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This week in Deanwood

From DC’s public records
  • 74building permits in the last 30 days, all smaller jobs. See them
  • 12curb-space permits starting in the next 7 days. Where
  • $401Kmedian house price, from 53 sales in the past year. Recent sales
  • 1,781311 requests in the last 30 days, 369 fewer than the 30 days before. Most common: bulk trash pickups. Details

On your block: trash day, schools, parking and what’s nearby, for all 423 blocks. Look up your block

In the news

  1. Events: Building a better Ward 3 and RFK for allGreater Greater Washington
  2. A Closer Look at the Restaurant Closure That Rocked DeanwoodWashington Informer

Headlines link to whoever published them; we never copy articles. All news & events

Coming up

Next 14 days
  1. Sat7Nov
  2. Sat14Nov

Further out: Nov 20, Nov 27.

Also check Deanwood Library events DC Office of ANCs calendar (ANC 7C)

Getting around

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On the street this week

Curb space reserved

12 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 155 are active this week, reserving 22,704 ft of curb in all.

  • Nov 5–Jan 1
    200 block of 56th StreetConstruction staging 7 am–7 pm
    E5
  • Nov 5–Dec 4
    5600 block of Clay PlaceConstruction staging 9:30 am–3:30 pm
    E5
  • Nov 5–Dec 31
    1000 block of 48th StreetConstruction staging 7 am–7 pm
    C3
  • Nov 5–9
    800 block of 48th PlaceUtility & DDOT work 7:30 am–3 pm
    C3
  • Nov 6–Jan 3
    500 block of 56th StreetConstruction staging 7 am–7 pm
    E4
  • Nov 6–Dec 30
    600 block of Division AvenueConstruction staging 8 am–5:30 pm
    D4
  • Nov 8–27
    1600 block of Kenilworth AvenueConstruction staging 7 am–7 pm
    B1
  • Nov 8–27
    1600 block of Olive StreetConstruction staging 7 am–7 pm
    C1
  • Nov 8–27
    4600–4700 blocks of Quarles StreetConstruction staging 7 am–7 pm
    C1
  • Nov 8–Dec 7
    800 block of Division AvenueConstruction staging 9:30 am–3:30 pm
    D3

From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets

Bigger projects

Last 30 days

74 permits were issued Oct 6–Nov 2. Most are trade work; these 0 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.

No additions, demolitions or new buildings were permitted in the last 30 days.

All projects and permits

Today’s condition

Nov 3

311 requests in Deanwood fell to 1,781 in the last 30 days, from 2,150 the 30 days before (−17%). The biggest swing: residential parking violations fell to 205 from 323 (−37%). Biggest rise: heating-assistance (LIHEAP) requests rose to 90 from 10.

11 rising 17 easing 3 steady, across the 31 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
311 requests
1,781
Down 369 (−17%)
2,150 the 30 days before
Last 30 days
Crime reports
48
11 more; small counts swing month to month
37 the 30 days before
Last 30 days · counts only, never mapped
Median house price
$401K
Down $24K
$425K the year before
Last 12 months · 53 sales vs 79
Building permits
74
0 bigger, 74 smaller
issued in the window
Last 30 days

Homes

Sales, OTR
Houses$401Kmedian, 53 sales in 12 months
Condos$175Kmedian, 11 sales in 12 months

Monthly median house price; blank months had under 3 sales. Last 60 days: $428K median from 9 sales. 43 of 64 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.

Recent sales
AddressDatePrice
815 50th Pl NEhouse, 2 bd, 810 sq ftOct 20$200K
5208 Jay St NEhouse, 2 bd, 810 sq ftOct 18$428K
256 57th St NEhouse, 6 bd, 2,760 sq ftOct 14$350K
522 49th St NEhouse, 4 bd, 1,125 sq ftOct 7$371K
5103 Jay St NEhouse, 3 bd, 810 sq ftSep 29$401K

Sales are tied to Deanwood through OTR assessment sub-areas Deanwood B, C, D and 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 Deanwood 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 2026-11-04): 93% of the 4,346 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 86% of house and condo parcels on in-boundary squares belong to the OTR area(s). Homes

Top 311 requests

Last 30 days
  • Bulk trash pickups296 / 336
  • Residential parking violations205 / 323
  • Illegal dumping reports164 / 98
  • Parking enforcement calls148 / 120
  • Missed trash pickups116 / 169
  • Rodent complaints90 / 58
  • Heating-assistance (LIHEAP) requests90 / 10
  • Yard-waste pickups73 / 91

Last 30 days, bar; the tick and small number are the 30 days before. 367 requests are still open.

Permits by type

Oct 6–Nov 2
  • Electrical, plumbing & mechanical49
  • Renovation & repair13
  • Minor work12

Street trees

DDOT inventory
Street trees7,857181 species; 825 planted in the last 5 years
Empty tree boxes84ready to plant

Most common

Red maple 812, Crape myrtle 398, Willow oak 379, American elm 336, Eastern redbud 305

Biggest trunks

  • Willow oak, 67 in across 6200 block of Banks Place NE
  • Southern catalpa, 65 in across 1000 block of 49th St NE
  • Boxelder maple, 62 in across 4900 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE
  • White Mulberry, 58 in across 5200 block of Hayes St NE

DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 29. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets

Around the house

For all 423 blocks; look up your own
Trash day
Tuesday, every blockDPW collection routes. Recycling: Tuesday, every block.
Leaf collection
125 of 423 blocks doneZone 7A (389 blocks), Zone 7B (34 blocks). The first pass for Leaf collection in Section A will begin on Monday, November 2, 2026. Section A should have their leaves raked to the tree box or curbside by Sunday, November 1, 2026. 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
Kenilworth AveNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
Public schools (zoned)
Houston, Drew, Burrville and 4 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: Kelly Miller. High: Woodson. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
Residential parking zone
Zone 7858 block sides have residential permit parking.

History

Deanwood in the record

In 1945, one builder put up 58 buildings on the 800 block of 51st Street NE under 4 permits. The largest permit alone covered 29 buildings at an estimated $101,500. D3

4,636 historic building permits on record, 1898–1958, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).

This week in 1926: the Evening Star

No usable mentions of Deanwood in the Evening Star this week. Some weeks a neighborhood just isn’t in the paper. More history

Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive

Who represents you

Deanwood overlaps 9 single-member districts in 1 advisory neighborhood commission. Each district elects one commissioner.

  • Brian A. GloverANC 7C · 7C01
  • Patricia WilliamsANC 7C · 7C02
  • Carlos RichardsonANC 7C · 7C03
  • Anthony Lorenzo GreenANC 7C · 7C04
  • Mary L GaffneyANC 7C · 7C05
  • VacantANC 7C · 7C06
  • Antawan HolmesANC 7C · 7C07
  • Brandon M. ScottANC 7C · 7C08
  • Carrie N. BrownANC 7C · 7C09

Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing

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