building houses a courtyard and 30 percent more product than a typical REI store. It also utilizes reclaimed wood and steel as well as the original flooring of the building. Uline Arena was also known as the Washington Coliseum. It once hosted events that included ice skating, circuses, and The Beatles’ first ever U.S. concert. The former industrial use of this building was that it was once a trash transfer station.

In one of Navy Yard's naval factories, the Foundry Lofts boasts a myriad of amenities, including a courtyard, fitness center, and sculpture terrace with an outdoor fireplace. Constructed in 1918, this development was once known as Building 160 and the Pattern/Joiner shop. Forest City Washington redeveloped the building in 2011.

Douglas Development totally redeveloped this previously vacant warehouse in 2015. The c. 1937-constructed building now houses 335 residential units, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms. Amenities inside the project include a "dog run," fitness center, and on-site grocery store.

Starting 1918, this Alexandria, Virginia building served as a torpedo factory. By June 1945, activity in the factory came to a halt. It wasn't until May 1974 when work began on the building to convert it into art galleries and studios. Finally, in September 1974, the building reopened to the public, this time as an arts space. There are over 165 professional artists who work at the Torpedo Factory Arts Center. Over half a million visitors come to this venue every year.