A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
posted by inked at 10:16 PM
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Atlas Districth's east end
a local wholesale food district
Gallaudet Universitya university for the deaf
h street main street
NoMA BIDa business improvement district
ANC6Agood for info on h street & its surroundings
Capitol Hill North Neighborhood Associationa neighborhood association
Rosedale Citizens Alliancea civic group in rosedale
Stanton Parka neighborhood south of h street
Trinidad-Ivy City Gardening Cluba community gardening club
Trinidad Neighborhood Associationa local neighborhood association
H Street Great Street The Hill is Homea capitol hill blog
Hillscapea weekly column on the hill
Capitol Hill History Projectmostly covers the area immediately to the south, but some discussion of the florida market
Gardened & Glowing in Trinidada piece on trinidad & its garden club
H Street Lifea look at h street's night life
Hot Spotan h st. article
H Street Corridor Transportation Study The Insiders' MarketA look at the capital city market
Ward 6tommy wells' site
mapquest
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The Office of Planning Beyond DCa look at planning issues in dc
City Deskthe city paper blog
Curbed DCa real estate blog about DC
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Congress Heights on the Risecongress heights
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Georgetown Metropolitangeorgetown
Logan Circle Newslogan circle
The TriangleMount Vernon Square
Near Southeast Redevelopment Sitetop notch site covering the area near the new stadium
Penn Quarter Livingformerly known as chinatown living
Petworth NewsNW nabe dealing with issues similar to h street's
Prince of Petworthlife in petworth
In Shawa blog about life in shaw's truxton circle area
Remaking Le Slum Historiqueanother read worthy shaw blog
Southwest...the Little Quadrant that Couldsouthwest dc
Stop Blog & Rollpolitics/policy & brookland & woodridge
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Washington City Paper Washington Post Washington Timesdetroit
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NY Magred hook
What is Gentrification?pbs
What's Wrong With Gentrification?ny mag
CDC - Healthy Placespotential health effects of gentrification
Gentrification Fictionwho tells what story
Urban Renewal or Removal? Gentrification, Artist & Yuppies Working Togetherneutral gentrification
Salon.comi am the gentrifier
MDCBOWEN.organti-gentrification
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rebuilding a brooklyn brownstone
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24 Comments:
Wow that doesn't look safe whatsoever, way to screw up a perfectly good lot, the fiasco continues
Oct 21, 2010 11:09:00 PM
Is it just something weird with the photo, or do the buildings that are part of the "Oasis" look crooked/misaligned with respect to each other?
Oct 22, 2010 12:02:00 AM
P.S. check title spelling.
Oct 22, 2010 12:04:00 AM
My condolences to G. B. Herndon & Associates.
Oct 22, 2010 1:04:00 AM
I think it's time to engage DCRA.
Oct 22, 2010 7:15:00 AM
hey, carmudgeon, i was thinking the exact same thing. it's not the angle of the photo. methinks the bldgs are off kilter...
Oct 22, 2010 7:57:00 AM
That's what happens when you hire Barney Gumble construction company.
Oct 22, 2010 8:23:00 AM
DCRA conducted an inspection a few weeks ago. Still waiting for the results....
Oct 22, 2010 8:31:00 AM
I can't tell if it is a perspective thing, because the top of some of the buildings is cut off.
However, if anybody could screw this up, it would be the builders in training.
Where is the money to finish them coming from? What is the business plan?
Oct 22, 2010 9:22:00 AM
Actually it woudl be a really cool building if it were as "curvey" as this photo makes it appear!
Unfortunately, it is a hot boring mess.
Oct 22, 2010 10:00:00 AM
Reminds me of the Dancing House in Prague.
Oct 22, 2010 10:08:00 AM
Are they digging under the houses? yikes!
Oct 22, 2010 10:11:00 AM
is there any way to bribe suicide bombers to strike a specific target? if so, let me put in 20 for someone to bomb those atrocious houses.
Oct 22, 2010 11:32:00 AM
My backyard looks right into this alley. Needless to say we spent a couple hours last night watching the recovery effort (which they rapped up around 10 PM). There were about 10 of us out there watching and taking pictures of the whole fiasco...it was certainly more interesting than anything on TV.
Oct 22, 2010 11:36:00 AM
I think I know a project that could use some DYN-O-MYTE!!
Oct 22, 2010 3:05:00 PM
@develo Was the Benny Hill theme song playing in the background?
Oct 22, 2010 3:06:00 PM
The townhouses were up for auction a few weeks ago, as reported here on Frozen Tropics. Anyone know what happened, if any of them sold?
Oct 24, 2010 8:45:00 AM
i think its just the photo. from the front and side theses things look very plumb.
i hope the driver of the machinery is okay.
Oct 24, 2010 11:18:00 AM
where are the ugly police
Oct 24, 2010 1:54:00 PM
If I lived next to this lot, I would start asking for the structural engineer's insurance information, then demand that BLRA have the engineer of record install monitoring devices to insure that my building is not losing lateral support during construction. I would attach this picture to put any questions at bay.
It looks to me like the soil gave way, not that they dug under the pavement or lots. The potomac clay that our houses sit gets really weak when its wet, which is probably why it gave way here.
When I had to dig just a few feet down on a project a fraction of the scale of this one, my structural engineer required timber lagging (bracing) with 3x8 horizontal shear keys. It looks like Cap. Hill Oasis has dug about 4 times as deep as I did, and they have no structural support whatsoever anywhere. I would like to know who their structural engineer is so I can avoid him like the plague.
That is a scary situation for everyone, especially the lot's neighbors. Remember, Cap. Hill Oasis is building on the Jimmy's Tire Shack lot now, after their roofers burned that functioning business down.
Oct 24, 2010 2:13:00 PM
The DCRA would look into this, but they're too busy investigating private homeowners who are accused of un-permitted fence-repair, unapproved application of non-flammable paint, and moving their kitchen table from one side of the room to the other.
Oct 25, 2010 11:25:00 AM
...accused of un-permitted fence-repair...
Fence repair requires no permit, but you probably already know that.
unapproved application of non-flammable paint
And you probably already know DCFD deals with fire code.
DCRA bashing is old.
Oct 25, 2010 11:45:00 AM
no no, DCRA bashing is NOT old.
Oct 25, 2010 12:21:00 PM
@not on parker:
...accused of un-permitted fence-repair...
Fence repair requires no permit, but you probably already know that.
unapproved application of non-flammable paint
And you probably already know DCFD deals with fire code.
DCRA bashing is old.
From http://dcra.dc.gov/DC/DCRA/Permits/Get+Answers+on+Building+Permits
:
What types of work do not require a building permit?
Unless you are in a historic district, the following work does not require a building permit:
Repair of existing fences with like materials
Retaining walls, 18 inches (0.46m) or less in height
Construction of garden storage sheds complying with DC Code Section 105.2.6
Painting, but not painting with fire-retardant paint
Yeah, I agree I was being a bit unfair. You wouldn't need to contact the DCRA so long as you don't change anything about the fence, including the materials, you should be okay.
Oh, and you may want to let DCRA know their website claims you can't apply "fire-retardant" paint without a permit.
The crack about moving your dining room table across the room was completely without merit. Mea culpa.
Oct 25, 2010 3:40:00 PM
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