Back in Jan. ’09 I suspected that the Georgetown waterfront park was going to be sweet. Well, it has been completed and it is indeed totally freaking sweet. Best new park to hit DC since Yards Park by Navy Yard.
I hit it on a cloudy day but you can imagine how insanely awesome it’ll be on a sunny day.
I love how it goes all the way down to the water in one section:
Filomena is located at 1063 Wisconsin Ave, NW. Their Web site says:
“JoAnna transported some of her mother’s furniture to the restaurant and set up a dining room (our Filomena Kitchen) that looked similar to Mother Filomena’s dining rooms over the years, dominated by the large heavy oak table, carved matching chairs and a large intricate sculpted Murano glass grape chandelier.
JoAnna also brought tons of her Mother’s antiques and knick-knacks to give the restaurant her Mother’s style. The music chosen for the restaurant was the type of Italian street songs Antimo liked to play on the Concertina in his youth or listened to because they reminded him of his boyhood home in Abruzzi, Italy.
Filomena, whose family also originated from the Abruzzi region of Italy, was a great cook. She had grown up learning very traditional Italian cooking, but found that sometimes it was very difficult to find many of the traditional ingredients. Being very creative, Filomena adapted many of her recipes to use what was available to her. Many of the original items that JoAnna chose to put on her menu were inspired by Mother Filomena’s simple, yet creative cuisine, as well as those wonderful old world traditional recipes—some that were prepared for the daily meal, for Sunday dinner, or when company called, or for specific holidays.”
You can see their menus here. For the fans – any must order items?
Grill Kabob will be located at 3299 M St, NW in the old Aditi Indian Restaurant space in Georgetown.
Are kabobs becoming the new hamburger…?
This rental is located at 47th Pl, NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“1 BR apartment with combined kitchen living room, separate bedroom and full bath. Located in lower level of house with private entrance and good light. Attractive and safe neighborhood near Georgetown U. and German Embassy off MacArthur Blvd. and Reservoir Road. On bus line, 20 minutes to downtown, and 30 minute walk to G’town. Fully furnished (bed, couch, chairs, table, desk, lamps, etc). Ideal for a single professional or grad student. Monthly rent of $1,300 plus one month advance security deposit. All utilities included in rent plus cable TV and internet service. One year lease preferred. No smokers or pets. Available September 1, 2011.”
This 1 bedroom is $1300.
This condo is located at 1657 31st St, NW:
The flier says:
“elegant floor plan, extra large 1 BR (formely 2 BD) on the sunny front side of the building. Located across the street from historic Tudor Place and 1/2 block from Montrose Park and Dumbarton Oaks. sep. dining room w/ gas fireplace. light filed living room and solarium. Storage. Beautiful view on rear gardens.”
You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.
Normally we look at multimillion dollar homes in Georgetown but it was pretty cool to get a (virtual) look inside this great old building. What’d you think of the tour?
This 1 bed (formerly 2 bed) is going for $575,000 ($1,022.80 monthly condo fee.)
The National Jewel Center is located at 1351 Wisconsin Avenue NW. You can’t miss it because it has the old (neon?) Georgetown sign out front. I went in to speak with the owners after seeing the for sale sign in their window. They said the last day is Aug. 31st though most of the store has already been cleared out. They said they’ve been open for over 20 years and back in the day the space used to be a theater. Cinematour says:
“Opened as the Dumbarton in 1913, a playhouse, this theater started showing movies sometime later. It was designed by architect William Nichols.
Located on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, the movie house was renamed the Georgetown in 1947. It was also remodeled around this time in Streamline Moderne style. The Georgetown was closed in 1986 and is today used for retail.”
According to the for sale info the space is 6,086 sq ft (though no price is listed.)
While the space needs tons of work the potential is amazing. I know it’s a long shot but I’m gonna hope for a cinema pub/drafthouse.
This home is located at 1692 31st St, NW:
The flier says:
“GREAT NEW PRICE- 13% price adjustment! This elegant Federal style home incl. gracious entertaining and living spaces w/ the main level feat. a large LR overlooking beautifully landscaped garden, stately Library w/ fpl, formal DR & top-of-the-line eat-in Kitch. The 2nd & 3rd levels incl. spacious Master Suite, 4 addt’l BR’s & 3 BA’s. The LL incl. FR & BR. Special feat. incl. elevator & garage.”
You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.
This 6 bed/5.5 bath is yours for $4,750,000.
From an email:
Pinkberry, the California tart frozen yogurt brand that started the national craze, will open in Georgetown this fall at 3288 M Street NW. (Yes, that is across the street from a well-known cupcakery…) The 1,200 square-foot store should be ready to start swirling Pinkberry’s signature flavors in October.
FREE PINKBERRYMonday July 25
5-6 p.m.
In front of Pinkberry’s Georgetown location
3288 M Street NW
Pinkberry recently opened a Dupont location at 1213 Connecticut Ave, NW back in May ’11.
The July 6th edition of The Current reported:
“Furin’s of Georgetown, an M Street staple for 27 years, will close its doors on July 31.”
Furin’s is located at 2805 M St, NW. We judged them back in Dec. ’10.
This rental is located at 29th and R St, NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“ight, large basement apt in corner townhouse east of Wisconsin Ave. LR, BR, bath, eat-in kitchen. Ample closets. Use of garden. Util. included except phone and Comcast.No pets. Single occupancy. Mostly furnished, or not. Available immediately.”
$1350 sound right for this basement 1 bedroom?