A reader reports:
“At around 9:30 AM my husband and I spotted a beautifully colored, exotic-looking bird on the fence surrounding the Turkey Thicket recreation center track in Brookland, NE DC. Looks like it was someone’s escaped pet bird. Near the intersection of Quincy and Michigan NE. We called animal control but the bird flew away before animal control arrived.”
Dennis Junius reported just before 8am:
“another accident at Taylor and 13th place NE. How many more until we get a traffic pattern change or someone gets killed? Been happening for years now with no action.”
Chris Baronner also reported just before 10am:
“@kenyanmcduffie Are we going to wait until a child walking to school at 8:30 in the morning is killed at the intersection of Taylor St NE/13th Place before making 13th Pl one ways or at least a 4-way stop? @PoPville Too many accidents/way too many near misses on daily basis!”
12th and Jackson Street, NE
From an email:
“For the month of October, Shannan Troncoso, co-owner of Brookland’s Finest, has teamed up with local female-owned distillery, Republic Restoratives, for a weekly series of prix fixe distiller dinners, with a portion of the proceeds going to support mobile mammograms for underserved women in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Starting October 2nd, and every Tuesday in October, Brookland’s Finest will offer this $35 three-course seasonal distiller dinner menu with accompanying Republic Restoratives pink-themed cocktails.
A portion of the proceeds from each distiller dinner will be donated to the Mammovan, a GW Cancer Center program which provides mobile cancer screenings to women in underserved communities in DC. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from October’s draft cocktail, a pink ‘Civic Cosmopolitan,’ will be donated to support the efforts of the Mammovan. On October 2nd, the Mammovan will be parked at Brookland’s Finest offering tours and information. (more…)
jbperrone tweets us yesterday:
“Umm if you see two shrubs like these suddenly appear in your neighbors yard they might be ours? Woke up and discovered that someone stole them from our front porch last night.”
From an email:
“Brookland Exchange, DC Markers Market
Location: Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market [716 Monroe Street, NE]
Date: Thursday, September 20th
Time: 5 – 9pm
Brookland Exchange is a NEW makers market that aims to support local makers, creative expression and interaction between community and creative commerce on the Arts Walk Brookland at Monroe Street Market. Find everything from handmade jewelry, gifts for baby, locally made foods and more!
Over 40 arts-based businesses will offer their products for sale during an evening of live music, and community activities on the Arts Walk, located next to the Brookland Metro Station on the Red Line.”
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.
GDoN-R has been written exclusively for PoPville since 2009 by Suzanne Des Marais. Suzanne is a practicing Realtor with Compass. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Bright MLS, which is the local multiple listing system and/or Smartcharts by Showingtime. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 18 Rhode Island Ave, NE
Legal Subdivision: Brookland
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Brookland
Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2.5 Parking: Concrete Driveway Ownership: Fee Simple
Original List Price: $799,900. List Price at Contract: $799,900.
List Date: 7/14/2018
Days on Market: 8
Settled Sales Price: $810,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settlement Date: 9/04/2018
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
Located 1 block into the NE quadrant, below Prospect Hill Cemetery, this large Victorian with three levels above grade, a basement, and parking, presents a bit of a quandary in terms of neighborhood identity. Although the legal subdivision is Brookland, this location is many blocks west of the large lots and single family houses generally associated with that NE neighborhood.
One block west, across North Capitol Street, is clearly identifiable as Bloomingdale. Literally across the street, to the south, from the other side of Rhode Island Avenue, is the Eckington neighborhood. The Stronghold neighborhood, per the Wikipedia entry, is just above, but has a south border of either Bryant or Franklin St NE.
While it is a bit of a sport in DC to argue neighborhood identity, from a real estate perspective this type of location presents a huge marketing challenge. (more…)
This rental is located in Brookland. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1099 / 6br – 1850ft2 – Live with your friends in these Shipping Container Apartments!
5 ROOMS AVAILABLE.
This uniquely constructed 4 unit building is truly one of a kind. Welcome to DC’s first shipping container residential building. Constructed using repurposed steel shipping containers, this brand new modern apartment is one of the most memorable multi-family buildings in all of DC. You can rent a bedroom for yourself or bring a group of friends! (more…)
This rental is located at 709 Jackson Street, NE. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3250 / 2br – 1000ft2 – 2BR/2BA Newly built condo near Catholic University
Live near Brookland/CUA! (more…)
A reader reported hearing about 8 shots fired.
From MPD:
“The Fifth District is working a shooting in the 1100 block of Michigan Ave NE that occurred on August 20, 2018 at approximately 8:20PM. The victim was shot once in the leg. The victim is being treated at a local hospital. At this time there is no definite lookout for any suspects. Any information please contact 2027279099″
Ed. Note: Unconfirmed as of this morning but on the Brookland listserv there was also a report of a “shoot out” at Dwight Mosley Park at 1800 Perry St, NE. Updates when/if more info becomes available on that.
One resident responds on the listserv: “Legitimately 25,30 rounds of gunshots from Taft playground last night. Some seemed simultaneous so assume multiple shooters.”
via Bakers’ Lounge
“Dear PoPville,
I know you have posted about Catherine’s The Bakers’ Lounge before. She had a spot, got robbed a number of times, had to move, found a new location, lost the new location, got it back. Found money to renovate. Then her contractor left without finishing the job. She has had a long run of bad luck. Through it all she keeps baking. She’s made a ton of my children’s birthday cakes, and pies for Thanksgiving, you name it. She hosts a toddler and mommies tea for free once a week. And donates baked goods to lots of events.
Anyway, DCRA inspected her location yesterday, and shut her down because of the minor things that had not been completed by the contractor, who ghosted her.
She needs $2000 to finish the work. I set up a GoFundMe page for her here.
She and her company are a valued member of the NEDC community and I hope we can come together to save her shop.”