A few weeks ago a reader requested we judge B & J BBQ located at 238 Rhode Island Avenue NW. So I guess the question is simple – how’s the BBQ?
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LeDroit Park
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This home is located at 322 Elm St, NW:
The flier says:
“Pristine newly renovated 3 bedroom house in emerging LeDroit Park. Gleaming hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless appliances, two fireplaces, Central air, w/ d, brand new marble bathrooms. Shaded, enclosed backyard with deck. Lovely brand new playground, dog park and community garden on the block.”
You can find more info here and photos here.
$469,500 sound right for this 3 bed/1.5 bath?
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Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker and a professional artist. Her official real estate bio is here and her art website is here. 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: 1921 2nd St NW
Legal Subdivision: Ledroit Park
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Ledroit Park
Original List Price: $680,000.
List Price at Contract: $660,000
List Date: 06/02/2011
Days on Market: 42
Settled Sales Price: $656,000.
Settlement Date: 08/18/2011
Seller Subsidy: $16,175.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original Good Deal or Not post is: here. Pics can be seen by clicking through the arrows on the main pic after opening the listing link.
I frequently walk my dog up this part of 2nd Street NW and I’ve always thought of this as “the house across the street from the Anna J. Cooper House”. We’ve visited this block fairly recently in Popville as you can see from this photo of the subject house with a raging fire across the street, and for a recent Good Deal or Not Revisited. I’m pleased to report that the home that had the devastating fire earlier this year has been gutted and stabilized. Hopefully, re-building will commence soon.
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This home is located at 406 U St, NW:
The flier says:
“The best block in LeDroit–only intact orginial McGill block. This semi detached house has the orginial pattered slate roof, very large lot and the price includes a second lot 3090//0037. PRIOR TO SETTLEMENT OWNER WILL INSTALL NEW KITCHEN–PURCHASER TO CHOOSE GRANITE COLOR, CABINETS. & APPLIANCES. ALLOWANCE. $15,000. Close to Metro, New Restaurants, New Park at 3rd and Elm.”
You can find more info here and photos here.
I gotta agree that this block is awesome. I think I’ve featured half a dozen as house of the day in the past. This 3 bed/1.5 bath is going for $699,000.
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It’s been a long journey for Ken’s. Last we heard in July it looked like they were going to become a Chinese Restaurant. Alas the mystery is no longer – thanks to a reader for sending the word:
“Ken’s Carryout is becoming…
Arthur Treacher’s! I don’t really know how this is going to work, since it’s a small space and there probably won’t be much room for seating, but there it is.”
According to wikipedia:
“Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips is a fast food seafood restaurant chain. As of 2008, there were 45 stores in 8 northern states of the United States which serve fish and chips. Its main competitors are Long John Silver’s and Captain D’s. To this day many locations have been cobranded with Nathan’s.”
Any fans?
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Frazier’s Funeral Home is located at 391 Rhode Island Ave, NW.
The flier says:
“This sale includes two parcels. One is vacant and is used for parking buy zoned residential and is approximately 1362 Sq. Ft. and the other is 2,748 Sq. Ft. with a building on it that is approximately 5,552 Sq. Ft. The larger parcel is zoned C2A. Shown by appointment with the listing agent. Proof of ability to purchase required to showing. HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! SUBMIT AN OFFER! Also in Commercial”
More info found here. It’s yours for $799,000.
Thanks to a reader for sending the heads up. I stopped by Sat. afternoon and indeed they were closed. Anyone know if it is a permanent closing. I always thought this was gonna be a tough location to survive because it didn’t have great visibility in the basement of a mostly residential block. I’ll be sure to update if they or someone else opens in the space.
Florida Coffee House (220 Florida Ave, NW) opened in Jan. 11 and we judged them in April ’11.
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Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker and a professional artist. Her official real estate bio is here and her art website is here. 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: 1927 2nd St NW
Legal Subdivision: Ledroit Park
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: LeDroit Park
Original List Price: $629,900.
List Price at Contract: $629,900.
List Date: 04/08/2011
Days on Market: 13
Settled Sales Price: $689,900. $629,900
Settlement Date: 06/07/2011
Seller Subsidy: $11,000.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: FHA
Original Good Deal or Not post is: here
Both the before and after renovation listings can be seen: here. The virtual tour for the most recent renovated sale can be seen here.
Many neighborhoods in the city continue to see an active wave of renovations. There are clearly both cash investors able and willing to close quickly on properties that are in disrepair, as well as buyers on the back end, willing to spend on revived housing stock. This LeDroit Park home (which, in this case, could have also been appropriately advertised as Bloomingdale) is a classic example. In February 2011, a cash buyer paid $315,050, which was above the listed price of $299,995. and closed a mere sixteen days following the contract date.
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From an email:
Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011
Time: 1:00pm
Place: On V Street, NW, between 2nd and 4th Streets, NW
Lunch will be provided
Everyone in the community is invited!
Want to learn about gardening or urban farming? Better access to fresh produce? Or workshops to improve your health? Come out to the Green Tomorrow’s and CSA Open House! Green Tomorrows (GT) is a gardening and education program providing fresh food to individuals or families in DC. Our CSA (Community supported agriculture) program is a produce subscription program, where participants can earn a weekly bag of locally grown, organic produce.
How it works: Green Tomorrows is a program we like to think of as a “learn for food” program. In exchange for two or more hours per week of instructional, hands-on help on the farm, participants receive a bag of fresh farm fruits and vegetables. GT participants are encouraged to attend free Growing Gardens Workshops to further their learning experience and/or to count as their two hours for that week. With a subscription to our CSA program, participants can receive local fresh organic produce; we even provide a Common Good City Farm bag!
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This home is located at 1921 2nd St, NW:
The flier says:
“Just Reduced 20K! Classic historic LeDroit Park Victorian semi detached townhouse. 4 finished levels & 2900+ sq ft. . Grand rooms. 4 bedrooms w/ 5th bedroom being used as den but easily usable for bedroom. 2.5 baths. Deep rear yard w/ room to put in off street pkg. Finished lower lvl. Property being sold “as-is.”
You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.
$660,000 sound right for this 5 bed/2.5 bath?