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[paytonc]

Originally Posted by RCDC

That building would be very difficult to retrofit into residential as it only has tiny windows on the front and the back, leaving quite a large unlit volume inside. Maybe punched openings could be put in on the sides but only on the upper floors, and the development to the east might block that whole side. I don't know...

Purpose-built storage buildings are usually difficult to convert for that reason. On the upside, they have sturdy foundations that can sometimes take on additional floors.

Plus, most of the self-storage places are now owned by REITs which like the ongoing income and not really in the business of recognizing capital appreciation.

[202_Cyclist]

Indeed-- I didn't realize that REITs own a lot of these self-storage locations: http://247wallst.com/investing/2014/...nterest-rates/.

[202_Cyclist]

Construction to start soon on new Navy Yard hotel

By Daniel J. Sernovitz
Washington Business Journal
January 23, 2014

"Construction is poised to start soon on a new Hampton Inn & Suites by Nationals Park, one of a handful of planned hotels to be built in the area in the next few years.

The Buccini/Pollin Group has picked Sigal Construction Corp. to build the 168-room Hampton Inn & Suites Washington D.C. Ballpark hotel by First and N streets SE. Sigal spokeswoman Melyssa Leibowitz said the company is mobilizing its work crews and that construction is set to start "any day now." The 13-story hotel is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2015..."

http://www.bizjournals.com/washingto...-new-navy.html

[202_Cyclist]

The area by the 9:30 Club between the U Street metro station and Shaw is really seeing dramatic change.

40-Unit U Street Condo Project Will Incorporate Old Church

January 28, 2014
by Lark Turner
Urban Turf


Image courtesy of Urban Turf.

"Plans for a new condo building in the U Street Corridor will incorporate a historic church into the design.

Sorg Architects unveiled the design for the project at Monday night’s ANC 1B Design Review meeting, where the committee gave a tentative go-ahead to both the design of the development and the developer-architect’s request for two zoning variances..."

http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blo...te_church/8048

[202_Cyclist]

It looks like we'll be getting more neighbors at the Capitol Riverfront/Navy Yard!

Condo Project May Be Coming to Yards; Other Yards Updates

JD Land
Feb. 3, 2014

"During Monday night's Zoning Commission hearing on allowing the move of the trapeze school from "Parcel O" at 4th and Tingey in the Yards to another space at New Jersey Avenue, Forest City's Ramsey Meiser revealed that the company is planning to sell a portion of Parcel O to allow for the development of a condo project there..."

http://www.jdland.com/dc/index.cfm/3...Yards-Updates/

[Eightball]

Check Out Some Sick Renderings of the Exterior of Atlantic Plumbing Development Coming to 8th and V St, NW by 9:30 Club

http://www.popville.com/2014/02/chec...w-by-930-club/



Best designed buildings in DC in years, imo. Especially the one in the last picture

[202_Cyclist]

That building looks great. Speaking of Shaw, Urban Turf reports that the neighborhood might be getting a Harris Teeter.

MRP/JBG Venture Could Bring Harris Teeter North of U Street

Feb. 3, 2014
Urban Turf

"MRP Residential and The JBG Companies announced Monday that they have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to develop 965 Florida Avenue NW (map). And that means that the U Street Corridor will likely eventually get a Harris Teeter..."

http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blo...s_teeter_/8078

[Eightball]

Yeah that's good news. Shaw is definitely the hottest nabe in the city right now.

[202_Cyclist]

A local blog reports that a 260-270 unit apartment building is planned for a parking lot on South Capitol Street, SW, directly across the street from the Nationals stadium. Hopefully the 7-11 on South Capitol Street has a date with the wrecking ball soon.

Vacant South Capitol Lot to Become an Apartment Building
http://southwestquadrant.blogspot.co...to-become.html

Also, construction on the massive Wharf development is expected to begin soon.

Wharf Groundbreaking Next Month

"It was announced at this evening's ANC 6D meeting by Hoffman-Madison Waterfront that they intend to hold a groundbreaking ceremony sometime in late March for phase one of The Wharf. Phase one includes parcels 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, and the waterfront park, which goes from west of 9th Street to 7th Street and then skips to St. Augustine's at 6th and Maine avenues..."

http://southwestquadrant.blogspot.co...ext-month.html

Also, the Hyatt planned for the corner of 4th & E Street SW, next to I-395 and NASA's headquarters is now under construction.

[202_Cyclist]

Renderings for the three different proposals to modernize and expand the Martin Luther King library have been released this past week. Personally, I would like to see this building sold to a private owner and the library relocated to L'Enfant Plaza, to encourage development of the Southwest Ecodistrict initiative. The revenue the District could get from selling its Metro Center facility could likely pay for a new library at L'Enfant.

Photos: New visions for D.C.'s central library
http://www.bizjournals.com/washingto....html?page=all

One of these three visions could be the MLK library's future
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/...brarys-future/

Here’s How the Redesigned Martin Luther King Jr. Library Could Look
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/b...ry-could-look/

[Eightball]

Dang. That Wharf project will be huge.

[202_Cyclist]

Originally Posted by Eightball

Dang. That Wharf project will be huge.

It will be great for Southwest but I hope nothing happens to King Ribs.

[202_Cyclist]

Good riddance!

Raze Permit Issued for former Third Church of Christ Building at 16th and I St, NW, 9 Story Office Building Coming

Prince of Petworth
Feb. 11, 2014

http://www.popville.com/2014/02/raze...ilding-coming/

[dlg569]

The Church looks better on the inside.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/brut...third-ch-53163

[Eightball]

Lots of photos of new apt building under construction in Brookland by blog Brookland Bridge:
http://brooklandbridge.com/8984/snea...ts-and-retail/

[202_Cyclist]

Here is a website by several Glover Park residents who are proposing to create several pocket parks throughout Glover Park, including the triangle spot of land at the Wisconsin Avenue/Calvert Street intersection. The Wisconsin/Calvert pocket park could help achieve some of the traffic calming and pedestrian safety goals that the recent Glover Park streetscape sought.

Additionally, with this potential park, the Cathedral Commons development, the new American University law school, and Babe's development, there is the potential for great platemaking and to significantly improve public spaces along the Wisconsin Avenue corridor.


Image courtesy of pocketparks.net.


Image courtesy of pocketparks.net

Pocket Parks
http://pocketparks.net/

[turigamot]

Two new stadium renderings were revealed at a preseason event for DC United. The architects are Populous, who have planned many stadia around the world. Additionally, DC has come to an agreement with Pepco and Akridge for their part (the majority) of the land acquisition, with Mark Ein and the Salvage Yard still negotiating.

http://www.blackandredunited.com/sta...itect-populous


Image courtesy of Brian Straus


Image courtesy of Brian Straus

[Eightball]

Damn lookin' good.

[202_Cyclist]

28-Unit Condo Project at Georgetown Gas Station Moving Forward

February 25, 2014
by Lark Turner
Urban Turf


Image courtesy of Urban Turf.

"Plans to build condos on the site of a Georgetown gas station are again moving forward, albeit slowly.

Developer EastBanc has long been planning a residential project on the site of the Key Bridge Exxon station at 3607 M Street NW (map). The latest proposal calls for between 26 and 28 units, and the project, called “Georgetown Hillside” in its submission to the Old Georgetown Board, will go before the board and the neighborhood ANC in March."

http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blo...s_forward/8162

The Georgetown Metropolitan blog also has a post about this.

Exxon Condos Back On
http://georgetownmetropolitan.com/20...ondos-back-on/

[Eightball]

Two very nice Georgetown projects. Let's hope they are built soon.