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Headlines that mention Bloomingdale or a neighborhood next to it, from local outlets checked nightly. Each links to the outlet; we never copy articles. All news & events
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Next 14 daysFurther out: Nov 21, Nov 28.
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Getting around
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved25 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 188 are active this week, reserving 28,732 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 2–4100 block of Seaton PlaceB6
- Nov 22200 block of 1st StreetC4
- Nov 2100 block of W StreetB4
- Nov 2–4300 block of R StreetB6
- Nov 2–4100 block of Rhode Island AvenueE4
- Nov 3–Dec 21800 block of North Capitol Streetnot mapped
- Nov 3–Dec 2Unit block of T StreetD5
- Nov 3–Dec 21600 block of Lincoln RoadD7
- Nov 3Unit block of R StreetC6
- Nov 3–Dec 21700 block of 2nd StreetB6
- Nov 3–Dec 21200 block of New Jersey AvenueB9
- Nov 3–Dec 21500 block of 1st StreetC7
- Nov 3–5Unit block of Randolph PlaceD6
- Nov 3–5300 block of Bryant StreetF3
- Nov 4–61800 block of 1st StreetC5
- Nov 4–62000 block of North Capitol Streetnot mapped
- Nov 5100 block of V StreetE4
- Nov 51600 block of 4th StreetA7
- Nov 7–9Unit block of S StreetC6
- Nov 8–Feb 13Unit block of Florida AvenueC7
- Nov 8–Jan 1Unit block of Q StreetD7
- Nov 8–Dec 7Unit block of Q StreetC7
- Nov 8–Dec 72300 block of 3rd StreetF3
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days101 permits were issued Oct 5–Oct 29. Most are trade work; these 3 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 2306 1st St NWC3
Historic- conversion of a sfd to a flat: interior demolition alteration and repair with proposed 2nd floor rear addition with rear balcony
- 20 R St NWC6
Historic One story screen porch in rear yard.
- 1634 North Capitol St NWC7
Revision to approved permit #B2401534 this permit revision pertains to the originally approved permit (#B2401534) during the construction phase, the…
Today’s condition
Nov 1311 requests in Bloomingdale fell to 2,411 in the last 30 days, from 2,557 the 30 days before (−6%). The biggest swing: dockless vehicle parking complaint rose to 177 from 30. Biggest drop: alley cleaning fell to 5 from 51.
14 rising / 22 easing / 4 steady, across the 40 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
- 45
- 0 fewer; small counts swing month to month
- 45 the 30 days before
- Last 30 days · counts only, never mapped
Homes
Sales, OTRMonthly median house price; blank months had under 3 sales. Last 60 days: $855K median from 19 sales. 113 of 223 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 553 Regent Pl NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,584 sq ft | Oct 19 | $985K |
| 115 Adams St NWhouse, 4 bd, 1,814 sq ft | Oct 19 | $603K |
| 3059 Chancellor's Way NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,398 sq ft | Oct 15 | $835K |
| 2700 4th St NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,764 sq ft | Oct 14 | $950K |
| 36 Randolph Pl NWhouse, 3 bd, 1,288 sq ft | Oct 8 | $670K |
Sales are tied to Bloomingdale through OTR assessment sub-areas LeDroit Park B, Old City 2 A, Eckington A and B and Brookland E 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 Bloomingdale 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): 61% of the 6,905 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 90% 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. 572 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 5–Oct 29Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Willow oak 255, Red maple 198, London plane tree 190, Pin oak 160, Japanese zelkova 140
Biggest trunks
- Willow oak, 56 in across
- Willow oak, 55 in across
- American elm, 52 in across
- Other (See Notes), 51 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 29. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 182 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Wednesday for most blocks (160 of 182); Tuesday/Friday for 4DPW collection routes. Recycling: Wednesday for most blocks (158 of 182); Tuesday for 5.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 5C (103 blocks), Zone 5B (75 blocks), Zone 1D (2 blocks), Zone 2A (1 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
- New York AveNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Langley, Seaton, Walker-Jones and 2 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: McKinley, Cardozo, Walker-Jones, Brookland. High: Dunbar, Cardozo. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 5 and 2 and 1 and 6322 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
Bloomingdale in the recordIn 1911, one builder put up 42 buildings on the 100 block of Uhland Terrace NE under 2 permits. The largest permit alone covered 21 buildings at an estimated $50,000. E4
4,260 historic building permits on record, 1872–1957, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“… tee on market site, will present the mid-city site, while a representative of the industrial department of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will pre sent the Eckington site.”
Oct 30, 1926, page 30
“It is hoped by the i hildren who frequent Bloomingdale playground that they will return next J lailoween, for they play a good game r s basket ball despite their weird apranee.”
Nov 3, 1926, page 42
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Bloomingdale overlaps 8 single-member districts in 2 advisory neighborhood commissions. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Kyle Gardiner
- Karla M. Lewis
- Andrew Waks
- Huma Imtiaz
- Alice Arcenia Thompson
- Kirby Vining
- Mark Galvan
- Julia Hedlund
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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