construction on one block of 11th street

here are a few pictures i took this morning on 11th street between P and rhode island. there is a LOT of construction on 11th street, from mass ave. all the way up to florida ave. there's a lot to cover here, and it looks like the guys over at renew shaw have started to do just that. here's a sample of one block of 11th street's renewal:

this was a one-story shell (actually just a façade, there was nothing behind it) that is being turned into what looks like four floors of condos.

here's an empty lot just north of the house on the northeast corner of 11th and P. i actually called when there was a for sale sign on the lot to see what they wanted for it, and it was north of $700K. guess it actually sold. i've seen the lot listed on the HPRB list recently. seems that the owners plan to build a four story building here as well.

while this isn't on the same block (it's south of P street) it catches your eye while standing on that block. four new row houses were built next to this larger condo building that's going up. it seems like all of the many empty lots that existed on 11th street that served as trash-strewn parking spots will be replaced with housing before the year is out. the increased density in the neighborhood should lead to some of the vacant and underutilized commercial space on the street getting fixed up soon too.