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All news & events →- Shooting Homicide in Park View around 4pm yesterday (Thursday afternoon) not far from Petworth metroPoPville ·
- Exclusive Interview with Mayor Bowser – A Little Walk Down Memory Lane plus a Sneak Peek into the Mayor’s Future Plans.PoPville ·
- MPD looking for 5 Juveniles involved in a Petworth robbery around 9:45am.PoPville ·
- Free Homecoming community event at Lincoln’s Cottage Sept 19Petworth News ·
- Where to Eat Ethiopian Food Around the DC Area Right NowWashingtonian ·
- Live music, dancing, fitness, and a giant book sale: The Parks at Walter ReedPetworth News ·
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News & events →TodaySat, Oct 31
- 9 AM–1 PMPetworth Community MarketMarket · 4131-4101 Block 9th St NW
TomorrowSun, Nov 1
- 3 PM–8 PMPetworth Corner MarketMarket · 9th St & Varnum St NW
Sat, Nov 7
- 9 AM–1 PMPetworth Community MarketMarket · 4131-4101 Block 9th St NW
Sun, Nov 8
- 3 PM–8 PMPetworth Corner MarketMarket · 9th St & Varnum St NW
Today's condition · Saturday, October 31 Rising
Rodent complaints rose to 113 in the past 30 days, up from 84, even as total 311 requests in Petworth fell from 1,343 to 1,164.
Mostly easing, with 1 reading rising. Each reading compares the last 30 days with the 30 days before; crime is shown as counts, not graded.
- 1 rising
- 3 easing
- 1 steady
Biggest change in 311
Streets →Rodent complaints+29
Last 30 days113
30 days before84
Also in 311
- Scheduled Yard Waste132 from 166−34 (−20%)
- Illegal Dumping69 from 95−26
Measures
Latest period vs the one before311 requestsEasing
−179 (−13%)
Last 30 days1,164
30 days before1,343
179 fewer requests than the 30 days before. Biggest falls: scheduled yard waste (−34) and illegal dumping (−26).
Crime reports
49 reports · 40 the 30 days before
+9
Last 30 days49
30 days before40
Counts this small swing from month to month: 9 more than the 30 days before. Shown as counts only, never mapped.
Median house priceSteady
−$23K (−3%)
Last 12 months$810K
12 months before$833K
From 145 house sales, against 131 the year before. Within 5%, so steady.
Building permitsMix
80 issued
Bigger projects7
Smaller jobs73
6 additions, 1 demolition and 0 new buildings; the rest are smaller jobs.
Permit map
All projects →Center 38.94441°N 77.01806°W
Numbered: bigger project, matches the listGrid 0.001°
Bigger projects
All projects →- 314 Delafield Pl NWAdditionNew this weekB250194638.9491°N 77.0165°WAlteration of the existing two-story residential building to reconfigure the interior layout and increase the total number of dwelling units from…
- 919 Farragut St NWAdditionNew this weekB260679938.9510°N 77.0263°WTwo Story Rear addition with cellar. Change of use from Single Family to Single Family with ADU New rear Deck with Stairs to grade. Rear parking pad.…
- 912 Gallatin St NWAdditionB260455038.9516°N 77.0263°WRenovation of 3 story building + basement 14-unit apartment building. Renovation of existing 3 story plus basement 14 unit apartment building to…
- 602 Emerson St NWAdditionB260544438.9497°N 77.0209°WThe project involves replacement of existing plaster walls and ceilings with drywall to address potential lead-based paint concerns. The work is…
- 820 Emerson St NWAdditionB260192838.9496°N 77.0246°WRevision On Permit B2506312 relocate kitchen enclose the space under existing wood frame addition replace existing pier footing with continuos…
- 4404 New Hampshire Ave NWDemolitionD260055738.9445°N 77.0186°WPartial demolition of fire-damaged 2-story single family row dwelling with basement. Remove front porch roof, roof trusses, decking, wood floor…
- 3907 Georgia Ave NWAdditionB260248938.9390°N 77.0245°WRevision to B2401648: Provide elevator overrun space above roof deck. Unit count reduced from 15 to 14.
7 of 80 permits · 2 new this week · no new constructionPermits RSS
All 80 permits by type
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Sales and prices →$810Kmedian house price, last 12 months, from 145 house sales
| Median pricelast 60 days | $789K | 21 sales |
|---|---|---|
| Price per sq ftlast 60 days | $535 | median |
| Median condo12 months | $499K | 44 sales |
| Sold above assessment12 months | 93 of 189 | sales |
Street trees
Tree details →3,990street trees, 196 species
530
planted in the last 5 years
32
empty tree boxes open for planting
Top 311 requests
All types →| Type · last 30 days | Now | Prior | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bulk Collection | 211 | 233 | −22 |
| 02 | Scheduled Yard Waste | 132 | 166 | −34 |
| 03 | Rodent & vector control | 113 | 84 | +29 |
| 04 | Parking Enforcement | 87 | 93 | −6 |
| 05 | Illegal Dumping | 69 | 95 | −26 |
| 06 | Trash Collection - Missed | 64 | 68 | −4 |
Last 30 days30 days beforerising easing within 5%
Curb space
This week's curb permits →115
curb permits active this week
17
starting in the next 7 days
14,300 ft
of curb reserved, about 2.7 miles
Then
History →1926400 block of Delafield Place NW
62 buildings, one builder
In 1926, Cafritz Const. Co. built 62 buildings on the 400 block of Delafield Place NW under 4 permits, designed by H. H. Warwick and D. W. Moore. The largest permit covered 21 buildings at an estimated $105,000 in total.
How Petworth was built →1926A reading from 100 years ago OCR
“Mount Pleasant moved into a tie with Central and Immanuel Baptists for second place by taking all three from Petworth Methodists.”
Evening Star, Oct 31, 1926, page 94. Machine-read text; may contain errors.
Who represents you
6 SMDs →ANC 4CANC 4C site ↗
- 4C05Brittany Kademian
- 4C06Christen Boas Hayes
- 4C07Eric Heller
ANC 4DANC 4D site ↗
- 4D04Eliza Cava
- 4D05Stephen Marencic Jr.
- 4D06Stoyan Dimitrov
Each Single Member District elects one ANC commissioner. Names of elected officials are public record.
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