Latest news
Local outlets- Inside the October ANC Meeting: Stadium Roof Discussion and New Homes on M Street SW
- Thelma D. Jones Receives 2026 Community Champion Award
- Breaking the Mold: How SWBID Opened the Ambassador Ranks to Women
- Longtime President of Friends of the Southwest Library Georgine Wallace Steps Down
- Residents of the Lex at Waterfront Station Rally to Support Former Concierge
- Parents, Community Members Respond to Revised Modernization Plan for Amidon-Bowen Elementary
- Peer-Reviewed Study Highlights Importance of Tailored Vaccine Information
Nearby
Headlines that mention L'Enfant Plaza 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- Sat7Nov
- Sat14Nov
Further out: Nov 20, Nov 27.
Also check Southwest Library events The Wharf events ANC 6D meeting schedule
Getting around
Live, from WMATA and Capital BikeshareFederal Center SW
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Arrival times are WMATA’s predictions and refresh every 30 seconds. Not affiliated with WMATA or Capital Bikeshare.
On the street this week
Curb space reserved26 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 133 are active this week, reserving 21,010 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 2–4200 block of I StreetE3
- Nov 2–4400 block of E StreetD2
- Nov 2–4700 block of G StreetC2
- Nov 3–Dec 2300–400 blocks of 3rd StreetE1
- Nov 5–71100–1200 blocks of Maine AvenueA2
- Nov 5–71100–1200 blocks of Maine AvenueB2
- Nov 5–81100–1200 blocks of Maine AvenueB2
- Nov 5–14900 block of Maine AvenueC3
- Nov 5–13500 block of G StreetD2
- Nov 5–13200 block of K StreetE3
- Nov 6700 block of L'Enfant Plazanot mapped
- Nov 6600–700 blocks of 7th StreetC2
- Nov 6–81100–1200 blocks of Maine AvenueB2
- Nov 6400 block of L'Enfant Plazanot mapped
- Nov 7400–1000 blocks of Independence AvenueB1
- Nov 8600 block of D StreetD2
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days23 permits were issued Oct 6–Oct 29. Most are trade work; these 3 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 507 G St SWD2
Demolition of sun porch and replace-in-kind with screened porch. No new mechanical or plumbing. Repair front steps and replace-in-kind front railing.…
- 98 District Sq SWC3
Cfa mi vida restaurant is located at the wharf in washington, DC. The existing restaurant is approximately 8,128 sf and consists of two levels plus a…
- 817 Capitol Square Pl SWC2
Demolition of existing loft to enlarge bed room and accommodate new bath, laundry area, and new dormer in the rear section to comply with headroom.
Today’s condition
Nov 1311 requests in L'Enfant Plaza rose to 758 in the last 30 days, from 741 the 30 days before (+2%). The biggest swing: parking enforcement calls fell to 190 from 219 (−13%). Biggest rise: missed trash pickups went from none to 26.
12 rising / 6 easing / 1 steady, across the 19 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
- 27
- 1 more; small counts swing month to month
- 26 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: $625K median from 5 sales. 32 of 69 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 410 O St SW # 106condo | Oct 13 | $290K |
| 719 Delaware Ave SW # 221condo | Oct 6 | $656K |
| 525 Water St SW # 306condo | Oct 1 | $275K |
| 729 3rd St SW # 411condo | Sep 21 | $625K |
| 319 I St SW # 200condo | Sep 16 | $715K |
Sales are tied to L'Enfant Plaza through OTR assessment neighborhood R. L. A. SW 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 L'Enfant Plaza 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): 69% of the 2,911 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 daysLast 30 days, bar; the tick and small number are the 30 days before. 135 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 6–Oct 29Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Willow oak 493, Loblolly Pine 84, Pin oak 79, Swamp white oak 78, Red oak 75
Biggest trunks
- American elm, 51 in across
- American elm, 51 in across
- Willow oak, 50 in across
- Willow oak, 49 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 27. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 136 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Monday/Thursday, every blockDPW collection routes. Recycling: Monday, every block.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 6D (130 blocks), Zone 2B (5 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
- 12th Expy, 12th St, 14th St, 9th St, D St, Independence Ave, Maryland Ave, South Capitol St BnNo parking on these streets once DC declares a snow emergency; cars are towed.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Amidon-Bowen, Van NessElementary, depending on the block. Middle: Jefferson. High: Eastern. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 6 and 2274 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
L'Enfant Plaza in the recordIn 1919, one builder put up 1 buildings on the Unit block of K Street SW under 1 permits. F3
569 historic building permits on record, 1873–1950, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“… to rent space to them in tlie newly established market, Mr. Ashford urged the asso ciation to include that recommenda tion with their advocation of the Southwest market site.”
Nov 1, 1926, page 32
“After live years' study Mrs. Alice P. Barney purchased and gave tree use of an old historical house for an arts and craft center In Southwest Washington.”
Nov 2, 1926, page 5
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
L'Enfant Plaza overlaps 4 single-member districts in 1 advisory neighborhood commission. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Gottlieb Simon
- Gail Fast
- Andrea Pawley
- Chearie Phelps-el
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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Also here: about the data.