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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 […]
by Marlene Berlin The saga of the former Polish ambassador’s residence at 3101 Albemarle Street continues its long and winding path. If you’re caught up, you can skip the recap. In the meantime… The story so far This property had been vacant, with no activity, for years. Then, in 2015, a “For Sale” sign popped […]
UDC is getting the keys to 4250 Connecticut Avenue. After negotiations with the building’s owner, Bernstein Management, the university “executed a long-term lease agreement with a purchase option.” With the Student Center, “[i]t transforms Connecticut Avenue into a new gateway for UDC,” said UDC President Ronald Mason in a December 19th statement. Once UDC’s Board […]
The safety concerns and efforts of three kids on Upton Street helped bring about a DDOT traffic study and a recommendation for speed humps on one block. What’s the status? There will be an update at ANC 3F’s December 18th meeting. Also on the agenda: a resolution on UDC’s plans to lease and then buy […]
Plans by 4250 Connecticut’s owner, Bernstein Management Company, to lease retail space and to upgrade building facade have ceased as the University of the District of Columbia pursues a lease-purchase of the property. UDC is seeking the DC Council’s approval first for a three-year master lease, then capital budget funding for purchase. Troy LeMaile-Stovall, the […]
