This is taken outside the Reagan Center and the old Post Office.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Here’s another fine example of a double door. This is actually a bit of a funny story. I was really fixated on the door knob and locks and stood in front of the gate for a good two minutes or so. Little did I know that the owner was standing right behind me. He was super chill. He didn’t say a word. He just nodded. I guess when you have a door this sweet you’ve got to expect some admirers.
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Here is a super cool one from 16th Street Heights. Not only is the house itself incredible but it’s on its own little island.
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Red Derby (3718 14th St. NW) Mardi Gras Party
Fat Tuesday
Feb. 24th – 8pm on
King Cakes, Hurricanes, Beads, Feather Masks
Ed. Note: I wish it was Fat Friday because Hurricanes may make work on Wed. a bit brutal…
The folks at Fusion (4815 Georgia Ave. NW) tell me they are “starting a happy hour at Fusion starting today from 12 pm to 6. pm all beers at $3.00, wine $6.00 a glass and Martini’s for $ 6.00”.
Happy hour is from Tues – Sunday.
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I think I may have shown this sign once back in the day but I wanted to include it in the “capturing sweet city signs” feature. It’s located up in 14th Street Heights around Allison or Buchanan (via an alley).
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I saw this cool little structure adjacent to the big church on Thomas Circle. Does anyone know if that has a special function aside from looking good?
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This is from our very own hipchickindc who often sketches the great rowhomes of the Bloomingdale neighborhood.
Submit your photos to the PoPville flickr pool here.
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These condos are located at 3534 10th Street, NW:
The flier says:
“Brand new complete renovation of charming older building
Located on a quiet suburban street
Highly efficient unit layouts
Off-street parking available
Many state-of-the art GREEN Building features (link to Green Features tab)
Granite countertops and stainless steel appliances in kitchen
Oak hardwood floors in living area
Built-in custom closet organizers
Pet-friendly building
Storage spaces available”
More info and a virtual tour from their Web site.
There are 23 units in the building and prices range from mid $100s for an efficiency and low to mid $200s for a 1 bedroom. Full pricing info can be downloaded here.
I like the location of this spot and the model unit that I checked out seemed pretty nice. So what do you think – good deal or not?
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. So anything good happen to you this weekend?
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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 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.
It might seem a bit anticlimactic to be talking 2008 market numbers in February. For what it’s worth, Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS) unceremoniously rolled the official numbers out last week. (Agents had until the end of January to update all 2008 listing information, hence the timing). I figured the numbers would still be of interest, so here they are.
First of all, let’s be clear at what we’re looking at. This is Pure DC, people. Most media sources that describe the “Washington DC Metropolitan Area Real Estate Market” are giving you DC, Loudon County, Gaithersburg, with the kitchen sink thrown in, too. Right here we are talking only District of Columbia and all District of Columbia.
You’ve heard, “Location.Location.Location.” The second rule of real estate is that all markets are local. Of course, we could get intensely specific and look at the numerous micro markets within the District. Intuitively, most people get that the Petworth market is different from Georgetown. For a moment, however, let’s step back and look at the overall performance of the residential real estate market for DC as a whole.
Not surprisingly, there was an almost 25% reduction in the dollar volume of settled sales from 2007 to 2008. The total dollar volume of sales declined from $3,988,755,576. to $3,001,913,863. Additionally, the number of units sold (a whole house equals a unit, as does a condo or co-op unit) decreased from 7,422 in 2007 to 5,563 in 2008. That is a 25.05% drop. Average days on market went up from 69 in 2007, to 80 in 2008. Continues after the jump. (more…)