Back in July a reader wrote in about this aquamarine pop up on P Street in Truxton Circle. Thanks to a reader for sending word of the new paint job – they note it is now “A very bland and inoffensive off white.” Here’s how it looks now:
Which do you prefer – aquamarine or white?
This rental is located at 322 Florida Avenue, Northwest. The listing says:
“Required good credit and income. Totally renovated luxury one bedroom apartment (bedroom, full bath, living room, dining room and kitchen) New paint, New counter top, New dishwasher, New stove, New faucet, Totally New Bathroom, new blindsTenant needs to pay Electric and gas, water is included in the rent”
You can see more photos here.
This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $1,600/Mo.
Dunbar High School Track Open to Public?
“Construction at Dunbar High School’s track looks like its complete. Anyone know if it will be open to the public at all?
I know Cardozo’s is open in the mornings, and I was hoping Dunbar would be the same, but so far everything is still locked up.”
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Thanks to a reader for sending:
“The facade of the building must be kept, but demo has started on the back of 57 N St NW. The murals facing the back of the artists’ studio on O St are goners….”
For those interested in the background: Chapman Stables Garage Historic Nomination (PDF).
Anyone know the development plans?
Photo tweeted to us by @JRogers202
Frightening photo tweeted by @dcfireems around 2:15pm:
“Units on the scene of a partial structure collapse in the 200blk of P St. NW. No injuries reported.”
“Dear PoPville,
I felt it was my duty to share with the PoP community the “new construction” on my block. “New construction” as it literally was just the front facade of a house. Many of us on the block were eager to have the blight of the block disappear, however now I miss the 4 foot high weeds.”
Old photo from 2011 via google maps
A reader sends just after 2:30pm Saturday.
“Dear PoPville,
Our car was stolen overnight on Monday in Truxton Circle. It was parked on the street right outside our house, last seen when taking the trash out around 10PM, and when we came out on Tuesday morning it had vanished. No broken glass or damage to the cars parked in front of and behind it, which were still in the exact same position. Definitely our first time dealing with this, though we’ve always assumed that on a relatively transitional street, at some point we’d find ourselves dealing with neighborhood crime in one form or another.
Any advice from the community of folks who’ve also gone through this on how to deal with it – besides the obvious (already filed) police report – would be much appreciated… It sort of feels helpless to just wait it out. Also curious to know if there’s been a recent uptick in car theft in the area, or if we were just unlucky?”
@smarmyliberal tweets us the photo above:
“You guys see the collapse at 117 NY Ave yet? The ever-popular Taja Construction pulled the foundation out.
This after months of Taja breaking regs, us calling the cops, us telling him this exact thing would happen.”
From @DDOTDC:
“117 NY Ave, one floor collapsed in building. NY Ave west at North Capitol.”
“6:04 AM – @DCPoliceDept @DC_HSEMA – All lanes open at NY Ave Westbound at North Capitol. Heavy traffic remains.”
From @DCPoliceDept just before 3am:
“5D DOUBLE SHOOTING/100 BLOCK Q ST NW/NO LOOKOUT/5269”