Latest news
Local outlets- DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Announces FY2027 Juried Exhibition Grant Opportunity
- Household Battery Recycling Now Available at Marion Barry Market in Historic Anacostia
- PJ's Barbers & Stylists to Host Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Anacostia on November 21
- November 4, 2026, ANC 8A Public Meeting
- March 30, 2026, ANC 8A Special Meeting
- ‘We Make History’ at the Anacostia Community Museum Explores How DC Stories Become History
- Oct 2: First Friday Night Open Mic Returns to Busboys and Poets Anacostia
Headlines that mention Anacostia, 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.
Getting around
Live, from WMATA and Capital BikeshareAnacostia200 m outside
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On the street this week
Curb space reserved15 curb-space permits start in the next 7 days; 73 are active this week, reserving 8,382 ft of curb in all.
- Nov 1–62500 block of Elvans Roadnot mapped
- Nov 2–Nov 301900 block of Martin Luther King Jr AvenueB1
- Nov 6–81600 block of U StreetD2
- Nov 6–82000–2100 blocks of 14th StreetC2
- Nov 6–81300 block of U StreetC1
- Nov 6–81300 block of V StreetC2
- Nov 71100 block of U StreetB1
- Nov 71200 block of Marion Barry Avenuenot mapped
- Nov 71900–2200 blocks of Martin Luther King Jr AvenueB1
- Nov 72000 block of Shannon PlaceB1
From DDOT’s public-space occupancy permits, at hundred-block precision. Streets
Bigger projects
Last 30 days27 permits were issued Oct 5–Oct 28. Most are trade work; these 3 are additions, demolitions or new buildings.
- 2620 Bowen Rd SEA4
This submission details the replacement of the existing fire alarm control panel. The existing control panel, ES-200X, will be replaced in its… Plus 1 other permit at this address.
- 2401 Elvans Rd SEC6
revision to building permit no. B2508183 to remove the surface parking. The house layout remains unchanged new construction of a single family…
- 1919 15th St SEC1
HISTORIC Foundation for addition to existing elementary school.
Today’s condition
Oct 31311 requests in Anacostia fell to 472 in the last 30 days, from 894 the 30 days before (−47%). The biggest swing: heating-assistance (LIHEAP) requests rose to 64 from 11. Biggest drop: parking enforcement calls fell to 72 from 121.
3 rising / 18 easing / 1 steady, across the 22 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
- 24
- 12 fewer; small counts swing month to month
- 36 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: $450K median from 7 sales. 16 of 37 sales in the past year closed above assessed value.
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1366 Valley Pl SEhouse, 3 bd, 1,040 sq ft | Oct 20 | $375K |
| 2408 24th St SEhouse, 3 bd, 1,659 sq ft | Oct 18 | $299K |
| 2321 High St SEhouse, 4 bd, 1,824 sq ft | Sep 30 | $450K |
| 2553 Alabama Ave SEhouse, 4 bd, 1,296 sq ft | Sep 29 | $650K |
| 2305 16th St SEhouse, 2 bd, 884 sq ft | Sep 28 | $171K |
Sales are tied to Anacostia through OTR assessment sub-areas Anacostia A and Randle Heights B, and Barry Farms 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 Anacostia 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): 77% of the 2,603 house and condo parcels in the OTR area(s) sit on squares inside the boundary, and 78% 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. 66 requests are still open.
Permits by type
Oct 5–Oct 28Street trees
DDOT inventoryMost common
Red maple 143, Chinese pistache 100, American hornbeam 87, American elm 79, Hackberry 71
Biggest trunks
- American elm, 53 in across
- Tulip poplar, 48 in across
- Other (See Notes), 48 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 140 blocks; look up your own- Trash day
- Friday, every blockDPW collection routes. Recycling: Friday, every block.
- Leaf collection
- Not started yetZone 8A (140 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
- None in the neighborhoodSide streets are plowed after the emergency routes.
- Public schools (zoned)
- Moten, Ketcham, Savoy and 1 moreElementary, depending on the block. Middle: Kramer. High: Anacostia. DCPS boundaries from 2025–26.
- Residential parking zone
- Zone 8298 block sides have residential permit parking.
History
Anacostia in the recordIn 1944, one builder put up 40 buildings on the 1400 block of Bangor Street SE under 5 permits. The largest permit alone covered 19 buildings at an estimated $55,000. C3
1,722 historic building permits on record, 1879–1959, by decade (DC Historic Preservation Office).
This week in 1926: the Evening Star
“The visita tion to Anacostia Lodge was followed by a program of entertainment fea tures, after which supper was served by members of Electa Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.”
Nov 4, 1926, page 17
“The commission established a near side car stop for northbound cars on Eleventh street at Harvard street, and an additional car stop at S street and Nichols avenue southeast.”
Nov 5, 1926, page 32
Machine-read text from Library of Congress scans; misspellings are the scanner’s. More from the archive
Who represents you
Anacostia overlaps 5 single-member districts in 2 advisory neighborhood commissions. Each district elects one commissioner.
- Fria Moore
- Jamila White
- Kimberly Little
- Marcus Thomas Hickman
- Juanita Beltran
Names of elected officials are public record. What your ANC is discussing
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Elsewhere in DC
- The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
- Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the National Museum
- #LifeInMVT Photo Of the Week: More Retail Comes to the Triangle!
- “Old Banneker High School Trees All Gone”
- Last* Christmas Tree in Town – Happy (almost) Halloween!!
Also here: about the data.