7th and Q St, NW
Will be interesting to see how this turns out.
Shaw
965 Florida Ave, NW
From a press release:
“Ward 1 D.C. Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau released the following statement after D.C. Council approved a bill to move forward with the development of affordable housing, a Whole Foods and market rate units at 965 Florida Ave NW. The land is located in Ward 1.
“This is great news for the community. All told, it will bring 106 units of affordable housing as well as a Whole Foods full-service grocery store to an area that needs more affordable housing options.
“As a strong supporter of affordable housing, I’ve worked hard to move this building forward from before my time on the Council and as a Councilmember. This is the first development in the District to follow the District’s newly-adopted affordable housing rules, which means 30% of its units will be affordable. In particular, these units will be made available to some of our most vulnerable residents and families making between 30-50% of the area median income.
“This strong affordable housing component is why the building is supported by the nonprofit, nonpartisan D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute and by the Coalition for Smarter Growth. ANC 1B, which includes the parcel, also recently passed a resolution in support of the development.”
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rear of 1224 9th Street, NW in Blagden Alley
The resurrection of the Columbia Room advances with a new liquor license placard:
“New Tavern. Cocktail bar with seasonal cocktails and snacks. Total Occupancy Load is 114. Summer Garden with 40 seats.”
Ed. Note: This space will also be shared with The Dabney. Updates on both as they get closer to opening.
1216-1226 9th Street, NW
1227 11th Street, NW
A reader reports:
“I walked by El Sol on 11th between M and N (next to Capital Market) and it is OPEN! I tried to find their website but the only El Sol that came up was the one on 14th in Columbia Heights. Are they related?”
Ed. Note: They are related. This is the former home to the often in trouble El Sauce. I peeked in on Sunday and the new space looks nice – no frills but sparkling clean.
Many stores skimp on new signs or put up God awful vinyl banners so I like to give props to stores that invest in new proper signage when I see good ones. well done, Pekoe Acupuncture and Wellness Center, well done.
1410 9th Street, NW
A reader writes in:
“Don’t let your dog crap anywhere on the west side of 6th nw south of q. Same person who has weird but interesting toilet sculpture going on in the front yard.”
They’ll be located on 8th Street, NW right across the street from the new Glen’s Garden Market. You can read about, no pun intended, Read Wall here.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Kelly Bell
“Dear PoPville,
My fiance and I live in an apartment that is accessed only by walking down a public alley. We’ve recently seen a major uptick in the homeless in our area (8th st. in Shaw) using the alley as their personal toilet whenever they need to go #2. We’ve been here for 2 years and the past 2-3 months we’ve noticed about 3 to 4 new instances of this occurring per week. And these aren’t discrete (i.e. hiding behind a garbage can, parked car, etc.), these are at the entry of the alley, in full sight of anyone walking by on the sidewalk, with “deposits” going all over the walls of the houses and restaurants that back-up to this alley.
We’ve called 311 to request alley cleanings, which can take up 30 days for those requests to be processed. I’ve notified the police, even pointing out the homeless woman I had previously caught in the act. Their reply was that nothing could be done unless they (the police) caught the person during the act. We’ve also called the Dept. of Health, given the amount of restaurants (i.e. 1905, etc.) that back up to our alley, noting that this increase in human feces has lead to an increase in the rat population in our area. They said they would “investigate the matter.”
Any other organizations, or other options we can consider, to try and stop this activity?”
From a press release:
“MRP Realty (“MRP”), developers of commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate across the Mid-Atlantic region, today announced Shaw for Shaw, a free community event being held this Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. – noon, at 945 Florida Avenue, NW. In partnership with Ellis Development and The JBG Companies, MRP will celebrate their soon-to-be-built mixed-use community, 965 Florida Ave, with Mayor Muriel Bowser and 94.7 Fresh FM Morning Show Host Tommy McFly. The free event will feature a community conversation about the Shaw neighborhood and what makes it one of the best places to live, work and play, as well as entertainment from local brass band Brass Connection, and complimentary breakfast sandwiches from future tenant Whole Foods Market.”
8th Street looking north towards Florida Ave
Glen’s Garden Market is coming to 8th Street between T and Florida Ave, NW. Not sure if it’s on track for a November opening but the coming soon signage is up. Stay tuned.
8th Street looking south towards T Street
