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.
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.
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.”
This rental is located at D St NE at 14th St NE:
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.
This rental is located at 6 Barney Circle, SE:
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.
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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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.”
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.
This rental is located at 1418 D St, NE:
The listing says:
“BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED HOME -FLOODED W/LIGHT. UPDATED KITCHEN/ MAPLE CABINETS, GREAT COUNTER SPACE,EXPOSED BRICK WALL- ADJACENT BREAKFAST ROOM + POWDER ROOM. SECOND FLOOR INCLUDES: BEDROOM + DEN, AND 2ND BEDROOM + WASHER & DRYER ROOM(FORMALLY A BEDROOM).”
This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $2,100/Mo.
From MPD:
Yesterday afternoon First District officers were patrolling in the area of Eastern High School at dismissal as part of our continuing efforts to intervene in youth conflicts. Officers discovered a group of young men who reported that a subject shot at the then while they were standing at 17th Place and Constitution Avenue NE. One of these victims suffered a non life-threatening gunshot wound and was transported to an area hospital.
This morning the First District again had officer patrolling the area around Eastern High School, when they heard the sound of gunshots come from the area of 15th and C Streets NE. The officers were joined by other officers and then began making a grid-search of the area. A crime scene was located in the 300 block of 15th Street NE; however, no victim was found at that time. As members continued to search and process the crime scene, a victim presented himself at an area hospital reporting that he had been shot at the 15th Street location. This subject’s injuries are non life-threatening.
Through coordination between Patrol Officers, Detectives and School Resource Officers, the subject responsible for yesterday’s shooting has been identified and arrested. At this time, we believe that the two incidents are related; however, detectives continue to investigate for confirmation and to identify today’s assailant. Information developed at this time also indicated that these were not random victims in either incident.