Logan Circle

Hando Mendo Sushi Opens Monday in Logan Circle – Peek Inside

By Prince Of Petworth


1315 14th Street, NW

Hando Mendo’s website says:

“Our new restaurant introduces a fresh, new concept that will blow your mind.

It took many years of studying the Japanese art of hospitality and casual dining to get to where we are today, and now we are ready to present our skills and services to you! We are confident in our skills as they are backed by 20 years of experience in the industry. We only use the highest-quality, freshest ingredients because our commitment to our guests is our top priority!

We guarantee we will change your whole outlook on sushi.

From premium koshihikari rice native to the Chubu region that is known for their firm ,sweet, and milky after taste to the freshly harvested organic yaki nori from Kyushu. Rice and Nori that is something truly to be respected in our temaki.

Our restaurant introduces a beautiful sushi bar with relaxed modernized settings in the simplest form.

Our experts will thoroughly surprise and impress you with a creative assortment of hand rolls that you will love. We believe once you take just one bite of our hando medo rolls, you will instantly crave for more. Itadakimasu”

I took a peek inside Saturday and was told they’d be opening Monday:

Check out the menu and Hours after the jump. (more…)

“Is a unit of affordable housing in Logan Circle equal to a unit of affordable housing three miles away?”

By Prince Of Petworth


1210 R Street, NW

The following was written by PoPville contributor David McAuley, founder of Short Articles about Long Meetings.

Developers legally committed to providing a unit of affordable housing at the Logan Station Condominiums (1210 R Street NW) are asking Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2F/Logan Circle whether they can abandon the commitment if they provide the community some other type of compensation.

On October 25, attorney Anthony Rachal and a representative from the developer told the Community Development Committee of ANC2F that they wished to be relieved of this responsibility, due to unforeseen construction problems.

“This is becoming obscenely expensive,” the developer’s representative said.

Since 2007, when it opened, the 63-unit Logan Station Condominiums has had a large “community room”, which was primarily for the use of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, the condo’s original landlord and previous occupant of the space. However, the church filed for bankruptcy protection in 2016. In the wake of the filing, the church petitioned DC authorities to convert the now-unneeded community room into three additional condominium units, of which one unit would be officially designated as affordable housing.

Inadequate documentation of the original project caused repeated delays in construction, the developer said. In one case, an attempt to drill into the slab foundation of building cut the electrical supply for all the elevators in the condominium complex. Because of these difficulties, the developers would not be able to construct the additional units as originally planned.

Instead, the developers and their attorney suggested that stakeholders, including the ANC, negotiate a package of community benefits in compensation for the lost unit of affordable housing. For example, the developers offered a larger unit of affordable housing at 721 Kennedy Street NW. A committee member asked how far away it was.

One mile?, the developer guessed. (more…)

“Expanding The Bike Rack: Architects Try Again”

By Prince Of Petworth


Proposed. Photo credit: from documents submitted at the committee hearing on October 25

The following was written by PoPville contributor David McAuley, founder of Short Articles about Long Meetings.

Inscape Studios was back in front of the Community Development Committee of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2F/Logan Circle on October 25. Gregory Kearley of Inscape came with a modified plan to develop the space above 1412 Q Street NW. The lot is owned by the proprietor of The Bike Rack, a bicycle dealership on the first, and so far only, floor.

The expansion plans need approval from DC’s Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), because the shop is located within the Fourteenth Street Historic District. However, the owner does not need separate relief from zoning requirements, as the present proposal is within what the owner may build “by right”.

The plan presented was a scaled-down version of an earlier proposal. Kearley told the committee the new version of the plan has lost 12 feet in height by dropping a proposed penthouse.

Still, ten neighbors stood before the committee to object to the project. In addition, ANC2F Vice-chair John Guggenmos (Commissioner for district 02) read a communication from a constituent against to the project. (1412 Q Street is in Guggenmos’s ANC district.) Some neighbors criticized the design. Others objected to the effect the proposed expansion would have on their view, light, and air. The latter is a zoning matter and is not, strictly speaking, within the purview of HPRB, which is primarily concerned with the exterior appearance of the building. (more…)

Cork Wine Bar & Market to Open In Renovated Space at 14th and S St, NW Nov. 9

By Prince Of Petworth


1805 14th Street, NW

From a press release:

“Owners Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts announce November 9 as the opening day for the new Cork Wine Bar & Market at 1805 14th St NW. The new concept will join the classic Cork Wine Bar and Cork Market under one roof. The move sees the iconic Logan Circle wine bar transition from its original location a block south on 14th Street into a second-floor space that allows it to expand its operation with outdoor dining and increased private dining options, event spaces and educational programming. Downstairs, the market will see growth with the addition of a tasting bar and café with casual bistro seating and a house rosé made on-site. (more…)

Today’s Rental has “Windows in bedroom and living space”

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 1133 13th Street, NW at M Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:

“$1950 / 1br – 600ft2 – 1/2 MONTH FREE- Logan Circle 1 BR + 1 BA -Next to new “Streets Market”

1/2 MONTH FREE
CHIC ONE BEDROOM + ONE BATHROOM APARTMENT LOGAN CIRCLE FOR $1,950 LOGAN CIRCLE

Next to New “Streets Market”
Available October 1
Fantastic Logan Circle location
Washer/Dryer on floor
NO PET FEE
Water and Gas included
Pets allowed up to 25 pounds
Windows in bedroom and living space (more…)

Comic Legends Continue to Kick it in D.C.

By Prince Of Petworth

Sometimes, at @lediplomatedc , we have dance parties in the kitchen with @officialbillmurray .

A post shared by Le Diplomate (@lediplomatedc) on

The Comedy gods have been kind lately.

Washingtonian reported:

“On Wednesday evening he enjoyed a real night on the town. Murray was spotted at the Black Jack bar after grabbing a late-night meal at DC hotspot Le Diplomate.”

I was gonna post Nancy Pelosi buying cosmetics at Union Station yesterday but that doesn’t feel as notable anymore.

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