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Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
by Marlene Berlin From 2014 to 2016, the DC Office of Planning worked with residents, UDC, and community and business leaders in Van Ness to come up with a framework for development, commerce and sustainability. Chevy Chase is going through a similar process now. Community members are being asked to engage in shaping priorities for […]
To spare you the long introduction: We are doing a survey! Do you have an ADU? In the process of adding one? We’re trying to get a count of how many ADUs exist or will soon in Ward 3. You’ll find the survey here and below. Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, seem to be having […]
by Barbara Kraft Representatives of Howard University met this month with two representatives of a group of Upton Street and Tilden Street neighbors over Howard’s plans for its 22-acre West Campus, which includes its law school, and changes to the future land use designation the Office of Planning (OP) has proposed as part of revisions […]
by Marlene Berlin UDC expects its Connecticut Avenue retail will be fully leased by next summer – and restaurants, a grocery store and a fitness center are among those interested in the spaces, a university official said. UDC’s new chief operating officer, David Franklin, spoke at the November 5th meeting of the UDC Community-Campus Task […]
Prospective tenants interested in UDC’s Van Ness retail properties include well-known national and regional companies, UDC said at an August 5th virtual community meeting on its 2021-2030 Campus Master Plan. The university is also looking at converting one building on campus into apartments for students and faculty. DC zoning regulations require the District’s universities to […]
by Marlene Berlin UDC’s efforts to engage the community about its campus plan for the next decade are getting a reset. The university is hosting a virtual meeting on the 2021-2030 Campus Plan at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 5th. Here’s the link to register and submit questions to be addressed during the meeting. And here’s […]
A former bread factory is transforming into a mixed-use destination on Georgia Avenue. Former dorms have become luxury apartments. These are Howard University projects on properties it owns. Could it do the same here at its law school? Early this month, a group of neighbors asked a Howard representative to discuss proposed changes to the […]
by Marlene Berlin The District’s only public university is also an important institution in the Van Ness community. And now, the University of the District of Columbia is planning for the next decade of campus changes, development and growth. The 2021-2030 Campus Plan public engagement process kicks off on Tuesday, February 18th. The first meeting, […]
by Marlene Berlin 12/16 update: The Bowser administration has announced new deadlines for public and ANC comments. The dates have been updated below.) DC’s proposed land use road map doesn’t send Van Ness and Forest Hills veering off its present course. The draft Comprehensive Plan amendments presented at the December 7th Ward 3 meeting at […]
by Marlene Berlin Work has resumed at the site of what will be a new single-family home at 32nd and Albemarle Streets, thanks to a settlement between Soapstone Valley Ventures (the site’s owner-developer) and a group of neighbors. Construction on 3113 Albemarle was halted at the end of November by the neighbors’ appeal. The case […]
