This unit is located at 1018 Florida Avenue, NE:

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The listing says:

“Fantastic 2 level condo close to the H Street action. Main level is the open living/dining/kitchen GREAT ROOM and Master Bedroom/Bath. On the lower level is a second bedroom or family room, full bath, and private patio. South-facing bright and sunny condo all day long. HWF, W/D, Granite, Stainless all in a boutique building.”

You can see a virtual tour here.

This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $359,000 ($197 monthly fee.)

“Dear PoPville,

I found this dog in the alleys of Trinidad on May 1. If anyone recognizes him, please contact me nhayes25(at)gmail(dot)com.”

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@DCPoliceDept tweeted:

“Shooting_0750 hrs_1200 B/O RAUM ST NE AND /LOF B/M LSW GRAY/GREEN HOODED JKT”

@IAFF36 tweeted:

“Update – 1200blk Raum St NE – 2nd pt, shot multiple times, treating & transporting to trauma center, pri 1 #dcfd”

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From WMATA:

The problem is a crack in the electrified third rail between NoMa-Gallaudet and Rhode Island Avenue stations. As a result, one of the two Red Line tracks is out of service until repairs can be completed. Trains are single tracking between NoMa-Gallaudet and Fort Totten stations.

Personnel successfully completed repairs to the third rail as of 7:50 a.m. Trains are no longer single tracking.

Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a popville.com advertiser. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Featured Property: 1228 Florida Ave NE
Legal Subdivision: Trinidad
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Trinidad
Bedrooms: 6 Baths: 4.5
Original List Price: $926,500
List Price at Contract: $898,400.
List Date: 1/31/2013
Days on Market: 18
Settled Sales Price: $926,000
Seller Subsidy: $27,780.
Settlement Date: 04/04/2013
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, click on the camera icon after opening the link.

When a Good Deal or Not (GDoN) post garners 110 comments, there’s got to be some controversy. In this case, it’s a nearly $900,000. net sale for a particularly large fully renovated house in the NE DC neighborhood of Trinidad, on busy Florida Ave, no less.

To date, the next highest sale in the Trinidad neighborhood was a January sale down the street at 1222 Florida Ave NE for $590,000. The property is within less than half a mile to neighborhoods that are regularly seeing high end prices (notably south of H St NE and closer to Lincoln Park, although prices are also rising at the lower part of Eckington to the west).

In May 2012, some apparently savvy investors paid $286,000. in cash for the property.

The listing agent was Matt Tekmen of Fairfax Realty, Inc. Dyanne Branand of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage represented the purchaser.

This house is located at 1120 Oates Street, NE:

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The listing says:

“Great 3 bedroom 2 bath w/parking. Well maintained & ready to move in. Central A/C, updated kitchen. Spacious addition off seperate dining room and kitchen. Upstairs addition provides dressing/sitting areas off rear bdrms.”

You can see more photos here.

This 3 bed/3 bath is going for $474,500.

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From MPD:

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit announced that an arrest has been made in a fatal pedestrian hit and run collision that occurred in the 1100 block of Florida Avenue, NE.

On Thursday, March 21, 2013, at approximately 8:21 pm, units from the Fifth District responded to a pedestrian traffic collision in the 1100 block of Florida Avenue, NE. The investigation revealed the driver of a silver 2010 Mercury Mountaineer was traveling eastbound in the right lane as the pedestrian was walking north to south in a marked crosswalk. The driver of the Mercury Mountaineer struck the pedestrian and fled the scene. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the pedestrian to an area hospital where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.

The vehicle was later located on Elliott and F Streets, NE. The driver, 32 year-old Joel Russell Bromwell of Annapolis, MD, was later located in the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue, NE. He was arrested and charged with Involuntary Manslaughter.

The decedent has been identified as 71 year-old Ruby Whitfield of Northeast, DC

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit is investigating this crash.

Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a popville.com advertiser. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Featured Property: 1923 Bennett Place NE
Legal Subdivision: Trinidad
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Trinidad
Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 2.5
Original List Price: $299,000
List Price at Contract: $299,000
List Date: 2/14/13
Days on Market: 4
Settled Sales Price: $375,000
Seller Subsidy: $0
Settlement Date: 3/1/13
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, click on the camera icon after opening the link.

The listing agent, Tom Lewis, was kind enough to chime in on the original Good Deal or Not (GDoN) comments. I am hoping he comes back to tell us how many offers they ended up with. Given the list to sale price ratio, which is a whopping 25% increase, let’s assume there was some competition.

