1503 9th Street, NW
Oh wow – thanks to a reader for sending this Queen of Sheba listing from Craigslist:
“Operating restaurant for sale. Currently Ethiopian concept but could easily be converted to another cuisine. Located in Shaw on busy 9th Street and not far from the convention center. Full kitchen and bar. 3 1/2 years left on lease with a 5 year option. Approximately 1,900 feet plus basement storage. Rent is $5,670 a month. Asking $200,000. For more info please email or call Pete.”
“Dear PoPville,
I live on the 2nd floor of 800 P St, the west building of City Market at O. Early Saturday morning (July 15th), a 6-inch pipe on or at the roof level burst, damaging maybe 3/4 of the apartments (some are near total losses). The building owners, the construction company, and management do not seem to want the city involved, and even tried to prevent residents whose units were flooding from calling the fire department. HUGE mess throughout the building, poor communication from management, and parades of workers filing throughout the building day and night, going apartment to apartment and ripping up flooring, drilling holes in walls, and leaving large industrial fans and dehumidifiers in place. (more…)
Thanks to Jordan for sending:
“For about a month there have been about 10 or so vendors setting up every Saturday/Sunday in the Howard University parking lots across from Barnes and Noble on Georgia Ave (2200 block).
Definitely a mix of vendors with really random things — plants, leather purses, records, miscellaneous rugs, furniture, and even a vendor with laundry detergent and t-shirts. It doesn’t seem to get a ton of foot traffic–which is too bad since it’s nice to see and support people making use of an empty lot to do something community-friendly.”
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.
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Featured Property: 910 M St NW #712
Legal Subdivision: Old City #2
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Mount Vernon Square/Shaw
Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 2 Parking: Underground Garage (two spaces) Ownership: Condo
Monthly condo fee: $811.59 Square Footage per listing of interior: 1496
Also includes: Storage Unit, 1300 square foot private roof terrace, Building has elevators, a gym and a roof top swimming pool.
Original List Price: $1,250,000. List Price at Contract: $1,250,000.
List Date: 4/23/2017 Days on Market: 6
Settled Sales Price: $1,250,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settlement Date: 7/18/2017
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
The Whitman came to life in 2006, during a wave of development in Mount Vernon around the (then new) Convention Center. Large multi-unit high amenity residential buildings popped up in the area seemingly overnight and transformed the downtown Mass Avenue corridor. (more…)
Photo by Katie Conlon
Katie reports:
“Saw staff inside @SugarShackDMV and went inside to ask about opening date – 2 weeks! Thanks for the coupons!”
And don’t forget about Nocturne bar coming to the basement either.
1932 9th Street, NW just south of U Street
Love it. Just off 9th Street in Shaw.
Thanks to Steve for sending:
“I made this treebox fence and put it in the sidewalk out front (with permit) to spruce up the block a bit (Warner Street, NW.) Kira will put in a garden.” (more…)
2009 8th Street, NW (off Florida Ave) courtesy Town
Whoa. Thanks to everyone who messaged me about the big Town news:
Ed. Note: Recently three gay bars have opened nearby – Trade (below Black Whiskey), Dirty Goose on U Street, and Uproar on Florida Ave. (Not to mention Nellie’s.) But this is gonna be a tough one to digest for many.
1501 9th Street, NW at P St.
Well last night anyway. Thank God this wasn’t so much worse. Sarah reports around 11pm:
“A black SUV crashed into the patio of Chaplin’s tonight and then sped north up 9th St…. doesn’t look like anyone was hurt thankfully…”
