
707 H Street, NE
Thanks to Ron for sending:
“This sign when up a couple days ago on the 700 block of H Street NE. I haven’t seen a permit. Looks like they’re trying to wing it.”
Ed. Note: Ha!
Stay tuned.

707 H Street, NE
Thanks to Ron for sending:
“This sign when up a couple days ago on the 700 block of H Street NE. I haven’t seen a permit. Looks like they’re trying to wing it.”
Ed. Note: Ha!
Stay tuned.

Thanks to G. for sending Monday afternoon.
WMATA shares: “Our team worked overnight and into the morning to transport our fully restored 1000-series train and 8000-series mockup to the National Mall!
Check them out from June 25 – July 10 at the Great American State Fair, and join us as we continue celebrating 50 years of Metro!” (more…)

Thanks to Tom for sending updated photos from Logan Circle on Monday afternoon: (more…)
Your condo has a deadline in January 2027. Your board didn’t set it, and probably doesn’t know it’s coming. ONE two understands.
For years, DC condo boards have had room to maneuver on reserves. Underfund a little. Defer the increase. Hope the roof holds one more winter.
The numbers stayed inside the building. The consequences stayed in the future. Most owners never had to think about it.
That just ended. Not because of anything inside your building, but because the rules that decide who can buy a unit in it changed.
What changed
In March, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rewrote how lenders judge a condo’s finances. Their guidelines govern most conventional condo mortgages in the country.
Two dates matter.

Aug 3, 2026. The “Limited Review” shortcut is gone for buildings over 10 units. Every loan now gets a Full Review: budget, reserves, insurance, delinquencies, litigation. No more checking one box and moving on.
Jan 4, 2027. The minimum reserve contribution jumps from 10% to 15% of your budget. For a lot of buildings, that’s a 50% increase in the reserve line.
(A current reserve study can justify a lower number. But 15% alone is no longer a free pass.)
These aren’t laws. Nobody fines you for ignoring them.
But miss them, and your building loses “warrantable” status. Then buyers can’t get a conventional loan for any unit in your building.
Sales stall. Refinances stall. Demand dries up. And values follow. (more…)

Thanks to G. around 10:20pm in alley off H Street, NE last night.
DC Fire and EMS in action make quick work of the blaze: (more…)
Northwest Parents Soccer League:
Why should kids have all the fun? For all moms and dads from first time players to former pros. Join fellow parents this summer to learn about the parents league and find a team for the Fall and Spring seasons when each team represents an Elementary School.

“Dear PoPville,
Anybody know what’s happening on 7th street and Jackson NE? There was a helicopter circling low for about an hour at 6:15 this morning and now an entire street is blocked off. Fire people just said “police incident.”
and (more…)

Upton at Wisconsin Ave, NW
From MPD (around 8am):
“Alert: Shooting investigation near the area of Wisconsin Avenue and Upton Street, NW.
Update: This is an officer-involved shooting. One suspect has been pronounced dead.” (more…)

209 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Another Jersey Mike’s coming to town – this one to Capitol Hill. I’m told the projected opening date will be sometime in the middle of July. (more…)

photo by Jason Gooljar
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6th and I Street, NW
Thanks to Ruben for sending: (more…)

3315 Cady’s Alley NW
Thanks to G. for passing on the super sad news from Kafe Leopold:
“THE END OF A WONDERFUL JOURNEY
To be 21 has always been a dream for those that fall short of that magical benchmark and also to those that have gone long past it.
Having been a part of Georgetown for the past 21 years, (more…)