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Local outlets
  1. ANC 3F Public Meeting [VIRTUAL]DDOT
  2. Meet the ANC 3F candidates: Carlos Silva, 3F06Forest Hills Connection
  3. ANC 3F Oct. 26 agenda: ANC candidates and plans for this intersection’s first sidewalksForest Hills Connection
  4. The DC region’s native peoples left some now-buried traces of their lives in the Soapstone ValleyForest Hills Connection
  5. Van Ness neighbors have gathered for this holiday for a quarter centuryForest Hills Connection
  6. October in the Neighborhood: Grain Fair, pop-up markets, free concerts, and spooky fun for kids and pupsForest Hills Connection
  7. Meet the ANC 3F candidates: Dimitrios Vatakis, 3F02Forest Hills Connection

Nearby

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  4. Breakfast links: Long-stalled residential conversion revived in TenleytownTenleytownGreater Greater Washington

Headlines that mention Van Ness 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 days
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Further out: Nov 20, Nov 27.

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On the street this week

Curb space reserved

5 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 30 are active this week, reserving 4,598 ft of curb in all.

  • Nov 2–4
    3500 block of Yuma StreetMoving & storage
    B4
  • Nov 3–5
    4200 block of Connecticut AvenueUtility & DDOT work 7:30 am–3 pm
    D5
  • Nov 3–5
    3200 block of Chesapeake StreetUtility & DDOT work 7:30 am–3 pm
    C2
  • Nov 3–5
    3000 block of Ellicott StreetUtility & DDOT work 7:30 am–3 pm
    D1
  • Nov 9–12
    4500 block of 31st StreetEvents & reserved parking 9:30 am–3:30 pm
    D3

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

Bigger projects

Last 30 days

25 permits were issued Oct 5–Oct 29. Most are trade work; these 2 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.

  1. 4335 37th St NWNew construction issued Oct 29

    Construct new single-family detached dwelling, 3-stories with cellar, including an elevator, walls, walks, steps, driveway, grading, utilities,…

    A4
  2. 3643 Alton Pl NWAdditions issued Oct 13

    Addition and renovation to 3643 ALTON PLACE NW consisting of an addition on existing slab in the rear yard. renovation / relocation of an existing… Plus 1 other permit at this address.

    A3

All projects and permits

Today’s condition

Nov 1

311 requests in Van Ness fell to 210 in the last 30 days, from 239 the 30 days before (−12%). The biggest swing: yard-waste pickups fell to 46 from 61. Biggest rise: bulk trash pickups rose to 34 from 24.

2 rising 2 easing 1 steady, across the 5 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
210
Down 29 (−12%)
239 the 30 days before
Last 30 days
Crime reports
12
0 fewer; small counts swing month to month
12 the 30 days before
Last 30 days · counts only, never mapped
Median house price
$1.88M
Up $75K
$1.80M the year before
Last 12 months · 67 sales vs 51
Building permits
25
3 bigger, 22 smaller
issued in the window
Last 30 days

Homes

Sales, OTR
Houses$1.88Mmedian, 67 sales in 12 months
Condos$319Kmedian, 37 sales in 12 months

Monthly median house price; blank months had under 3 sales. Last 60 days: $1.45M median from 8 sales. 65 of 104 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.

Recent sales
AddressDatePrice
4111 Connecticut Ave NW Apt 302condoOct 19$399K
3712 Alton Pl NWhouse, 4 bd, 2,088 sq ftOct 14$1.52M
2908 Upton St NWhouse, 3 bd, 1,444 sq ftOct 13$1.11M
4600 Connecticut Ave NW # 213condoOct 12$203K
2733 Chesapeake St NWhouse, 6 bd, 5,423 sq ftOct 12$3.70M

Sales are tied to Van Ness through OTR assessment neighborhoods Forest Hills, Wakefield and North Cleveland Park 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 Van Ness 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 2026-11-03): 46% of the 3,957 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 100% of house and condo parcels on in-boundary squares belong to the OTR area(s). Homes

Top 311 requests

Last 30 days
  • Yard-waste pickups46 / 61
  • Parking enforcement calls38 / 37
  • Bulk trash pickups34 / 24
  • Graffiti removal10 / 1
  • Rodent complaints8 / 1
  • Missed trash pickups6 / 15
  • Missed recycling pickups4 / 3
  • Supercan - delivery4 / 7

Last 30 days, bar; the tick and small number are the 30 days before. 67 requests are still open.

Permits by type

Oct 5–Oct 29
  • Electrical, plumbing & mechanical12
  • Renovation & repair6
  • Minor work2
  • New construction1
  • Home businesses1
  • Other1
  • Additions1
  • Demolition1

Street trees

DDOT inventory
Street trees1,750150 species; 177 planted in the last 5 years
Empty tree boxes15ready to plant

Most common

Willow oak 105, Red oak 100, Chinese elm 90, Red maple 83, Crape myrtle 51

Biggest trunks

  • Tulip poplar, 62 in across 3500 block of Albemarle St NW
  • Poplar, 60 in across 3500 block of Van Ness St NW
  • American sycamore, 59 in across 3100 block of Davenport St NW
  • Red maple, 55 in across 3500 block of Alton Pl NW

DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 25. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets

Around the house

For all 84 blocks; look up your own
Trash day
Monday, every blockDPW collection routes. Recycling: Monday, every block.
Leaf collection
Not started yetZone 3C (44 blocks), Zone 3A (40 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
Connecticut AveNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
Public schools (zoned)
Murch, HearstElementary, depending on the block. Middle: Deal. High: Jackson-Reed. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
Residential parking zone
Zone 3170 block sides have residential permit parking.

History

Van Ness in the record

In 1947, one builder put up 15 buildings on the 4400 block of 35th Street NW under 3 permits. The largest permit alone covered 7 buildings at an estimated $96,000. C4

744 historic building permits on record, 1897–2014, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).

This week in 1926: the Evening Star

“… were injured last night when the automo j bile in which thA- were riding was j struck by a street car and thrown i against a tree at Connecticut avenue land Van Ness street.”

Nov 3, 1926, page 3

“Drive out Connecticut ave. to Van Ness st., west to 58th st., north one block on 38th to Warren st., or Wisconsin ave. to War ren. east on Warren to 38th st. Any Broker or Owner.”

Nov 5, 1926, page 39

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

Who represents you

Van Ness overlaps 3 single-member districts in 1 advisory neighborhood commission. Each district elects one commissioner.

  • Amy RofmanANC 3F · 3F01
  • VacantANC 3F · 3F02
  • Adrian Jesus IglesiasANC 3F · 3F05

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

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