Search term: "miles glass" (01/01/2003-12/31/2009): 3 matching blog entries
For Sale Signs at 8th and Virginia and 9th and M
Oct 17, 2007 8:40 AM
Recently
a sign has gone up on the old
Miles Glass building at
8th and Virginia advertising an "assembled lot sale" for eight lots along Virginia and along L, totally nearly 27,000 square feet and having a combined assessed value in 2007 of $6.761 million. The sign seems to indicate that the group sale does not include the Wrenn Barber Shop/Braiding Salon building at 1005 8th, nor the
Miles Glass/Al's Diner lot next door at 1003 8th, which was bought on July 19 for $620,000 by "1003 8th Street LLC" (though I'm only now figuring out that the
Miles Glass building is part of that 1003 8th lot). The assembled lot sale is being handled by real estate agent Barbara Miles, whose father was the founder of
Miles Glass. (And she says that the family did take the
cool old Miles Glass sign for themselves, which I'm glad to hear because I'm a sucker for cool old signage.)
And
another new sign has popped up on the beige two-story building at 900 M Street, advertising lease or sale of this 9,624-sq-ft lot, with
Lincoln Property Company, owners of
Maritime Plaza at 12th and M, as the contact. Assessment records show the owner as "Paramount Investments," but I don't know if Lincoln manages the property or if they've purchased it or what (the public version of the property sales database runs about six weeks behind actual sale dates). It was assessed in 2007 at $2.651 million.
Al's Deli Building on 8th Street Sold
Aug 21, 2007 12:21 PM
The
DC Property Sales database has finished its August recess, and now reports that 1003 8th Street, SE, home to Al's Famous Delicatessen, was bought on July 19 for $620,000 by "1003 8th Street LLC." As of a few days ago, Al's was still open, and I haven't heard about any plans for the site. No sign yet, though, as to whether the old
Miles Glass building next door is changing hands, which I thought might be the case after Mac's Tire Service closed
at the end of June -- as of now, there's no records in the database indicating that building has been sold, but the database is about a month behind. Here's
a photo of the buildings--the building that sold is the four-story one in the middle, and the
Miles Glass building is the funky two-story one on the right.
UPDATE, 10/17: Two months later, I finally figure out that the Miles Glass building is actually part of the lot that makes up 1003 8th Street, so it was part of this sale.
Miles Glass Tire Shop Closed
Jun 26, 2007 4:23 PM
Thanks go to eagle-eyed correspondent Mark for passing along the news this weekend that Mac's Tire Service shop in the old
Miles Glass building at
8th and Virginia appears to have closed. I have no details to pass along, as to whether the property's been sold or if the shop just shut down on its own. Anyone with details is of course
encouraged to drop me a line. It's quite a cool building, in a good location on
8th Street--it would certainly seem to have possibilities, but they'd better not involve demolishing it or getting rid of that festive sign!
UPDATE: I've been alerted that Mac's has not closed permanently, but has moved to 423 Florida Ave. NE.