Photo via Miguel from the MVSNA listserv
Thanks to all who’ve sent emails about the City Vista Safeway, located at 5th and L St, NW, now staying open 24 hours.
What other grocery stores are open 24 hrs?
Mount Vernon Squangle
Thanks to all who sent emails about this terrible incident.
“I live on the 500 block of M street NW and saw fire trucks and EMS vehicles all along my street yesterday in the late afternoon-early evening. There seemed to be a lot of activity, and pretty much across the street from my row house. I am hearing from some others in the neighborhood that there was an argument by the basketball courts that lead to the shooting, and the victim ran over to M street where he ultimately collapsed and died.”
Another reader writes:
“You probably have seen the reports of this shooting yesterday evening (around 7:30pm) near Dunbar. Lets not overlook that this occured at a playground with kids and teens all around. I even remarked to my wife on how many people were at the park a few minutes before this event. Once the shoots were fired everyone scattered, and the news reports all read no different than a 2am ally shooting! I just wanted to share.”
Not as exciting as a new bar or restaurant but still good to know – Central Safe and Lock has opened two new locations at 1756 Columbia Rd. NW and 1107 7th St. NW (pictured above.)
This rental is located at 1111 11th St, NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“Amazingly stylish building w/Concierge M-F 9-6pm, Rooftop Terrace, Lower level patio with community grill & patio & bike room in lovely part of city, blocks to 2 METROs, Shopping & Restuarants.
Modern 2 Master Bedroom, 2 Full Bath Condo in the Mount Vernon Square neighborhood with 1 reserved parking space in gated garage! Light and Bright end unit on the 9th floor near Convention Center.
Lots of closet space, Bamboo Hdwd Floors and W/D and sliding door to small balcony. Granite kitchen and recessed lighting with Breakfast bar and room for
dining table. Steps to Metro, minutes within grocery and conveniences of downtown & Logan Circle”
I’m gonna be honest – I picked this one because I was intrigued by the address…
$2800 sound right for this 2 bedroom?
“Dear PoPville,
I bike down 9th street, NW to get downtown often. There is a strange track-looking thing that extends down 9th between L and M, NW. See the attached pictures. It is a deep groove between two metal plates and it’s been there for as long as I can remember, years? It’s just big enough to trap a bike tire inside and despite me avoiding riding over/near it, I must have turned wrong yesterday and my wheel lodged itself inside the track and catapulted me into the street.
First, what is this thing? Does it serve a purpose? I remember there being an issue on H street when the tracks were installed and had to be fixed because of a similar bike hazard. Do you think DDOT would care about this issue?
– Bruised and bloody Mt Vernon Square resident.”
Unfortunately this issue comes up about every six months after a crash. In previous comments we’ve learned:
“They are expansion joints. Due to changes in weather, hot and cold, materials expand or contract. You will most commonly see these on bridges. The reason why the convention center has these is because of the sky walks over the streets. The expansion joints allow the entire building to move together and prevents cracking.”
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Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker and a professional artist. Her official real estate bio is here and her art website is here. 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: 1225 10th St NW
Legal Subdivision: Old City #2
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Old City #2
Original List Price: $850,000.
List Price at Contract: $850,000.
List Date: 05/16/2011
Days on Market: 12
Settled Sales Price: $815,000.
Settlement Date: 07/28/2011
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original Good Deal or Not post is: here
The listing can be seen: here. Pics can be seen by clicking through the arrows on the main pic after opening the listing link.
In downtown DC, even within a very defined neighborhood boundary, the wide range of styles, conditions, sizes of homes and corresponding lots provides challenges for pricing and appraisal. In this case, we have a very unique property (a carriage house), on a large lot that had once been three lots, with a combination of residential and commercial zoning, located on a historic cool funky alley in a historic district, all in play. Some of the comments in the original Good Deal or Not (GDoN) post (see link above) provide some additional perspective.
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Back in Nov. ’10 we learned some details about RYSE which will be an urban bakeshop/cafe by Michael Landrum (of Ray’s the Steaks and Ray’s Hell Burger fame.) I hadn’t seen much in a while so I was psyched to see these (new to me) signs.
Ryse will be located in the City Vista building at 1065 5th St, NW. I’m eager to see how this place turns out.
“Dear PoP,
Here are some images from about 4:30 this morning at the corner of 9th and N St NW. Next to Old City Green and down the block from the Long View Gallery and the Lamont Bishop Gallery. We were jolted awake by the sound of gun fire and the squeal of tires speeding away. The ambulance didn’t stay long, no one at the scene was injured. It took the police only a few minutes to arrive, but by then, whoever was in that vehicle was long gone.
P.S. Truth be told, PoP. I hesitated in sending these over. I don’t want to add to any negative perceptions of my neighborhood, but I remembered another incident many months ago on 8th and N, and PoP was the only place I saw anything reported about it. The most significant part about this, to me, is what’s not pictured. Before the sun was up, the tow truck arrived, scooped up the vehicle, swept away the glass – and life went on.
Runners jogged by on their morning efforts. The Circulator started its loop. Tomorrow the saxophone player will be once again outside Old City Green. The Long View Gallery will still invite all the neighborhood in for a monthly art opening. Pets will scamper over to Wagtime. Alabama fans will flock to the Old Dominion Brewhouse to grab 128 oz beer towers and cheer on their team. Conferences will jam the Convention Center during the week and the marching band will loop around it on the weekends. People will still trot through the alleys to find Rogue 24 or the secret entrance to SUNdeVICH.
Work will continue on the stores in City Vista, and the Yale apartments and lofts, and the condos above the Shaw metro station, and the new Convention Center Marriot. We’re still walking down the street to the Giant, and to the clothing swap at the Shaw library later today. Incidents like this happen from time to time, but this neighborhood won’t go back to the way it was in decades past. There are too many good people of all backgrounds and ethnicities moving in every week. Those that would do things like this in the dark of night, lost claim to our city long ago. They will continue to be pushed out by the forces of positive change.”
Photo courtesy of OPaL
First Rogue 24 and now this – alley living continues to kick it up a notch.
From a press release:
Naylor Court Stables will revive part of one of DC’s rarest and most unique historic districts with three new carriage homes on Naylor Court. Known for building unique townhomes and single-family homes from Fells Point in Baltimore City to Alexandria, VA, OPaL announces plans for their first project in the District.
Naylor Court and Blagden Alley make up one of only two remaining H-shaped alleys in the District. Bound by 9th, 10th, M and O Streets, NW, this alley is part of a historic plat that dates from the late 1700s and gained significance as a diverse neighborhood during and after the Civil War. At that time, alley dwellings shared the space with carriage homes, workshops, stables and other buildings.
In partnership with KB Developers, OPaL plans to build three new homes designed to seamlessly blend in with the existing carriage homes and stables previously renovated and currently occupied on Naylor. Designed by noted Seattle architect, Gregory Sparhawk, the new residences will complement the architecture the surrounding neighborhood is known for, while also reflecting the totally unique design OPaL has come to be known for.
“The partnership considers ourselves stewards of this historic area of DC and looks forward to contributing to the revival of the alley” states Sean Ruppert, President of OPaL. “OPaL hopes to be an asset to this close-knit neighborhood and places great importance on the historic preservation of the block.”