Shaw

“El Techo is Bringing the Heat All Year Long with Their Wintertime-Enclosed Rooftop and New Menus Launching 10/30”

By Prince Of Petworth


606 Florida Avenue NW courtesy El Techo

From an email:

“To keep Washington warm during the winter months, Shaw rooftop El Techo is bringing back Selva, their wintertime rainforest-inspired look on October 30th. El Techo is enclosing the roof to keep the cold air out and the vacation vibes in by allowing those rooftop hangs signature of summer to continue all year long. This season, the roof features a retractable ceiling, designed by owner Louie Hankins himself, which can be open and closed to allow guests to chill out on the open-air roof on that inevitable 70-degree January day. The now-iconic-on-Instagram hanging wysteria will also make their triumphant return alongside hanging lanterns and baskets to add to the ambiance. (more…)

“3 million sq ft of private, non-academic development” Coming to Howard University Hospital Grounds?

By Prince Of Petworth


2000 block of Georgia Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Heard Howard announced at the civic meeting on Monday that they are closing the current hospital, moving it elsewhere on campus, and redeveloping the 3M sqft into private, non-academic use. Saw it on twitter from @EricFidler

Do you have any more news? Timelines?”

Thanks to the many, many folks who sent me Eric’s tweet:

As for timelines he added in a response that it was “probably 10 years off”: (more…)

Pearl’s Bagels Gets Building Permits, Hoping to Open in “a few months”

By Prince Of Petworth


1017 7th Street, NW

Thanks to all who passed on from Pearl’s Bagels:

“The good news is that we finally received our building permits for Pearl’s Bagels and we start construction on the space next week. The bad news is that construction takes time…so it’ll still be a few months before we’re open. But fear not, we are now baking out of Union Kitchen and can take catering orders of any size. Start spreading the news!”

STAY TUNED.

“BAD construction smell on M st NW between 9th and 10th”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

For weeks if not months now, there’s been some kind of underground project happening in front of the townhouses on the southern side of M St. NW between 9th and 10th (near Mt. Vernon Square metro).

I don’t know what they’re doing, but they’ve basically dug up the front yards of the entire row of houses and progress seems… slow. (more…)

Oyster Oyster Liquor License Placard Posted in Shaw

By Prince Of Petworth


1440 8th Street, NW across from the Giant grocery store

“Oyster Oyster is from Restaurateur Max Kuller, Chef Rob Rubba & Barman Adam Bernbach”

The placard says:

“A new Retailer’s Class C Restaurant with a seating capacity of 40 and Total Occupancy Load of 80. Summer Garden with 25 seats.” (more…)

“The 133,000 square foot project will include multifamily residential, office space, live-work “maker” units, and ground-floor retail.”

By Prince Of Petworth


“Aerial rendering of the Grimke School redevelopment.” courtesy Community Three

From a press release:

“After a decade of planning with the government and people of Washington, DC, Community Three has broken ground on a $45 million mixed-use redevelopment of the historic Metro-adjacent Grimke School, including a new home for the African American Civil War Museum. The 133,000 square foot project will include multifamily residential, office space, live-work “maker” units, and ground-floor retail. (more…)

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