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- ANC 2B October 14th Permitting and Licensing Committee Agenda
Nearby
Headlines that mention Dupont Circle 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 daysNothing on the calendars we read for the next 14 days.
Getting around
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved46 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 111 are active this week, reserving 10,824 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 1–301600 block of Q StreetF3
- Nov 1–31600 block of Q StreetF3
- Nov 1–31300 block of 17th StreetF5
- Nov 1–31600 block of R StreetF2
- Nov 11700 block of Church StreetE4
- Nov 11700 block of 20th StreetC2
- Nov 1–31700 block of Q StreetE3
- Nov 1–32200 block of P StreetA4
- Nov 1–Nov 301800 block of S StreetD2
- Nov 2–Dec 311800 block of Connecticut AvenueB2
- Nov 2–41700 block of Q StreetE3
- Nov 2–41700 block of 19th StreetD2
- Nov 2–41600 block of 17th StreetF3
- Nov 21700 block of P StreetE4
- Nov 31700 block of Swann StreetE1
- Nov 3–Dec 181700 block of Church StreetE4
- Nov 31700 block of N StreetE5
- Nov 3–Dec 12100 block of Newport PlaceB5
- Nov 3–51600–1700 blocks of P StreetF4
- Nov 3–Jan 12100 block of Q StreetB3
- Nov 41800 block of Swann StreetD1
- Nov 5–71600 block of New Hampshire AvenueE3
- Nov 5–71700 block of S StreetE2
- Nov 5–71800 block of Riggs PlaceD2
- Nov 6–Dec 51500 block of New Hampshire AvenueD3
- Nov 61800 block of New Hampshire AvenueF1
- Nov 61600 block of 21st StreetB3
- Nov 61600 block of 17th StreetF3
- Nov 6–81500–1600 blocks of 18th StreetD4
- Nov 6–81500–1800 blocks of New Hampshire AvenueD3
- Nov 6–81600–1700 blocks of S StreetF2
- Nov 6–81700 block of 17th StreetF2
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days51 permits were issued Oct 5–Oct 28. Most are trade work; these 3 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 2025 Massachusetts Ave NWB3
Embassy Czech Republic Chancery, interior improvements to business and security functions. In select locations, the scope of work will involve the…
- 1613 Riggs Pl NWF2
Historic Property located in the Dupont Circle Historic District 2-Story rear addition over existing first floor footprint. New mechanical, plumbing,…
- 2014 O St NWC5
HISTORIC Replacement of an existing rear glazed porch and construction of a new rear deck. Plus 2 other permits at this address.
Today’s condition
Oct 31311 requests in Dupont Circle fell to 694 in the last 30 days, from 847 the 30 days before (−18%). The biggest swing: graffiti removal fell to 16 from 42. Biggest rise: parking enforcement calls rose to 131 from 114 (+15%).
5 rising / 16 easing / 4 steady, across the 25 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
- 68
- 2 more; small counts swing month to month
- 66 the 30 days before
- Last 30 days · counts only, never mapped
Homes
Sales, OTRMonthly median condo price; blank months had under 3 sales. Last 60 days: $700K median from 5 sales. 61 of 120 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1724 17th St NW # 21condo | Oct 18 | $700K |
| 1716 Swann St NWhouse, 5 bd, 2,906 sq ft | Oct 14 | $3.76M |
| 1935 17th St NW # 5condo | Oct 7 | $800K |
| 1735 New Hampshire Ave NW # 401condo | Sep 27 | $880K |
| 1901 19th St NW # 102condo | Sep 22 | $236K |
Sales are tied to Dupont Circle through OTR assessment sub-area Old City 2 D 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 Dupont Circle 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): 78% of the 4,031 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 73% 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. 157 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 5–Oct 28Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Chinese elm 115, Ginkgo (male) 112, London plane tree 112, Silver linden 102, Littleleaf linden 91
Biggest trunks
- Willow oak, 85 in across
- American elm, 50 in across
- American elm, 49 in across
- American elm, 42 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 26. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 109 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Tuesday/Friday, every blockDPW collection routes. Recycling: Friday for most blocks (66 of 109); Tuesday for 11.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 2B (70 blocks), Zone 2C (38 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)
- School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens, Ross, Oyster-Adams and 1 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens, Oyster-Adams, Columbia Heights. High: Cardozo, Jackson-Reed. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 2 and 1224 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
Dupont Circle in the recordIn 1889, one builder put up 23 buildings on the 1700 block of Q Street NW under 1 permits. The largest permit alone covered 23 buildings at an estimated $250,000. E3
1,546 historic building permits on record, 1872–2012, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“Inst one square from Dupont Circle in an exclu sive urban location.”
Nov 2, 1926, page 46
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Dupont Circle overlaps 6 single-member districts in 1 advisory neighborhood commission. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Vacant
- Jeffrey Rueckgauer
- Vincent E. Slatt
- Alex Marshall
- Matt Johnson
- Libby Franklin
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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Also here: about the data.