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Cribs XXXIV: Decked Out On G Street

Posted by pqresident
at January 22, 2021

We haven’t put up a Cribs post in some time but with a new year now upon us we thought we’d revisit real estate listings in the neighborhood. Our Cribs post series explores homes for sale in the Penn Quarter neighborhood from time to time.

We found a penthouse unit for sale at the Mather Studios (916 G St NW) that we visited in 2002/3 when units in the building were first released for sale following construction. The units in this building are spacious and what we loved about this penthouse was that its roof deck has both southern and western exposures. That means you can see the Old Post Office clock tower and the Washington Monument, a truly DC view!

 

916 G Street NW #1004 presented by Lee Murphy from HomeVisit Video on Vimeo.

The unit has two stories, a main living floor and a top floor story with a family room aside the roof deck. The roof deck has both covered and uncovered areas. The main living floor includes 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The unit also comes with a tandem parking space in the building fitting two cars. The total square footage comes in at 1,230 square feet, the listed price is $1,274,999, and the monthly condo fee is $1272.

916 G St NW – #1004 (Redfin listing)

916 G St NW – #1004 (Homevisit virtual tour)

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Last Day For Penn Quarter Urban Outfitters Is Tomorrow (737 7th St NW)

Posted by pqresident
at December 26, 2020

urban outfitters closing

We learned over the holiday that Urban Outfitters (737 7th St NW) will be open one more day, tomorrow (Dec 27, 2020), and then close its doors. The store has been a neighborhood mainstay on 7th St NW. The closest Urban Outfitters will now be in Georgetown. This store has the largest street presence of all the stores on 7th Street with its two story configuration and all glass frontage. The earliest reference we can find is back to 2007 meaning the store has been around for at least 13 years. A creative future use might be to turn it into a mini-mall with pop up stores set up inside. Its closure along with that of Bed, Bath, and Beyond earlier in the year means that the last major retailer open on 7th St that doesn’t sell food, pharmacy, banking, or telecommunications products is the Ann Taylor Loft (707 7th St NW) and Pua Naturally (400 7th St NW). What a year.

urban outfitters december 2020

 

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Dine Out On Eighth In Downtown DC Through Oct 25 (8th St NW From H To K)

Posted by pqresident
at October 8, 2020

dine out on eighth downtown washington dc

Photo: Dine Out on Eighth tents lining 8th and H Streets NW

The Downtown DC BID in cooperation with several downtown DC restaurants including Cuba Libre, Cranes, Modena, Olivia, and City Tap are running the Dine Out on Eighth program weekends through Sunday, October 25. These five restaurants have covered, socially distanced, outdoor dining tables set up on 8th Street NW between G and K Streets NW. One tent runs along H St NW between 8th and 9th Streets NW too. Open hours are Fridays 5 pm to 10 pm and Saturdays/Sundays from 12 pm to 10 pm. Reservations are encouraged. Other participating pop-ups and food trucks can be seen on this web page. For additional information please consult this press release from the Downtown DC BID.

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William Hill Sports Betting Thriving At Capital One Arena (601 F St NW)

Posted by pqresident
at October 2, 2020

bettors at william hill washington dc capital one downtown

We chanced upon a line of people Sunday morning around 10:30 am during a donut run. Quizzical at why people would be standing in line for over an hour on a Sunday morning we were reminded that sports betting operation William Hill opened over the summer. It is now in full swing at the Capital One Arena (601 F St NW). Sports betting was legalized in DC in late 2018 and it took 2 years for an operator to set up a retail location. This article indicates that William Hill took in $9.1 million in bets in August 2020 and based on all the foot traffic we see, we believe it.

william hill entrance washington dc capital one downtown

There are two ways you can place a bet in the betting “hall.” One way is at a ticket window where a customer service agent takes your bet. The other is at a self-service electronic kiosk. The kiosks line the street side of the hallway and the ticket windows normally used for purchasing Capital One events tickets are now in use taking bets along the opposite side of the hallway. LED boards show odds for different sports above the windows and in other parts of the betting hall. Security guards monitor and regulate people entering and exiting the hall. Upon approaching the line you may see bettors on F St NW consulting with each other on their opinions. With the Capital One Arena closed there now remains street activity during all hours that the venue is open which is from 10 am to 11 pm weekdays and 9 am to 11 pm weekends.

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