Mmm, grilled corn. This mouth watering shot was taken by annejuliet. I gotta get some now. Status update – the corn in my back yard is now knee high. I’m still hoping I’ll be able to salvage a late harvest. Until then the corn at Giant isn’t bad.
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This home is located at 2022 Hillyer Place, NW:
The flier says:
“Stunning 4 level historic row house on one of DC’s most sought after streets. Steps to Dupont Circle Metro, Phillips Collection & Embassy Row. Updated luxury designer appointments throughout: Gourmet kitchen, banquet sized dining room, garage + parking for 2 more, top floor master suite, private patio, 6 fireplaces, custom sauna, wet bar, hardwoods, large bay window, 12ft+ ceilings, skylights.”
More info and awesome photos found here.
This house has been featured for it’s awesome blue door and stained glass. So I have to post it, yeah? It is pretty spectacular. I think you’ll like the photos. Hey, it’s a beautiful Friday – so enjoy! It’s yours for $2,300,000.
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You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. I’ll open this thread every Monday and Friday. Anything good happen this week?
Ojo Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. This special edition features the “National Night Out in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday evening. People were having a blast, there was music, friendly cops, opened fire hydrants, funky music and Afro Cuban drumming and dancing, Mayor Fenty and Councilman Graham, happy neighbors and even Spider Man!!!”. Néstor says, “Images are around, the secret is to catch them at the right moment and with the right light…”
Photo by Néstor Sánchez Cordero (more…)
photo by lordog
I’d like to ask the natural follow up to a FQoTD from a couple weeks ago. So I had a few glasses of wine last night. But I also recently returned from a red eye flight from Phoenix and now have a brutal headache.
So, what I’m wondering is – what is the best hangover cure? Simply water? Gatorade? Any special recipes out there?
Forgive me if the following post is not terribly coherent but I am weeping tears of joy as I write this. Plus I’ve had a few glasses of wine… Le Jour de Gloire est arrive. The glorious day has arrived. Or it will arrive Monday, August 10th. As first reported here July 20th the new wine bar, Room 11 is set to open on Monday and had a sneak preview tonight that I was fortunate enough to attend.
It is hard to believe given all the build up but it exceeded my expectations. The place looks fantastic.
Both inside:
And outside:
What is hard to explain is how good the vibe feels. It is simply a very comfortable place. Of course it doesn’t hurt that the wine, food, and proprietors are fantastic! Dan Searing (pictured in the first photo) is one of the nicest people in town and those who remember him from Temperance Hall will surely appreciate his presence here. His famous Punch Club will be continuing on a weekly basis in the near future. In the kitchen is an Aussie, fellow owner and super nice guy, Ben, who will cook up some paninis and eventually some Asian themed food to include possibly Thai Beef Salad, Vietnamese Chicken Salad, Summer Rolls and more.
One of the most delicious things I tasted besides the cheese and prosciutto were the goat cheese cake balls by Paisley Fig:
Room 11 located at the corner of 11th and Lamont Streets, NW is filling a gap for the neighborhood. One of the investors told me, “there is definitely something for everyone, nothing is ordinary. You can find things here that you won’t find anywhere else.” And you’ll also find super nice folks with a super mellow/comfortable vibe. And that’s why I think this place is going to be super successful. Be sure to check them out on Monday. Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
In real life, hipchickindc is licensed as a real estate broker in the District of Columbia and Virginia, and as a real estate salesperson in Maryland. 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: 2245 12th Pl NW
Original List Price: $479,000.
List Price at Contract: $479,000.
List Date: 3/21/2009
Days on Market: 18 (it took from April to late June to settle…perhaps because of tenants?)
Settled Sales Price: $474,500.
Settlement Date: 07/31/2009
Seller Subsidy: $13,000.
Bank Owned?: No.
Type Of Financing: Conventional Financing. The loan amount shows up as $1,800,000., which I am guessing is a typo.
Listing History: Last purchased when it was still painted white for $238,500. With a $500. Subsidy in 2001. Prior to that sale, it changed hands in (pre-U Street development) 1992 for $125,950.
Original GDoN Post is: Here.
Recent Listing is: Here. To see more pics, click here for the virtual tour.
I’ve noticed that Good Deal or Not (GDoN) commenters tend not to be fans of small houses, but as one poster suggested, there are definitely people who don’t want to own a condo but also don’t want a lot of house to take care of. As mentioned by anothermous, this was the fifth sale on the block this year, which is certainly evidence of the desirability of the location. Comparable sales can be seen here. Continues after the jump. (more…)
Congrats to MnomeNa:
“Only two hours earlier these bikes were going about their daily business, peacefully loitering in Pershing Park.
120 minutes and one All Hands on Deck later, they were all hogtied and in transit to a mass holding cell downtown.
Peter Nickels could not be reached for comment.”
It’s a complicated one but I dig it.
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