And next door to today’s house of the day is the great bay window with rotating exhibits. Sadly the sheep are gone for now.
Shaw
Cool renovation going on in Shaw.
Here’s how it used to look:
Rear of 922 N Street, NW
Holy cow, the future La Colombe coffee spot coming to Blagden Alley is looking absolutely amazing.
@ShawRez tweets:
“Spoke w la colombe today–hoping for late October opening.”
Though still a bit of work to do on the inside but the outside is phenomenal, especially considering how it used to look:
March 2011
1905 9th Street, NW
From an email:
“Join the 1905 crew on Saturday, September 28th for our twist on Oktoberfest with a local Brats & Brews event at the restaurant from 1:00pm – 5:00pm.
Individual beer and sausage stations will be set up throughout the dining room and up on the roof deck featuring some of our favorite regional artisans, including Richmond’s Sausage Craft, Red Apron, and 13th Street, DC Brau, Mad Fox Brewing Company, Flying Dog, 3 Stars Brewing and Port City Brewing, to name just a few.
Tickets are $30 for five pours of some great local beer paired with five different sausages and brats.”
9th and P Street, NW
Finally got some clarity from the folks at Mandalay about their opening at 9th and P St, NW. The official word on their grand opening is “early October”. I’ll update with an exact date when one has been selected.
Thanks to a reader for sending the above note:
“Got home yesterday (live at Blagden Alley) and this was taped to our front door. Seems that “The American” bistro will face some opposition at the ANC.”
In late July we learned The American would be a bistro from Xavier Cervera hoping to come to the Downtown Boxing Club space in Blagden Alley.
Do you think the proposed bistro is a “commercial use that is far too intensive the historic alley and the surrounding residential area”?
1209 – 1213 10th Street, NW (actually in Blagden Alley)
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest in connection with a First Degree Sexual Assault which occurred in the 1700 block of 7th Street, NW.
On Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at approximately 9:00am, an unknown male entered an adult victim’s place of employment and sexually assaulted her.
The person of interest is described as a black male, medium complexion, skinny build, early twenties, 5’6” to 5’10” in height, short haircut, wearing a grey shirt with wording in the front, black Helly Hansen pants, grey/green shoes, and a grey baseball cap. He has a tattoo on his right forearm of unknown letters and was last seen carrying a blue, satchel-type backpack.
Anyone with information should call 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”
641 S Street, NW
From a press release:
“Douglas Development announced that it has signed two leases with the New York-based entrepreneurial hub, WeWork, which projects opening its first two Washington, DC locations before the end of the year. WeWork will occupy 32,903 square feet in the historic Wonder Bread Factory, located at 641 S Street, NW; and 21,350 square feet at 718 7th Street, NW in Chinatown.
WeWork meticulously scouts cities for premier locations to open contemporary, custom-designed workspaces where startups, small businesses and creative professionals can interact and collaborate in one space.
WeWork empowers the success of its members by providing beautiful workspace, accessible services and collaborative community. Members enjoy perks like exclusive access to networking events and speakers, office amenities like high speed Internet, conference rooms, kitchens stocked with coffee and beer, and more.
Originally built in 1913, Douglas Development’s newly redeveloped Wonder Bread Factory building offers a unique, class A loft-style environment with 82,000 rental square feet. The four-story property includes private terraces, underground parking, high ceilings, large glass windows, exposed brick and wood beam ceiling system, and an abundance of natural light. “
Thanks to all who sent emails about the new Marvin Gaye Mural at 7th and S Street, NW in Shaw. Looks awesome. It was done by the prolific muralist Aniekan Udofia and sponsored by Heineken. We’ll be looking at the three other murals sponsored by Heineken throughout the week.
Thanks to a reader for sending in this great building at 300 Florida Ave, NW.
You can see more cool photos of the inside here.
It’s going for $35 a square foot. At 3400 square feet it’s going for $119,000 per year?
Looking forward to seeing who takes over this prime space.