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?
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…)
“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?
Anyone know how long this guy has been standing guard? Morgan’s Seafood is located at 3200 Georgia Ave NW by Kenyon.
Twitter user @jmcindc sends in the photo and asks: “Is a new addition (it is back side of the park. Behind the tennis court) at Bruce Monroe Park a dog run?”
[You can follow Prince of Petworth on twitter @PoPville here.]
Bruce Monroe park is located at 3000 Georgia Ave, NW.
Anyone know if a dog run (official or unofficial) has been added?
“Dear PoP,
This happened last night less than one block from my house. My friend was knocking on my door when we heard three gunshots. Cops responded quickly (about 10-15 units in 2-5 minutes). A short while later we left my home, and saw the crime scene. There was one body on the ground near the intersection of Sherman and Columbia, and two large groups of bystanders.
Terrible scene. My heart goes out to the family of the young woman who was killed.”
Council Member Jim Graham writes:
MPD tells me that about 7 PM someone walked up to a house on the 3000 block of Sherman and shot three people, two adult males and a juvenile female. MPD states that the juvenile died from the shooting. The two males—conscious and breathing–are in the hospital, wounded.
Gang/crew connections under investigation.
Our thoughts and prayers go to all those who are impacted by this tragedy.
Hopefully the two adult males will come clean on what they know about the shooter. Hopefully.
From MPD:
On Saturday, February 19, 2011, at approximately 7 p.m., units from the Third District were dispatched to Sherman Avenue and Columbia Road NW, to investigate the sounds of gunshots. Upon their arrival, three gunshot victims were located. A female victim was located in front of a residence in the 3000 block of Sherman Avenue, NW. Two adult male victims were located in the 700 block of Harvard Street, NW. Personnel from the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported all three victims to local hospitals.
The female victim succumbed to her injuries and was later pronounced dead. Her remains have been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pending an autopsy. The decedent has been identified as 18-year-old Lucki Nancy Pannell of the 3000 block of Sherman Avenue, NW.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that all three victims were shot in the 3000 block of Sherman Avenue, NW. The two male surviving victims ran from the scene to the 700 block of Harvard Street, NW.
“Dear PoP,
There’s going to be another set of new condos going up on the corner of Georgia and Newton Place! I think it’s 3512 Georgia Avenue, NW across the street from the new senior community center. The company is Hamel Builders. My husband and I stopped and spoke to the new owner one morning. He told us they’re going to knock down the old Newton Variety Mart and the dilapidated Car Wash. The new building will take up that entire lot. It will be between 8 and 10 stories with ground floor retail. They’re just waiting on permits to start. His estimate was it would be done in about 2 years.
What was really cool was the new owner is allowing the guy who’s using the car wash lot to continue his business there until they break ground. And he said he’s offered him a job working for him once the project begins! Based on that and other parts of our conversation, I got the sense that he had Georgia Avenue’s best interests at heart.
Awesome, no?”
Great to finally see some movement here.
After the jump a wider angle plus a very sad reminder of a serious crime that still need to be solved that was posted to the variety mart building. (more…)
Lots of people are mentioning to me how this building is really taking shape. I can hardly believe my eyes. Accordign to DC MUD:
The matter of right development will come in at five floors, plus a penthouse, and will be no higher than 50 feet. A side yard area will be covered in brick and provide 11 parking spots for residents of the one- and two-bedroom units. What about retail? Linde said the area has a dearth of quality housing and is rife with vacant lots. “You need to put heads in beds before you start building any retail,” asserted Linde. Adding, “doesn’t do any good to put in a Trader Joes… or a Starbucks if there aren’t any people to drink the coffee.”
This home is located at 3615 Warder St, NW:
The flier says:
“STUNNING RENOVATION IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS/PETWORTH. BLOCKS TO THE METRO. ELEMENTS OF ORIGINAL CHARM MAINTAINED IN TRANSOMS/DOOR HANDLES ETC. OTHER THAN THAT, NEW TOP TO BOTTOM. END UNIT WITH A GARAGE AND SIDE YARD. STUNNING BRAZILIAN CHERRY FLOORS. SS APPLIANCES AND GRANITE KITCHEN. MARBLE BATHS. THIS HOUSE IS PERFECT FOR YOUR PICKIEST CLIENTS. FINISHED ATTIC AND BASEMENT.”
You can find more info here and photos here.
Does $549,000 sound reasonable for this 5 bed/3.5 bath house?
Thanks to a reader for sending the heads up on the scaffolding that recently went up. This is the space that used to be Coco Libre and Nani Kafe before that but has been vacant for many months. We speculated on what may would be a good retail option for that corner back in April ’09. Looks like there is finally some movement. Anyone know if a new tenant has been found?
