Latest news
Local outlets- Exclusive Interview with Mayor Bowser – A Little Walk Down Memory Lane plus a Sneak Peek into the Mayor’s Future Plans.
- Shooting Homicide in Park View around 4pm yesterday (Thursday afternoon) not far from Petworth metro
- MPD looking for 5 Juveniles involved in a Petworth robbery around 9:45am.
- Free Homecoming community event at Lincoln’s Cottage Sept 19
- Where to Eat Ethiopian Food Around the DC Area Right Now
- Live music, dancing, fitness, and a giant book sale: The Parks at Walter Reed
- Lincoln's Cottage hosts free events for America’s 250th
Nearby
Headlines that mention Petworth 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
Next 14 daysFurther out: Nov 20, Nov 21.
Also check Petworth Library events ANC 4C meetings Petworth Community Market
Getting around
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved18 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 116 are active this week, reserving 14,388 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 1–30100 block of Emerson StreetE2
- Nov 1–Nov 304200 block of 5th StreetC5
- Nov 1–6300–600 blocks of Allison StreetD4
- Nov 3700 block of Varnum StreetB5
- Nov 4–Jan 2500–700 blocks of Taylor StreetC5
- Nov 4–63900 block of 8th StreetB6
- Nov 4–6900 block of Decatur StreetA2
- Nov 5–Dec 4500 block of Webster StreetC4
- Nov 5–7700 block of Upshur StreetB5
- Nov 5–7500 block of Buchanan StreetC3
- Nov 7–9400 block of Buchanan StreetC3
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days80 permits were issued Oct 4–Oct 28. Most are trade work; these 7 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 314 Delafield Pl NWD2
Alteration of the existing two-story residential building to reconfigure the interior layout and increase the total number of dwelling units from… Plus 1 other permit at this address.
- 919 Farragut St NWA1
Two Story Rear addition with cellar. Change of use from Single Family to Single Family with ADU New rear Deck with Stairs to grade. Rear parking pad.…
- 912 Gallatin St NWA1
Renovation of 3 story building + basement 14-unit apartment building. Renovation of existing 3 story plus basement 14 unit apartment building to…
- 602 Emerson St NWC2
The project involves replacement of existing plaster walls and ceilings with drywall to address potential lead-based paint concerns. The work is…
- 820 Emerson St NWB2
Revision On Permit B2506312 relocate kitchen enclose the space under existing wood frame addition replace existing pier footing with continuos…
- 4404 New Hampshire Ave NWC4
Partial demolition of fire-damaged 2-story single family row dwelling with basement. Remove front porch roof, roof trusses, decking, wood floor…
- 3907 Georgia Ave NWB6
Revision to B2401648: Provide elevator overrun space above roof deck. Unit count reduced from 15 to 14.
Today’s condition
Oct 31311 requests in Petworth fell to 1,147 in the last 30 days, from 1,306 the 30 days before (−12%). The biggest swing: heating-assistance (LIHEAP) requests went from none to 35. Biggest drop: illegal dumping reports fell to 61 from 94.
9 rising / 17 easing / 6 steady, across the 32 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
- 52
- 14 more; small counts swing month to month
- 38 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: $789K median from 21 sales. 93 of 189 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5128 Kansas Ave NWhouse, 3 bd, 1,280 sq ft | Oct 18 | $425K |
| 5121 New Hampshire Ave NWhouse, 3 bd, 1,260 sq ft | Oct 18 | $475K |
| 318 Varnum St NWhouse, 3 bd, 1,488 sq ft | Oct 15 | $845K |
| 5226 7th St NWhouse, 2 bd, 1,336 sq ft | Oct 14 | $440K |
| 5011 Illinois Ave NWhouse, 3 bd, 1,640 sq ft | Oct 13 | $410K |
Sales are tied to Petworth through OTR assessment neighborhood "Petworth" (all sub-areas) 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 Petworth 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 2026-11-01): 61% of the 6,430 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 93% 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. 271 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 4–Oct 28Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Pin oak 277, Japanese zelkova 268, American elm 189, Scarlet oak 150, Red maple 140
Biggest trunks
- Red oak, 64 in across
- Cherry, 57 in across
- Red oak, 56 in across
- Red oak, 52 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 28. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 243 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Wednesday for most blocks (196 of 243); Thursday for 40; Tuesday/Friday for 1DPW collection routes. Recycling: Wednesday for most blocks (191 of 243); Thursday for 38; Tuesday for 1.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 4D (233 blocks), Zone 4B (4 blocks), Zone 5A (2 blocks), Zone 1C (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
- Georgia AveNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Barnard, Bruce Monroe @ Park View, Lewis and 2 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: MacFarland. High: Roosevelt. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 4 and 5 and 1490 block sides have residential permit parking.
Then
Petworth in the recordIn 1926, one builder put up 62 buildings on the 400 block of Delafield Place NW under 4 permits. The largest permit alone covered 21 buildings at an estimated $105,000. C2
4,007 historic building permits on record, 1892–1955, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
The newspaper archive couldn’t be reached tonight; clips return with the next run. More history
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Petworth overlaps 6 single-member districts in 2 advisory neighborhood commissions. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Brittany Kademian
- Christen Boas Hayes
- Eric Heller
- Eliza Cava
- Stephen Marencic Jr.
- Stoyan Dimitrov
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
The weekly email
One email a week: the headlines, what’s on, and what changed on the map. No ads.
Elsewhere in DC
- Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the National Museum
- Café 8’s Deal to Reopen Doesn’t Help Neighbors – ANC6B Committee Continues Discussion Monday Night
- #LifeInMVT Photo Of the Week: More Retail Comes to the Triangle!
- “Old Banneker High School Trees All Gone”
- Last* Christmas Tree in Town – Happy (almost) Halloween!!
Also here: jobs near Petworth (2 listed), about the data.