In Feb. we learned where Yo Sushi will be located in Union Station. And now – they’re applying for a liquor license:
“New Japanese restaurant serving primarily sushi and other Japanese style food and beverages (including alcoholic beverages) utilizing a conveyor belt food delivery system and offering other incidental food and beverages for on-site consumption or “grab and go” takeout. Total occupancy load of 84.”
Sweet.
Photo courtesy of Barracks Row Main Street
From an email:
This Saturday, April 28th, Barracks Row Main Street will host the Taste of 8th, our annual restaurant tasting event, from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Tickets are $5 for one tasting and $20 for five tastings (tastings are a small, tapas-size portion), and are available on www.barracksrow.org.
A *limited* number of tickets will also be available the day of the event at the Will Call / Ticket Sales booth at 8th and G Streets SE in front of Spring Mill Bread. This event has sold out for three years in a row, so buying tickets online in advance while they are still available is strongly recommended!
Over 20 Barracks Row favorites are all participating, including Belga, Ted’s, Matchbox, Senarts, Hello Cupcake, The Sweet Lobby, Zest, Spring Mill Bread, and more! Buy your tickets today and support your local Main Street. Forecast is for a sunny, 70 degree day on Saturday!
15th and D St, SE
Thanks to a reader for sending word. Though sadly,
“Got there at 330pm and they were sold out. Good sign for them, but was not willing to wait until 4:30pm when the next batch was ready. Gave them a friendly hard time.”
A luckier reader writes:
“New pretzel bakery on capitol hill — I’ve tried them and they are delicious!”
But there is also good news for those going out on U Street tonight. Dodge City is celebrating their 2 year anniversary tonight and they write:
“Dodge City is turning Two! On Monday, April 23rd help us celebrate our terrible birthday with beer specials from DC Brau, our new friends the Pretzel Bakery, and of course 13th St Meats on the grill. DJ’s Art Attack and Marshall Law will be manning the decks downstairs while the boys of Duchess of Pork spin the hits late into the night upstairs. It’ll feel like a Saturday night at the beginning of the week! The fun starts at 6 PM at 917 U St. NW.”
From the Washington Post:
“It happened at about 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of 8th Street SE, about two blocks from the Eastern Market Metro.
Police made an arrest near the scene shortly after the attack, they said.”
NBC Washington reports:
“One Marine is dead and another is in police custody after a fatal stabbing in Barracks Row early Saturday morning.”
Photo Courtesy of Biker Barre
From a press release:
The District’s first indoor cycling and barre studio will open to the public on Friday, May 11, 2012.
Biker Barre will offer exhilarating, body-changing, and music-driven fitness classes – both on bikes and at the ballet barre.
Biker Barre is a first of its kind studio on the Hill. Offering intense, music-driven classes on bikes and at the barre, Biker Barre’s barre and cycling classes are offered separately, but can be combined for an incredible body-changing experience. Like a real “biker bar” we hope you come early and stay late, enjoying our relaxing and chic environment, free wifi, and lots of great conversation…after you stop sweating that is.
What makes Biker Barre so unique?
· The Studio
o Biker Barre will have two separate spaces built expressly for indoor cycling and barre classes, with no detail spared. From lighting to sound to equipment to amenities, we are bringing the best of the best to our customers.· It’s Personal
o Classes at Biker Barre will be intentionally intimate to ensure that every guest gets the experience they are paying for…and room to breathe while they are at the studio.· The Vibe
o Much like a real “biker bar,” we want to encourage customers to come early and stay late, enjoying our relaxing and chic environment, free wifi, and lots of great conversation…after they stop sweating of course.Biker Barre will be located at 738 7th Street SE, two blocks from the Eastern Market Metro, next to 295, and right behind Barracks Row.
The Workouts
Indoor Cycling – Biker Barre will offer the highest quality cycling classes in the region. Cycling burns up to 800 calories an hour, which means busy Washingtonians will get the most impact in the least time.
Barre – The perfect counter point to the intense cardio workout cycling delivers. Barre classes at Biker Barre are inspired by pilates, dance, and yoga with an emphasis on movements that will tone and strengthen your entire body in no time, while making sure you never get bored.
This rental is located at C St NE at 6th St NE:
The listing says:
“Charming, cozy 1 br English basement, steps from Stanton Park, 604 C St NE. About 6 blocks from Union Station; bus service handy. Fireplace, wall to wall carpet, washer/dryer, CAC. Rent $1250/month plus utilities.”
