Hill East

Check Out a Plan for Youth Sports Fields at the North Parking Lot of RFK Stadium

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user mosley.brian

From a press release:

The Capitol Riverside Youth Sports Park(CRYSP) organization today unveiled a new community-inspired design for a youth sporting facility comprised of multi-use fields, substantial green space, walking paths, and a covered farmer’s market pavilion.  The project is a growing effort to provide underserved DC youth with safe, accessible and high-quality playing fields and green space for recreation.  The proposed site is the little-used North parking lot of RFK Stadium – an area of urban blight in desperate need of green infrastructure that can mitigate the storm water discharge to the Anacostia River.

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Wed. Afternoon Rental Option – Hill East

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 1391 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE:


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The listing says:

“Sunny 1045 sf -2 BR, 2 Ba in Luxury Jenkins Row. Garnite & SS kitchen with 2 carpeted master suites with walk in closets. Full sized washer/dryer. Building has 24 hr concierge, fitness room, business center, gameroom & 3 roofdecks and Harris Teeter. Close to Potomac Avenue Metro.Garage Parking available for $150.00 per month. Pets on case by case. Available October 13th.”

This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $2,800/Mo.

Old KFC Demoed at 15th and Pennsylvania Ave, SE Will Become Two Story Office Building

By Prince Of Petworth


1442 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

Thanks to a reader for sending photos from the corner of 15th and Pennsylvania Ave, SE next to Wisdom. From ANC6B09 Rep Brian Flahaven:

Douglas Development plans to begin demolition of the building on Tues., Sept. 25 and start construction on a new building in the next 2-3 months. Instead of the four-story mixed-use retail/residential building reviewed by ANC 6B in 2011, Douglas plans to build a two-story retail/office building.

Rendering and more info here

Props to the Cops – Times Two

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user KJinDC

From MPD:

Members from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District Detectives Unit have announced that an arrest has been made in the Assault with Intent to Commit Robbery in the 1800 block of L Street, Northwest.

On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at approximately 8:07 pm, three subjects wearing mask entered the Pret A Manger restaurant located in the 1800 block of L Street, Northwest. One of the suspects brandished a firearm and demanded money. A scuffle ensued between a complainant in the store and a suspect, and the firearm discharged. The suspects fled the scene on foot.

On Wednesday, September 26, 2012, approximately an hour later, an arrest was made in connection with the Assault with Intent to Commit Robbery.

Arrested was 19-year-old Elijah Warren of Upper Marlboro, Md.

The complainant was treated and released from a local hospital for injuries sustained in the scuffle.

and

This evening [Thursday] shortly after 9pm, suspects approached a complainant at knife point at 14th and Potomac Avenue Southeast and demanded the complainant’s property. The suspects then fled north in the 500 Block of 14th Street, SE. The complainant then quickly dialed 911. As a result of 1D district-wide units deployed to this area to combat the recent robberies, along with the quick response of PSA 106, 107, and 108 officers, two adult males and one adult female were placed under arrest for the armed robbery. The complainant was not injured. The case is currently under investigation by the First District Detectives Office, and therefore no additional information can be provided at this time. The First District Team members were right where they needed to be at the right time to bring this case to a good conclusion.

Anyone with information about these cases is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIME (1-888-919-2746). Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411. Additionally, remember to call 911 if you observe suspicious persons or activity.

Crepes on the Corner Closes at 257 15th St, SE

By Prince Of Petworth


257 15th St, SE

Crepes on the Corner opened at 257 15th St, SE back in Feb. 2012. Their facebook page says:

“We are sad to inform you that COTC is permanently closed. We thank you for your support and want to assure you that we are in the process of finding a new owner for the business.”

Wed. Afternoon Rental Option – Hill East

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at D St NE at 14th St NE:


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The listing says:

“Architect-designed English Basement, 1 BR, 1 Bath, minutes from Capitol, Eastern Market, Lincoln Park, Union Station & H Street, Easy Access to Bus/Metro, Fully renovated, Cool Steel I-Beam Structure, Exposed brick & Wood Joists, Downlights, Tracklights, Central A/C, Contemporary Galley Kitchen, New Appliances, Ref., Range, Washer/Dryer, French doors to private front & rearyards.”

