I loved this shot from Tyrannous titled, “Password?”.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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This home is located at 2234 13th Street, NW:
The flier says:
“Traditional floor plan with large, open kitchen and breakfast bar. LARGE, SECURE PKG space with overhead door. Sharply appointed kitchen with silestone counters and walk-in pantry. Warm hardwoods and exposed brick. Festive front patio and landscaped yard. Sky-lit stairwell and upstairs bath. 2 wood fireplaces. Separate laundry and storage. Less than 3 blocks to U street metro.”
More info and photos found here.
I think it’s no secret that I love this section of 13th Street. I had a chance to go into this home which was pretty sweet. It def. had the charm of an old house. My only complaint was that the bedrooms were def. on the small side. But I do like the exposed brick. So does $639,000 sound reasonable?
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Photo by Jess J
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?
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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: 1318 Girard St NW
Original List Price: $615,000.
List Price at Contract: $599,000.
List Date: 01/09/2009
Days on Market: 76
Settled Sales Price: $602,000.
Settlement Date: 04/17/2009
Seller Subsidy: $18,000.
Bank Owned?: No.
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Listing History: Last sold in 2006 for $626,000. Before that in 2001 for $299,000. Before that for $77,200. in 1996.
Original GDoN Post is: Here.
Recent Listing is: Here.
Back when this was featured as a “Good Deal or Not” (GDoN) post, it was listed at $615,000. Per usual, commenters were not restrained in their concerns over neighborhood crime. I have to say that I’m honestly starting to wonder where all of the GDoN posters actually live, given that there seems to be a lot of random crime incidents happening all over lately.
One poster stated, “No one in their right mind would drop $600k to live on that block.” How about $584,000.? That was the net (less the hefty $18,000. closing cost subsidy). The home has central air, a deck, lots of parking, and a “self-contained unit” in the basement for potential rental income. The kitchen and baths don’t look all that fancy, but not in need of immediate replacement. The lot is about 700 square feet bigger than what I typically think of as a good-sized lot for a row house.
I’d say that this sale is reflective of the relatively limited active inventory in downtown DC. While prices have come down from where they had been, things are moving along pretty steadily.
Thanks to a reader for sending. Universal Gear is located at 1529 14th Street, NW. The description says:
“$500 REWARD for information leading to the arrest of these individuals!
please contact us at [email protected]
or call us at 202/319.0136
Gang 9 criminals rob the Universal Gear mens clothing store in Washington, DC on 5.13.09”
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“Dear PoP,
I’m not sure about you, but I am really hopeful that Metro does not make a decision to allow food to be sold and consumed in the system. One of the key differentiating factors of our System (in relation to others in the country, and, across the world) is its cleanliness. I fear that allowing food to be consumed will lead to a rapid degradation of its cleanliness and, in fact, may actually lead to HIGHER costs for Metro to keep it clean (as opposed to improving their cash flows as they are actually hoping for).
To email a comment directly to Metro management:
http://wmata.com/about_metro/
From Fox 5 News.
Hmm, I think I’m gonna have to agree with you. If everyone was responsible and took their garbage with them I don’t think it’d matter. Sadly, I don’t think that would be the case. I’d rather keep the metro clean than be able to eat on it.
What do you guys think – should eating be allowed on the metro?
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Good on ya, Som Records. I swear every weekend this is one of the things I look most forward to seeing. Brilliant!
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Thanks again to Wayan Vota for sending. He writes, “New Hampshire Avenue is getting raised medians with trees from Grant Circle to Georgia Avenue.”
It’s so awesome to see the things we’ve been hearing about for so long actually become a reality.
Remember the discussion we had about Church parking?
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On Tuesday I posted an open letter to Chief Lanier from a reader. The reader follows up:
“In an act that shines a bright and gleaming light on the perfunctorily efficient (or efficiently perfunctory) DC Government, the dead tree at the 801 Sheppard Street police facility was removed this morning. Please hold your applause… First I would like to offer my sincere apologies to the woodpeckers and tree creepers who have now lost a potential food source. Second, I would like to thank PoP for creating and allowing this marvelous forum that accomplished in two short days what years of sidewalk conversations with officers and administrative staff could not. And last, I would like to express my appreciation to the blog-reading community at large for the many diverse, constructive, divisive, sardonic, and just plain fun comments and thoughts on the issue. You are all gems – not a word from Chief Cathy though.
PS – Anyone got a mower?”
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Congrats to Dan Miller:
“It’s a grassroots charity drive.”
Runner up from Sheepy:
“In an effort to ensure proper tree box care, DPW is testing an alert system wherein the trees themselves notify the appropriate officials of neglect. Due to budget shortfalls, they need your help to get it underway!”