This 1 bed is going for $1250/month plus utilities.
Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a princeofpetworth.com advertiser. 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. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 248 9th St SE
Legal Subdivision: Capitol Hill
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Capitol Hill
Original List Price: $674,900.
List Price at Contract: $674,900.
List Date: 12/12/2011
Days on Market: 42
Settled Sales Price: $670,000.
Settlement Date: 04/05/2012
Seller Subsidy: $5000.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, open the listing link, click on the main pic and scroll through.
Last week’s Good Deal or Not Revisited (GDoN-R) followed up on a Victorian rowhome in NE on the north side of Lincoln Park. That post demonstrated how specifically block-to-block DC home prices can be, especially in areas referred to as “Capitol Hill”. Today’s featured GDoN-R is located approximately a mile away, on the south side of Lincoln Park, in SE within the legal subdivision boundaries of Capitol Hill.
Like many parts of DC, this area includes homes that range widely in terms of size, condition, age, and style, so pricing can be tricky. In this location, within a few blocks of Eastern Market, it’s not unusual for small scale basement-less houses to sell for a very high U Street Neighborhood and one in Dupont.
248 9th St SE transferred in 2000 for $235,000. Following renovation, two years later it sold for a net of $392,000. The recent sellers purchased the home in 2006 for a net of $607,500. The 2006 décor was quite different.
This rental is located at 1418 D St, NE:
The listing says:
“BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED HOME -FLOODED W/LIGHT. UPDATED KITCHEN/ MAPLE CABINETS, GREAT COUNTER SPACE,EXPOSED BRICK WALL- ADJACENT BREAKFAST ROOM + POWDER ROOM. SECOND FLOOR INCLUDES: BEDROOM + DEN, AND 2ND BEDROOM + WASHER & DRYER ROOM(FORMALLY A BEDROOM).”
This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $2,100/Mo.
633 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Tom Sietsema broke the big news yesterday afternoon via twitter:
“Guess who’ve hooked up? @jamieleeds and @MixtressDC. Chef & cocktail maven are opening a third @HanksOysterBar @ 633 Penn. Ave SE. in June.”
You can see Hank’s Oyster Bar menu here. Ba Bay closed in Nov. 2011. Think Hank’s is a good fit for this location?
Ed. Note: The address was initially listed as NW and changed to SE.
Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a princeofpetworth.com advertiser. 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. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 1376 F St NE
Legal Subdivision: Old City #1
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Capitol Hill
Original List Price: $598,750.
List Price at Contract: $600,000.
List Date: 02/01/2012
Days on Market: 9
Settled Sales Price: $600,000.
Settlement Date: 03/30/2012
Seller Subsidy: $5000.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: FHA
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, open the listing link, click on the main pic and scroll through.
I don’t normally do this, but just couldn’t resist. Here are some quotes from the comments on the original “Good Deal or Not” (GDoN) post:
“I can understand prices like this in this neighborhood (though still something of a gamble) if you’re planning on staying for 20 years, but to me it’s way overpriced.”
“We looked at this house this weekend at an open house on Saturday. Place was packed. Our realtor told us that two offers were already on the table, before we even walked into the house. He also told us that the house was underpriced and will likely start a bidding war. He thought it’d end up going for upwards of $725-750.”
“I’d say your realtor is right on the money with that guess. And good luck with your house hunt– it’s really competitive on the Hill but it will be worth it!”
“Let us know your realtors name when this doesn’t go for 725-750. Then we will know who not to hire.” (It’s probably better if you don’t).
“I think it’s quite a nice looking place. I’d only pay $200K for it though.”
“I would like to throw my hat into the ring as well. This place will sell for no less than $650k. I am betting on it closing higher, but I just want to be able to laugh at all the people on here who say this is overpriced. You are all very out of touch. If this place goes for anything less than $650k I hereby give you permission to scoff at and humiliate me.” That was from Jordan. S/he gives you permission to scoff.
The earliest available reported sale of this property was in 2003 when it was listed for $299,000. and sold for a net of $275,900. In 2007 it was listed for $587,550. and sold at that price. Unfortunately, it was later foreclosed upon. The recent sellers purchased the home for a net of $573,728. in 2010.
Here are settled sales of Victorian style homes, with basements, in renovated condition, in that area, sold within the past year. There are sales into the $700,000’s, but they are for larger units and a few blocks to the west.