“Dear PoPville,
Came back from a two week trip to find this little gem hand delivered to my house. Seems members of congress have some new parking enforcement powers over cap hill residents I was unaware of. I’m a Capitol Hill resident for 8 years. No parking restrictions or construction signs were posted. I think dude just resented not being able to park in front of his house.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user C Buoscio
“Dear PoPville,
I encountered a peeping tom masturbating outside the window of my ground floor unit last night.
I live on the hill near union station and H street and saw a peeping tom masturbating outside of my ground floor bedroom window last night at 11:45. He saw me notice him and made eye contact and some obscene gestures before running away when I picked up the phone to call the police. (more…)
UPDATE:
“My dad has just been found at the Safeway on Alabama Avenue, SE!! The MPD was so helpful throughout and devoted countless resources to ensuring his safe return home to my mom. I’m on my way there to see him now. Thank you and the PoP community so much for your help. It really takes a village, and I’m so glad that DC is mine.”
“Dear PoPville,
Please keep an eye out for my dad John Vlach. He has Alzheimer’s and has been missing from home on Capitol Hill since 7pm last night. Police are searching, too. He is highly mobile and goes for miles-long walks with his care giver everyday throughout parks and neighborhoods in the city and suburbs so he really could be anywhere. Likely wearing a red baseball cap and an unseasonably warm olive green zip-up jacket. Please call 911 if you see him”
517 8th Street, SE
Looks like the old Las Placitas space on Barracks Row finally has a tenant – Barracks Lane Restaurant. The liquor license placard says:
“New Tavern serving American food. Total Occupancy load is 99 with seating for 99. Sidewalk Café with 12 seats.”
“Vamos! Gallery Reception & Exhibit
Corner Store Arts
Saturday at 2 PM – 6 PM
A fun, casual wine and cheese reception held at The Corner Store, 900 South Carolina Avenue SE Washington DC 20003 benefiting VAMOS! – a small powerful non-profit who partners with poor communities in Mexico to provide basic human services in an atmosphere of dignity, respect and love. The exhibit Buscando Luz – Finding Light – features incredible photographs from DC based photographer Thom Goertel. Thom has shot around the world including many VAMOS! locations in Cuernavaca, Mexico. His work has appeared in National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications.”
201 Massachusetts Ave, NE
Wowza, thanks to Barred in DC for passing on the word from The 201 Bar:
“After 15 yrs of serving Capitol Hill, we are permanently closing on Fri 6/15. As a thank you to our guests, neighbors, friends, & family, we invite you to an Appreciation Party on Thurs. 6/14 starting at 4PM. Stay tuned for more details & a statement from our owner, Matt Weiss.”
This rental is located at 109 C Street, SE. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1700 / 1br – 500ft2 – 3rd Floor, 1 BR APT Across the street from the Library of Congress
Square Footage: 500 sq. ft.
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Lease duration: 1 year lease minimum
Security deposit: $1,700
Application fee: $45 per applicant”
This rental is located at Maryland Ave NE at 8th Street, NE. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1895 / 1br – 800ft2 – Spacious, newly renovated Capitol Hill apartment/Private Deck
Newly renovated 1 BR apartment, over 800 square feet. The kitchen has modern stainless appliances: (more…)
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: 320 9th St SE
Legal Subdivision: Capitol Hill
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Capitol Hill
Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 1.5 Parking: Street Ownership: Fee Simple
Original List Price: $919,500. List Price at Contract: $899,000.
List Date: 3/14/2018 Days on Market: 32
Settled Sales Price: $899,000.
Seller Subsidy: $3950.
Settlement Date: 5/11/2018
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
The original GDoN post for this house received an impressive total of 77 comments. Not surprisingly, a 2 bedroom house at this price point stimulated discussion around the challenge of affordability within the DC real estate market. (more…)
This rental is located at 322 D Street, NE. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1325 / 700ft2 – Junior 1 Bdrm Available- Close In Capitol Hill
Conveniently located Junior 1 bedroom apartment near Union Station. Located in the lower level of a Victorian townhouse. Long term tenant moving mid-June. (more…)