Atlantic Plumbing: The Shaw Boom Continues

Rendering courtesy the JBG Cos.

The City Market at O may have been the first mixed-use development of its kind (read: gigundo) to grace the streets of Shaw, but my friends, I am here to tell you that the arrival of that leviathan was just the beginning. The Atlantic Plumbing condos, set to deliver in spring of 2015, will have 62 one- and two- bedroom condo units, multiple rooftop terraces, an in-house gym, and a variety of eateries – a complex certainly on par with its nearby competition. Condo pricing begins in the upper 300’s, but skyrockets up to nearly 2 million. (Either that’s going to be one hell of a 2-bedroom, or developers The JBG Cos. and Walton Street Capital LLC are holding out on some of the details.) The building described (and pictured) above will be at 2030 8th St. NW; next to it, at 807 V St. NW, will be 300 luxury rental units, even more retail, and a Landmark Movie Theater. Shaw is going to be pretty much unrecognizable before the decade is out.

Big News for Shaw Food-Lovers!

Eater’s got details on the big restaurant news that Tom Sietsema scooped in his chat today. The folks behind the fabulously popular – and POTUS-worthy – Mintwood Place are opening a new concept at the City Market at O! Here’s the story:

Restaurant from Mintwood Team Coming to Shaw

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, by Missy Frederick

Big news in Tom Sietsema’s chat today for Shaw residents. Mintwood Place’s chef and owner have signed a lease to open a restaurant at the City Market at O development. There is no name for the restaurant yet but it will be headed to 801 0 St. NW. Cedric Maupillier and Saied Azali will have a 120-seat dining room, and there will be similarities to their French leaning favorite, Mintwood Place. Maupillier tells Sietsema the restaurant will have smaller portions and lower prices, to appeal to a younger audience. It’ll be on the ground floor of a hotel and be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (anearly 2015 opening is likely).

· Tom Sietsema Chat [WaPo]

Can You Keep Up with Shaw?

The little neighborhood of Shaw is jam-packed with growth. As if the opening of the gigantic City Market at O mixed-use complex (complete with one of the largest Giant stores I’ve ever seen), the neighborhood’s recent explosion of new restaurants, and the huge Marriott Marquis that’s about to deliver at the corner of 9th and Mass Ave weren’t enough, here’s a look at some of the other projects planned for the area:

Douglas Development’s mixed-use project at 7th & NY Ave 

A rendering of the planned Douglas office building

 

125 Residences in Blagden Alley (This one kind of bums me out, as I think Blagden Alley is one of the most interesting and charming little streets left in DC. The idea of it being filled with shiny new construction depresses me. Even though the rendering below makes it look like they’re going to try hard to maintain the original feel, unless they’re actually preserving the original facades, I don’t see how that can happen.)

200 Residences + ANOTHER Marriott Hotel at 9th & L

Design by Cooper Carry and tvs design.

Mixed-use Residential + Retail Building at 1336 8th St. NW

 Image via Google Maps

The Most Expensive House in Logan/Shaw

I thought it would be fun to kick off 2014 with a look at some of the most expensive homes that sold in DC in 2013. Each week in January, I’m posting the most expensive homes that closed in 2013 in the three DC neighborhoods that my clients were most interested in. In week 4, I’ll post the most expensive home that sold in all of DC!

Last week I featured Capitol Hill. This week, I’m looking at the Logan/Shaw area. Which, if you’re curious, I defined thusly:

The most expensive home that sold in the Logan/Shaw area in 2013 was the penthouse unit at The Metropole, at 1515 15th Street NW.

Here are the details:

Sale Price:  $1,900,000
List Price: $1,895,000
Days on Market: 58
Close Date: June 28, 2013 (My 30th Birthday!)
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Sq. Ft.: 2,127

Features worth noting:

• Floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor means tons of light and great views.
• Concrete ceilings and exposed ductwork lend a chic, industrial feel to the space.
• Cool – though slightly scary – stairs.
• 2 Parking spaces in the heart of Logan Circle. Clutch.
• Huge private patio

The eye candy:
(These are just my favorite pics of the bunch. Click here to see the full listing and all of its accompanying photos.)

    

Click here to see the full listing!
Listing courtesy of Andrew Riguzzi with DCRE.

Starbucks Signs at O

Rendering Courtesy City Market at O

This just in: Starbucks has signed on to join the City Market at O development, making it the development’s third signed retailer (after Giant and Dolci Gelati). The ‘bucks will be opening this spring, and will occupy a 1,600 square-foot space on O Street between 8^th and 9^th, located underneath the future Cambria Suites Hotel (which will also be opening in spring). Yay?