Development

Whittle School & Studios, “designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano”, coming to that Crazy Looking Building in Van Ness

By Prince Of Petworth


Van Ness and Connecticut Ave, NW

Where the first atomic clock was developed!!

From a press release:

“Whittle School & Studios, the world’s first global school, today announced their Washington D.C location, the first of two campuses. The other, located in Shenzhen, China, will be announced in March. The global PreK-12 school, headed by educational pioneer Chris Whittle, is slated to begin classes in the Fall of 2019.

Whittle School & Studios will be one school with campuses in more than 30 of the world’s leading cities. At capacity, they will boast a diverse student body of more than 90,000 full-time students and hundreds of thousands of part-time students, with a single faculty of over 10,000, tied together by a common curriculum that will be adapted to local laws and needs. The campuses will all work collaboratively through constant exchanges and online activities supported by a unique global headquarters, creating an organization linked with a new collective intelligence unlike any single-site institution in the world. (more…)

Rendering for Development Coming to 2833 Georgia Ave, NW

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2833 Georgia Ave NW/Gresham House courtesy Ernst Equities

From an email:

“On the ground floor there’s space for a retail tenant (3,358 sq ft). Above will be 15 apartment units (13 singles, two efficiency). We’d love to bring an excellent food and beverage tenant to Ward 1!”

Today:

“premier mixed-use residential and retail project” coming next to the College Park Metro Station

By Prince Of Petworth

From WMATA:

“Metro today announced it has signed an agreement with Gilbane Development Company to develop a premier mixed-use residential and retail project at College Park Station. The development by Gilbane features 440 units of market-rate multifamily units, destination retail and an array of best-in-class amenities located immediately adjacent to the entrance of the station on Metro’s Green Line. (more…)

“public community meeting to provide citywide residents with an update on the RFK Campus redevelopment project”

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Stitch Design Concept courtesy OMA

From Events DC:

“WHAT: Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, will host a public community meeting to provide citywide residents with an update on the RFK Campus redevelopment project – as well as any upcoming Campus event announcements. Updates will include timing on the short-term Campus program elements, the multi-purpose recreational fields and environmental study.

WHEN: Wednesday, January 24 – 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: St. Luke Catholic Church
4925 E Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20019

**Food will be provided; this meeting is free & open to the public.

To RSVP here.

Down Goes the Old Washington Pizza Building (and Mural) Off 14th Street

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Heidi

Thanks to all for sending word and photos. Cris writes:

“Washington Pizza building at 14th and Randolph finally coming down, making way for residential building with ground floor retail. This is a couple doors down from Little Coco’s and just up the block from Lyman’s/Derby/Taqueria Habanero/Mezcalero/soon-to-be Little Havana! Lots of changes happening on this stretch of 14th…”

STAY TUNED.


14th and Randoph St, NW photo by Michael

D.C. Selected as a Top 20 Finalist for Amazon’s HQ2

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From Business Wire:

“Amazon reviewed 238 proposals from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to host HQ2, the company’s second headquarters in North America. Today, Amazon announced it has chosen the following 20 metropolitan areas to move to the next phase of the process (in alphabetical order):

– Atlanta, GA

– Austin, TX

– Boston, MA

– Chicago, IL

– Columbus, OH

– Dallas, TX

– Denver, CO

– Indianapolis, IN

– Los Angeles, CA

– Miami, FL

– Montgomery County, MD

– Nashville, TN

– Newark, NJ

– New York City, NY

– Northern Virginia, VA

– Philadelphia, PA

– Pittsburgh, PA

– Raleigh, NC

– Toronto, ON

– Washington D.C.

“Thank you to all 238 communities that submitted proposals. Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough – all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity,” said Holly Sullivan, Amazon Public Policy. “Through this process we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”

Amazon evaluated each of the proposals based on the criteria outlined in the RFP to create the list of 20 HQ2 candidates that will continue in the selection process. In the coming months, Amazon will work with each of the candidate locations to dive deeper into their proposals, request additional information, and evaluate the feasibility of a future partnership that can accommodate the company’s hiring plans as well as benefit its employees and the local community. Amazon expects to make a decision in 2018. (more…)

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