It’s been fun watching this building develop. You can see early stages here and here. Now that it’s all finished what do you think – thumbs up or down?
Park View
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This just in around 5:30 pm from @dcfireems:
“stabbing – near Columbia Hgts Metro – 3300 blk 14th St NW”
Update from MPD 6:10pm:
“Not serious 2 victims both cut not stabbed.”
And this just in from a reader at 7:48pm:
“Not sure if this is related to the CH metro incident. A neighbor said he saw 2 teens running down the street. There’s blood droplets on the sidewalk on Sherman and along Kenyon St.”
This rental is located at 3537 New Hampshire Ave, NW:
The Weichert ad says:
“MAGNIFICENT LUXURY 2BD/2BA CONDOS FOR RENT. 3 UNITS AVAILABLE, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, CROWN MOLDINGS, HIGH CEILINGS, BALCONY, CUSTOM INTERIOR SHUTTERS, OFF-STREET PARKING AND GARAGE SPACE WITH UNITS. GARDEN UNIT AND PENTHOUSE ALSO INCLUDE DEN, EXTRA STORAGE SPACE. PENTHOUSE HAS PERSONAL ROOFTOP DECK. 2 1/2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM METRO STATION. CLOSE TO SHOPPING & DINING. HCVP VOUCHERS WELCOME.”
Wow, I’ve been wanting to see what these look like on the inside. Thanks to a reader for sending. Do you think $3,000 sounds right for this 2 bed/2.5 bath?
From MPD around 11:30pm Mon. night:
“The Third District is working a shooting in the 700 block of Columbia Road NW.”
I’m told that there was
“a male suffering from a fatal gunshot…we have no identification on this male subject.. our homicide branch is investigating and we will need the public’s assistance on any information that they can forward to us”
If anyone has any info at all please contact the Metropolitan Police Department on 202-727-9099 or 888919CRIME or text at 50411.
“Dear PoP,
Not sure if you’ve posted about this already, but they’re making progress on phase one of the Park Morton project (“The Avenue” at Georgia and Newton). They’ve torn down the old car wash and vacant building.”
We mentioned this project in the beginning of Feb. ’11 and you can see photos before the demo here. Wild.
Below is a rendering of the 83 unit apartment project by Landex:
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DC Alerts reported:
“Shooting 0021 hours 100 b/o Irving St NW, No lookout”
From The Post:
Kevin Andre Washington, of Northwest, was killed in the 100 block of Irving Street, and was found lying in the street just after midnight with apparent gunshot wounds, police said.
Officers had received a call about a struck pedestrian in the Park View neighborhood.
Earlier in the night DC Alerts also reported:
“DCRSAN 5D IS WORKING A SHOOTING AT MOUNT OLIVET AND MONTELLO AVE NE @ 1915HRS.”
Thanks to all who emailed that the Nati Hokah/Hookah bar has opened at 2839 Georgia Ave, NW. Anyone happen to check them out? Unfortunately next door at 2851 the Zippin Chicken still hasn’t opened yet. Their Web site says they’ll be opening the second week of April.
This is from a block south of the Petworth metro at 3653 Georgia Ave, NW. It used to be the Hair Plus & Gift Shop.
I was hoping that there would be a better indication of what might be coming soon but I guess we’ll just have to stay tuned…
Any guesses?
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Voted one of the best real estate agents in DC by the Washington City Paper Readers’ Choice Poll in 2009, hipchickindc aka the not-so-hip Suzanne Des Marais is an Associate Broker with Urban Pace. She lives (and sells a lot of houses) in Bloomingdale, but works all over DC, with everyone from first time buyers to highly regarded developers. 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: 3615 Warder St NW
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Original List Price: $549,000.
List Price at Contract: $549,000.
List Date: 10/22/2010
Days on Market: 94
Settled Sales Price: $545,976.
Settlement Date: 02/25/2011
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. Virtual tour can be found here.
I have to admit that I was a little surprised that the Good Deal or Not (GDoN) commenters did not go all ballistic on the list price. On the contrary, marybindc started the comments with the question, “It looks like a fabulous deal, why is it so cheap? Bad block?” A little Park View bashing ensued, however, many did see value in this spacious renovated property within blocks of Metro that ultimately sold very close to the list price.
My surprise did not come from thinking bad thoughts about Park View. I tend to think of this neighborhood as a great place to bring buyers who need something affordable and are looking for an urban setting and easy access to downtown. One of the challenges of this neighborhood is that it suffers from, shall we say, a lack of strong branding. Real estate agents tend to call it Columbia Heights because it actually does fall into the legal subdivision of CH. Residents probably call it Park View. If I have to describe it to somebody, I’ll tell them “south of Petworth, east of Columbia Heights”.
Continues after the jump. (more…)
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“Dear PoP,
What’s up with GII Lounge at Georgia and Fairmont St, NW? It has been dark for several weeks.
It is one of the few sit-down restaurants on lower GA Ave and my boyfriend and I enjoyed going there on occasion. I think we still even have our receipt where they listed our tab as “White Couple.” They seemed to do well business wise, but what do your sources tell you??”
GII Lounge, located at 2632 Georgia Ave NW, opened up back in Aug. ’09 (even though their Web site, warning very loud, still says coming soon.) The phone number I had is now disconnected and when I stopped by on Sat. it was closed. Anyone know if they are permanently closed?