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“Dear PoPville,
On Sunday (9/1) I was crossing the street near Logan Circle around 4 PM when a guy on a moped ran a red light and almost hit me. A cute guy crossing the street at the same time stopped and (more…)
“Daisy mind-melding for a snack!”
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The reality
You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.
What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.
That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.
Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.
What your building is paying — and what it’s getting.
What the contract covers. What it doesn’t.
The markup problem most boards don’t know about.
Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I have recently run into problems using Lyft scooters around Eckington, and discovered via their app’s live map that virtually the entire neighborhood is a no parking zone for just their scooters. (more…)
This rental is located at 1712 16th St NW near Riggs Pl. The Craigslist ad says: (more…)
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Artemis II and Beyond,” on how the recent space mission fits into long-term plans for the Moon, with Michael J. Neufeld, retired senior curator for the Space History Department of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
NASA’s recent, spectacular Artemis II mission is a sign that the United States is serious about sending humans to the Moon again.
From an email:
“Northstar Tutoring’s mission is to help low-income and underserved K-12th grade students in the D.C. area reach their full potential by overcoming barriers to personal and academic success. By matching students with their own volunteer tutor/mentor we strive to provide the free academic support and personal attention that these students may not otherwise have. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was running on the MBT on Sunday evening – it was broad daylight and the trail was busy – and I witnessed a man on a bicycle assault a solo female jogger. It was terrible. I stayed with her for a bit but didn’t get her contact info. I can’t stop thinking about her and hope she’s doing ok. If she is interested in connecting I’d love to talk to her. (more…)
Folks have shared where they find them here. Happy hunting (and eating!)
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2029 P Street, NW
Thanks to Noa for sending. This space is next door to Compliments Only (formerly Tasti D-Lite.) This space was previously home to La Bicicleta.
STAY TUNED for more on what’s cooking here.
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600 Florida Ave, NW
Update: “Neighbor spoke to foreman working on old Quattro space. Said it will be an ‘American style’ restaurant.”
Thanks to Thom for sending: “New construction is happening in the old Bistro Bohem (and short lived Quattro Osteria) space along Florida Avenue in Shaw. Any ideas what is being put in?” (more…)