3rd and Tingey Street, SE
Thanks to Sarah for sending from Navy Yard.
Who would be your dream tenant be for this space in the historic Building 170?
And thanks to Jeffrey for sending a wider angle: (more…)
Development
501 New York Ave, NW rendering via Zoom
“Dear PoPville,
Did you know the little police house at 501 New York Ave in the middle of mount vernon triangle is being turned into the central cell block for dc? All detainees will be held there. And possibly released from there as well. I don’t think the community even knows what’s happening”
Another reader writes: (more…)
5300 Wisconsin Ave, NW rendering courtesy Tishman Speyer
From a press release:
“Tishman Speyer today announced it has secured $150 million in construction financing from RBC Capital Markets, as well as all permits necessary, to move forward with its reinvention of Mazza Gallerie in Washington, DC.
Working with acclaimed Danish design architects 3XN, Tishman Speyer is transforming the obsolete shopping mall in Friendship Heights into a dynamic mixed-use development featuring approximately 320 rental apartments and 90,000 square feet of retail.
Tishman Speyer will replace Mazza Gallerie’s existing three-story above-grade structure with a new seven-story building with a striking, undulating masonry façade set atop a new glass enclosed retail podium. Tishman Speyer will maintain the existing below-grade concourse retail and parking structure. Demolition of the existing structure is underway and completion of the residential portion and first wave of new retail openings is anticipated in 2025. (more…)
North Capitol St. & Michigan Ave. NW photo by Ron Cohn
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser, District officials, and community members celebrated the progress that has been made on the long-awaited McMillan redevelopment project. The District has invested more than $100 million to support the transformational project which is expected to deliver a 17,000 square-foot community center with a pool and a 6.2 acre park. Two-thirds of the project is also being developed by a private entity and will include housing, a grocery store, and amenities. (more…)
14th and U Street, NW
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development announces the selection of Reeves CMC Venture to redevelop the Frank D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs (Reeves Center) site. The project will deliver a hotel, a permanent home and headquarters for the National Association for Advancement of Color People (NAACP), municipal office space, and much-needed affordable and market-rate housing to the U Street Corridor. The project will also continue to honor the legacy to icons such as Frank D. Reeves and Mayor Marion Barry and preserve the legacy of Black Broadway. CSG Urban Partners, a resident, woman, and minority-owned business will lead the redevelopment. To date, this is one of the largest EquityRFP’s awarded by the District. (more…)
2600 Woodley Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
On Wednesday, this will come down”
Another reader shares a tentative timeline and writes: (more…)
1100 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Back in January we learned that Dog Daze would be coming to the former Logan Circle Laundromat space at 11th and Rhode Island Ave, NW.
“New Class “C” Tavern with an interior Seating Capacity of 45, a Summer Garden with 75 Seats, a Total Occupancy Load of 150, and a Sidewalk Café with 30 Seats.”
They now have an IG set up (more…)
Thanks to Daniel and JP for sending the latest from the old Marriott site in Woodley Park: (more…)
Thanks to N. for sending: “the Chase Bank at the new The Parks at Walter Reed is now open. And it looks like the Whole Foods (slated to open this summer) and the Jinya Ramen Bar are getting close! So glad to have this much-needed development coming to the Brightwood and surrounding areas!” (more…)
3118 Mount Pleasant St, NW
Been watching this spot for ages. Looks like a real reno is now coming.
The permit: (more…)