Logan Circle

Good Deal or Not? “serene Victorian w soaring ceilings” edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This house is located at 1515 12th St, NW:


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The flier says:

“Walk everywhere! Enjoy hip Logan Circle then retreat to this serene Victorian w soaring ceilings, vast rooms, pocket doors, classic moldings. Endless opportunities for entertaining w. new kitchen, formal LR & DR, powder rm, rear deck. Huge MBR suite on top lvl with luxurious BA, private terrace. LL fam rm, in-law suite provides income potential.”

You can find more info here and a mouse on house tour here.

Does $889,000 sound reasonable for this 4 bed/3.5 bath?

Thai Thanic Adding 2nd Floor Sushi Lounge Called Tsunami

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending the heads up:

“Thai Tanic is opening a sushi joint with a lounge type theme called Tsunami on the floor above their current location at 1326 14th St, NW.”

Back in March we learned that Thai Tanic was looking to expand but we didn’t know many details. When I spoke to the folks at Thai Tanic they confirmed the new space upstairs would be called Tsunami but couldn’t give me a firm opening date. They said it’ll probably be a month or two before it opens. I’ll be sure to update when that happens.

Ed. Note: Remember this is right across the street from the recently opened Teak Wood new Thai restaurant.

Logan Circle Buildings Getting Renovated to become Apartments and Retail

By Prince Of Petworth

The 1300 block of 14th St, NW continues to get improved. From speaking to some workers it seems that the properties (1316-1320 14th St, NW) are owned by the same folks who renovated the Copperstone building next door. The Copperstone retail at 1314 14th St, NW currently houses Rollin Cycles and Logan 14 spa. It is my understanding that the buildings next door will become apartments with retail on the ground floor. At the moment no lease has been signed for the retail space. This retail space was the former home of Rollin Cycles and a hair studio. The other building (covered by black mesh) currently getting gutted, you may recall, had a blue awning for Tienda Izalco.

There will also be an addition built on top of the old Rollin Cycles and Hair Studio space which will reach the same height as the Tienda Izalco building. When completed there will be around 17 units between the two buildings. Construction is expected to take 8 months to a year.

PoP Preview – Teak Wood

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in mid-July we first heard a new Thai restaurant, Teak Wood, was coming to Logan Circle at 1323 14th Street, NW. Tues. night I was taking some photos of the new sign outside (see above) when one of the workers invited me in to take a sneak peek. Sadly I only had my cell phone to take pics but I think it gives a pretty good idea of how nice the space is looking. I’m told that they are shooting to open up the restaurant Thurs. evening but if they are unable to make a Thurs. opening they’ll shoot for a Mon. or Tues. opening at the latest. I’ll update when a firm date is in place.

Clearly it was named appropriately because the space is filled with beautiful wood carvings.

They even have some great carvings on the outside of the restaurant:

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1612 14th St, NW Applies for Liquor License

By Prince Of Petworth

Looks the folks from Black’s will indeed be opening up at 1612 14th St, NW. Their liquor license application went up last weekend as says:

“Modern American Restaurant. No dancing or entertainment provided. Summer garden with 20 seats and sidewalk café with 12 seats. Seating capacity is 180. Total occupancy is 220.”

You can learn about their Palisades spot, BlackSalt, here.

Judging Restaurants – Estadio

By Prince Of Petworth

Estadio is located at 1520 14th Street, NW. When we first heard about Estadio coming to this space there was pretty big anticipation. The expectations seem to have been met as it is nearly impossible to get a seat here unless you plan way ahead. Is the adult slushie really that good?

What are the other must order items on the menu?

The 5pm Post – Tomato Festival, Open House, Green Construction Tour Sunday

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC

“Dear PoP,

The farm where my firm gets their CSA shares is partnering with Volt Restaurant of Frederick, MD, to host an heirloom tomato festival at their farm this weekend. Tickets are still available:

Spend a relaxing afternoon in the country, sample over 40 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, wines from top VA & MD wineries, cheese, olive oil imported from Greece and other delicious gourmet items. This event will feature the best restaurants & celebrated chefs from Maryland, DC, and VA. Meet the chefs, play croquet & horseshoes, bring a blanket & stay awhile. This is a child friendly event and will include hay rides, farm tours, music, baby goats for petting and much, much more!

