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Free Ice Cream Tasting from Suga Mama Thursday at Seasonal Pantry

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo courtesy of Suga Mama

From an email:

Join us this Thursday at our Tasting Party – 5pm – 8pm at Seasonal Pantry (1314 9th St NW). We’ll have samples galore! [free ice cream sandwiches and ice cream samples]

Suga Mama Sweets is offering an Ice Cream Goodness subscription – that’s a subscription to a monthly dose of our homemade, hand-crafted ice cream. Once a month, you’ll pick up your ice cream goodness to enjoy at home. The subscription will start in July and go through September. In July you’ll get one pint of ice cream, and in August and September you’ll get six hand-crafted ice cream sandwiches each month.

Flavors will change monthly, and will be anything from S’more to Bacon ‘n Waffle to Strawberry Cheesecake. Pick up will be at Seasonal Pantry (1314 9th Street NW).

Arrest Made in Assault with Deadly Weapon of Juvenile: 600 Block of T Street, NW

By Prince Of Petworth


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From MPD:

“At approximately 8:40 Tuesday evening, a juvenile male was walking in the 600 block of T Street, NW, when he and adult male suspect began to argue. During the argument, the adult male suspect produced a knife and stabbed the juvenile multiple times to his body while two other adult suspects (male and female) held the juvenile. All three suspects were stopped in the 1800 of block of 7th Street, NW. The suspects were positively identified by the victim and witnesses. Subsequently, the suspects were placed under arrest and charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon (ADW).

The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was admitted.”

New Tavern Coming (Again) to 1930 9th St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in Feb. we learned that a new tavern was coming to the former El Sol space at 1930 9th St, NW (south of U Street.) There had been no movement since then but this weekend a new liquor license application was posted repeating:

“New Tavern with an occupancy load of 122. Requesting an Entertainment Endorsement to include dancing and cover charge.”

More info as it becomes available.

GDoN Revisited by Hipchickindc – 976 Florida Ave, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a princeofpetworth.com advertiser. 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: 976 Florida Ave NW
Legal Subdivision: Old City #2
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: U Street
Original List Price: $515,000.
List Price at Contract: $515,000.
List Date: 05/03/2012
Days on Market: 4
Settled Sales Price: $515,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Original List to Net Sales Price Ratio: 100%
Settlement Date: 06/13/2012
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. The virtual tour can be seen here.

The even side of the 900 block of Florida Avenue NW is comprised of mostly two story rowhomes without basements, which are quite tiny and usually no more than two bedrooms and one full bath. Those who drive or bike in DC will know this as the block that you face when Sherman Ave NW turns left into Florida Avenue NW. I mention this only because Florida changes names and directions at odd and sometimes unexpected places.

Ten years ago it was still possible to purchase one of these properties in need of renovation for under $50,000. Livable properties on this block in 2002 were selling under $200,000. From 2003, the prices for these small homes increased into the $300,000’s, increased for a bit during the peak market years in the mid-2000’s, then came back down into the $300’s again in 2009 and 2010.

Until this most recent sale, the subject property had been the highest sale on the block for a two bedroom one bath property at $449,000. in 2006. This current price, which surpassed the half million dollar mark, is now the highest sale for a home this size on the block. The next highest price ever paid for a home this size on the block was Number 968, which sold for $401,500. in 2005.

Georgetown still wins the prize for high prices for teeny homes in 2012. A similarly sized two bedroom one bath attached rowhome at 1033 30th St NW settled on the 20th of June for $750,000.

First Tenant Signed for Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw

By Prince Of Petworth


641 S Street, NW

From Douglas Development:

Douglas Development is pleased to announce that WorkSpaces LLC, a strategic furniture solutions consulting agency, has leased 20,817 square feet in the historic Wonder Bread Factory at 641 S Street, NW. WorkSpaces LLC will be the redeveloped property’s first tenant since the building closed in 1988.

WorkSpaces LLC will occupy the entire third floor of the District landmark and is expected to move in immediately following completion of construction. Douglas Development anticipates construction to be completed in January 2013.

In addition to upper-level loft-like office space with industrial-style skylights, the redeveloped building, with a total of 98,000 square feet will offer 24,000 square feet of retail space. Office floor plates range in size from 12,000-22,000 square feet. Ceiling heights range from 11-12 feet. The building will also boast outdoor terrace space, lower level parking, and a combination of exposed brick walls and floor-to-ceiling glass on all four sides. The exterior design, approved by the Historic Preservation Review Board, features a colorful, contemporary new addition of glass and metal panels to complement the restored brick of the historic building.

