Park View

Know Any Organizations Accepting Clothing Donations for Hurricane Harvey Victims? Also, Fundraiser at Colony Club this Weekend

By Prince Of Petworth


3118 Georgia Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Has anyone contacted you about clothing donations for Hurricane Harvey victims? I would love to donate some gently used clothing to the folks down in Texas but wasn’t quite sure who/where was accepting.”

From an email:

“Join us for an uplifting evening of DC talent at the Colony Club this Friday, September 8 at 9 pm (doors at 8:30). Attendees are encouraged to donate anything they can; Colony Club will contribute 10% of bar sales to audience donations. Donations will go to Houston-based organizations that center women, children, LGBTQ+ resources, residents experiencing homelessness, people of color, and displaced immigrant communities for a #JustHarveyRecovery. (more…)

Today’s Rental is a “Cool Vintage Rowhouse”

By Prince Of Petworth

Ed. Note: I have not personally seen these rentals and therefore cannot vouch for them, I just pull interesting ones I find on Craigslist. Good luck with your search!

This rental is located in the 700 block of Irving Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:

“$2950 / 2br – 1100ft2 – :: Cool Vintage Rowhouse 2BR+Den/1.5BA + Parking

Located in the heart of trendy Columbia Heights, 782 Irving is the quintessential DC home that offers up modern amenities thoughtfully merged with historic charm. (more…)

8:30pm Wednesday “heard at least 3 dozen shots. Everyone at the Park View basketball court scattered.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Dustin Renwick

Dustin writes:

“so those *were* a dozen or more gunshots I heard around 8:30 – pic at the corner of Warder and Princeton NW”

A reader reports:

“it happened at 8:29pm today 8/23 at 6th and Otis Pl NW basketball courts. sounds like almost 40 gunshots?”

Turn audio loud to hear. Shooting starts around 9/10 seconds in

Rachel writes:

“Arrived at my front porch just in time to hear 20 gun shots ring out at the basketball tournament next to my house. Luckily no one hit…”

Brian writes:

“I was walking on 6th and Newton and heard at least 3 dozen shots. Everyone at the Park View basketball court scattered. Scary stuff.”

Update from MPD (via Twitter @PoPville):

“There was a call for a shooting in the 700 blk of Princeton Place NW. An adult male victim sustained injuries. Have info call 202-727-9099.”

“It is so bad, last month the tenants had a pipe burst above the kitchen and the ceiling fell in.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Pablo Raw

“Dear PoPville,

I am a resident in Park View and bought into the neighborhood a little over a year ago. I live next to a house that typically is rented to Section 8 Housing (Housing Voucher Program). The landlord is basically a slumlord and does not maintain the upkeep on the house. It is so bad, last month the tenants had a pipe burst above the kitchen and the ceiling fell in. Fire department came and shut off water and electricity and Red Cross came and provided emergency move for tenants (12 people living in the house). (more…)

Today’s Rental is a “True one-bedroom”

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at Irving and Georgia Ave, NW. The Craigslist ad says:

“$1649 / 1br – Fantastic One-Bedroom, Fenced Front/Back Yard, Get it While You Can!

Available end of August

Open House
Sunday August 13th from 4:00-6:00pm
Tuesday August 15th from 6:00-8:00pm
Email for address and to confirm

Apartment Amenities:
END UNIT with SIX windows for tons of light
True one-bedroom
Two private entrances
Fenced in front yard and back yard with grill!
In-unit washer/dryer
Granite countertops and stainless steel appliances
Garbage disposal
Full kitchen and living room
Wine fridge
Bathroom with full size shower and tub

Location: (more…)

“Whether you call its location Columbia Heights, Pleasant Plains, or Park View, the Parkview Condominium units that have recently been listed have generally been moving pretty quickly.”

By Prince Of Petworth

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 Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system and/or Smartcharts by Showingtime. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Featured Property: 610 Irving St NW #204
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 1 Parking: Street Ownership: Condo
Square Footage per listing: 810
Original List Price: $329,900. List Price at Contract: $329,900.
List Date: 7/8/2017 Days on Market: 4
Settled Sales Price: $352,600.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settled Price per Square Foot: $435.
Settlement Date: 8/02/2017
Transaction type: Standard

Original GDoN post can be seen: here.

The original listing can be seen here: here.

Whether you call its location Columbia Heights, Pleasant Plains, or Park View, the Parkview Condominium units that have recently been listed have generally been moving pretty quickly. Originally built in 1906 as a school, the building was converted to condos about a decade ago by Thoron Development. (more…)

Officer Involved Shooting in Park View 10:20pm Wed. Night

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by hanna

Ed. Note: There is a fourth district police station located at 750 Park Road, NW.

Full update from MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Park Road, Northwest, on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

At approximately 10:20 pm, members of the Fourth District encountered an adult male holding a handgun in the 700 block of Park Road, Northwest. The suspect was immediately given verbal commands to drop the weapon. The suspect ignored the officer’s commands and raised the gun towards the officer. The officer fired his service weapon striking the suspect. The suspect fled the scene but was quickly apprehended by responding officers. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (more…)

Today in Hawks around Town – Is there a Herpetologist in the House?!?!!

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending from Princeton Pl, NW last night. Can anyone identify? If so please let me know ASAP so I can let OP know if they can climb down from the tree or not.

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

“Then the bag started shivering.”

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader writes:

“Here is the story I wrote to my rescue group:

My CityDogs alum, Watson, paid his good luck forward today.

As Watson and I were coming home from a long, hot morning walk, Watson started barking out of nowhere. Watson is mostly silent, so it was weird. It was especially weird because it was a “hey there is a dog” bark, but we were walking past an abandoned building, nothing and nobody in sight.

Then I see a small gym looking bag. I had already seen it, but my neighborhood isn’t the cleanest and stuff like that is always getting left around. Then the bag started shivering.

Inside was a little doxie dog. Left on the side of the building like a piece of trash. Just with some shitty milk bones and no water, in direct sunlight. If it hadn’t been for Watson, I would have walked right past that black bag and who knows would have happened to the pup. I called 911 and animal control, who took the little pup in. (more…)

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