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Headlines that mention Chinatown or a neighborhood next to it, from local outlets checked nightly. Each links to the outlet; we never copy articles. All news & events
Coming up
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved67 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 283 are active this week, reserving 26,664 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 8–Dec 31300 block of 7th StreetD1
- Nov 8–Dec 3600 block of M StreetD2
- Nov 8–Dec 71500 block of L StreetA2
- Nov 8–Dec 6800 block of G StreetC3
- Nov 8–Dec 10Unit block of E StreetF4
- Nov 8–Dec 7200 block of Constitution AvenueE5
- Nov 8–131200 block of K StreetB2
- Nov 8–10500 block of N StreetD1
- Nov 9600–700 blocks of 6th StreetD4
- Nov 9–11400–500 blocks of G StreetE3
- Nov 9–11600 block of 5th StreetD4
- Nov 10–Dec 9200 block of H StreetE3
- Nov 10–Dec 9700–900 blocks of 3rd StreetE3
- Nov 10–Dec 9200 block of K StreetE2
- Nov 10700 block of 5th StreetD3
- Nov 10–18400 block of 10th StreetC4
- Nov 10–181400 block of L StreetA2
- Nov 10–181300 block of Pennsylvania AvenueB4
- Nov 111200 block of K StreetB2
- Nov 11500 block of 12th StreetB4
- Nov 12600–700 blocks of 6th StreetD4
- Nov 12700 block of 15th StreetA3
- Nov 12–Dec 11500–600 blocks of 7th StreetD4
- Nov 12–Dec 11600 block of 9th StreetC4
- Nov 12–Dec 11700–800 blocks of E StreetD4
- Nov 12500 block of 12th StreetB4
- Nov 121200 block of E StreetB4
- Nov 12–16500 block of 7th StreetD4
- Nov 13600 block of I StreetD3
- Nov 13800–900 blocks of 10th StreetC3
- Nov 13900 block of I StreetC3
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days230 permits were issued Oct 11–Nov 2. Most are trade work; these 12 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 950 F St NWC4
The scope of work includes interior renovation of an existing education suite to accommodate continued use by templeton academy, including upgrades…
- 401 9th St NWC4
Historic interior select demolition of finishes, ceilings, lighting and millwork within the building lobby, 4-story atrium, elevator lobby and entry…
- 1325 G St NWB3
Partial interior of 5th floor office tenant. New light fixtures throughout tenant space. New ceiling finishes. Additional of walls in 2 locations to… Plus 4 other permits at this address.
- 701 Pennsylvania Ave NWD5
Historic and CFA Permit revision to issued permit B2606047 to include addition of a new electrical panel.
- 616 H St NWD3
The building is located along h street and is bound by 7th street to the west and 6th street to the east. The project is a level 3 alteration in… Plus 1 other permit at this address.
- 601 F St NWD4
The project, Capital One Arena Transformation, is a multi-phased renovation and addition to the existing arena. The scope of this permit application… Plus 2 other permits at this address.
- 441 4th St NWE4
HISTORIC-CFA interior demolition
- 725 13th St NWB3
This project consists of the replacement and upsizing of existing water cooled chillers, cooling towers, a waterside economizer, primary chilled… Plus 2 other permits at this address.
- 628 M St NWD2
Remove old shingles from the sloped section on the main roof and replace with new architectural shingles. Remove old flat roof sections on the main…
- 901 F St NWC4
Historic Interior Demolition on the 6th floor. No MEP demo associated with this scope.
- 1301 Pennsylvania Ave NWB4
The scope includes minor demolition of rooms, the addition of a wellbeing room to the existing copy room with a new partition and door, and upgrades… Plus 4 other permits at this address.
- 1100 15th St NWA2
Interior build out of 6th, 7th & 8th floors with addition of interconnecting stair and slab opening overlook. Scope includes new finshes, mechanical,… Plus 3 other permits at this address.
