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Bipeds of Brookland: Fr. Jim Gardiner

Bipeds of Brookland: Fr. Jim Gardiner

Fr. Jim Gardiner remembers "a bus trip that I took to the motherhouse of what is now my community, Friars of the Atonement, in Garrison, NY. I was in the first grade. First time we ever went anyplace.  . . a couple of hours from the Bronx where I grew up.  As we were getting ready to leave, one of the priests there asked me if I had a good day. I told him I thought I had a wonderful day and he said, ‘I’m going to pray every day that you come back.”

Fr. Jim joined the Franciscan community after high school and came to DC for seminary, studying two years at CUA. “This neighborhood reminds me of my neighborhood in the Bronx because everybody has gardens, everybody shares what’s in the garden . . .You can always…

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Bipeds of Brookland: Iluminada Sanchez

Bipeds of Brookland: Iluminada Sanchez 

Iluminada Sanchez came to United States with her son from the Dominican Republic in 1995 after her husband. She and her husband were both lawyers but “in my country the economic situation was not good and we had a plan to make our life better. That’s why we decided to come here.”

In her first year, her daughter was born prematurely and she could not work, so she stayed home to care for her children. Her family moved into a transitional housing apartment at the nonprofit Mary House in Brookland, and Iluminada helped organize and distribute donations of clothing for families while living there. She is now on the board of Mary House. “I will always be grateful to them because when you come to another country,…

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1212 Underwood St NW DC.

1212 Underwood St NW Washington DC.
$649,000
Open House Sunday 1-4 pm
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1212 Underwood St NW Washington DC.
$649,000
Open House Sunday 1-4 pm

Open spaces and refined finishes abound in this light-lovers’ renovated home! Huge living room with replace flows into large chef-driven kitchen and dining space. Master bedroom with walk-in closet and en-suite bath with separate tub and dual vanity. Amazing basement in-law suite with private kitchen, laundry, bathroom, bedroom with egress window, and private side-entrance. Not a detail overlooked in this great home close to amazing neighborhood amenities: CVS, Safeway, Starbucks, Fort Stevens Rec Center, Takoma Aquatic Center, Busboys and Poets, just…

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4213 12th ST NE, Washington DC. Beautiful Brookland

4213 12th ST NE, Washington DC. Beautiful Brookland
$699,000.
Open House Sunday 1-4 pm

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4213 12th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017

Exquisite Brookland Bungalow

This tastefully upgraded and deeply-loved bungalow carefully blends modern upgrades with original charm and refined details. It is destined to be your forever home in this gorgeous location. After you've enjoyed the breeze from the front porch, enter through the substantial wooden front door and into the light-filled foyer. The large and proportional living room with wood burning fireplace is perfectly arranged for relaxing and entertaining. Cheerful sunlight pours in through large windows and illuminates the warmth of the original hardwood floors.

The…

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Bipeds of Brookland: Josh Burch

Bipeds of Brookland: Josh Burch

Josh Burch is a DC Statehood advocate who was born in DC. He moved to Brookland when he was ten months old. He went to Ghana as a Peace Corps volunteer and met his wife, another volunteer. In 2002, he bought the house next to the one where he grew up, and he now works for DC, managing restoration projects for our many streams that are in are in poor health.  “Brookland is just a beautiful neighborhood. Because of my work in the environmental field, I see the number of green spaces and the way people take care of their yards …  There is a consciousness about the environment that people in Brookland have that I love.”

Josh became involved with the DC Statehood movement in 2011.  “My daughter was a few months old and I…

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Washingtonian Best Real Estate Agents 2016

Abbott Klar Real Estate Group is proud to be among the top producers in the Washingtonian Best Real Estate Agents for 2016.  Pick up your July copy of the Washingtonian and real all about it.   Thank you to all our friends and clients for your continued referrals!  Thank you!

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Bipeds of Brookland: Jesse Brown

Jesse Brown grew up in LeDroit Park and first came to Brookland when he was 14 and walked a friend home. “I loved Brookland when I saw it, like a hidden gem.” He bought a house here 31 years ago and has been a member of the community ever since.  

Jesse opened up a coffee shop, Brookland Cup of Dreams, in 1997 and is now the sole proprietor of Serendipity Jazz Coffeehouse on 12th St which serves coffee and food and offers live Jazz Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.

By day Jesse is an electrician who trained here in DC and is a member of the local union. “Electrical is something I love. That’s not work, that’s passion. I’ve been doing it for 35 years. I learned from the best.  I learned when we didn’t have all these power tools and…

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4602 Sargent RD NE Washington DC. Beautiful Brookland

4602 Sargent RD NE Washington DC. Beautiful Brookland
$569,000
Open House Sunday 1-4 PM

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Restrained elegance and delightful charm abound in this renovated rowhouse are sure to make you feel right at home. A large front porch perfect for taking in the sunrise with a morning coffee welcomes you. The large living room anchors the home, and a modern, renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops opens to the formal dining room with built-ins galore. A large picture window invites light throughout the space and frames the back yard and deck that are just perfect for barbecues at sunset.

Up the wood stairs are three spacious bedrooms and and a shared bathroom. The lower level is finished with an updated…

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Bipeds of Brookland: Shani Hernandez

Shani Hernandez is the founder and editor of the Brookland Bridge blog. “I’m really not an activist, I’m more just like a concerned person who wants Brookland to be the best it can be.

She remarks, “We weren’t here a month when I went to my first meeting of the Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association and I was sort of hooked on knowing more. Then I would know a little. So I would be walking my dog and people would ask, ‘What do you know?’ There were some times I couldn’t get around the block. I’d run into a neighbor here, a neighbor there, and I said I feel like the town crier… and I said maybe I should start writing it down and do a blog.”

“Our work on trying to save the Brookland Green was huge. It was a lot of people;  it wasn’t just us.…

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2nd Annual Brookland Community Picnic.

Join us on Saturday June 18th from 12-4 pm for the 2nd annual Brookland Community Picnic.  Join us at the Monastery for food, drinks, live music, dunk tank, face painting, lawn games, magic shows, moon bounce and lots of fun!

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