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Remember When? Abandoned Row House Shell Renovated on 13th Street

13th St, NW just south of Florida Ave.

If anyone has a photo of an area/building/lot that has changed please send me an email at princeofpetworth(at)gmail with ‘Remember When?’ in the subject line. Thanks!

In the summer of 2011 I noticed some permits for the long abandoned shell on the 13th Street just south of Florida Ave, NW. Turned out pretty nice. Remember when it looked like this:

2011

Category: Buildings, History, U Street

By: Prince Of Petworth | 30 January 2013 11:00 AM | 15 Comments

Anonymous

Looks very nice but if I was a buyer I’d be looking for a front porch.

January 30, 2013 at 11:29 am
Anonymous

I live on this block and it’s been great to see this house change. The developer walked me through it the other day and it looks beautiful! They did a really great job with the finishes.

January 30, 2013 at 11:33 am
mark

Yeah, too bad the porch wasn’t replaced. Also, the meter placement is hideous.

January 30, 2013 at 11:34 am
- matt91
  
  not as bad as that of the neighbor (to the left)
  
  January 30, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Chalk

My husband and I have been admiring the renovation, which, once it got under way, happened really fast.

January 30, 2013 at 11:43 am
Anonymous

Gosh you guys are such tough critics. It looks great. I love the window and door trim. Love the brick restoration. Kudos to the person that did this.

January 30, 2013 at 12:11 pm
textdoc

Looks very nice.

I would’ve preferred to see first-floor windows that were the same size as the neighbors’ first-floor windows, rather than this extra-long version, but I appreciate that the developer went to the effort of restoring the cornice (if that’s the right word) and making the front door the same style as the neighbors’.

January 30, 2013 at 12:23 pm
- textdoc
  
  And I second the anonymous poster’s praise of the brick restoration and the window/door trim.
  
  January 30, 2013 at 1:17 pm
textdoc

“13th Street just south of Florida Ave, NW.”

So should that be SoFlo? SoFLA?

January 30, 2013 at 1:17 pm
- The NeighborHood Reporter
  
  No dummy I grew up in this neighborhood and my parents still live across the street . The area should be known for what it is not some out of town newbe name . The area is known as Logan North no need for some text lingo or a feeble attempt to rename. Besides I used to visit the people that owned the house and have been in it and the rooms are small .
  
  January 30, 2013 at 1:49 pm
  - 15thstnw
    
    He was joking.
    
    January 30, 2013 at 1:51 pm
  - anon
    
    pump the brakes dude…
    
    January 30, 2013 at 2:28 pm
- textdoc
  
  I was indeed joking (hence the winking face).
  
  I’ve reluctantly accepted NoMa… but I think SoMo is ridiculous, as is NoPa (see other thread).
  
  January 30, 2013 at 3:59 pm
dcskins

did they retain the historic character insider?

January 30, 2013 at 9:25 pm
VMoney

Can’t wait to see what this sells for. A slightly smaller home directly across the street just sold for $902,000. I think the developer did a nicer job here — this place was a gut job — but the dump next door, 2228, is a vacant property and that’s probably going to pull the price down.

January 30, 2013 at 11:57 pm