Plans for two hotels in the Wharf development were presented to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D at their last meeting. These will be just northwest of 7th Street, on the waterfront, in Parcel 5 of the development. The ANC commissioners will meet with the developers over the next month […]
Southwest Real Estate Update: No holiday slow down
I don’t see a holiday slow down in these stats. Average sold price, median sold price and units sold are all up compared to November 2011. I expect this trend to continue as long as inventory remains low. (The information below is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.) November 2012 November […]
In Brief: DC Zoning Commission News
The DC Zoning Commission approved the plans for Parcel 11 of the Wharf development at their December 10 meeting. This parcel contains parks as well as the new building with St. Augustine Church and condominiums. The committee also decided to delay its vote on the apartment building and retail development at […]
Graduate School USA Participates in Food Drive
On Thursday November 15, Graduate School USA participated in WHUR’s annual Food2Feed Drive, which has helped feed needy families during the holiday season in Washington DC for more than 30 years through the Capital Area Food Bank. This successful effort was sponsored by the School’s Employee Recognition Committee; two members […]
Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative Comes to Southwest
The Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative (E/BFSC) is now officially providing neighborhood-based services to families in SW as well as all of Ward 5 and Ward 6. E/BFSC currently has a satellite office in St. Augustine’s Church and is in the process of opening another site in SW as the church […]
“Women of Promise” Program Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness
Southwest resident Carla D. Williams believes that it was an experience in her own family that unconsciously became the impetus for “Women of Promise,” an ambassador program to get more women screened for breast cancer. Not long ago, an aunt had detected a lump in her breast but didn’t do […]
Southwest Real Estate Update
Wow! October proved to be a very strong market for 20024 zip code. The average sold price is up 86.42% over October 2011 (keep in mind this is not an annual stat but rather a snap shot of the trend from the same month previous year). Markets can be tracked […]