Latest news
Local outlets- Down Goes Dragon Hero in Shaw/U Street near 9:30 Club – Closing Next Thursday
- June 29 Special Meeting Agenda
Nearby
Headlines that mention Shaw 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.
Also check Shaw Library events Shaw Main Streets ANC 2G meetings
Getting around
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved42 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 128 are active this week, reserving 13,354 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 1–301300 block of 7th StreetC5
- Nov 1–30600 block of M StreetD6
- Nov 1–Nov 301300 block of Naylor Courtnot mapped
- Nov 1–Nov 301400 block of 10th StreetA4
- Nov 1–Nov 301600 block of 5th StreetD3
- Nov 1–31500 block of 6th StreetD4
- Nov 1–131600–1700 blocks of 11th StreetA3
- Nov 1–3900 block of R StreetB3
- Nov 1–31600 block of 7th StreetC3
- Nov 2–41400 block of 6th StreetD4
- Nov 2–41300 block of 8th StreetC5
- Nov 2–41700 block of 11th StreetA2
- Nov 3–Dec 21200–1500 blocks of New Jersey AvenueF6
- Nov 3–Dec 21400 block of 4th StreetF5
- Nov 3–Dec 2400 block of P StreetE4
- Nov 3–5400 block of M StreetE6
- Nov 3–5600 block of O StreetD5
- Nov 3–5700 block of Q StreetC3
- Nov 3–51500 block of New Jersey AvenueE4
- Nov 4–Dec 3700 block of Q StreetC3
- Nov 4–Dec 31700–1800 blocks of New Jersey AvenueE2
- Nov 4–Dec 3400 block of R StreetE3
- Nov 4–Dec 3400 block of Florida AvenueD1
- Nov 5–71500 block of 9th StreetB4
- Nov 6500 block of Q StreetD3
- Nov 6400 block of M StreetE6
- Nov 61800 block of Wiltberger StreetD1
- Nov 6600 block of S StreetD2
- Nov 61100 block of 6th StreetD7
- Nov 7–Dec 301700 block of 8th StreetC2
- Nov 7–Dec 301600 block of 7th StreetC3
- Nov 7–Dec 301600–1700 blocks of 8th StreetC3
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days37 permits were issued Oct 5–Oct 28. Most are trade work; these 3 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 1407 10th St NWA4
Historic district expansion of an existing single-family home to create a two-dwelling-unit flat. The scope of work includes a new areaway at the…
- 628 M St NWC6
Remove old shingles from the sloped section on the main roof and replace with new architectural shingles. Remove old flat roof sections on the main…
- 1503 10th St NWB4
HISTORIC- Selective demolition to facilitate full modernization: Octagon wing - full demolition of structure. Multipurpose Wing - demo of above grade… Plus 1 other permit at this address.
Today’s condition
Oct 31311 requests in Shaw fell to 1,493 in the last 30 days, from 1,589 the 30 days before (−6%). The biggest swing: dockless vehicle parking complaint rose to 471 from 355 (+33%). Biggest drop: traffic lights and pedestrian walk signals fell to 25 from 56.
7 rising / 20 easing / 4 steady, across the 31 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
- 40
- 1 fewer; small counts swing month to month
- 41 the 30 days before
- Last 30 days · counts only, never mapped
Homes
Sales, OTRMonthly median home price; blank months had under 3 sales. Last 60 days: $698K median from 6 sales. 40 of 81 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 418 M St NW # 2condo | Oct 5 | $1.20M |
| 441 Warner St NWhouse, 2 bd, 930 sq ft | Oct 4 | $310K |
| 427 Q St NWhouse, 2 bd, 774 sq ft | Oct 1 | $945K |
| 1718 9th St NW # 1condo | Sep 23 | $509K |
| 301 Massachusetts Ave NW # 1103condo | Sep 16 | $710K |
Sales are tied to Shaw through OTR assessment sub-areas Old City 2 B and G 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 Shaw 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): 46% of the 3,144 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 62% 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. 248 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 5–Oct 28Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Pin oak 160, Willow oak 159, London plane tree 130, Chinese elm 115, Red maple 104
Biggest trunks
- Willow oak, 49 in across
- Willow oak, 48 in across
- Plane tree, 47 in across
- Pin oak, 46 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 29. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 135 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Tuesday/Friday for most blocks (110 of 135); Wednesday for 3DPW collection routes. Recycling: Tuesday for most blocks (129 of 135); Wednesday for 2.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 2A (123 blocks), Zone 6A (6 blocks), Zone 1D (3 blocks), Zone 5C (3 blocks). The first pass for Leaf collection in Section A will begin on Monday, November 2, 2026. Section A should have their leaves raked to the tree box or curbside by Sunday, November 1, 2026. 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
- 7th St, New York AveNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Seaton, Walker-Jones, Thomson and 2 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: Cardozo, Walker-Jones, School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens. High: Cardozo, Dunbar. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 2 and 6 and 5 and 1268 block sides have residential permit parking.
Then
Shaw in the recordIn 1884, one builder put up 16 buildings on the 400 block of Warner Street NW under 1 permits. The largest permit alone covered 16 buildings at an estimated $10,000. E3
1,699 historic building permits on record, 1872–2015, 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
Shaw overlaps 6 single-member districts in 1 advisory neighborhood commission. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Howard Garrett
- Alexander M. "alex" Padro
- Nicole Shea
- Steven Mccarty
- Sheena Berry
- Rachelle P. Nigro
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
The weekly email
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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
- Last* Christmas Tree in Town – Happy (almost) Halloween!!
- “Does DC allow filming inside polling places? Some voters might be deterred…”
- 4 Open Houses to Tour This Weekend
Also here: jobs near Shaw (5 listed), about the data.