3501 Georgia Ave, NW
“Opening soon. Sweet Sosumba serves up classic vegan dishes with a distinct Jamaican flavor.”
looking south towards Park Road
Park View
via google maps
From MPD:
“The Third District is currently investigating the sounds of gunshots in the area of Georgia Avenue and Hobart Street NW. Witnesses reported observing two (2) individuals in the area firing handguns. Officers have one adult male detained and a firearm recovered and are continuing to search for the second subject. There have been no victims located at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”
3216 Georgia Ave, NW at Kenyon
Union Drinkery tweets us:
“Hey Park View, we are now open Sundays from 12-9. Come by and try our new brunch items served from 12-5. Join us on the patio for peach bellinis, bloody marys, mimosas, food specials, and more! Cheers!”
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via google maps
A reader reports around 11:30am:
“There was a shooting on Georgia about an hour or so ago. I’m stuck at heat da spot (Georgia and Lamont St, NW) watching the cops now.”
Update from MPD:
“At approximately 10:20am, members of the Third District were dispatched to the area of the 3200 block of Georgia Avenue NW in reference to the sounds of gunshots. After conducting a thorough canvass, we recovered several shell casings but no victims have been located. Our officers and detectives are working to recover any video footage from the area that may assist with the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”
Georgia and Gresham Place, NW
Haley writes:
“@PoPville woke up to the shots last night. Anyone know anything more?”
Shooting: 700 Block Gresham Place, NW. No Lookout// 2609
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 28, 2018
MPD reported:
“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 700 block of Gresham Place NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with critical gunshot wounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”
700 block of Gresham Place NW
Good Deal or Not Revisited (GDoN-R) is a weekly post that reviews the settled sales data of a recent individual real estate transaction in the District of Columbia. Each post is intended as a case study and a snapshot of the real estate market at a particular moment in time. GDoN-R generally posts on Friday in the late morning.
GDoN-R has been written exclusively for PoPville since 2009 by Suzanne Des Marais. Suzanne is a practicing Realtor with Compass. 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 Bright MLS, which is the local multiple listing system and/or Smartcharts by Showingtime. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 603 Kenyon St NW
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2.5 Parking: Surface Ownership: Fee Simple
Living Square Footage per Listing: 2115 square feet
Original List Price: $998,000. List Price at Contract: $949,000.
List Date: 1/7/2018 Days on Market: 50
Settled Sales Price: $940,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settlement Date: 4/14/2018
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
This property north of Howard University falls under the current legal subdivision of Columbia Heights, however, residents of the area typically refer to the neighborhood as Park View. To understand how complicated the origin and development of “legal” and colloquial neighborhood names are, check out this quote from the Wikipedia entry on Park View: (more…)
3400 Georgia Ave, NW between Park and Morton
“Dear PoPville,
I’d love to hear how neighbors feel about this. While I support live music and I welcome KrakenAxes’ presence and expansion as beer garden, the hours for Live Entertainment they are proposing seem excessive.”
Ed. Note: On April 3rd we posted Kraken’s new liquor license placard.
Meeting to discuss tomorrow night:
Update on Sweetpea’s Classic Soul Food from the owner:
“It was a very long process thanks to DCRA but we are finally opening on Tuesday April 10, 2018. Sweetpea’s is a small 12 seat restaurant at the corner of Georgia Ave NW and Harvard St NW offering southern cuisine, desserts and beverages.”
2851 Georgia Ave, NW
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)
via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest.
On Thursday, April 5, 2018, at approximately 8:37 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the report of an assault in progress at the listed location. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim, inside of an establishment, who had been assaulted. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries. On Friday, April 6, 2018, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 33 year-old Yusef Turner, of Northwest, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.”
3400 Georgia Ave, NW between Park and Morton
What’s the fun in throwing axes without beer? Exactly. Kraken Axes‘ liquor license application says:
“New Tavern serving burgers, wings, and other bar fare. The Establishment will offer axe throwing leagues and competitions, along with a Live Entertainment Endorsement to include Dancing and Cover Charge. Total Occupancy Load is 1000, including an interior capacity of 500 and a Summer Garden with a capacity of 500.”
Anyone have a throw already? What’s the early word?