Today’s condition
Nov 8311 requests in Chinatown rose to 1,132 in the last 30 days, from 995 the 30 days before (+14%). The biggest swing: dockless vehicle parking complaint rose to 248 from 110 (+125%). Biggest drop: traffic lights and pedestrian walk signals fell to 50 from 75.
7 rising / 13 easing / 8 steady, across the 28 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
- 138
- 6 more; small counts swing month to month
- 132 the 30 days before
- Last 30 days · counts only, never mapped
Homes
Sales, OTRMonthly median condo price; blank months had under 3 sales. Last 60 days: $528K median from 31 sales. 127 of 263 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 515 Q St NW # 3condo | Oct 28 | $875K |
| 400 Massachusetts Ave NW # 1207condo | Oct 28 | $1.52M |
| 607 Q St NWhouse, 4 bd, 2,340 sq ft | Oct 26 | $1.65M |
| 400 Massachusetts Ave NW # 505condo | Oct 26 | $415K |
| 1126 5th St NW # 1condo | Oct 25 | $558K |
Sales are tied to Chinatown through OTR assessment neighborhood Central and sub-area Old City 2 B 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 Chinatown 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 2026-11-09): 54% of the 8,090 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 97% 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. 200 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 11–Nov 2Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Chinese elm 378, Ginkgo (male) 371, Willow oak 289, London plane tree 273, Japanese zelkova 237
Biggest trunks
- Pin oak, 46 in across
- Willow oak, 46 in across
- American elm, 45 in across
- American elm, 40 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Nov 4. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 311 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Tuesday/Friday for most blocks (42 of 311); Wednesday for 3DPW collection routes. Recycling: Tuesday for most blocks (77 of 311); Wednesday for 2.
- Leaf collection
- 36 of 311 blocks doneZone 2A (141 blocks), Zone 6A (122 blocks), Zone 2B (46 blocks), Zone 5C (1 blocks). The first pass for leaf collection in Section A in Wards 1-8 is underway. 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
- 14th St, 16th St, 7th St, Constitution Ave, H St, I St, K St, Louisiana Ave, New York Ave, Pennsylvania AveNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Walker-Jones, Thomson, School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens and 2 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens, Walker-Jones, Cardozo, Jefferson. High: Cardozo, Dunbar, Eastern. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 2 and 6 and 5604 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
Chinatown in the recordIn 1890, one builder put up 16 buildings on the 1100 block of 5th Street NW under 1 permits. The largest permit alone covered 16 buildings at an estimated $250,000. D2
1,301 historic building permits on record, 1872–2015, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“A little social gathering last night at 633 Fifth street northeast ended in a rutting and chair-tossing affair, with Mr. and Mrs. .lames Caparrotta of 747 Seventh street southeast, hear* ipg th brunt of the attack, according to poilce reports today.”
Nov 7, 1926, page 23
“… The underlying principles to which we attribute tIMW&I&Z there was a small, unpretentious store located at much of our success remain unchangedtwenty-oat 824 Seventh Street, and known as Peoples Pharmacy. years ago when a customer entered our one smalt Wjdujjffl From this small beginning has grown one of the storecourteous, helpful service plus fair …”
Nov 12, 1926, page 11
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Chinatown overlaps 10 single-member districts in 3 advisory neighborhood commissions. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Michael D. Shankle
- Jim L. Swart
- Rachelle P. Nigro
- Sam Alhadeff
- Crystal J. Watts
- Kevin M. Rogers
- Julia Fiedler
- Davina Carson
- Dale Prince
- Ritanch Hans
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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Elsewhere in DC
- Community Rallies as Budget Cuts Hit Jelleff Club
- Cleveland Park Winter Fest
- Today in Driving Dangerously – Rollover
- AND in Other Filming around Town – Action at Rye Bunny in Adams Morgan Friday
- About the Movie/Series Filming on U Street – Amazon Prime’s Detective Series “Cross”, Will be filming in other parts of town too – there will be parking restrictions.
Also here: about the data.