Thanks to a reader for sending in photos of this pop up from Independence, SE. What do you think – thumbs up or down?
Architecture
The two buildings getting rehabbed on the 3500 Block of 13th St, NW are nearing completion. (I believe the one on the left was a rehab and the one on the right was new construction.) It’s nice to see so many homes get fixed up on this block. How do you think these turned out? Here are the renderings from Capital City Real Estate:
“Dear PoP,
Howdy. With your vast intelligence and informant network, have you heard anything about the work that’s going on in the building on the SE corner of 13th and Park? It’s a big house right across from the Park Market, and looks like it’s going to be condo-fied, or maybe something commercial. Lots of below-the-radar construction going on, but no real public news about it. Just curious if you’d heard of anything…”
Yup, it’s gonna be 5 condos from Capital City Real Estate:
We’ve judged the modern building on the right before (which pretty much gets a love/hate reaction from readers and is often referenced when judging new buildings in the neighborhood) but I wanted to point out that the small home right next door is getting totally renovated. The outside used to be white vinyl and is now red brick. You like the look?
“Dear PoP,
Bread for the City Expansion/addition on 7th Street NW by Wiebenson and Dorman Architects. What do you think? What do the readers think? This picture was taken last week.”
Here’s what it looked like back in March.
I think it looks awesome! Big thumbs up. What do you guys think?
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I’ve been getting lots of emails from readers about this one but I wanted the building to progress a bit. I was really surprised to see how tall it is. This is of course the Redstone condo project located at 3577 Warder St, NW across from the Bruce-Monroe Elementary School and Park View Rec Center.
Here’s the rendering:
I think I’ve said it before but I’m glad it’s gonna break up the yellow theme a bit. You guys like the rendering?
Below is a closeup at the moment. More photos as progress continues.
Still a little early for a proper judging but I was surprised to see this new building pop up (literally) on 11th St, NW just south of Florida Ave and next to the relatively new Lacey Building.
“Dear PoP,
I saw a posting a few weeks back about the crumbling property on 10th and V. It looks like something is about to happen. I hope they rehab it and just keep the original structure. It is such a cool building.”
Looks like Sorg Architects will be involved. I’ll be sure to post updates as progress is made.
We actually judged the back of this rowhouse after a reader sent in a photo back in April. I recently got an email from the owners who share some info:
“Our building – that we recently renovated (to 95% or so complete) – is very near there and I’ve attached a photo of the rear of the building – which is through the alley (off 4th street). The metal pipe structure is scheduled to have hops growing on them sometime soon.”
Turns out they are architectural firm – Wiebenson & Dorman Architects PC and you can see a bit of the inside here.
I think this Georgetown one is pretty interesting because it looks like it might be (relatively) new construction. Do you like the style?