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Nearby
Headlines that mention Trinidad 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 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 28.
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Getting around
Live, from WMATA and Capital BikeshareNoMa-Gallaudet U120 m outside
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved15 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 99 are active this week, reserving 17,446 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 2–41200 block of Simms PlaceD3
- Nov 2–51700 block of Lang PlaceE4
- Nov 2–41200 block of Simms PlaceD3
- Nov 2–131700 block of Lyman PlaceE4
- Nov 3–Dec 21400 block of Trinidad AvenueD4
- Nov 3–Dec 271300–1400 blocks of Montello AvenueC4
- Nov 3–Dec 271100–1200 blocks of Oates StreetC3
- Nov 3–30700 block of 17th StreetE5
- Nov 4800 block of 20th StreetE4
- Nov 5–Dec 41100 block of Morse StreetC4
- Nov 6400 block of Morse StreetA3
- Nov 8–Dec 71700 block of Montello AvenueD2
- Nov 8–Dec 251100 block of Neal StreetC4
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days72 permits were issued Oct 5–Oct 29. Most are trade work; these 4 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 2225 M St NEF3
To raze an existing 2-story semi-detached dwelling.
- 2229 M St NEF4
To raze an existing 3-story detached building.
- 1721 L St NEE4
First Floor nonstructural interior Alteration of 320 sf. New finishes, fixtures, & appliances. Repair/Replace any damaged or rotten materials in…
- 1254 4th St NEA3
Historic addition of a rear stair enclosure at the second floor, provide two interior stairs and renovate storefront. Prepare base building for…
Today’s condition
Nov 1311 requests in Trinidad fell to 2,635 in the last 30 days, from 3,236 the 30 days before (−19%). The biggest swing: dockless vehicle parking complaint rose to 157 from 43. Biggest drop: missed trash pickups fell to 47 from 131.
16 rising / 27 easing / 4 steady, across the 47 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
- 71
- 23 fewer; small counts swing month to month
- 94 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: $575K median from 5 sales. 47 of 101 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1119 Staples St NEhouse, 4 bd, 1,504 sq ft | Oct 19 | $910K |
| 1222 Owen Pl NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,368 sq ft | Oct 13 | $715K |
| 845 19th St NE # 8condo | Sep 30 | $310K |
| 1241 Oates St NE # 2condo | Sep 30 | $640K |
| 1678 Montello Ave NEhouse, 2 bd, 1,184 sq ft | Sep 29 | $575K |
Sales are tied to Trinidad through OTR assessment sub-areas Trinidad A, B and C and Brentwood 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 Trinidad 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 2026-11-02): 100% of the 3,538 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 94% 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. 599 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 5–Oct 29Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Willow oak 270, Japanese zelkova 153, Red maple 144, Littleleaf linden 130, American elm 125
Biggest trunks
- Willow oak, 56 in across
- Oak, 52 in across
- Willow oak, 51 in across
- American elm, 50 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 29. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 229 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Tuesday for most blocks (144 of 229); Monday/Thursday for 5DPW collection routes. Recycling: Tuesday for most blocks (156 of 229); Thursday for 5.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 5D (217 blocks), Zone 6A (4 blocks), Zone 7C (3 blocks), Zone 5C (3 blocks), Zone 6B (2 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
- New York AveNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Wheatley, Browne, Miner and 3 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: Wheatley, Browne, Eliot-Hine, Stuart-Hobson, McKinley. High: Dunbar, Eastern. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 5 and 6466 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
Trinidad in the recordIn 1925, one builder put up 56 buildings on the 1700 block of L Street NE under 4 permits. The largest permit alone covered 15 buildings at an estimated $84,000. E4
3,478 historic building permits on record, 1888–1958, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“A letter from tho Northeast Busi ness Men’s Association, asking Presi dent Coolidge to consider Dr. Percival Hall, president of Gallaudet College, for appointment as District Commis sioner, was presented by a special com mittee from the association at the White House Friday.”
Oct 30, 1926, page 3
“I The association was addressed by a J representative of a firm which plans j jto erect 100 modern houses in Ivy City soon, and who asked that the j j members indorse certain changes in j the building zones. i The members went on record as re-1 gretting the resignation of Commis- J j sioner Rudolph, and a …”
Nov 4, 1926, page 17
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Trinidad overlaps 8 single-member districts in 1 advisory neighborhood commission. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Isabel Cholbi
- Sebrena L. Rhodes
- Anna Roblin
- Nathan Hosler
- Salvador Sauceda-guzman
- Charquinta (char) Mccray
- Juan Mccullum
- Juanita Holsendorff
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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Elsewhere in DC
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- Dupont Public House (old Sign of the Whale space) to Finally Open Tomorrow (Tuesday) ALLEGEDLY…
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- Northwest Georgetown November ANC Update
- From the MPD Blotter
Also here: about the data.