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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

stale news: DC Water purchases 2036 1st St NW; now using it as a field office

Some stale news:



The sale of 2036 1st Street NW -- on the southwest corner of 1st and V Street NW -- appeared in the current Washington Business Journal:
Charlene M. Jordan to District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority2036 1st Street NW, Washington DC 20001, Lot 25 Square 3116, $937,000.
Here are some pics of this corner house that is now serving as a field office for DC Water.







FYI.

7 comments:

  1. I guess that explains the heaping pile of garbage outside on V Street that has been there for a week+. The woman who lived there before would never had stood for that!

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  2. What happens to the house after this is all done? Are they going to be good neighbors? Did they buy this particular house because of the extensive amount of work that has to be done at that corner? Was it cheaper to buy the house then face the lawsuit after?

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  3. This has to be zoning violation. How can DC allow commercial use is a residentially zoned property?

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  4. Small home offices are permitted in residential neighborhoods. One just needs to file a Home Occupancy Permit (HOP). This would not be a zoning violation.

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  5. I know residents are allowed a home office, but what about a non-resident monopoly? Can businesses really buy homes and set up shop in the heart of a residential neighborhood?

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  6. In DC Water's presentations, you can see that part of the First Street Tunnel project will actually cross the yard of that house. A couple of immediate neighbors are very happy that DC Water will be on site for easy access to residents. Whoever works there will have first hand knowledge of noise, vibration, dirt, etc, issues.

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  7. DC Water better be careful as of right now they are getting the senior citizens homestead deduction on their taxes. I am pretty sure a major corporation can't get that discount

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