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1217 New Jersey Avenue Northwest, Washington

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Does 1217 New Jersey Avenue Northwest have open permits or code violations?
DC Department of Buildings lists 20 permits, 12 not closed, and 0 violations.
What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in District of Columbia?
$1,249,125 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
Is radon a problem here?
EPA radon zone 2, moderate potential.
What natural disasters is 1217 New Jersey Avenue Northwest at risk for?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively low overall, with elevated heat wave risk.

Permits and code violations

12 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner.

  1. Supplemental Dec 2024Permit issued
  2. Supplemental Dec 2024Permit issued
  3. Supplemental Dec 2024Permit issued
  4. Construction Dec 2023Permit issued

    Basement: add beam to support first floor first floor: remodel kitchen, structural openings at kitchen and exterior rear walls for new windows new hvac and electrical

  5. Supplemental Jul 2023Permit issued
  6. Supplemental Jun 2023Permit issued
  7. Supplemental Apr 2023Permit issued

    Plumbing trade permit

  8. Supplemental Mar 2023Permit issued
  9. Construction Nov 2022Permit issued

    *****historic / mount vernon district********** interior renovation basement and level 1, new windows. use change to a 2-unit flat

  10. Construction Jul 2022Expired

    Remove existing slate and cricket between the base of the tower and the ridge of the roof, reinstall the same slate and install fibertite fiberclad. replace any broken slates.

  11. Supplemental Jul 2022Completed
  12. Supplemental Jul 2022Completed

DC Department of Buildings

Safety and environment

FEMA natural hazard risk

Relatively Low

Highest for this area: heat wave. These drive insurance cost here.

FEMA National Risk Index, census tract

Superfund site

2.6 mi

Washington Navy Yard (NPL Site). Check groundwater and vapor reports on the EPA site page.

EPA National Priorities List

Leaking fuel tanks

14 within 1,650 ft

Nearest: Off Of Public Education Facilities Modernization, 1301 New Jersey Av Nw (700 ft), open. 1 still open. Ask whether groundwater or soil vapor testing was done.

EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases

Brownfield site

1,750 ft

2 Patterson Street Property and 1 more within half a mile. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.

EPA ACRES Brownfields

Toxic release facility

1,850 ft

U S Dhs Immigration Customs Enforcement Ice Nfttu and 1 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.

EPA Toxics Release Inventory

Historic listing nearby

350 ft

Augusta Apartment Building. Exterior changes can need preservation review; listed buildings can qualify for rehabilitation tax credits.

National Park Service, National Register

Radon potential

Moderate

Average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. EPA still suggests testing ground-floor and basement units.

EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map

Nearest public schools

750 ft

Walker-Jones Education Campus (750 ft), Dunbar HS (750 ft), Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary (1,100 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

Major airport

3.9 mi

Reagan National (DCA). Homes this close can sit inside the 65 dB DNL noise contour. Visit at peak hours and check the airport's noise map.

FAA large-hub airports

Conforming loan limit 2026

$1,249,125

District of Columbia. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.

FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit

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