by Marlene Berlin The Ward 3 Democrats, at their meeting Wednesday, December 6th at 7 p.m., are hosting a panel on housing vouchers and their impact on rent-stabilized buildings. This virtual meeting is open to the public, but to watch the panel, you must register in advance. The panelists are Ward 3 Council member Matt […]
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More Neighborhood in the News: Landlords accused of conspiring; Mystery cars behind the former Burger King
Neighborhood in the News is usually a monthly feature, at most, and we just published one a week ago. But we didn’t think this news could wait. In case you missed it, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing a real estate tech firm and 14 of the District’s largest apartment owners, accusing them of […]
Neighborhood in the News: Another ambassador moving in; Rent on the rise; The real birthplace of the U.S. atomic age
After living in hotels and other temporary homes in Washington for the past two years, Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog is getting a new and permanent official residence. And it’s in Forest Hills. The mansion at 3301 Fessenden Street NW was built in 2019 and originally listed for $15 million dollars. The list price when it […]
From zero to 7,000+: One DC agency charts voucher renters in its programs since 2016
by Marlene Berlin More than 7,000 DC residents were housed under DC Department of Human Services (DHS) programs for the homeless as of September last year. The figure is from the DHS report “A Path to Ending Homelessness,” which chronicles growth in the agency’s voucher programs since 2016. “Over the past two years, the District […]
Apartments in Brief: Rent-stabilized and “cannibalized”; Apartment managers on the “front line”
by Marlene Berlin Residents of apartment buildings in Van Ness have been working since 2019 to raise awareness of DC government policies that have undermined rent-stabilized housing availability and security. Developments in the past six months have served to confirm and call more attention to their complaints. In early October, the U.S. Department of Housing […]
ANC 3F’s Housing Committee is meeting with apartment and condo property managers on March 14
by Teri Huet ANC 3F02 commissioner The ANC 3F Housing Committee is hosting a meeting for apartment and condo property managers within the advisory neighborhood commission’s boundaries on Tuesday, March 14th. Many property managers engage with their residents, outside vendors, and other entities without knowing how the DC government can support – or better support […]
Apartment updates: The Post confirms DC overpays many landlords getting rent subsidies; Rent-stabilized buildings could see large rent hikes this year
As recently as Presidents Day, 4801 Connecticut was advertising its one-bedroom apartments to prospective renters for $1,700 per month. According to a Washington Post investigation, the DC Housing Authority is subsidizing nearly two dozen renters in similar 4801 apartments, and in each case is paying $2,648 per month. The difference: nearly $1,000. Not all overpayments […]
Connecticut House, a “nuisance” property, will be managed by the same company that oversees the Brandywine Apartments
by Marlene Berlin The apartment building at 4500 Connecticut Avenue will be under new management as of the new year. On Monday, November 28th, Connecticut House residents received this welcome letter from Borger Management. It is our pleasure to announce that Borger Management, Inc. has been appointed the Managing Agent for Connecticut House, LLC effective […]
Apartments in Brief: HUD blasts DC Housing Authority on rent overpayment, DC AG settlement bans landlord from managing its own apartments
DC apartments have gotten a lot of press lately, with the news of HUD’s audit of the DC Housing Authority, and DC Attorney General Karl Racine’s record $10 million discrimination settlement with a landlord. The HUD assessment released in early October lambasted DCHA’s management of its public housing and vouchers program from October 2019 to […]
Deputy mayor promises communication portal as a short-term fix for apartment buildings with “impactfully disruptive residents”
The DC deputy mayor charged with overseeing coordination between DC agencies that work on homelessness and behavioral health said in July that the District was creating a communication portal that apartment landlords and residents could use to request services for disruptive tenants. Wayne Turnage and a staff member suggested at the July 19th ANC 3F […]