Thanks to a couple readers for sending the great photos of the Howard Theater sign going up right now. Howard Theater is located at 7th and T St, NW and plans on reopening in April 2012. You can see what it looked like in Nov. 2011 here.
Shaw
This rental is located at 1532 Marion St, NW:
The listing says:
“Sensational location for this charming home on lovely 2-block of Marion Street. Featuring 2BR 1.5BA with open floor plan. Stainless Steel Appliances, HW floors on main level. Large fenced private and cozy rear yard. Central HVAC, Gas FP, 2 blocks to Metro. You are in the center of the city, walking distance to tennis & basket courts, shopping, parks & nightlife. Community garden on the same block.”
This 2 bed/1.5 bath is going for $2,475/Mo.
Dear PoP,
This building at the intersection of New Jersey Ave and Florida Ave NW, quietly went from looking like the other houses on this block to having a glass front window and over the weekend an awning proclaiming Pizarro. Sure looks like a restaurant inside, fingers crossed! Any ideas on the who/what/when/where of this spot?
I actually stopped by Sat. afternoon before the awning went up at 467 Florida Ave, NW:
It’s funny – I received a tip that this space was going to become a cafe over a year ago. I kept my eye on it and just thought it was mistaken info. Then, like you said, all of a sudden massive progress was made. (Thanks to others who sent emails as well that something was going on.) I spoke with one of the residents of the building who said that the landlord told them a cafe with pizza could be coming. At first I thought it was going to more of a coffee cafe but with the name Pizzarro, clearly, there will be a bigger pizza angle. Stay tuned for more info when it becomes available.
Dear PoPville,
I have seen people cooking and cleaning at shaws tavern and update on them?
Back in mid-Dec. we learned of the new owners taking over the space.
Since that time they have applied for a new liquor license which says the new Shaw’s Tavern will be a:
“New Tavern. Gastro pub style American food, gourmet coffee and deserts. Jazz and Classical music as live entertainment. Occupancy load is 260. Sidewalk Café has 35 seats.”
In early Jan. Eater DC did an interview which revealed some interesting details:
First of all, it’s going to be a casual place. It’s not going to be fine dining. With the setup and everything it would be hard to go that way. You will see a lot of microbreweries still here and a lot of wine and also cocktails. Cocktails may be a little focused on American liquors and brands. Beers are mostly going to be microbreweries from the US, a lot of them from around here. And then back of the house, obviously, is all his.
The only change I did to the space is I got rid of some of those couches and I ordered some more of those high-tables that we have so that people have more tables to sit and actually eat. The only thing is they have leased the whole building now and the upstairs is commercial, so we’re thinking to expand upstairs in the near future. It’s going to be private dining.
And then we’re planning to hopefully add a rooftop deck as well.
Shaw’s Tavern is located at 520 Florida Ave, NW. I will update when an exact opening date is announced.
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Aug. 2011
Back in Aug. ’11 when we got hit by that big earthquake these rowhouses got wrecked on R St, NW between 5th and 6th in Shaw. Awesome repair work:
Jan. 2012
Oh boy…
It’s amazing to see the progress at the building going up in Shaw at Rhode Island and R St, NW, I wish I could find my before photos…
Renew Shaw notes:
625 Rhode Island Avenue NW – located on Rhode Island Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets, this is a project designed by Suzane Reatig Architecture that will be developed by The United House of Prayer for All People. It will be a 32,125 square foot multi-family building comprised of 16 units, eight of which will be affordable to households earning 60 to 80 percent of the AMI, with a mix of two and three-bedroom units, ranging from 1,150 to 2,200 square feet. Additionally, there will be 11 surface level parking spaces, open green space at ground level, a green roof, small rooftop deck, and developers will shoot for LEED certification.
Rendering of 625 Rhode Island Ave, NW via Suzane Reitig Architecture
Back in late Oct. we learned that a new neighborhood bar called All Souls was coming to 725 T St, NW in Shaw. Earlier this week I was able to sit down with owner David Batista to talk more about his plans and vision for All Souls.
David has years of experience in DC’s restaurant and bar scene most notably as a manager at Jose Andres’ Jaleo and Zaytinya. I always ask folks who are opening up new spots – whether or not they see their place as a restaurant that also serves drinks or a bar that also serves food. All Souls falls into the later category – mostly due to the size. Though I was assured the quality and style will match those of an Andres restaurant. My impression is that this is def. gonna be more of a welcoming watering hole rather than a fancy restaurant.
As you can see from the photo above, it is a rather small space measuring about 775 square feet. Inside there will probably be seats for 40 or so. So you can imagine there isn’t a ton of room for a kitchen. I imagine it’ll be more like the kitchen from Red Derby and (in size comparison only) the kitchen at Room 11. And actually let me take the opportunity to share another similarity with those two spots – anyone who has met the owners of Red Derby and the owners of Room 11 say the same thing to me all the time – they are the nicest people. And while I def. echo that sentiment – I’d like to add David to the list. When you meet him you’ll see what I mean – he just happens to be a really nice guy.
Ok, back to the space itself. They also hope to feature a patio on the side that should fit around 20 or so. The description of the idea reminded me of how the patio at Dodge City looks (though with more chairs.)
While the space has some great details that will be kept like original tin ceilings, it will still require an extensive redesign. If all goes well they hope to start construction around the March time frame. The design is being done by The General Design Company – the same folks who designed Graffiato, Rogue 24, the former Commonwealth, and the new Sticky Fingers redesign.
All Souls will feature a variety of craft beers and mainstream beers. But it’s also gonna be a spot to pick up a glass of wine. Even a glass of sparkling rose (see below.) While there will be no live music or djs, David is confident that the Jukebox will be among the best in town.
Batista is a pretty eclectic guy – while he has tattoo sleeves on his arms he also talks about his love for sparkling rose wines. I imagine that this combination will be reflected in All Souls. He emphasized over and over again how this is going to be a neighborhood spot with a comfortable ambiance where everyone feels welcome. And I have no doubt, that is exactly what we’ll see.
If you live in the neighborhood and have any questions or concerns you can contact David directly via email at dtb1514(at)Yahoo(dot)com and if you’d like to support the plans be sure to let your ANC reps know.
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Photo via SnitchEye’s Facebook page
This awesome news comes from the In Shaw blog:
“We came in late to the BACA meeting, but just in time to hear of a proposed wine bar to come to 3rd and Florida. So if everything works perfectly there could be a new wine bar by the end of Spring, or sometime in Summer 2012.”
SnitchEye’s Facebook page says:
“SnitchEye Wine Bar is an original concept bar that hopes to open its doors in 2012. We hope to cater to the the tee shirt and jeans crowd who seek to enjoy good and affordable wines in a non stuffy setting. Stay tuned for updates. SEE YOU AT THE SNITCHEYE!”
More info as it becomes available.
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Featured Property: 640 Q St NW
Legal Subdivision: Old City #2
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Shaw
Original List Price: $699,990.
List Price at Contract: $699,990.
List Date: 11/18/2011
Days on Market: 6
Settled Sales Price: $679,000.
Settlement Date: 12/27/2011
Seller Subsidy: $1,500.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here.
Purchased for $300,000. less a $2500. subsidy (and $25,000. below the listed price) in late September 2011, 640 Q St NW was back on the market close to two months later and under contract again in less than a week. The property is located on the edge of significant retail development.
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