Photo by PoPville flickr user dullshick
Thanks to all who wrote in and sent photos (and movies) of this long delayed project. According to Perseus Realty it will become:
“The approximately 300,000 square foot project will have 231 rental apartments, an all-new 44,000 square foot YMCA facility, and over 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail space.”
We last checked on the building in Oct. ’10. So how do you think it turned out?
Unit 3 is a 2 bed/2 bath going for $600,000 ($222 condo fee.)
and
Unit 2 is a 2 bed/ 2 bath going for $650,000 ($260 condo fee.)
How do you think the inside turned out?
Momo’s sports bar, sadly, closed at 1334 U St, NW back in Oct. ’10. I was happy to see a permit recently get posted on their front window. I’m very eager to see who takes over this space. Anyone hear any rumors?
Patrick Owens creator of Bourbon’s great chalk art returns with this piece for American Ice Co. (he’s also a manager there).
So while we’re on the subject – what’s the early word on American Ice Company that opened a few weeks ago at 917 V St, NW?
Bar Pilar is located at 1833 14th St, NW (south of T street). Anyone who has spent time at Bar Pilar on a Friday or Saturday night will recognize that an expansion would provide some needed breathing room. Personally I think it would be great.
According to a liquor license amendment recently posted out front, the:
“LICENSEE REQUESTS EXPANSION OF PREMISE TO INCLUDE 2ND FLOOR FOR 46 ADDITIONAL SEATS”
Their Web site reminds me:
“Every Tuesday night from 5pm – 11pm our chefs prepare a home style meal inspired by different cultures. From rustic French to American picnic food, come discover our home cooking with your friends and you’ll be sure to leave happy. Each week he creates a menu based on the freshest produces available to him that week. No future menus have yet been established. The theme is usually announced each week a couple days in advance of the event.”
You can see their regular menu here.
And on a side note while looking upstairs I was reminded of their awesome art deco numbers:
As well as some awesome sculptures:
Back in Nov. we learned that Gori Cafe was becoming V Street Cafe at 1113 V Street, NW. I finally got a chance to peek inside and talk with the owners. In addition to opening up in around 2 weeks, the owners also mentioned that there would be free wifi, coffee and sandwiches at first with the possibility of beer and wine later on. It’s a small space but they will open up a back garden section when the weather warms up. In the meantime this looks like it’ll be a nice place to study, read and/or catch a cup of coffee.
Duffy sends the good word, “free wings both nights from 8pm to 9pm with drink purchase.”
Duffy’s (a PoP advertiser) is located at 2106 Vermont Ave NW by 9:30 Club.
We first heard the rumor back in July but I’ve noticed work is still ongoing at the former Brown Sugar restaurant and adjacent spaces next to Pinz-n-Needlz Tattoo on the 900 block of U St, NW by Vermont Ave. [Sadly, the Brown Sugar sign has been removed.] If the scuttlebutt is true that a Sweet Mango (Jamaican Jerk Chicken) could be opening a 2nd location here, I wonder how the recent fire at the Petworth location will affect the timeline. The Petworth location at the corner of New Hampshire and Georgia Ave remains closed will repairs are made. More info as it becomes available.
Now that proper construction has started at what will become the Brixton at 9th and U St, NW and next door at 903 U St, NW Dickson wine seems to be doing well – I’m psyched to see the former copy resource center building potentially get fixed up. Looks like a lot of work is required but that section of U St, NW has some serious potential. I’ll give them a year before any horse’s ass award nominations…
Thanks to all who sent links to updates. I’m not even gonna pretend to understand what’s going on here. TBD writes:
The Office of the U.S. Attorney for D.C. has just released a statement on the medical examiner’s findings — no move to re-file charges at this time, but they “intend to carefully study these conclusions as part of our legal analysis of this tragic incident.”
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed that the manner of death was a homicide, and the cause described like this: Excited Delirium Associated With Arrhythmogenic Cardiac Anomalies, Alcohol Intoxication and Physical Exertion With Restraint.
DC 9 reopened this past Friday.
You can see some background on the incident here.
Anyone want to speculate what’s going to happen?