Unique Furnished Housing in DC

Supporting local is one of Team Attache's favorite things to do. Last week we went to The Board Room (where they have a wall full of board games) in Dupont Circle, just around the corner from Attache HQ, for a happy hour and enjoyed one of the first warm days of spring with some of our guests. We invited our friend Mike from introbooth, a local startup that makes digit...

So this just arrived....more information on our new all-electric Rickshaw to come....

A couple highlights from 2017 that seem blog-post worthy: We added amazing team-members Kevin Horrocks, Ken Lozada and Chris Mudd to our tribe. Tim Touchette was interviewed on a Real Estate Investment podcast https://www.casmoncapital.com/single-post/2017/12/26/Corporate-Housing-and-Furn...

We were able to share a feast of gratitude and culinary aptitude this week in the Attache offices. Everyone brought in a favorite dish - from a five cheese mac and cheese dish, a seven-layer dip to gravy-less mashed potatoes and authentic Italian Tiramisu. We all took turns expressing what we appreciated in life and one member made a surprise gratitude announcement that a new baby is on the way! Happy Thanksgiving!    

I was honored to be a panelist at CHPA's East Coast Regional Conference last week in DC.  www.chpaonline.org It was great to share ideas on stage with some of my favorite Corporate Housing providers including Craig Partin from Furnished Quarters (www.furnishedquarters.com),  Gary Ciabotti from...

Another reason to live in the city and get out of traffic - get around with your feet! We're behind NYC as the most walkable city and when the weather is great, it's a great city to explore on foot. https://wtop.com/dc/2017/11/gwu-study-d-c-one-walkable-metro-areas-nation/

This could be my new favorite way to navigate around DC. Since DC has 1) an abundance of bike lanes 2) fairly level terrain and 3) limited real estate devoted to storage of bikes, our city provides an ideal market for bike sharing networks. Up until today, the only bike share program in town relied on locating bike stations and docks connected to Capital BikeShare - https://www.capitalbikeshare.com/ I am a fan of Capital BikeShare and it has helped my family, friends and colleagues get around and through traffic with minimal headaches. I'm thrilled this new service takes a wireless approach to unlocking bikes so they can be rented without the need of finding a docking station, which may or may not be full or co...

I was recently interviewed about my thoughts on purchasing a vacation property. While I do have some pretty strong opinions on the subject, the article only used a few of my thoughts. The one factor that beats all the negatives to owning a vacation property is the family memories and traditions it provides. Aside from that component, I typically urge people to buy investment properties versus vacation properties. http://www.realtyexecutives.com/blog/vacation-home-investment-property/

We don't get to meet our clients face-to-face enough. Even though 80% of our 275 properties are within a 2-mile radiss, our centalized locations are still spread out over many buildings and many blocks. This makes face to face meetings difficult without planning an event - like a Happy Hour. We enjoy providing personalized service to find business travelers with a temporary home that fits their needs.  The place where anyone lives should reflect their style and values when possible. We have such a variety of housing possibilities that we can pretty much match a property with a personality (in addition to location, features, and pricing). This most recent happy hour was a great reminder of how meeting with our clients face to face (and with food and drink) helps personalize the...

We had the great fortune of working alongside a force of eternal optimism and endless creativity in Harrison Pollock. Harrison died on January 21st at the age of 24 from a heart attack. There are no adequate words that can express the sorrow of his loss. He worked with us for only six months, but impacted everyone at Attache, including our owners, guests contractors and support staff.   Harrison carried his huge smile with him everyday and could generate solutions on the fly. In our line of work, those tools and traits are necessary and Harrison exemplified them along with a tireless work ethic.   We went around the room to discuss what we learned from Harrison everyone referenced his optimism and his gratitude for his sis...