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Sunrise house for sale...again


Call me crazy but this stinks...1225 5th st NW is on the market, again, for almost a million dollars.  They are including 1223 5th, the lot that was illegally paved & fenced...That situation was just recently resolved - DC made the owner lower the fence and put in some plants.  Now this place has been vacant for many years now, not a dime of vacant property tax has ever been charged of course.  The owner, Sunrise Academy, has done work to the house, sometimes even with permits...looking at the listing photos of the interior, its evident that the renovation was never intended for school use.  Indeed the listing claims the house is 2 condos.  I have been yammering about this school speculating on real estate mostly in our neighborhood but in MD too, on the taxpayers dime.  They have gotten millions of dollars in DC government money and they have bought & sold multiple properties wiith it.  Now they are trying to sell this one, again, for a profit.  Given the school's history (the founder went to jail for a bit, they were using 5 or six buildings on 6th for school use and not zoned/licensed for it, idling school buses every day...) this is extremely sketchy!  When the city dumps our taxpayer money into something there has GOT to be some accountability!

Sale Date Buyer Name Seller Name Address City Zip Sale Price
12/08 BRAWNER, CECILIA SUNRISE ACADEMY N/A (Parcel : 0477 0040 ) DC 20001 $496,000
11/07 HATHAWAY, AMY B SUNRISE ACADEMY 1606 5TH ST NW Old City II, DC 20001 $409,940
02/07 SUNRISE ACADEMY ROSS, WILLIAM JOSEPH 1003 RHODE ISLAND AV NE Brentwood, DC 20018 $420,000
12/06 SUNRISE ACADEMY HANBURGER, CH 10901 MATTAPONI RD Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 $905,000*
08/06 EILETS, DAVID A SUNRISE ACADEMY 2010 5TH ST NW LeDroit Park, DC 20059 $399,000
08/06 UKAEGBU, ADOLPHUS C SUNRISE ACADEMY 6422 KANSAS AV NE Takoma, DC 20012 $295,000
08/06 UKAEGBU, ADOLPHUS C SUNRISE ACADEMY 6422 KANSAS AV NE Takoma, DC 20012 $295,000
09/05 SUNRISE ACADEMY MARYLAND CENTR FOR Y 13101 CROOM RD Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 $1,100,000*
03/05 SUNRISE ACADEMY GRIER, JOSEPH 1604 5TH ST NW Old City II, DC 20001 $450,000*
02/05 SUNRISE ACADEMY GHIGLINO, PATRICIA 401 P ST NW Old City II, DC 20001 $800,000*
02/05 SUNRISE ACADEMY WILLIAMS, DAVID 1225 5TH ST NW Old City II, DC 20001 $500,000*
03/04 SUNRISE ACADEMY FORD HAROLD 1132 6TH ST NW Old City II, DC 20001 $480,000*
06/03 SUNRISE ACADEMY OVERBY LORA MICHELE 1001 RHODE ISLAND AV NE Brentwood, DC 20018 $357,000*
03/03 SUNRISE ACADEMY WARDSWORTH LINDA J 403 P ST NW Old City II, DC 20001 $332,000*
06/02 SUNRISE ACADEMY GRANT, FAY JASMINE 2010 5TH ST NW LeDroit Park, DC 20001 $279,900*
05/02 SUNRISE ACADEMY BROWN, MARQUIS J 1606 5TH ST NW Old City II, DC 20001 $275,000*

Comments
I should also add that Sunrise, according to the adresses listed on their outdated website, does not operate their school out of any of these addresses. In practice they did out of 1130 6th but they have vacated - there has been some renovation work going on recently. They have rented space.

Posted By Si Kailian / At 10/7/09 10:37 AM


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