Photo by PoPville flickr user *tinadelarosa
From Past Tense (3253 Mt. Pleasant St, NW):
Wednesday, July 13 from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
The Open House will feature a new photo installation by Stacey Vaeth, prizes and more.
Food and drink will be provided by Acre 121, Lou’s, Flying Fish Cafe and Honest Tea.
We will also be joined by Zipcar and Mt. Pleasant Massage.
Congrats!
“Dear PoP,
Martinez and Johnson architects are supposed to come to the ANC meeting on July 19 to discuss their plans for redeveloping the Meridian Hill Baptist Church on 16th Street. Personally, I think this looks like a respectful and ambitious repurpose of the church, which was burned back in 2008 when the Deauville caught fire. You can see the original messages at www.anc1d.org.”
Scroll to the bottom of the page and look for Meridian Hill Baptist Church – PART 1a.
If anyone goes to the July 19th meeting let us know how the meeting goes.
You can find an update on The Monseñor Romero Apartments (Deauville) apartments (3145 Mt Pleasant St, NW) here:
NHT Enterprise was selected by the Tenants to assist them in purchasing and redeveloping the building, and with their assistance the Association secured a loan from the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and purchased the building on June 26, 2010.
Now, the work continues to develop plans and assemble the financing that will allow the property to be rebuilt and the residents to return. Over $400,000 in predevelopment loans and grants have already been assembled from the DC Neighborhood Investment Fund (NIF), DHCD and Capital One Bank’s Investing in Neighborhood’s Program (COIN).
I always shake my head when I see this in the window of the burned out shell:
This home is located at 1535 Monroe St, NW:
The flier says:
“Beautiful rowhome in the heart of Columbia Hts. Dramatic bay front 1908 home w/ classic columned front porch. State-of-the-art open kitchen w/ granite cntrtps & SS/applces. Open kitchen/dining perfect for entertaining. Lge rear deck off kitchen + rear balcony off 3rd bedroom. Renovated bathrooms. In law suite with kitchen. Walk to metro, shops, Gym, Target, Giant, Coffee shops & mor”
You can find more info here and photos here.
Always fun for me when former houses of the day go up for sale. What do you think of the inside? $659,900 sound right for this 3 bed/2.5 bath?
Flying Fish Coffee is located at 3064 Mt. Pleasant St, NW. Now that they’ve been open for a few months, what’s the good word? How’s the coffee? The food/pastry options?
From dcalerts:
“Shooting Shooting Adult Male 2250 Hrs 1700 Block of Irving Street, NW”
MPD explains that a Hispanic male was found shot once in the leg at 17th and Irving St, NW. Further investigation revealed that this same subject had shot himself inside an apt of 3146 Mt Pleasant Street. MPD is seeking an arrest warrant.
“Dear PoPville,
After a two year saga that included five failed contracts, my fiance and I just managed to buy this house. It was a double short sale (the owner had two mortgages, both of which had to take a loss), with four tenants, and is in good group-house condition. We think we got a good deal, but what about the commentariat?”
This 5 bed/3.5 bath, located at 3163 18th St, NW in Mt. Pleasant, was bought for $720,000. You can see photos here.
First let me say congrats on your perseverance! Given the location and even if it needs $100k in reno I still think it’s a good deal because of the location and size. Houses that size in Mt. Pleasant regularly go for over $1 million.
What do you guys think?
This rental is located at Harvard St NW at Mt. Plesant St NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“BASEMENT apartment located Mt. Pleasant/Adams Morgan area. $950/mo. + utilities. Lease, references, deposit. Lots of room, washer/dryer, 2 blocks from Columbia Heights Metro (green/yellow lines) ½ block from 3 bus lines (S, H, & 42). Available most probably by August 1. No pets, no smokers.”
$950/mo. + utilities sound right for this basement apartment?
“Dear PoP,
It’s not likely to happen as it would be a huge waste of money, but in DC you never know so I’m hoping you’ll spread the word. The MTP Library expansion is nearly complete. If you walk by the site you can see it has really taken shape. In fact the entire renovation is set to be complete THIS winter and yet it seems it is still mired in legal battles. Housing Complex notes that there is even a possibility that they will have to tear everything down.
I want to encourage everyone from Ward 1 to come out in support of the expansion because regardless of what your stance was before it was built, it is ridiculous to reverse course now. Initially some were against it so money could instead be allocated to building another library in ward one, but now that the expansion has been built, reversing course would result in millions being wasted and a second library would then take even longer to come to fruition. I am hoping that things are allowed to proceed and we can all meet and peruse books this winter in an expanded, inviting library. But we need to make it known that reversing course would be an extremely unpopular decision.”
We previously spoke about the Mt. Pleasant Library Renovation and Addition here and here.
Community Three Development is:
Community Three’s mission is to create value within communities through the successful development of underutilized real estate. Community Three seeks investments that, with the addition of relevant expertise, knowledge and skill, improve the fabric of the community while rewarding investors for their measured risk. Our company is committed to the timely evaluation of investment opportunities and mindful of its commitments to all stakeholders, with the ultimate goal of successfully implementing practical and innovative development solutions.
You can see some of their previous projects here.
According to the variance they are looking to make this into a 12 unit apartment.
I’ll be sure to follow up as construction starts/progresses.
This rental is located at 3360 16th St NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“2 Bedroom , One and one half bathrooms. $2450.00 per month.Tenant pays for Electric, Gas and Cable/Phone. Water/Sewer and Garbage are included. Beautiful and spacious apartment has approximately 1100 S.F. Front entrance or a Side entrance with a large foyer. Plenty of natural light and tremendous amounts of storage . Hardwood floors through out the unit. Gas Fireplace in Livingroom right off the gourmet Kitchen. Kitchen has brand new high end appliances. D/W , Spacesaver Microwave, Stove, Refrigerator and Granite tops. Bathrooms are adorned with custom tile , beautiful beveled glass shower door and upgraded vanities and tops. Brand new stackable W/D with plenty of room for folding clothes. Three blocks from the Shopping Meca of Washington DC. Target, Gaint Food, Tivoli Entertainment Center. Four blocks to the 14th and Irving St Metro stop, Green Line. Good Credit is required. Avaliable immediately. Street parking only. Security Deposit is one month rent in advance.”
$2450 for this 2 bed/1.5 bath sound right?