This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $1200 mo.

Mon. Afternoon Rental Option – Hill East

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 6 Barney Circle, SE:


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The listing says:

“Wonderful updated Sun-filled Efficiency apartment in the Capitol Hill! The rent includes all utilities. Coin operated laundry and extra storage in the basement. Parking for one car, 1 block to the Potomac Ave Metro and two blocks to Harris Teeter! What more could you ask for! Available Immediately!”

This efficiency is going for $1,150/Mo.

GDoN Revisited by Hipchickindc – 1617 C St, SE

By Prince Of Petworth

Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a princeofpetworth.com advertiser. 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: 1617 C St SE
Legal Subdivision: Old City #1
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Capitol Hill
Original List Price: $550,000.
List Price at Contract: $550,000.
List Date: 02/04/2012
Days on Market: 62
Settled Sales Price: $535,000.
Settlement Date: 04/30/2012
Seller Subsidy: $10,000.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, open the listing link and scroll through the arrows on the main photo.

I attend several national real estate meetings each year and am involved in the National Association of Realtor®s Mid Year Legislative meetings that are here in town this week. I find it very interesting to hear from real estate agents about market conditions around the country. Some areas are experiencing a similar shortage of inventory that we are, and are also seeing multiple offers and increasing prices. Other parts of the country remain dominated by short sales and foreclosures, and are realistically concerned with potential shadow inventory (foreclosures held back by banks that when released could potentially flood places that are already overwhelmed).

To provide some perspective on the DC market, the April 2012 numbers were released by Real Estate Business Intelligence, a subsidiary of Metropolitan Regional Information Systems. Looking at the District of Columbia specifically and as a whole, compared to April 2011 the total dollar volume sold increased by 6.5% and median prices went up 12.53%. Average days on market decreased nearly 20%. Active listings decreased by over 32%! As I’ve said before, historically low mortgage rates are driving demand and active listings are in short supply. In other words, these are prime conditions for prices to continue to increase.

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Fundraiser this Wed. for Trusty’s Bartender Stabbed 6 Times Trying to Stop a Purse Snatching

By Prince Of Petworth


1420 Pennsylvania Ave, SE

From Facebook:

First of all we’d like to thank everyone for their support in the past few days. Now we are asking for your help. For those of you who don’t know let’s catch you up to speed. On the morning of May 1st Boone, one of our bartenders, was walking a young lady home when a mugger snatched her purse. Boone took the purse back and wound up in a fight with the mugger. Seconds later Boone realized that he had been stabbed multiple times. After being airlifted to Med Star and undergoing a few surgeries he is miraculously walking around. However he’ll be out of work for awhile and is going to need our support. Therefore we’re [Trusty’s – 1420 Pennsylvania Ave SE] putting on fundraiser Wednesday the 16th to help him. We’ll be doing raffles throughout the night plus passing around the hat a few times. For those who can’t attend you can still help by donating directly to his paypal account to [email protected]. We just ask that you send it as a gift.

The Post reported:

“Police arrested James Moyler, 43, of no fixed address, minutes later, charging him with assault and robbery. They said he robbed the woman, then stabbed the man when he tried to intervene.”

Reader Nominated Horse’s Ass Award – 1400 Block A St, SE

By Prince Of Petworth

Dear PoPville,

I’d like to nominate a property for the Horse’s Ass Award. This building on the 1400 block of A Street, SE has been in the process of being renovated over the last couple of years. Someone posted several months earlier on neighbor concerns and the legality of the renovations. The work seems to have stopped recently.

This is a real eyesore to the block. Note the different bricks on the front of the house and the shoddy second floor addition. The other picture shows the hideous roof line to this house. Several neighbors jokingly expressed disappointment that the earthquake felt this past summer didn’t topple down the ugly addition.

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