Brookland

Early Morning Shooting in Brookland (12th and Irving St, NE)

By Prince Of Petworth


via google map

Update from MPD: “Good morning, the below offense occurred in the 3100 block of 12th Street, NE.”

From MPD:

“Members of the Fifth District are currently investigating a shooting that took place in the 1200 block of Franklin Street, NE during the early morning hours of May 24th. Officers were summoned to the area for the sound of gunshots and, upon arrival, located an individual suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to contact MPD at 202-727-9099 or text information to 50411.”

Primrose launches Weekend Lunch in Brookland

By Prince Of Petworth


3000 12th Street, NE via Primrose DC

From an email:

“Primrose has just launched Weekend Lunch, offered every Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 2pm, in the restaurant or on their newly opened patio.


courtesy Primrose

Primrose Weekend Lunch Menu (PDF)

Guests can enjoy French classics like Croque Monsieur with black forest ham, béchamel and gruyere or Soupe à l’Oignon Gratinée as well as well as breakfast favorites including Parfait au Yogourt with honey, berries and toasted oats and French Toast topped with strawberries, basil and a drizzle of maple syrup. To wash down the French fare, Sebastian Zutant, co-founder and certified sommelier, curates a robust wine list including a shareable rosé by the liter: J. Mourat Noir Blend rosé ($44). Guests can opt for signature cocktails or non-alcoholic beverages including a selection of teas, as well as espresso and Americano.”

“there will be food trucks, bounce house and lots of killer finds. Also, adorable kids hawking goods.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Lee Montessori Families Rummage Sale and Community Day

Lee Montessori Public Charter School
3025 4th St. NE
Saturday 10 AM – 2 PM

Please join Lee Families for our 1st Annual Rummage Sale and Community Day, running concurrent with the Great Brookland Yard Sale! Hundreds of toys, clothes, books, appliances, housewares, baby supplies, furniture and more to choose from.

Food Trucks! Face Painting! Bounce House!

All proceeds benefit the Lee Montessori PCS Family Teacher Association.

Our FTA sustains our food and clothing closets, has hosted tons of social events, launched a race and equity initiative, funded our teacher appreciation week, built a playground, hosted chickens, and is now supporting school efforts to create a second campus in Ward 7 or 8, and expand to the first in the nation public charter Montessori middle/high school.”

Today’s Rental is $1150 in Brookland

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 1511 Franklin St, NE. The Craigslist ad says:

“$1150 / 1br – Spacious 1 Bedroom at The Franklin Ready for Move-in!

The Franklin is a restored 54 unit apartment building offering updated kitchens and spacious floor plans.
Address: 1511 Franklin St, NE Washington, DC 20018

*Limited time offer: Lease for 12 months and get half off 1st months’ rent!*

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“the Edgewood neighborhood in near NE DC is often overlooked by buyers”

By Prince Of Petworth

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: 221 Douglas Street, NE
Legal Subdivision: Brookland
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Brookland
Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Parking: Faces rear, Paved Driveway Ownership: Fee Simple
Original List Price: $639,000. List Price at Contract: $639,000.
List Date: 3/22/2018 Days on Market: 5
Settled Sales Price: $670,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settlement Date: 4/20/2018
Transaction type: Standard

Original GDoN post can be seen: here.

The original listing can be seen here: here.

East of Bloomingdale, north of Eckington, and at the west edge of Brookland, the Edgewood neighborhood in near NE DC is often overlooked by buyers whose searches are heavily concentrated just a few blocks west. Separated geographically from Bloomingdale by Glenwood Cemetery and North Capitol Street, houses and condos in Edgewood are relatively close to two red line Metro stations, and contiguous commercial development. (more…)

Tastemakers Food Hall Now Open at 10th and Franklin Street, NE

By Prince Of Petworth


10th and Franklin St, NE. Photos by kelly bell photography

Brookland/Edgewood’s “new communal kitchen and gourmet food hall with its own bar”, Tastemakers, is now open!

Their website says:

“Our vision is to build what food startups like ours need: a well-run commercial kitchen in which members can work without breaking the bank. The back of the house is bustling with the rising stars who drive the DC culinary scene.

The front of the house will feature a gourmet food hall and market highlighting our city’s great small and mid-sized food startups. (more…)

“At $1.4M, it was ahead of the market.” Still, This Brookland House Sold For $1,065,000

By Prince Of Petworth

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 Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system and/or Smartcharts by Showingtime. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Featured Property: 1504 Newton St NE
Legal Subdivision: Brookland
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Brookland
Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3.5 Parking: Driveway/Off Street Ownership: Fee Simple
Living Square Footage per Listing: 3300 square feet Lot Sq Ft: 6350
Original List Price: $1,399,000. List Price at Contract: $1,149,000.
List Date: 9/15/2017 Days on Market: 184
Settled Sales Price: $1,065,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settlement Date: 3/30/2018
Transaction type: Standard

Original GDoN post can be seen: here.

The original listing can be seen here: here.

Commenters to the original GDoN post called this one. At $1.4M, it was ahead of the market. The property ultimately settled for 76% of the original list price.

Including this transaction, there have been a total of eight properties sold over $1M in Brookland. One even exceeded the $1.4M price point (Listing agents for that 2016 sale were Shemaya Klar and Jake Abbott with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, and Robert Sanders with TTR Sotheby’s International Realty brought the buyer).

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The Bakers’ Lounge coming to Brookland “Tuesday, April 10th.”

By Prince Of Petworth


3617 12th Street, NE. Photo by Michelle Goldchain

UPDATE from Bakers’ Lounge – opening “Tuesday, April 10th”!!

Thanks to Michelle for sending:

“A new bakery is coming to Brookland! Located next to the CVS on 12th Street NE.”

The Bakers’ Lounge website says:

“Since 1960, the tradition of baking pastries from scratch has continued with The Bakers’ Lounge. Our Creative Director, Catherine Cotay, was taught by her grandmother inside of her English bakery – The View. The View was located on 45 Fortstreet and was regarded as one of the finest bakeries with a range of speciality items to include wedding cakes and pastries. Catherine, a graduate of Greenwich University, remains passionate about creating an experience that makes our customers ” taste the difference”.”

Check out their menu here.

Today’s Rental has an “indoor patio”.

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located in Brookland. The Craigslist ad says:

“$1500 Brookland Beauty Available for Sublet

It is hard to let go of such an amazing apartment. This 1Bdrm/1Ba is located in the heart of Brookland. The apartment also comes with an indoor patio. Which I have used to make as a spare guest room as well as storage. (more…)

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