A side by side image showing the exterior of the skinny house, with a blue-gray shingled facade, black trim, and a white roof, with an image of the narrow kitchen on the left with cabinets on one side and a counter with tall stools on the other.
A skinny house in Washington, DC, which is six feet wide at its narrowest point, just dropped its price to around $570,000.
  • A Washington DC developer was forced to build a skinny home — six feet wide at its narrowest point.
  • Zoning laws made it hard to build any bigger on the 0.02-acre property, the listing agent said.
  • The narrow home listed for $799,900 in July 2023, but the price just dropped further to $570,265.

A real-estate developer in Washington, DC, had a small canvas to build a modern home.