Thanks to Dan for sending the latest plans for the Grimke School and lot next to Nellie’s redevelopment:
Plans – Comm Three U Street (PDF)
Plans Comm Three feb 2018 Grimke (PDF)
Currently:
1923 Vermont Avenue, NW (just south of U Street)
912 U Street, NW (just east of Vermont Ave) behind Nellie’s
Check out some renderings of the two parcels after the jump. (more…)
via google maps
From MPD:
“Good morning. Members of the Third District are currently investigating a shooting that took place in the area of 9th and V Streets NW this morning. An adult victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call 202-727-9099. Motorists and pedestrians may experience road closures in this area while the investigation is ongoing.”
The mayor’s office reported:
“Outreach representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services have been in communication with MPD in regards to a shooting on the 900 block of Florida Ave NW. A Male Victim was transported to a near by hospital and will be treated for non life threatening injuries.”
Shooting Investigation: 900 blk of Florida Ave NW/Lookout for Black male wearing black jacket and blue jeans.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) February 11, 2018
John reports last night: “Bandit Taco is doing a soft open; just grabbed a couple of tacos and…two thumbs up. Big changes in the space.”
Check out their menu here.
1946 New Hampshire Ave, NW just south of U off 16th
2118 14th Street, NW (between V and W)
Thanks to Hannah for sending: “The old Smucker Farms store on 14th has a new tenant as of a few days ago (not open yet but signs up.)”
Big changes coming:
More photos of the block after the jump. (more…)
This is the former Junction Vintage space.
“District Smoke Factory is a premier glass company that specializes in premium glass products, sales, and rentals. We also offer pre-roll cone filling services, and many other smoking accessories . We are located in the historic U Street Corridor of Washington DC. We look forward to seeing you soon.”
1510 U Street, NW
1946 New Hampshire Ave, NW just south of U off 16th
Back in August we first shared the news that tacos would be coming to the former Yamas space (and Subway before them) at 16th and U Street, NW on New Hampshire. Been getting lots of status request messages and am happy to share that they will be “rolling soon”:
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)
2208 14th Street, NW
A reader reports:
“I believe this closure took effect today, but wanted to share. It’s likely the result of the drug raid that occurred a few weeks ago. Allegedly, a promoter was selling illegal drugs on their second floor.”
Wait, what?!?!? Anyone else hear about a raid a few weeks ago?
Piola opened in D.C. back in 2013. They’re located right next door to the newly opened Grady’s.
Anyway, they’ve closed:
14th and U Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Wondering if you know what’s happening at 14th and U. We used to have a turn signal there. It was removed a while back.
Now there is regularly a police officer there directing traffic. Last Saturday, I was out running errands by foot. The police officer was YELLING at pedestrians not to cross, even when we had the light, so that she could let cars turn left. It wasn’t particularly backed up. It meant that a lot of people were confused about whether they could cross and would then try to run while she was letting people go. It was a hot mess.
This is a highly trafficked pedestrian area. Why is DDOT prioritizing car traffic there? If they want people to cross safely and drivers to turn left safely, this is not a good solution. Maybe we need that fancy intersection they have in Chinatown.” Ed. Note: There’s also a barnes dance crossing in Columbia Heights. Not a bad idea here!
2012 9th Street, NW
My calculation was off last time – Ian and Eric Hilton + Joe Reza + Ali Chebinou = Gaslight Tavern. Opening Monday at 5pm. Just a taste:
Photo by Daniel Swartz courtesy Gaslight
looking north towards 9:30 Club
looking south towards U Street
Good Deal or Not Revisited (GDoN-R) is a weekly post that reviews the settled sales data of a recent individual real estate transaction in the District of Columbia. Each post is intended as a case study and a snapshot of the real estate market at a particular moment in time. GDoN-R generally posts on Friday in the late morning.
GDoN-R has been written exclusively for PoPville since 2009 by Suzanne Des Marais. Suzanne is a practicing Realtor with Compass. 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 and/or Smartcharts by Showingtime. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 1815 9th Street, NW
Legal Subdivision: Old City #2
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: U Street-Shaw
Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Parking: Note in listing: “Other” Ownership: Fee Simple
House Square Footage per Tax Record: 1746
Original List Price: $775,000. List Price at Contract: $775,000.
List Date: 12/15/2017 Days on Market: 6
Settled Sales Price: $781,219.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settlement Date: 1/9/2018
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
This week’s subject property is a small scale rowhome with a burgundy bathroom, near the Shaw/Howard University Metro.
Inventory of active listings in this neighborhood is notoriously tight, with consistently about 1.3 months worth of supply (the amount of time it would take based upon the current pace of the market to absorb the current amount of inventory). With six months of inventory considered a balanced market, this limited supply generally works in favor of sellers.
Demand does not appear to be waning, as the 20001 zip code saw more than a 14% increase in the number of homes sold in 2017 versus 2016. District-wide, the number of units sold increased by 8.56% in 2017 compared to 2016. (more…)