Shaw

Good Deal or Not? Double Your Pleasure Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This home is located at 515 Q Street, NW:


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The flier says:

“THIS IS NOT A SHORT SALE! Sets between million dollar properties. 2,666 Sq Ft. This HM has 2 front drs, 2 kitchens & has been separated into 2 units by the owner. Will make for a great liv in invest. property or revert bk to original flr plan & enjoy lots of liv space by simply removing 1 door way. Also has a a sep. liv. quarter that needs renovation. Bk yd is big enough to add on or 4 pking.”

More info and photos found here.

This is a really interesting home as the title suggests, it is basically one home divided into two. I suppose you could combine it back into one home or rent out half. I guess it makes more sense to rent out half, yeah? What do you think of the home itself? Does $449,900 sound reasonable?

Dear PoP – Old City Green To Reopen For Spring Planting

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

Driving around, I came across Old City Green at the intersection of N and 9th Street, a few blocks north of the convention center. They are an uncovered, fenced lot that sold Christmas trees back in Nov and Dec. I stopped by today to check on what they got going on, and hoped to buy some supplies/plants, but they are not yet open. They will open to customers on 3/28, but will be welcome landscape professionals this weekend. Appeared that they’ll be selling plants (seemed to have a good selection already), garden supplies (soil, wood chips/mulch, etc) and likely other stuff, and seemed to be working on setting up there space well. Very friendly people working the lot.”

Cool. I checked them out last weekend. They will be open to the public on 3/28 but just for the weekend. Starting April, 11th they’ll be open 7 days a week! And the folks were super nice. More info here.

ABC 7 News Calls Shiloh Baptist Church – “Shady”

By Prince Of Petworth

In an article titled, D.C. Church Avoids Paying Taxes on Vacant Properties, ABC 7 says:

“A D.C. church is under fire for its efforts to avoid paying taxes. Now, some residents in the District’s Shaw neighborhood are calling the Shiloh Baptist church downright shady.”

Then the quoted woman who says:

“It’s sheisty is what it is,” said Danielle Boudreaux, a D.C. resident. “It is sheisty — it doesn’t go along with what I think the core values of a church should be.”

It’s actually the reporter who calls the practice “Shady”. I’m just saying…

Anyway, I hope they do have to pay higher taxes for these properties but I also think ABC really overdid the “Shady” bit (you have to watch the video to see what I mean).

Dear PoP – Property Update at 12th and S Streets, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader writes:

“I have a question about the “work in progress” on the northeast corner of 12th and S NW. There was a lot of activity rebuilding the house for a period of time but it has not sat abandoned for months. Even the fence has fallen down. What’s going on with this property? It looked like it was close to being finished.”

Sadly, when I went over there this weekend to snap the photos there was not a soul around to ask. From this photo:

It certainly looks like they were going to be condos. And it does look super close to being finished. I wonder if the developer ran out of money. Anyone know the scoop here?

PoP Preview – Cafe Salsa

By Prince Of Petworth

Lots of folks have been anticipating the opening of Cafe Salsa located at 1712 14th Street (near Cork). As of March 20th they are officially open. At the moment only the first floor is open. However, I was able to take a tour of the second floor which should open shortly. I think they did a really good job. The space is huge. Here’s what the first floor looks like:

There’s a nice bar:

A couple of patrons were kind enough to let me photograph a couple of the items they ordered.

Empanadas

Papitas (stuffed with potato and Cuban beef)

Here’s a little description of the place:

In the front of the second floor they have a little lounge area called the Mojito Lounge.

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Good Deal or Not? Reader Request

By Prince Of Petworth

This condo is located at 1314 W Street, NW:


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The flier says:

“NEW PRICE on this 1900’s row house, totally gutted and rebuilt into 5 condos. 2floor unit, back of building with 2 balconies, PARKING SPACE in rear, granite, stainless appl. package, flat screened hd tv, washer/dryer stack, kitchen bar with three stools. Access living/kitchen from 3rd fl & bedrooms from top floor or spiral staircase in unit. Condo fee $211 mo includes water. Walk to METRO.”

More info and photos found here.

Well, I definitely think this is a great location. The price was originally $419,900 but has now dropped to $389,900. Does this sound reasonable for a 2 bedroom 1.5 bathroom at this location?

Some Mild Scuttlebutt

By Prince Of Petworth

This is a very cool building at 1333 14th Street, NW (not far too far south from P Street). Looks like it might have been a firehouse or some other municipal building back in the day.  I was able to ask one of the construction workers what the building would become. He said it is going to become office space likely with a tenant that does IT services or something like that.

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