I think this house expansion was done perfectly. You can hardly tell from the front. It seems like it has added a ton of extra room without looking ridiculous. I know folks don’t like vinyl but what do you think of this expansion?
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Tickets still available.
From the director:
“FRONTRUNNER, a feature-length documentary film about Massouda Jalal’s run for President of Afghanistan is finally premiering in DC!
When: Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at 7 pm
Where: E Street Theatre (Landmark) 555 11th Street NW Washington, DC 20004 (entrance on E Street between 10th and 11th Street)
This is a donation-suggested screening, portion of proceeds going towards WomenRULE and the Women’s Learning Partnership. For more info visit www.womenrule.tv
RSVP to [email protected].”
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Previously, I had said that I didn’t like all glass buildings. Scratch that. I think this one at 1152 15th Street is super sweet. I really like the angles and how it tapers at the top. There’s an even cooler picture at their Web site.
What do you think, thumbs up or down?
Another angle after the jump. (more…)
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It is awesome. The photographs are incredible from all over the world. I never realized how awesome the National Geographic Society was (located at 1600 M Street, NW). By the by the K’Naan concert last Friday was phenomenal. You can find out more about lectures, concerts and films being shown here.
There’s also some cool photos outside:
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The flier for this house at 2027 13th Street says:
“LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! This Amazing Renovated Victorian Townhome is steps to the Lincoln theater, numerous restaurants, coffee shops, shopping, and METRO!!! This is an Entertains’s Dream Kitchen. 3 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths w/ basement inlaw suite. PARKING!! Roof Terrace with Stunning views of Sunsets over the Washington Monument.”
More info and virtual tour found here.
Now I’m not going to lie to you. This seems expensive as hell. So forget whether it’s a good deal or not at the asking price of $1,247,500. But the photos are amazing. It looks like it was a total renovation. So I’m really curious to know what you think about the renovation?
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From last week’s open thread:
“My fiancee and I are in the process of buying a house – we’re almost done with the inspection and we were almost to the home stretch until this insane financial crisis caused PMI (private mortgage insurance) to skyrocket. I know we’re lucky to even GET a loan, but the payments we had projected have gone up by several hundred dollars. Now we aren’t sure if we’ll be able to afford our payments! We’re running through all the scenarios now and hoping for the best, but we’re very nervous…”
This is crazy. Isn’t PMI fixed? Does it often fluctuate? Sorry to hear of the headache. Let us know what happens.
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Himalayan Heritage has opened in the old San Marco spot on 2305 18th Street in Adams Morgan. The inside looks fantastic. They’ve imported painting and crafts from Nepal which look terrific.
You can check out their menu here. And they have delivery within a 2 mile radius! Nice.
I’m also intrigued by the fact that they have a Sunday brunch. I’ve never had a Himalayan brunch before…
Anyone check them out yet?
Props to them for some sweet signage as well.
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I admired Petworth’s playground.
A reader inquired with metro if they would extend yellow line service past rush hour. Outlook unknown. Anyone think it’ll ever happen?
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From a reader:
“Unbeknownst to me, when I bought my house I bought a three-bath place instead of a two-bath — when cleaning out my tool shed, I found out that it was really an outhouse. Noting that you haven’t had this discussion online before, I have to ask whether anybody else still has one? I think it is way cool and want to keep it if at all possible, but one of my neighbors said that DC inspectors forced them to remove them a while back. Is this still true, and if so, does having had mine blocked a plumber mean I’m okay? I can’t find anything in the DC website about it, except that apparently it is still a crime to burn an outhouse.
And third question – I’d love to know whether people would keep it, or get rid of it? Folks either seem to love it, or look at me strange for keeping it around. My real estate agent and my friends strongly agree with me about how cool it would be to keep it. The plumber asked why I just didn’t remove the whole thing, and I know neighbors who’ve had theirs removed, even recently. I am curious as to why remove something so quaint/bizarre/fun? Kid safety? Resale value? Mine’s safely blocked now, I have no kids, and I don’t plan on moving for a good, long while. Besides, I love the historical aspect, and it certainly makes for interesting conversation at backyard BBQs. But I am curious about what the wider world of PoPville knows and thinks.
P.S. Because I figure people will ask – there are pipes that lead down and connect to another, dry pipe. I had the pipes blocked to prevent rats and other interesting things from living below. And yes, because someone will no doubt ask – I do plan on keeping it blocked during those backyard BBQs – sorry.”
Wild. I would totally keep it if it were legal. What a cool novelty. But I too am interested in what the community thinks: would you keep the outhouse? Anyone know if it’s legal? Do you need a special permit for it? Super, super cool.
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Yeah, I got a job for you. Why don’t you start by picking up all the fracking junky signs you’ve placed all over my neighborhood. That’d be a good start.