“Dear PoPville,
One year ago, you posted a story about David Narvaez, who was killed in a hit-and-run. The driver has still not been found. We are friends of David’s and just hung this poster around the site (23rd and New Hampshire NW.) This poster has been approved by MPD. Any tips would be so appreciated to help the family achieve some closure.”
courtesy Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets
From a press release:
“Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets presents the 8th Annual 17th Street Festival, an event celebrating the shops, restaurants, and services of 17th Street. The street festival will take place on Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. in the 1500-1600 blocks of 17th Street, NW in Washington DC. The festival includes a wide variety of street vendors, including artists, makers, entrepreneurs, politicians, and kids activities – rain or shine. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I noticed this graffiti on my walk to work this a.m. at approx. 8:30. I assumed it was graffiti and not an avant-garde art piece because of the location (near the scaffolding) and the normally pristine conditions of the Phillips. Any thoughts?”
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: 1701 16th St NW #307
Legal Subdivision: Not noted in listing
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Dupont Circle
Bedrooms: 0 Baths: 1 Parking: Street Ownership: Co-op
Square Footage per listing: 338
Original List Price: $218,000. List Price at Contract: $218,000.
List Date: 6/8/2017 Days on Market: 30
Settled Sales Price: $200,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settled Price per Square Foot: $592.
Settlement Date: 8/07/2017
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
One of James M. Goode’s “Best Addresses”, the Chastleton is an over 300 unit eight story building that covers an acre of land on 16th Street NW at R Street NW. Until about a decade ago it was all rental. The most recent developer transitioned the building to cooperative ownership. (more…)
1635 Connecticut Avenue, NW
A couple readers report:
“I noticed that the Drybar in Dupont has been closed for a few days. There is a red notice on the door that it is closed until further notice due to food and sanitary violations. Do you know anything more about that?”
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW at N Street
Thanks to David for sending the update on City Tap House’s 2nd spot. Stay tuned for an opening date.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard
“On 8/1 I lost a gold ring that looks like a little shield with small diamonds on it. It would have fallen off my hand around 9 AM walking down 21st Street NW from R to L (Dupont/West End area). Could also be on the 43 bus. Cash reward if found. It is very sentimental and I appreciate anyone who can help me find it. People can call or text me at 973-202-2192.”
Also another reader found Edwin S Kibunja’s wallet. If you are him or know him please get in touch so we can get you your wallet back. Please email [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.
via GoFundMe
Update from GoFundMe:
“I wanted to thank everyone for their help and support during my recovery. I also wanted to take a moment to thank MPD who has been able to shed some light on the incident. While my initial conclusions from the incident lead me to believe I was a victim of a crime, MPD was able to determine that this was indeed just an unfortunate accident. I want to thank MPD for helping me discover this, and I want to apologize to anyone who feels mislead by my initial assessment of the situation. Thank you all for your support.
If you would like your money back please contact GoFundMe. I understand and I honestly had no idea what happened at the time.”
Thanks to all who messaged about this GoFundMe campaign:
“On Saturday July 15th around 10pm. Joey was walking home from a day with friends. He was Hit with an object at 16th and R st so hard that it broke his neck. He is currently in the hospital recovering from surgery where they had to place 2 bars in his neck. Joey is a bartender at JR.’s and relies on tips. he will be out of work for a while so if you can please help. Help. Thank you so much.”
Thanks to Kim for sending during Friday’s monsoon:
“Spotted around noon in Dupont outside the CVS. This guy bought human poncho for his dog and Macgyver-ed it into a doggie poncho. Melted my heart.”