A cut and cover constructed Metrorail subway station has the equivalent amount of material to build a 50 story building. The length of a station platform is 45' longer then height of the Washington Monument. The diagonal arch at the location where the upper and lower arches cross "transept" in Metro Center is the largest reinforced concrete structural arch of its kind in the world, it measures 96' 10 1/2". The top speed a Metrorail train is capable of reaching 85 MPH (I have been aboard one that did 81 MPH). The total horse power of an 8 car train ranges between 6,080 HP (2,3 and 6k cars), and 7072 HP (7k cars).

I don’t think the prices you mention here are realistic in today’s market.

Yes but as two separate projects, one for the dig down and basement and the other for the upstairs. The second project is wrapping up now which is how I know current pricing on a lot of these things, appliances for example…. I just bought a house full of them.

So now the vibe is… sorry there’s only 3 seats that are constantly taken, thanks for giving us business but go sit somewhere else?

Forget these holier than thou types telling you to forfeit your tickets. Instead, email the communications team and ask them if it’s ok to attend without a child. They usually respond right away and will get you the answer you need.

Thanks. Which is why I’m asking what to expect.

Lol

Ask the guy who posted this earlier today and was on the inaugural train and was in the original 'promo video'

https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/123kjlp/47_years_ago_on_this_date_wmata_opened_the_first/

Oh wow, took this pic last year on the 27th without realizing the significance of the date.

Because not enough people update their smartphone's dictionary.

Seriously folks, unless you find yourself spending an inordinate amount of time talking about DuPont chemical spills, you'll just look so much better if you don't capitalize that way.

Lol, DC doesn't have any hipsters left. They all booked it to Baltimore years ago. NoMA is yuppie central.

I agree. I have night classes at GW and commute on the metro and while it’s not horrible or anything, being able to walk home after class would shave off a lot of time. Especially when it’s 9 o’clock at night and I’m just ready to be home lol

Yikes

"Speculating on extras" was the old term for bidding low then marking up the change orders. Find rotted wood? Need abatement? Joists not level? Decided on a better tile? They can add up quickly.

I've lived in NOMA and love it - I think people on this sub tend to exaggerate the crime. I love how close it is to most places in the city, and it's very easy to get to Union Station, the Capitol & the National Mall. With all the new construction it has a very youthful vibe, 20s-30s. That being said, I don't really like the area near Harris Teeter. I feel that it lacks any real sense of community and has some sketchy characters; near Eckington/Bloomingdale feels more residential.

I think Dupont is a much nicer area in terms of shops, things to do and safety, and is also way more accessible to GW, especially if you plan to take public transit. It also has a beautiful farmers' market on Sunday. It is a lot more active than Noma in the sense that the embassies are there (so sometimes there are protests but they're usually very chill) along with the many restaurants & bars, which can be a pro and a con. But if I had to choose between the two I'd choose Dupont in a heartbeat.

All the below are halal and fancy:

Maydan in Dc, Albi in DC, ilili in Dc, Lebanese Taverna in Tyson, Rumi’s kitchen in DC.

It would take them 12 years and billions of dollars over budget and they would only build a light rail system and brt

My guess is that union station and Rhode Island Ave were included bc of preexisting tracks

Any DC historians know why those locations were chosen to be the first stations?

They need to do this 24/7 on 14th Street. It's six lanes, 3 on each side, but:

• Right lane: all parking, so useless for driving.
• Middle lane: frequently blocked by Ubers/Lyfts/UberEats/GrubHub/UPS/FedEx/etc. drivers waiting to pick up people/food or drop people/packages off OR cars trying to turn right but can't because of pedestrians crossing the street
• Left lane: frequently blocked by drivers trying to turn left

There's no lane that you don't get stuck in or have to weave out of.

250k is really not “cheap.” It only appears so because many design + build firms add multiple layers of costs and inefficiencies and profit (and also potentially systems for delivering a better, more reliable product, depending on their experience.)

Let’s say the house is 2500 sq ft. 250k is 100 sq for renovating. 100 a sq ft has is just a bit low on the sticks and bricks of building a new 2500 sq ft home from scratch (though pandemic has messed with hard costs, but it’s starting to come down a bit.) But it gives us a cost baseline from which to work.

Digging out a basement CAN be expensive, but a lot of that stems from particular engineering complexity and how tall the basement it is to begin with, how much extra engineering needs to go in, etc.

If it’s a simple job, dudes literally go in with jackhammers and shovels and then pour a new foundation and footing walls after. Labor shouldn’t be more than 10 grand (3 - 5 dudes over a weel - 10 days) plus cost of materials, plus profit for the sub.

Once you have the blank canvas, you’re building from scratch-ish, but the main expensive pieces should be electrical, plumbing, and hvac. None of which should be more than 15k or so for systems (excluding finishes.) add in some structural changes here, plus reframing interior walls, let’s just round up to 100k before the finish out.

A decent Ikea kitchen should run around 10 - 15k, bathroom for material and labor should be 7.5 - 25k per depending on complexity, (let’s call it 15k for an average for 3 bathrooms - 45k), then another 10k for drywall, 10k for interior painting, 10k for flooring (refinishing original hardwoods and adding LVP in basement) then 10k on lighting fixtures and other odds and ends. That gets us up to 200k. These are rough rough numbers but more or less ballpark if you’re working with a one man shop GC and not a build + design firm.

Throw 50k on top for windows, finish trim work, exterior painting, landscaping, permits, and extra overhead, and 250k is achievable. There will be a lot less handholding, a less bespoke experience, and a lot more design + supervision heavy lifting for the homeowner. A guy with his own dedicated crew on payroll can likely achieve the above for around 150k, which is how the dedicated flippers make money on deals homeowners can’t.

It’s location based ad that is extremely frequent to people in NW DC around the embassy.

Georgetown - mostly college kids, especially a lot of girls, or old, rich people

Dupont - gay / prof neighborhood/ going through a decline since the pandemic

Noma - hope you enjoy drugs and shootings, hipsters love it here

Holy shit! That's awesome.

I'm curious why you would choose NOMA if you are buying a place, there aren't really many single family homes and not that many condo buildings. Definitely a renters area IMO.

Dupont would be better if you could afford it IMO but if you are buying I'd go closer to the West end for access to the park walking trails, up to Kalorama for some chiller vibes, or even into AdMo if you can afford it and get a place with private parking.