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Local outlets- Events: Building a better Ward 3 and RFK for all
- Listing of the Day: 2881 Chancellor’s Way, Washington
- DC Fresh Finds for October 28, 2026
- Work Scheduled (John McCormack Rd, from Brookland Metro to the near the Ft. Totten Trash Transfer Station)
- ANC 5B Monthly Meeting [Virtual]
- May 2026 Minutes
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Nearby
Headlines that mention Brookland 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 20, Nov 27.
Also check Woodridge Library events ANC 5B meetings Catholic University events
Getting around
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved25 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 246 are active this week, reserving 45,430 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 21800 block of Kearny StreetE4
- Nov 2–43200 block of 15th StreetD4
- Nov 2–41800 block of Kearny StreetE4
- Nov 3–Dec 21400 block of Jackson StreetD4
- Nov 3–Dec 21300 block of Monroe StreetD4
- Nov 3–Dec 22700–4200 blocks of 12th StreetC2
- Nov 3–Dec 21300 block of Otis StreetD3
- Nov 3–Dec 21400 block of Franklin StreetD5
- Nov 3–51400 block of Brentwood RoadD5
- Nov 5–Dec 43700 block of 13th StreetD3
- Nov 5–Dec 41400 block of Newton StreetD4
- Nov 53100 block of 14th StreetD5
- Nov 5–73200 block of 12th StreetC4
- Nov 6–8700 block of Franklin StreetC5
- Nov 8–Dec 73300 block of 20th StreetF4
- Nov 8–Dec 73300 block of 22nd StreetF4
- Nov 8–Dec 74000 block of 12th StreetC3
- Nov 8–Dec 71600–1700 blocks of Monroe StreetE4
- Nov 8–Dec 71500–1700 blocks of Newton StreetD4
- Nov 8–104000 block of 10th StreetC2
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days117 permits were issued Oct 5–Oct 29. Most are trade work; these 0 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
No additions, demolitions or new buildings were permitted in the last 30 days.
Today’s condition
Nov 1311 requests in Brookland fell to 1,943 in the last 30 days, from 2,370 the 30 days before (−18%). The biggest swing: dockless vehicle parking complaint rose to 297 from 37. Biggest drop: missed trash pickups fell to 63 from 232.
13 rising / 26 easing / 5 steady, across the 44 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
- 49
- 0 fewer; small counts swing month to month
- 49 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: $860K median from 22 sales. 100 of 172 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 553 Regent Pl NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,584 sq ft | Oct 19 | $985K |
| 3633 13th St NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,552 sq ft | Oct 18 | $615K |
| 3059 Chancellor's Way NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,398 sq ft | Oct 15 | $835K |
| 2700 4th St NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,764 sq ft | Oct 14 | $950K |
| 1420 Michigan Ave NEhouse, 3 bd, 1,446 sq ft | Oct 12 | $750K |
Sales are tied to Brookland through OTR assessment sub-areas Brookland C, D and E and Woodridge A 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 Brookland 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): 62% of the 6,150 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. 332 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 5–Oct 29Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Willow oak 387, Red maple 313, Crape myrtle 270, Eastern redbud 239, Pin oak 223
Biggest trunks
- Other (See Notes), 70 in across
- Silver maple, 58 in across
- Red oak, 57 in across
- American elm, 54 in across
DDOT urban forestry inventory, Oct 28. Ask DC to plant a tree · Streets
Around the house
For all 378 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Wednesday for most blocks (319 of 378); Tuesday for 3DPW collection routes. Recycling: Wednesday for most blocks (307 of 378); Tuesday for 3.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 5B (249 blocks), Zone 5A (124 blocks), Zone 5C (4 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
- None in the neighborhoodSide streets are plowed after the emergency routes.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Burroughs, Bunker Hill, Noyes and 1 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: Brookland, McKinley. High: Dunbar. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 5754 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
Brookland in the recordIn 1938, one builder put up 26 buildings on the 900 block of Perry Place NE under 3 permits. The largest permit alone covered 13 buildings at an estimated $65,000. C3
3,624 historic building permits on record, 1886–1958, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“The Feast of Christ the King Is be ing celebrated at the Catholic Univer sity today.”
Oct 30, 1926, page 23
“Six of them hailed from the vicinity of Langdon School and six from Brookland way.”
Nov 3, 1926, page 42
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Brookland overlaps 7 single-member districts in 3 advisory neighborhood commissions. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Jack Hermes
- Nandini Sen
- Jingwen Sun
- Ra Amin
- Monica Martinez Lopez
- Maya Vizvary
- Aru Sahni
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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Also here: about the data.