I know it’s for yoga but these images still freak me out a bit. From U St, NW.
U Street
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Voted one of the best real estate agents in DC by the Washington City Paper Readers’ Choice Poll in 2009, hipchickindc aka the not-so-hip Suzanne Des Marais is an Associate Broker with Urban Pace. She lives (and sells a lot of houses) in Bloomingdale, but works all over DC, with everyone from first time buyers to highly regarded developers. 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. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 1206 T St NW
Legal Subdivision: Old City #2
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Logan/U Street
Original List Price: $1,099,000.
List Price at Contract: $1,099,000.
List Date: 08/20/2010
Days on Market: 32
Settled Sales Price: $1,099,000.
Settlement Date: 10/28/2010
Seller Subsidy: $2,750.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN is: here.
The Listing can be seen: here. To see the pics, after opening the listing link, click on the main pic and scroll through using the arrows.
As the incoming president of the state level Realtor association for DC, I just spent five days at national meetings listening to other state leaders discuss the challenges within their real estate markets. To say that we, in the District of Columbia, are currently faring better than other parts of the country is an understatement. Whereas in the DC market we are occasionally dealing with foreclosures and short sales, some markets continue to struggle with inventory overwhelmed with both.
With interest rates for even jumbo mortgages at super lows, and lower and mid-range priced properties selling at a comfortable pace, we’re seeing the return of the “move up” buyer. Consider that in 2009, from January 1st until November 11th, there were a total of 359 sales of real property in the District that settled at a million dollars or more. Incidentally, 59 of those sales were condos or co-ops. This year, so far there have been 466 sales at a million dollars or more (84 of them condos or co-ops).
Continues after the jump. (more…)
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From time to time, I’m going to revisit some restaurants when I start hearing mixed reviews and/or it’s been a while since we last looked at the space. We last judged 1905, located at 1905 9th Street, NW, back in Jan. ’09. At the time reviews were mostly positive. Lately I’ve been hearing less than glowing reviews. Has the menu changed significantly? You can see their menu here. So what’s the word – is this still a good spot?
Photo by PoPville flickr user julia.m
From an email:
“SpeakeasyDC’s back with another line-up of true stories told live. This month’s theme Pick on Someone Your Own Size: Stories about bullies and gaurdian angels promises to fuel another night of hilarious, poignant, and provocative stories from a mix of first-time and seasoned storytellers who’ve signed up for the open mic. This event takes place on the second Tuesday of every month at Town Danceboutique at 2009 8th Street, NW (at the corner of U Street). Doors open at 6:30pm. Show goes from 8-10pm. $10 cover at the door. $10 additional for all-you-can eat buffet by Nellie’s. More info at speakeasydc.org
In the line-up: Michael Cotter, Jane Debenham, Kelly Donnellan, Lauren Donovan, Ayanna Dookie, Adam Meyer, Joseph Price, Corey Quinlan Taylor, and Adam Ruben sharing stories about standing up to a dog named Poochie, getting spanked by your mother for losing a fight, beating the neighborhood bully in a game of Kamikaze, and more.”
I’ve always thought this was a beautiful building on 14th St, NW just south of U St. I believe it has a working salon in one of the retail spaces but otherwise the building seems to have fallen into serious disrepair. If fixed up this place could be a real gem. I’m particularly fond of the two bay window currently boarded up. With a location this good, I can’t believe it’s been in this state for so many years. How many apartments do you think would normally fill this building?
Thanks to a reader for sending the heads up. I’m not sure how long Inspired Yoga had been closed but The Buddha B Yoga Center just opened up last weekend. Their Web site says:
“The Buddha B Yoga Center, located in the heart of NW, Washington DC’s vibrant U Street Corridor on the corner of 12th of U Street (across from the U Street/Cardozo Metro), offers a unique place of refuge from today’s fast paced city life. Located on the second floor (Suite #202) in a natural light filled corner space, this urban oasis is founded on the three pillars of timeless wisdom: yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. Offering these ancient healing traditions and their 5000 year old principles with a class schedule that includes various styles of yoga (from active and vigorous athletic practices, beginner’s, to slow healing yoga for back pain & restorative sessions and meditation), the Buddha B Yoga Center and its teachers conveys the true message of yoga through conscious living. The studio’s mission is to strengthen and lengthen, rejuvenate and heal stressed, aching or injured bodies and re-balance tired spirits.”
Rendering courtesy of R2L:Architects
From a R2L:Architects press release:
“Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B approved the recommendation of its Design Review Committee on November 4, 2010 to support the design concept of a proposed new development at 2221 14th Street, NW. The six-story, 30-unit apartment house with ground floor retail and one level underground parking garage will be located on the southeast corner of 14th Street, NW and Florida Avenue, NW. The owner is Douglas Development, and the architect is R2L:Architects, both of the District.
The concept design features a contemporary palette of glass, metal, brick and terra cotta panels. Angular projecting bay windows will provide views from the apartments down both the 14th Street and Florida Avenue corridors. On the ground floor, large glass shop windows could accommodate a café, restaurant or other retail establishment. The project is located within the Greater U Street Historic District, and will seek concept approval from the Historic Preservation Review Board later this month.”
Here’s what the corner looks like now:
A couple more renderings after the jump. (more…)
I noticed the new bike lane around 15th and R St, NW. Work was still going on north of U St, NW:
Additional they added a buffer zone by the parked cars so you are less likely to get “doored”:
I assume they’ll add some sort of directional so people know which lane to ride in. You guys like the new set up?
Here’s the old style:
We’ve seen this artist before in the Mt. Vernon Square area but this new piece on 9th St, NW in Shaw is pretty wild (not far from the 9:30 club). Do you like it?
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We first had our eye on this project back in June. I happened to walk by it last weekend and was planning to show the shots but I’m happy to also have the listing info (thanks to a reader for sending).
You can find the listing info here and photos of the inside here. It’s yours for $1,285,000.
After the jump you can see what it looked like in June. (more…)