Development

“When will this nonsense end?”

By Prince Of Petworth


150 S Street, NW. Photos courtesy Brian Smith

“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to give you a bit of background on the development at the corner of 2nd and S Sts NW. Late last year this church was sold to Kadida Development for the purpose of redeveloping the site into 8 townhomes – after numerous hearings including an attempt by folks who are not directly impacted by the construction to designate the church “historic” the project won approval and the developer started to move ahead with demo of the site – in his defense he has kept me and other directly impacted neighbors up to speed about how the project will go…and in spite of a few issues things have been ok. The impacted neighbors have asked for a few things that the developer has not provided – proof of insurance, finalized plans, promises about easements and a few other things that I will not bother going into. All in all this was going somewhat according to plan…until last weekend. (more…)

Anyone Know What’s Going on at the Howard University Sherman Ave Parking Lot?

By Prince Of Petworth


2525 Sherman Ave, NW

Been getting a lot of queries like this one from Ryan:

“I noticed the other night that they’re completely digging up the parking lot on Sherman. Howard has re-zoned a number of their properties along Sherman and I’m wondering if anyone knows whether they’re building here as well?”

And Brian notes: “This is is the lot where they’d park their beat-up Howard police cruisers.”

Update on that Half a House in Brightwood

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Remember the $520k half-house (https://www.popville.com/2017/08/gdon-property-has-been-gutted-and-will-require-finishing-edition-reader-request/)? After being without a second story or roof since at least October 2016, it now looks like this:

Advertised on the sign as 5 bed/5.5 bath and asking price will be $950k.”

J&M Auto Service & Body Shop Demoed – Check Out What’s Coming

By Prince Of Petworth


1731 Kalorama Road, NW

Thanks to John for sending: “Demolition started in my backyard on Monday. Photo taken from 4th floor of 2301 Champlain St. NW.”

Petra’s website says:

“Luxury 24 Unit condominium in the heart of Adams Morgan. Half block away from 18th street corridor.

Delivery: Spring 2019”


Rendering via Petra

“Density, Historic Preservation, and Bureaucracy at U Street ANC Committee”

By Prince Of Petworth

The following was written by PoPville contributor David McAuley, founder of Short Articles about Long Meetings.


via Google streetview

The developers and the representatives of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 1B/U Street agree that they would be happy enough to get something, anything, built at 1914 8th Street NW to improve the crumbling eyesore of a building that is there now. The property was on the agenda of ANC1B’s Zoning, Preservation, & Development Committee meeting on June 18.

“I just want to see it done,” said Commissioner Jerry Johnson (district 02). The property in question is in Johnson’s district.

“It’s ridiculous that you have to go through so many layers of stupidity,” said another member of the committee, concerning the developer’s trip through the DC city bureaucracy.

“At this point, he just wants to build something,” said Armstrong Kassa, representative of developers SGA Companies, Inc., and of the owner of the building.


via google maps

The developer would be more than happy to construct a building that would add a few more housing units to a high density area within two blocks of a metro station and a stone’s throw from U Street. (more…)

“To honor the building’s historic roots, Westbrook Partners and MRP Realty will renovate the interior retail mall, carefully curating an atmosphere that seamlessly flows between a modernized retail concourse and the well-preserved historic elements.”

By Prince Of Petworth


20th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW courtesy Duke’s

From a press release:

“Westbrook Partners, a privately-owned, fully integrated global real estate firm, and MRP Realty, developers and operators of commercial, residential, and mixed-use real estate across the Mid-Atlantic region, announced today their selection as the George Washington University’s developer-partner for 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue. The 400,000 square foot mixed-use property is located at the nexus of the Central Business District and Foggy Bottom and at the front door of GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus. (more…)

Historic Franklin School Renovations Start, “The new museum will expand upon the usable space in the Franklin School building, creating a fourth floor under the soaring mansard roof, with a roof terrace overlooking Franklin Square”

By Prince Of Petworth


13th and K Street, NW

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Mayor Bowser celebrated the start of a renovation that will transform the historic Franklin School into Planet Word – a museum dedicated to the power and fun of words and language. The Mayor was joined by Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans and Planet Word Founder and CEO Ann Friedman. (more…)

Old Soldiers Home (AFRH) Mixed Use Re-Development Request for Proposals Released

By Prince Of Petworth


via RFP

“Dear PoPville,

It’s really disappointing that the 80 acres they’re targeting for redevelopment are on the southeast corner, where the development will be bounded by the high-speed multilane arterials of Irving St and North Capitol. There doesn’t seem to be any discussion of improving connectivity across the AFRH campus by reconnecting the street grid. The RFP mentions the closeness of both the red and green lines, but without any safe way to walk to Brookland or Georgia Ave, the new residents there will certainly be driving 100% of the time. Seems like a missed opportunity, though perhaps not surprising. What do you think?”

AFRH_RFP_-21_May_2018_-_Final (PDF)

Full synopsis of RFP after the jump. (more…)

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