Changing Hands

LEFT: St. Luke Catholic Church’s Father Cornelius joins Green Compass’s Nicole Whalen and Inocencio Quinones in the church’s tree-planting project. Photo: Green Compass

their deep roots and history in the community, and how they wanted the trees to become a part of the community fabric. It was hard work but a lot of fun.” St. Luke’s Steps Up in Ward 7 Meanwhile, members of Ward 7’s St. Luke Catholic Church also caught the treeplanting bug. In late October, congregants gathered with Casey Trees staff and volunteers to plant over 30 trees on church property as part of a voluntary stormwater management project developed and paid for by Green Compass, a DC-based clean-tech company that is helping the District meet its sustainability goals by installing green infrastructure and clean energy projects.

Nicole Whalen, the CEO and founder of Green Compass, helped organize the project. “We designed a green infrastructure project that manages some 20,000 gallons of water and saves the Church thousands of dollars on their water bill,” she explains. “The trees are a key part of the project. Since we collaborated with Casey Trees, it was a no-cost project for the church. And, the tree planting event itself was a great way to engage the community. About 20 parishioners showed up early on a Saturday morning to plant trees – including Father Cornelius! It was truly an interactive and multigenerational event, with people of all ages showing up to plant trees. In just over two hours, we created a new urban tree canopy. It was really inspiring!”

Coraggio hopes other groups across Wards 7 and 8 will take advantage of this Casey Trees programming, which offers several grant options for homeowners, schools, community institutions and even as memorials. See https://caseytrees. org/plant/ for more information about all of the tree planting programs that Casey Trees offers.

And, don’t forget, spring is a busy treeplanting season, and Casey Trees is always looking for volunteers. You can sign up to plant trees as an individual or as a part of a group outing at https://caseytrees.org/volunteer/. Be a part of making DC greener! Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and a blogger for the DC Recycler: www. DCRecycler.blogspot.com; Twitter: @DC_Recycler. She is also the vice chair of the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, but the perspectives expressed here are her own and do not necessarily represent the positions of that organization. u

Changing hands is a list of most residential sales in the District of Columbia from the previous month. A feature of every issue, this list,based on the MRIs, is provided courtesy of Don Denton, manager of the Coldwell Banker office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms.

NEIGHBORHOOD CLOSE PRICE BEDS

ANACOSTIA 1311 S St SE $600,000 5 1320 Maple View Pl SE $485,000 4 1420 Morris Rd SE $479,000 3 1422 18th Pl SE $495,000 3 1504 16th St SE $284,000 3 2124 13th St SE $375,000 4 BARRY FARMS 1428 Howard Rd SE $338,000 2 1476 Morris Rd SE $449,000 4 2441 Elvans Rd SE $550,000 5 3366 Brothers Pl SE #3 $225,000 2 CAPITOL HILL EAST 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #221 $399,999 1

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 114 Joliet St SW $485,000 7 1244 Barnaby Ter SE $340,000 3 24 Danbury St SW #24 $216,100 3 277 Newcomb St SE $380,000 4 3327 5th St SE $260,000 4 3517 21st St SE $385,000 4 3794 1st SE $225,000 0 400 Newcomb St SE #3 $315,000 2 4044 1st St SW $389,900 3 606 Chesapeake St SE $376,000 3 833 Hr Dr SE $385,000 3 85 Elmira St SW $371,000 4 862 Hr Dr SE $400,000 4

DEANWOOD 1059 48th St NE $480,000 4 1112 48th Pl NE $215,000 3 1114 51st Pl NE $413,000 3 244 NE Division Ave NE $214,000 3 313 44th St NE $382,000 5 4223 Gault Pl NE $250,000 2 4231 Clay St NE $220,000 2 4312 Jay St NE $475,000 3 4719 Eads St NE $256,000 2 4810 Quarles St NE #401 $127,200 2 4913 Just St NE $185,000 2 4917 Minnesota Ave NE $464,000 3 4952 Just St NE $280,000 2 5216 Karl Pl NE $350,000 3 5225 Blaine St NE $508,000 4 5322 Jay St NE $389,500 4 57 46th St NE $316,000 3 601 44th St NE $410,000 2 627 49th St NE $375,000 3 812 51st St NE $226,000 1 939 55th St NE $449,900 4 FORT DUPONT PARK 226 Anacostia Rd SE $525,000 5 3326 E St SE $225,000 2 3935 S St SE #303 $105,000 1 4033 Ely Pl SE $499,999 4 4213 Hildreth St SE $295,000 2 4222 SE Southern Ave SE $399,500 4

H STREET CORRIDOR 1016 K St NE $970,000 4 1145 5th St NE $695,000 4 1350 Maryland Ave NE #304 $414,000 1 319 K St NE $1,189,000 5

506 12th St NE $799,900 3 725 18th St NE #1 $580,000 3

HILL CREST 1718 29th St SE $226,000 3 2042 Fort Davis St SE #301 $105,000 1 2103 Suitland Ter SE #102 $136,300 2 3130 Alabama Ave SE $539,999 4 3148 Westover Dr SE $699,000 4 3151 Westover Dr SE $425,000 3

KINGMAN PARK 1506 Gales St NE #1 $575,000 2 302 Oklahoma Ave NE #301 $288,000 1 423 18th St NE #2 $550,001 3 425 19th St NE $527,000 3 503 21st St NE $699,000 4 LILY PONDS 129 33rd St NE $455,000 3 148 33rd St NE $399,900 2 206 33rd St NE $405,000 2 206 34th St NE $329,000 2 320 36th St NE $349,000 2 3603 Grant Pl NE $470,000 3

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 5110 H St SE $430,000 4 5212 D St SE $225,000 3 5537 Central Ave SE $365,000 2

RANDLE HEIGHTS 1436 Congress Pl SE $387,000 3 1725 Erie St SE $405,000 4 2224 S St SE $384,900 2

SW WATERFRONT 1211 4th St SW $1,000,000 4 1239 4th St SW $872,000 2 1311 Delaware Ave SW #S331 $280,000 2 215 G St SW #131 $650,000 3 608 4th Pl SW $1,050,000 4 800 4th St SW #S221 $450,000 2

TRINIDAD 1169 Summit St NE $315,000 2 1210 19th St NE #3 $530,000 2 1410 Montello Ave NE #1 $675,000 2 839 19th St NE #5 $410,000 2