In previous GDoN-Revisited posts, we’ve looked at sales in Trinidad west of Bladensburg Road. This property is located east of Bladensburg Road and north of Benning Road, in a triangular parcel that is geographically somewhat sectioned off from the rest of the neighborhood. Similar to most neighborhoods in DC, prices rose in this area from the early to mid 2000’s. In 2005, this home sold for net $355,000. In 2011, it sold as a foreclosure at net $208,081. Currently, there are no actively listed houses in this immediate area. There are four under contract, though, ranging from list prices of $174,917 to $452,000.

Although the tight inventory and high demand are driving prices up throughout the city, current prices actually seem to be on track for where they would have been if there had been steady incremental appreciation. Personally, I expect to see the current momentum continue for a while, but not indefinitely. I had my first Sequestration-related listing appointment with someone who expects to have less income in the near future and is thinking about retiring early, and then a conversation later the same day with someone else who is bracing for a decrease in income.

Thomas Lewis with Redfin Corporation represented the seller. Ashton Vessali with Weichert, Realtors represented the buyer.

Thanks to a reader for sending the story from WJLA:

“The Pepsi machine on Meigs Place in Trinidad dispensed cans of beer for $3. When a neighbor alerted police, they checked and discovered the working beer dispensary.”

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From MPD:

At 2127 hours [Sunday], officers of the Fifth District were dispatched to the 1000 block of Bladensburg Road,NE for a shooting. 3 victims were sitting in a car when the suspect shot at them in the vehicle. Two of the victims were struck with non-life threating injuries. Suspect was described as a black male, with long black hair and dreads, about 5’8″ tall slim build. Last seen fleeing the scene on foot. This is currently under investigation, if anyone has seen or has any information in reference to this incident please call 911.

From WJLA:

Police say the victim was on his way to Little Ricky’s restaurant on 12th Street just after 6 p.m. When he parked his car on Otis and 10th streets and got out, one of the suspects approached him from the front; the other came from behind. Without warning or provocation, one suspect stabbed the victim in the chest.

With the knife still lodged in his upper chest, the victim continued to the restaurant, where his friends called 911.

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From MPD:

Today, Thursday, February 7, 2013,shortly before 8 am, Fifth District officers were called to the 1300 block of Childress Street, NE, for a report of an unconscious person.

When officers arrived they found an adult male in a playground area. The man was dead at the scene. Homicide detectives are on the scene working to determine how and when the man died.

This house is located at 1228 Florida Ave, NE:

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The listing says:

“PRAISE-WORTHY BEAUTY! One of the widest & largest homes in Atlas District on one of the largest lots. Feels like Chevy Chase homes, so rare to find in this area. 6 BRs 4.5 Baths. 3,000 sf finished space w/ Family Rm & Breakfast Area. Gleaming Hardwoods, Stunning Custom Kitchen, exotic granite. Beautiful Master Suite. Spa worthy baths. 2 car Garage. Two blocks to H St & Bikeshare.”

You can see more photos here.

This 6 bed/4.5 bath is going for $926,500.

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From MPD:

On Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 7:15pm, MPD plain clothes officers were in the 1600 block of Montello Ave. NE. in an unmarked vehicle when they observed suspicious activity. As they approached the two subjects one of them fired at the unmarked vehicle. The suspects fled but were apprehened, the police did not discharge their weapons. There were no injuries to MPD members.

1101 Bladensburg Rd, NE

Thanks to @dawright2223 for tweeting the news to @PoPville that Mother Rucker’s Subs opened up Jan. 5th next door to Jimmy Valentine’s. They’re open for take out 10am – 6pm; Monday – Saturday.

I love stumbling upon these old advertisements. This one is from Trinidad. Sadly this sweet carriage house is in some pretty rough shape. Hopefully it can still be saved one day.

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MPD updates the Dec. 22nd double shooting in Trinidad:

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a double shooting in the 1100 block of Bladensburg Road, Northeast, in which a second victim has died from his injuries.

On Saturday, December 22, 2012, at approximately 1:44 am, members of the Fifth District responded to a call for the report of a shooting in the 1100 block of Bladensburg Road, Northeast. Upon their arrival, members located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds lying in the roadway. Members of the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services treated the victim who had no signs consistent with life. He was transported to the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pending an autopsy.

The decedent is identified as 44-year-old Raymond Harris of Northwest, Washington, DC.

Fifth District members also located a second adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds in a vehicle in 1100 block of Bladensburg Road, Northeast. The second victim was transported to a local hospital and admitted in critical condition.

On Sunday, December 23, 2012 at approximately 8:44 am, the second victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

The second decedent is identified as 69-year-old Nathaniel Beasley, Jr of Southeast, Washington, DC.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.