I’ve always loved this building in Mt. Vernon Square. I am an admitted sucker for fire-escapes but it’s also got great details:
Too bad plans for a Tavern with Middle Eastern food never worked out. Hopefully someone else will lease/buy this great space.
It’s been fun watching this building develop. You can see early stages here and here. Now that it’s all finished what do you think – thumbs up or down?
It’s been a while since we’ve had a judging back of rowhouses post – I think this one is pretty sweet. Maybe a deck or balcony would’ve been cool as well? Though it does look like it has a pretty cool green roof:
Looks like a relatively new building from the 2400 block of California St, NW. What I also liked and actually like even more than the embassy is the building right next door – makes for quite a contrast as well. Feels like a totally different world:
The Cato Institute is located at 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW.
Thumbs up or down?
Here’s the rendering:
It’s been fun watching this building progress. You can see what it looked like in Jan. ’11 here.
Thumbs up or down?
Does the combination of stone and glass work here?
I guess I have two questions here: Number one – what do you think of the house itself?
Number two: how does this win an honor award for historic preservation if it was built in 1968?
From an email:
Ever wonder about that piece of stone castle wall at 16th Street and Florida Avenue?
How did Meridian Hill become a park?Architectural historian Kimberly Prothro Williams, DC Office of Planning, will give a presentation on the history of the Meridian Hill neighborhood.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
Date: Monday, April 4, 2011
Time: 7-9pm
Location: The Community Room, View 14
2303 14th St NW, Washington, DCSponsored by Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association
www.meridianhilldc.org
Normally I just walk by this building above Salon Blu next to Churchkey/Birch & Barley at 1339 14th Street NW. But looking up last weekend – it’s got tons of great details:
And I’m an admitted lover of fire escapes.
A few more shots after the jump. (more…)