Admission includes all restaurant tomato creations & vendor samples, a huge variety of heirloom tomato samples, wine & cheese tastings, hay rides, and farm tours.”

And if you’re looking to stay in the city and are tired of virtual house tours one reader recommends seeing this one in person at 1500 Vermont Ave, NW. Though if you just want the virtual tour of this million condo, you can see it here.


Photo from www.greenmyrowhome.com

“PLEASE JOIN US FOR A GREEN CONSTRUCTION TOUR

Sunday August 29th, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
1877 Ingleside Terrace NW

Balancing the best energy-efficient green building practices is challenging in existing homes, especially historic homes. Come join Historic Mt. Pleasant for a tour of a green home rehab in process. You can see how the homeowners, who are doing much of the work themselves, are reinventing the floorplan while keeping the historical integrity of the home. They will discuss their strategies for reducing energy and water use, improving indoor air quality and making decisions on green materials.

You will see the unique framing, insulation, plumbing, and HVAC of this row house, which will certify Platinum under USGBC’s LEED for Homes program. Get a sneak peak and keep up with progress at www.greenmyrowhome.com.”

Fri. Afternoon Rental Option – Logan Circle/Scott Circle

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 1500 Massachusetts Ave, NW:


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The Craigslist ad says:

“Welcome to 1500 Massachusetts Ave where we are offering a premiere location at an unbelievable value! Come experience Dupont Circle at it’s finest with Metro, shops, restaurants all with in walking distance of your home!”

I’ve known a few folks who lived in this apartment and had positive things to say. Does $1225 sound reasonable for a studio here?

Huge Coffee News: Peregrine Espresso Expanding to 1718 14th St, NW in Logan Circle

By Prince Of Petworth


Peregrine Espresso Current location at 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE

Huge news spread on twitter late Friday afternoon. But this is not late Friday afternoon news, this is huge Mon. Morning news. Especially for those who live near Logan Circle. On their blog Peregrine Espresso wrote:

“We are pleased to announce that we are working on a new store in NW DC. We have recently signed a lease on the storefront at 1718 14th St NW formerly occupied by Flowers on 14th (which moved a few doors down).”

When we discussed the best latte in town Peregrine Espresso’s current location at 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE, near Eastern Market, was mentioned.

I take three things particularly serious in life – pizza, bars and coffee. Therefore I consider this huge news. I found it interesting to note that on their blog, Peregrine Espresso also said,

“We are also thrilled to be joining our friends at MidCity Caffe and Blackbyrd Warehouse (coming soon) to create quite a wonderful trio of great coffee options along that strip.”

I think that’s a lovely sentiment but, to speak honestly, if I was MidCity Caffe (1626 14th Street, NW) I’d be terrified at this announcement. They are located super close to the new Peregrine spot and unless Peregrine plans on sharing profits, Mid City Caffe will certainly lose some customers to Peregrine Espresso.

What do you guys think – can that section of 14th St, NW support two proper coffee shops?

For those who live nearby, if you had to choose, will you hit Peregrine or MidCity for your coffee needs?

GDoN Revisited by Hipchickindc – 6 Logan Circle NW #6

By Prince Of Petworth

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: 6 Logan Circle NW #6
Original List Price: $769,000.
List Price at Contract: $734,000.
List Date: 03/31/2010
Days on Market: 75
Settled Sales Price: $736,250.
Settlement Date: 08/12/2010
Seller Subsidy: $15,000.
Bank Owned?: No
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.

What should one pay to own a significant chunk (approximately 1600 square feet) of a spectacular historic Victorian mansion located on Logan Circle? Located two doors down from the mansion that General Logan himself resided in, it is one of a hand full of properties in DC constructed of green serpentine. Originally built in 1878, when the park was known as “Iowa Circle”, here is a photo of the house back in the day (second from right), and here is a more recent photo provided in the wiki link by a contributor who goes by the name of AgnosticPreachersKid.

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