Comments on: Groundbreaking of Rhode Island Station on Tues.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:09:23 +0000

Huzzah! Between this and the development in Brookland, I am very happy about my potential property values.

By: Maire

Maire — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:34:03 +0000

I have to agree with the poster who mentioned the over-commercialized look of mass developments. Look at the southwest waterfront area. It’s Silver Spring’s twin. Yuck. I hope they can do a good job preserving the urbanity (word?) of the Rhode Island Ave corridor while making some improvements for residents. Is there a way to block off a certain number of storefronts for local or independent business so we don’t get Quiznos/Staples/Subway/etc? I wish they had done that when developing the Waterfront/Riverfront area.

By: Los Politico

Los Politico — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:58:34 +0000

What chain restaurants on U street? The 30 year old McDonald’s? U street has taken decades to transform- basically since the Green line dig out.

You are an idiot.

By: Los Politico

Los Politico — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:55:53 +0000

You should read the new Brookings report on Metro America. The poor have increasingly left the core of DC-Arlington-Alexandria and now live in the burbs, mostly outside of the Beltway. I think it was something like 100,000 less “poor” people in the urban core and 200,000+ more poor people in the surrounding suburbs.

By: Tres

Tres — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:19:43 +0000

Rent control applies only to landlords who own more than 4 rentable units in DC. When you sign a lease in DC, that’s when rent control will begin to take effect. Each year, your rent increase is limited to the consumer price index, plus 2% or so. So in effect, the most your rent can be raised is about 2% in inflation adjusted dollars a year. You have to research your landlord to find out if he’s subject to rent control. If he is, you might be able to rent that Petworth studio for 10 years before it becomes substantially more difficult to make payments. That’s assuming you receive no merit raises in that period.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:14:04 +0000

You’re right. U St is the WORST. So bland. So like every suburban stripmall in middle America. No character or edge whatsoever.

Are you kidding?

By: kk

kk — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:25:27 +0000

I wonder how new St. Martin projects in Eckington will effect the value of these apartments?

By: Formstone Bar

Formstone Bar — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:39:04 +0000

This development is in the commuter parking lot at RI Ave metro station. I consider this development a good deal overall. I just wish they would make the buildings a little taller because it’s right next to the metro.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:32:50 +0000

Seeing the actual development its pretty limited. The aweful strip senter with the liquidation store and the safeway are not part of it (isanyway to give a posthumus horses ass award to the architect of that?). Perhaps its just a start, but it seems that area needs a master plan that ties both sides of RI Ave and both sides of the metro/CSX tracks together. Otherwise it will always be a hot mess.

By: DL

DL — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:03:13 +0000

Extremely pleased this is not happening in my neighborhood. I think this type of bulk development leads to cookie-cutter, over commercialized look and feel to what might otherwise be a more genuine neighborhood. Look what happened to U St. Perhaps some people like it, but I think slow growth yields a better aesthetic than throwing in a bunch of local chain restaurants, apt buildings and all the typical suburban amenities.