The 641 S Street property was initially home to Dorsch’s White Cross Bakery in the early 1900s and then later purchased by Continental Baking Company in 1936, becoming the primary factory for Wonder Bread and Hostess Cake products. The building shut down in 1988 when Continental Baking moved to a larger facility in Philadelphia, and was purchased by Douglas Development in 1997.

You can see renderings of the space here:

641 S St – Renderings

Here’s what a reader saw inside the building back in 2009.

All Souls Neighborhood Bar Granted a Liquor License in Shaw!

By Prince Of Petworth


725 T St, NW

Great news from the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration about All Souls Neighborhood Bar:

“All Souls, LLC, t/a All Souls, (Applicant) filed an Application for a new Retailer’s Class CT License (Application) at premises 725 T Street, NW Washington DC. We find the Application appropriate for the neighborhood, and grant the Applicant a Retailer’s Class CT License.”

All Souls – Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order – 6-20-2012

Then and Now by the House History Man – Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (GUOOF) Building

By Prince Of Petworth


9th and T Streets, NW

Then and Now by the House History Man is a series by Paul K. Williams. Paul has been researching house histories in DC since 1995, having completed more than 1,500 to date. Read Paul’s previous post here.


9th and T Streets, NW in 1934

Located on the southeast corner of 9th and T Streets, NW is the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (GUOOF) Building, which was draped with electric lights in 1934, just two years after its opening. The occasion was the 26th meeting of the GDOOF convention, held in August of that year. Local noted African American photographer Addison Scurlock took the dramatic image at night. The GUOOF was founded in 1843 as a separate, black organization from the white only Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

The building was designed by African-American architect Albert I. Cassell, and construction began in January of 1932. The building featured an auditorium among its 30,000 square feet of space, and was built at a cost of $150,000 during the height of the Great Depression. In 2001, the then abandoned building was completely renovated and turned into the Maya Angelou Public Charter School. It went on the market in 2011 for an asking price of $9.5 million.

(Vintage Photographs courtesy of Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History)

Checking in on Cause the Philanthropub coming to 1926 9th St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth


1926 9th St, NW

Back in March we learned that Cause was going to move into the old La Carbonara space at 1926 9th St, NW. While they’re still a couple months away from opening, they’ve made a lot of progress renovating the space (which they’re doing themselves!) For those who don’t recall, Cause:

is a bar like you’ve never seen. We call it a PhilanthroPub. It works like this:

Step 1: You come to Cause; eat, drink, and be merry

Step 2: Cause pays its staff, covers all operating costs

Step 3: Cause takes ALL of the remaining profit, and gives it to vetted nonprofit organizations

If you’d like to donate you can do so here, you can get your own barstool, table or beer for a year if you’re feeling very generous. They’ve raised over $15,000 and counting.

Here’s a peek inside the space:


1st floor

More photos after the jump. (more…)

Former Tropicana Eatery to Serve Pizza by the Slice near U Street

By Prince Of Petworth


725 Florida Ave, NW

Back in Jan. 2012 Tropicana Eatery closed at 725 Florida Ave, NW east of U Street. Thanks to a reader for sending word:

I was walking to work and there is a “Pizza by the slice” neon sign on the outside of the building. I walked inside since the door was open and there was a guy inside who confirmed it. They had boxes of mozzarella cheese in the fridge and a number of pizza boxes already built and on the counter. He said “maybe it will open tomorrow or the day after”.

I’m not thrilled that it’s another pizza place, but I’m happy to finally see something in that space!

Kelsey Gardens Demo Begins, To Become Jefferson at Market Place

By Prince Of Petworth


7th and P St, NW

@SamsGoodMeats sends the photo above and writes:

“Kelsey Gardens demo underway. More great news for ‪#shawdc‬”

From the Jefferson Apartment Group’s Web site:

Jefferson at Market Place is a mixed-use development located at the corner of 7th and P Streets in Northwest Washington, DC. The project will include 281 luxury apartments, 230 below-grade parking spaces, and 13,400 square feet of retail space.

Jefferson at Market Place will feature modern amenity spaces that will include a boutique-style lobby with a 24-hour concierge, state-of-the-art fitness center, resident business center, and community lounge with bar and gaming areas. Residents will also have exclusive access to two private courtyards on the ground floor, a landscaped roof deck on the seventh floor, and a large pool deck on the 8th floor roof.

Jefferson at Market Place is located less than three blocks north of the Washington Convention Center Metro Station and two blocks south of the Shaw-Howard Metro Station. The project has tremendous visibility with over 455 feet of frontage along 7th Street NW and will be located adjacent to the future City Market at O, a 1 million square foot mixed-use project anchored by a new 58,000 square foot Giant Supermarket.


Rendering via Jefferson Apartment Group

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