“On today’s date at approximately 7:45 p.m., patrol members of the Third District conducted a field investigation in the 3000 block of 14th St. N.W. The investigation of the members led to the on scene recovery of a handgun and the arrest of the individual who was in possession of the handgun.
Anyone who has additional information regarding this case should call police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”
“On today’s date at approximately 12:30 AM, MPD units were dispatched for the sound of gunshots to the 1400 block of Fairmont St., NW. Officers located numerous shell casings and damage to several vehicles. At this time, there are no confirmed injuries to any persons.”
I noticed this sign on the intersection of 14th st & Otis pl nw, and was wondering if there are any other details. This space is sharing the block with the Ethiopian market Black Lion, and seems to have been part of it in the past (based on signs outside). Looking forward to a nice coffee shop to this block!”
Back in July of 2013 we heard that an Ethiopian Coffee Bar was coming to this space. Very happy to see it’s finally happening!
Hipchickindc (aka Suzanne Des Marais) is an associate broker with The Bediz Group, LLC at Keller Williams Capital Properties . 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 Real Estate Business Intelligence (RBI). Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 1421 Columbia Rd NW #B2
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Bedrooms: 1 Baths: 1 Parking: “Other” (yes, it says this in the listing) Ownership: Condo
Monthly Condo Fee: 123.00 Square Footage per Listing: 430 Original List Price: $299,000.
List Price at Contract: $245,000.
List Date: 09/10/2015 Days on Market: 243 Settled Sales Price: $220,299.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settled Price per Square Foot: $512.
Settlement Date: 06/29/2016
Transaction type: REO/Bank Owned
Note that this is not the subject property, but another unit in the building was a GDoN post in November 2015: here.
This recent sale did not start out as a GDoN (Good Deal or Not) post, however, I stumbled upon it while following up on another unit that was a GDoN in the same building. It seemed like an opportunity to write about a rare bird in DC…the foreclosure sale.
It’s still a heavily weighted Seller’s market out there with less than two months worth of active listing inventory at any given time (a balanced market is considered six months worth of inventory, which refers to the amount of time it would take at the current pace of the market to absorb existing inventory). That said, “Good Deals” are all relative to the conditions of the market. As agents, we still get inquiries from buyers looking for deals and the question, “what about foreclosures?” (more…)
“Just wanted to let you know the corner market on 11th and Fairmont that closed a couple years back looks like they are cleaning up the inside and painting. Maybe going to reopen soon????”
I’ve been getting a number of emails and tweets asking about LeTena, the “fast casual Ethiopian restaurant” coming to the former Senor Chicken space in Columbia Heights. Happy to share that work on the buildout has finally started so standby for an opening date as they make progress:
Hipchickindc (aka Suzanne Des Marais) is an associate broker with Bediz Group, LLC at Keller Williams Capital Properties . 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 Real Estate Business Intelligence (RBI). Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 3628 New Hampshire Ave NW
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2.5 Parking: Carport Ownership: Fee Simple
Lot Square Footage per Tax Record: 1955
Original List Price: $679,000.
List Price at Contract: $679,000.
List Date: 05/23/2016
Days on Market: 8 Settled Sales Price: $715,000.
Seller Subsidy: $5000.
Settlement Date: 07/06/2016
Transaction type: Standard
The multiple listing system in the Washington, DC Metro region first went online as a dial up (not internet based until a few years later) in the mid 1990’s. Prior to listings being available on this closed computer system to agents only, listings were printed out for each real estate office in an MLS book. Every once in a while, while poking through listing history for a Good Deal or Not Revisited post, there is a house that has a few old listings which give us a bit of a time capsule view into the District’s real estate market.
This is a 104 year old house, so consider that this is just a small fraction of her story, over the last twenty one years:
Listed in September 1995 for $180,000. Sold for $180,000. Total taxes: $700. 3 days on the market (unusually quick for back then).
3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. No pictures and no remarks. At that time, the agent would put the listing info into the system and several days later, the multiple listing system would send out a photographer to take a pic of the front of the property. No interior pics were included until many years later. Buyers were 100% reliant upon agents to pick out listings to show them since there was no consumer facing access to listings.
Listed in July 1996 for $108,000. It settled in October 1996 for $104,000. with a $2500. seller subsidy. 63 days on market. Still 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Here are the remarks: (more…)
This rental is located at 3648 11th Street, Northwest. The listing says:
“GREAT ROOMMATE OPPORTUNITY TO LEASE this LARGE 4 bedroom 3 1/2 bath 3 level row house with original molding, Sep. LR & DR, Covered back porch/sun room, 2 closets in Master bedroom, Lots of light, Ceiling fans, Fully Renovated Basement with Central Heat/A/C, Carpet, Large Foyer, Hardwood floors, Close to Metro, Located in Columbia Heights. Security Lights in Back. Refrigerator will be replaced.”
