So much (finally) happening in North Country!! Thanks to Laura Brogan and Robert Pigott for sending photos and word that Imm Thai on Georgia had opened up next door to the new BBQ Bus Smokehouse (5832 Georgia Avenue, NW.)
You can check out their H Street Menus here.
A couple more shots of the inside after the jump. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I am a teacher at Capital City Public Charter School. Four of our families were displaced by the apartment fire this weekend at 13th and Peabody and literally escaped with nothing but the clothes on their backs. I started a gofundme to help with the many expenses they will be facing. Please donate if you can!
Three families from Capital City Public Charter School were affected by an apartment fire at 13th and Peabody St. early on June 24th. The fire started before dawn and residents escaped through smoke-filled hallways and down ladders with nothing but the clothes on their backs.“
1300 block of Peabody St, NW Photo by Elizabeth Eastwick
Elizabeth writes around 7am:
“Giant fire at the apartment building behind LAMB school. There were probably 30 engines and you could see and smell the smoke from North Capital street. It was insane.”
Peabody St fire under control, but we remain on scene to monitor hotspots. A 5th FF tx with minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/Jk7GmFJeZ4
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) June 24, 2017
We have had to resume outside attack on Peabody St fire. Media staging 14th & Peabody Sts NW. We have only had 1 Pt. Tx with a minor inj. pic.twitter.com/s2hbDfR7ca
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) June 24, 2017
More (including video) from DCFD after the jump. (more…)
5830 Georgia Ave, NW
From the BBQ Bus Smokehouse:
“Please join us for a special neighborhood preview of the BBQ Bus Smokehouse on Saturday after the Kennedy Street Festival.
On the menu: BBQ Sundaes. One of our special occasion favorites, we’re serving it for just one day and for the special price of $2.11 to commemorate the year we opened the BBQ Bus food truck.
We look forward to being part of the neighborhood! Hope to see you soon.
DATE: Saturday, June 24
TIME: 3:30 – 5:30 pm (After the Kennedy Street Festival)
WHERE: BBQ Bus Smokehouse, 5830 Georgia Avenue NW
Menu (more…)
5933 Georgia Ave, NW
Back in April 2016 we first heard that the legendary Oohhs and Aahhs would be opening up a 2nd location in Brightwood. I totally forgot about it until Natalie just sent this shot of the coming soon sign above. Nice!!
STAY TUNED.
The original 1005 U Street, NW
5830 Georgia Ave, NW
Ed. Note: This is the former Salt and Pepper Grill III (Indian) space and Chocolate Crust before that.
Almost forgot about this:
“The BBQ Bus Smokehouse will feature the well-loved smoky sandwiches and picnic plates served from the food truck since 2011 plus original additions created in honor of the surrounding Brightwood community, including a new Georgia Avenue Gold slow-smoked pulled pork sandwich.
Other dishes include soy and brown sugar brined chicken wings, baby back ribs, Angus brisket, choriozo mac and cheese, and bacon mashed potatoes.”
Stay tuned for an exact opening date.
Good Deal or Not Revisited (GDoN-R) is a weekly post that reviews the settled sales data of a recent individual real estate transaction in the District of Columbia. Each post is intended as a case study and a snapshot of the real estate market at a particular moment in time. GDoN-R generally posts on Friday in the late morning.
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Featured Property: 720 Fern St NW
Legal Subdivision: Brightwood
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Brightwood
Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 Parking: Street Ownership: Fee Simple
Original List Price: $669,000. List Price at Contract: $669,000.
List Date: 4/20/2017 Days on Market: 6
Settled Sales Price: $737,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settlement Date: 5/26/2017
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
Brightwood, or Takoma DC, is up north and not far from the planned development at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center site. This particular home is on the east side of the neighborhood, positioned between Georgia Ave NW and Blair Rd NW. It’s also close to the Maryland line and downtown Takoma Park. Red line Metro at Takoma Park is a 9 to 11ish minute walk.
For folks who still want to live in DC, desire some yard space, but don’t care to share walls, a number of different neighborhoods offer a range of prices for detached homes.
Here are the median prices and links to current active listings for detached fee simple houses throughout the city: (more…)
Rendering via Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Bowser broke ground on The Parks at Walter Reed, a redevelopment project that will create 3.1 million square-feet of residential, office, and retail space in Ward 4. The project will also create 6,000 jobs, 2,100 units of housing, 432 of which will be affordable, and nearly one billion dollars in tax-generated revenue over 30 years. The Mayor was joined at today’s groundbreaking by Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, and representatives from the master development team Hines, Urban Atlantic, and Triden.
“In Washington, DC, we value inclusive prosperity, and through transformative development projects like this one, we can bring jobs, affordable housing, and economic opportunity to thousands of District residents,” said Mayor Bowser. “This effort has been years in the making, and now the future is bright for Walter Reed, Ward 4, and the entire community.”
This groundbreaking makes way for the first phase of infrastructure improvements, including: demolition of Building 2, the 1970s era hospital, which will set the stage for the development of a new town center; preservation of historic buildings; development of a new water main and other utility services; and landscape improvements.
“We are excited to break ground on Walter Reed because it means more local job opportunities and amenities at this catalytic development. Walter Reed is another positive signal of our growing economy and our emergence as a national leader in affordable housing, retail, hospitality and tourism,” said Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner.
The Parks at Walter Reed will be phased over a 10-15 year period and will include: (more…)
Thanks to Wendy for sending: “The place next door to the Brightwood Lofts has been abandoned a while, and this morning my dog and I woke up to find it on fire.”
Searches completed & no victims found. Investigation of cause continues. Early images of fire shown here. pic.twitter.com/kuZHWFmiFQ
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 22, 2017
More video and photos from DCFD after the jump. (more…)
From an email:
“BRIGHTWOOD – Get ready Georgia Avenue, here comes something meatier!
The BBQ Bus food truck is hanging its own brick-and-mortar shingle at 5830 Georgia Avenue NW in the Brightwood neighborhood of Washington, DC.
courtesy BBQ Bus
The BBQ Bus Smokehouse will feature the well-loved smoky sandwiches and picnic plates served from the food truck since 2011 plus original additions created in honor of the surrounding Brightwood community, including a new Georgia Avenue Gold slow-smoked pulled pork sandwich.
courtesy BBQ Bus
Other dishes include soy and brown sugar brined chicken wings, baby back ribs, Angus brisket, choriozo mac and cheese, and bacon mashed potatoes.
BBQ Bus Smokehouse opens in May.”