It looks like we’re gonna have a few more snow shots! I had to feature this one from pinstripesdumbo as it’s got EatMore Fried Chicken in the background!
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This house is located at 1336 Fairmont Street, NW:
The flier says:
“Gorgeous 1900 4 level renovated home, gourmet kitchen, beautiful mantles, stunning fret work and woodwork, master suite plus 7 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Legal 1 bedroom/Den unit on the lower lever provides 5 full levels of living. Gated 2 car parking. Rental income supports nearly $300k of mortgage.”
More info and some amazing photos found here.
I love finding these incredible Columbia Heights Rowhomes for sale. This one seems to have it all, a sick renovation as well as original details. This house is gigantic but as with all house porn editions, I’m interested to hear what you think about the house itself. Do yourself a favor and make sure you check out the virtual tour. For the curious the asking price is $1,589,000.
La Villa is located at 1317 14th Street, NW in the Logan Circle neighborhood. I’m always intrigued by these places that look a little scrappy on the outside. Since we have many “pollo” experts here – what’s the verdict? Do you recommend eating in or takeout? Any specialties?
A few months ago PoP asked for some opinions on Tabaq Bistrolocated at 1336 U Street. A few people proclaimed love for Tabaq and a few, contempt. I’ve only eaten here a handful of times, but I’ve always sort of fallen somewhere in the middle. I like it, and I always have a pretty good experience, but I never really feel blown away. In discussing with a friend the other day we decided that although we both like Tabaq, it tends to leave both of us feeling sort of whelmed. Not overwhelmed, not underwhelmed, just, whelmed.
Most recently I was at Tabaq for a friend’s birthday party (Happy Birthday L!), which was lovely, and maybe one of the best experiences I have had there. There were about 30 of us, and we were able to reserve the downstairs room, “The Red Lounge.” I was not in charge of making reservations, but from what I understand the process was really simple and the restaurant was easy to work with and very accommodating of our plans. The space was perfect for the event, and our server, despite only being two weeks into the job, was great.
And speaking of servers, I’ve heard a lot of people say that they have had awful service at Tabaq; long waits, rude wait staff, screwed up orders. With that, I have to strongly disagree. Perhaps I’ve been lucky, but in my visits to Tabaq I have never had bad service. I’ve only ever gone there with a reservation, but I have never had to wait longer than ten minutes for my table to be ready, I’ve always had a pretty attentive server and I’ve never received the wrong order from the kitchen.
As far as the food goes, in the past I have always opted to order a couple of small plates for my meal. They are, in my opinion, kind of hit or miss and some are way better than others. The prices are fairly reasonable, though I do feel that some of the more expensive small plates are a little too small for the price you pay. Most are between $5 and $10, with a few fancier items, like baby octopus, seafood risotto (which I really like) and a charcuterie plate reaching into the $11-$15 range. Continues after the jump. (more…)
“Since it’s real property assessment time, I have a real property tax assessment issue that might be of interest to a lot of readers and I hope I can get feedback on from those with expertise in this. I recently Zillowed my house only to find out that I have 5 bedrooms (I actually have 3). I know Zillow info. is often inaccurate, so I went to DC’s real property tax database which also said I have 5 bedrooms. I also noticed that my house has been assessed much higher than the neighbors homes I have checked thus far so I’m wondering if the mistake has anything to do with it, all other things being equal. I spoke to my assessor, who told me that property values are determined strictly by the square footage of the house, and since the square footage in the database is correct, the mistake does not affect the value of the house–an answer which neither makes sense nor requires her to actually do any work.
Specifically, I’d like to know what sort of information I need to file a successful appeal based on incorrect property records, and can I receive a refund retroactive to when I purchased the house 4 years ago?”
Hmm, this is an interesting question. It’s actually really easy to file an appeal. I’d go through your original closing documents and see if you have something that says it is a 3 bedroom. Sadly, I don’t think you’ll be able to get a retroactive refund as the appeal process only works for the current year, I believe. Does anyone have any advice on this particular situation?
While we’re on the topic of assessments – how’d you guys do? My assessment went down like $60k. Yet somehow my bill for next year managed to increase. Did anyone else encounter this oddity? I suspect it may have to do with the homestead deduction…
Last week’s contest was difficult to top. I did however think this was one of the most random scenes I’ve ever spotted on a DC lawn…
Add your caption in the comments section, winners announced Friday.
Thanks again to DC realtor Kevin Wood for compiling this list of home/condo sales for zip codes – 20011, 20010, 20009, 20002, and 20001. Click below on “February Home/Condo Sales” for the full list in pdf format. Please let me know if there are other zipcodes you’d like included in future home sales reports.
Anyone have an opinion on the 600 block of S St NW (for safety reasons)?
I’m confused did looking glass buy Prince of Petworth? Ed. Note: Nope. Looking Glass did however buy a banner ad for the month of March.
I remember back in the day, some folks were really opposed to chain link fences. I saw this one in Mt. P. They were adding bamboo to the front to cover the chain link. Dig it?
Adams Morgan represent.