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- ANC slated to have four vacancies while incumbents seek reelection unopposed
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Coming up
Next 14 daysFurther out: Nov 17, Nov 24.
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Getting around
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved21 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 213 are active this week, reserving 14,190 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 31700 block of N StreetE1
- Nov 4–Dec 28900 block of New Hampshire AvenueB3
- Nov 4900 block of 24th StreetC3
- Nov 4900 block of 24th StreetC3
- Nov 5–302100 block of Virginia AvenueC5
- Nov 5–Dec 291000 block of 21st StreetD3
- Nov 5–Dec 4700 block of 21st StreetD4
- Nov 6–81700 block of Rhode Island AvenueE2
- Nov 7200–500 blocks of 18th StreetE6
- Nov 72100 block of Virginia AvenueC5
- Nov 7300–400 blocks of 19th StreetE5
- Nov 7300–500 blocks of 20th StreetD5
- Nov 71700 block of E StreetE5
- Nov 71700 block of New York AvenueE5
- Nov 8–13700–900 blocks of 23rd StreetC4
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days142 permits were issued Oct 4–Oct 29. Most are trade work; these 2 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NWE4
Interior fit-out of existing white box space. New partitions, new doors and new finishes. Mechanical work shall include minor demo and rework of… Plus 1 other permit at this address.
- 1100 Connecticut Ave NWE2
Demolition of an interior vacant tenant suite. No new work. Demolition only. Removal of partitions, abandoned electrical and abandoned mechanical…
Today’s condition
Nov 1311 requests in Foggy Bottom fell to 693 in the last 30 days, from 837 the 30 days before (−17%). The biggest swing: traffic lights and pedestrian walk signals fell to 70 from 153. Biggest rise: parking enforcement calls rose to 231 from 206 (+12%).
5 rising / 12 easing / 2 steady, across the 19 kinds of 311 request with at least 10 in either period. A change within 10% (or 2 requests) counts as steady.
Measures
Latest period vs the one before- Crime reports
- 65
- 7 fewer; small counts swing month to month
- 72 the 30 days before
- Last 30 days · counts only, never mapped
Homes
Sales, OTRMonthly median home price; blank months had under 3 sales. Last 60 days: $505K median from 4 sales. 11 of 32 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2515 K St NW # 204condo | Oct 19 | $300K |
| 2141 I St NW # 806condo | Sep 23 | $193K |
| 2535 Queen Annes Ln NWhouse, 3 bd, 1,224 sq ft | Sep 14 | $1.35M |
| 800 25th St NW # 504condo | Sep 7 | $710K |
Sales are tied to Foggy Bottom through OTR assessment neighborhood Foggy Bottom in OTR's Integrated Tax System Public Extract, not through the DC Health planning-area boundary used elsewhere on this site, because the tax extract has no coordinates. The two areas overlap but do not match exactly. Fit with the Foggy Bottom boundary, measured this run by tax square (a square counts as inside if any DC address point on it falls inside the DC Health polygon, so edge squares make these upper bounds; measured 2026-11-02): 96% of the 1,428 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 63% of house and condo parcels on in-boundary squares belong to the OTR area(s). Homes
Top 311 requests
Last 30 daysLast 30 days, bar; the tick and small number are the 30 days before. 167 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 4–Oct 29Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Willow oak 498, Chinese elm 221, London plane tree 165, Swamp white oak 150, Red maple 136
Biggest trunks
- Willow oak, 85 in across
- Willow oak, 54 in across
- Willow oak, 52 in across
- Willow oak, 50 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 28. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 188 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Tuesday/Friday, every blockDPW collection routes. Recycling: Friday, every block.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 2B (98 blocks), Zone 2C (90 blocks). We have not reached your section yet. Each section will receive two weekends’ notice of when to rake your leaves to the tree box or curb. Please check back on Friday for an update on our collection schedule. DPW leaf collection
- Street sweeping
- Check the posted signsDC doesn’t publish a current block-by-block sweeping schedule; residential sweeping runs March to October. DPW street cleaning
- Snow emergency routes
- 17th St, Connecticut Ave, E St, H St, I St, K St, New York Ave, Pennsylvania Ave, Washington Cir, Whitehurst FwyNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
- Public schools (zoned)
- School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens, Hyde-Addison, Amidon-BowenElementary, depending on the block. Middle: School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens, Hardy, Jefferson. High: Cardozo, John R. Thompson Jr.. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 2378 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
Foggy Bottom in the recordIn 1884, one builder put up 13 buildings on the Unit block of Snows Court NW under 1 permits. The largest permit alone covered 13 buildings at an estimated $7,000.
951 historic building permits on record, 1872–2014, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“Wallace M. Baker of Fort Myer Heights, Va., died Thursday night at George Washington University Hos pital after a short illness of pneu monia.”
Oct 30, 1926, page 12
“If That Washington high school fol lowers of figot ball may do their bit for the Walter Camp memorial. George Washington University has decided to admit the high school stu dents to Saturday's game for 25 cents.”
Nov 2, 1926, page 38
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Foggy Bottom overlaps 6 single-member districts in 3 advisory neighborhood commissions. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Trupti "trip" Patel
- Vacant
- Jim Malec
- Sean Youngstone
- Alex Marshall
- Nancy Groth
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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Elsewhere in DC
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- New Mural in NoMa “Unites Farmers, Families, Retailers, and Food Companies in Washington, D.C.”
- Attend the RFK For All Coalition’s Fall Assembly
- From the MPD Blotter
- Inside the October ANC Meeting: Stadium Roof Discussion and New Homes on M Street SW
Also here: about the data.