The two buildings getting rehabbed on the 3500 Block of 13th St, NW are nearing completion. (I believe the one on the left was a rehab and the one on the right was new construction.) It’s nice to see so many homes get fixed up on this block. How do you think these turned out? Here are the renderings from Capital City Real Estate:
This home is located at 1530 Monroe St, NW:
The flier says:
“Victorian Beauty in the heart of Columbia Heights! Rich period details include High ceilings, hardwood floors & exposed brick. Spacious kitchen w. breakfast bar. Master Suite w. tiled shower, claw foot soaking tub and ambient heated floors. Lower level office/4th bedroom w. rear entrance and ample storage. Fenced in backyard, double decks and 2 parking spots. Motivated Seller!”
You can find more info here and photos here.
What do you think of the house itself? Does $674,999 sound reasonable for this 4 bed/2.5 bath?
“Dear PoP,
On Thursday the 19th at 2:08 pm my bike was stolen right outside of my Apartment at 1701 Park Road NW. I got the two guys on video and was wondering if I could post the video on your site and ask your readers if any of them know the identity of the two youths. The police essentially told me they will not do anything unless I can call them and tell them that I can see the suspects and they should come get them. Give the video about 10 seconds to start and then you can see the whole thing in real time.”
If anyone thinks they know their identity please email me at princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll forward your info to the reader.
Voted one of the best real estate agents in DC by the Washington City Paper Readers’ Choice Poll in 2009, hipchickindc aka the not-so-hip Suzanne Des Marais is an Associate Broker with Urban Pace. She lives (and sells a lot of houses) in Bloomingdale, but works all over DC, with everyone from first time buyers to highly regarded developers. 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: 1321 Fairmont St NW #301
Original List Price: $161,000.
List Price at Contract: $161,000.
List Date: 04/15/2010
Days on Market: 15
Settled Sales Price: $175,000.
Settled Price per Square Foot: $454.
Settlement Date: 07/15/2010
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale?: Yes
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN is: here.
The Listing can be seen: here. To see pics, after opening the listing link, click on the main pic and scroll through.
This multi-unit building in Columbia Heights was updated and converted to condo ownership in 2004. Unit 301 sold in January 2005 for $197,760. less a closing cost subsidy of $7948. Given that this studio unit shows in tax records as having a total living area of 385 square feet, it’s not surprising that the owner may have outgrown it within a period of five years. The property was listed for $161,000. on the 15th of April, just in time for the Federal Home Buyer Tax Credit contract deadline.
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“Dear PoP,
This bicycle has been left unclaimed at Duffy’s Irish Pub (2106 Vermont Ave. NW) locked to the bike rack in front for almost a week now. Its a beautiful bike and obviously well cared for by its owner.
It is a vintage cruiser-type bike, rust red in color, with a white wire basket in front, vintage bell and a Honolulu registration tag on the rear (22035) from 1966. It also has a sticker that states ‘mend your fuelish ways’.
Can you post this before it is declared abandoned and taken in by MPD for safekeeping (which almost gaurantees the owner will not be found)?
Duffy’s is closed until Thursday, so after Thursday they can either go directly to Duffy’s and let him know, or they can shoot me an email ([email protected]). Even if it’s after it’s taken in for safekeeping, I can help them retrieve it.”
That is a sweet bike!
And a reader lost some keys in northern Columbia Heights
“Dear PoP,
I seem to have lost a set of keys on Sunday afternoon. There’s a chance I dropped them on the way in from the grocery store. (It was the Harris Teeter, actually, and I drove home so if they did fall, it was somewhere near the car/house.) Could you see if any of your readers picked them up? There’s a car key plus four other keys on a Coach key ring.”
If anyone happened to pick up these keys please email me and I’ll put you in touch with the reader.
This studio is located at 2637 16th Street NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“Our only Available Studio —Oct 9th, Move In
Located in the heart of Adams Morgan
Updates that are sure To Wow
Amenties:
Laundry Room
Roof Deck
Walking distance to Columbia Hgts Metro, Restaurants, shopping and more”
I’ve always been curious about this building:
Does $1375 sound realistic for this studio?
“Dear PoP,
Howdy. With your vast intelligence and informant network, have you heard anything about the work that’s going on in the building on the SE corner of 13th and Park? It’s a big house right across from the Park Market, and looks like it’s going to be condo-fied, or maybe something commercial. Lots of below-the-radar construction going on, but no real public news about it. Just curious if you’d heard of anything…”
Yup, it’s gonna be 5 condos from Capital City Real Estate:
“Dear PoP,
I am thinking of buying this apartment. It would be the first place I own and is a short sale so I really want to do my research. Do you know anything about the building? Or even better the apartment? Also, any advice about how to handle short sales would be greatly appreciated.”
This condo is located at 1401 Columbia Rd, NW. It’s a 1bed/1bath going for $249,900 ($195 condo fee). But don’t short sales generally sell for much higher? If you could get it for that price, that’d be pretty amazing, I think. You can see more photos of the apartment here. What do you guys think? Anyone know anything about the building?
The theme of the 5pm Post will change every day and per your suggestions will be a mix of philanthropic or simply fun things to do as well as random unique DC features and events. It’ll be a bit of a hodgepodge but if you have any suggestions, recommendations or photos capturing DC pride please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC
This looks like it’s gonna be a great event and I get to be a guest judge! From a Ten Miles Square press release:
Mark Saturday, August 28 on your calendar to check out the first DC State Fair, part of Columbia Heights Day on the field at Harriet Tubman Elementary School.
DC has no county fair or state fair where DC residents can show off their talents in things like baking, canning, urban agriculture, photography, etc. But this year, we’re planning to change that. A group of bloggers is partnering with Columbia Heights Day to create a DC State Fair tent, where there will be competitions such as Tastiest Tomato, Best Home-Made Pie, and so forth. DC residents will submit their entries for a chance to win glory and prizes. The DC State Fair will be held on August 28th, concurrent with Columbia Heights Day, at Tubman Elementary Field (11th and Irving Streets NW).
And what’s a state fair without an awesome photo contest? Show us your photos of supreme DC spirit: display our cultural independence in images! Enter your two best images to our Flickr pool by midnight on Sunday, August 22.
Heather Goss from Ten Miles Square and DCist, along with special guest judges and DC Spirit Experts, Philippa Hughes from the Pink Line Project and Dan Silverman from the Prince of Petworth, will pick a handful of favorites for semi-finalists, which will be displayed online the week before the fair. Our Grand Prize Winner, First and Second Runners-Up will be printed, framed, and displayed at the DC State Fair on August 28. Winners will get to take their framed prints home, to show off their DC pride to friends and family.
Entrants must live in the District of Columbia. (Virginia, Maryland, we love you, but you have your own fairs to enter!) Entry is free, limit two photos per person. Questions, please email Heather at [email protected].
There is no fee to enter the DC State fair. However, donations to the organizers are greatly appreciated! Recommended donation is $5 per entry (but judging will be blind, and donation status will not affect results). Please visit the DC State Fair website and click the Paypal link.
This home is located at 1374 Taylor St, NW:
The flier says:
“Top to bottom renovation right off of 14th st! Close to shops and Metro. This beautiful renovation includes 4bdrms, 3.5 baths with marble tile. Country style kitchen with granite, maple wood cabinets and stainless steel appliances. Private 2 car parking with garage door. Bamboo wood flooring, a fully finished basement and many more modern upgrades! This one will not last.”
You can find more info here and photos here.
What do you think of the reno? The kitchen? What exactly is a country style kitchen? Does $659,900 sound reasonable for this 4 bed/3.5 bath?