ANC meetings often make news. Sometimes ANC meeting agendas do, too.
Take, for example, the agenda for ANC 3F’s meeting on Tuesday, November 18th (below). Note the agenda item about 3415 Yuma Street NW. That’s the parking structure behind the Days Inn, and you might recall that the hotel’s operator put the property up for sale last year.
The parking structure behind the Van Ness Days Inn. (2023 Google Street View image)
It seems there’s been movement on that front, and a real estate attorney is scheduled to appear at the meeting to discuss plans for the site.
See also the addendum to the agenda. Van Ness Main Street shared with the ANC that District Fringe will return to Van Ness next year, Dog Haus intends to open in December, and that the streatery used by Rosemary Bistro Cafe will be dismantled on November 30th.
(Forest Hills Connection is an editorially independent program of Van Ness Main Street.)
And DC Water shared another milestone in the sewer work that’s been keeping Albemarle Street east of Connecticut Avenue closed to car traffic: the installation of a new manhole is complete.
By the way, the ANC meeting on the 18th is on Zoom only. The ANC’s October meeting at Forest Hills Senior Living was its first using a hybrid format since early 2020, and the commission wants to do more next year.
ANC 3F November Public Meeting Agenda
November 18, 2025
7:00 until 9:00 PM
Zoom Meeting Link
I. Welcome Call to Order and Roll Call [7:00 pm]
· Adoption of the November Agenda
II. Regular Agenda-Community Forum [7:05 pm]
· DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
· UDC: Juanita Gray
· DDOT: SRTS and Pedestrian Safety
· Community Announcements
III. Committee Reports [7:30 pm]
· Housing & Neighborhoods
· Streets & Sidewalks
· Parks & Watersheds
· Schools & Universities
IV. Regular Agenda [7:40 pm]
· Housing Roundtable Follow-up
· ABCA Cannabis Hearing Update
· 3415 Yuma Street NW (former Days Inn parking garage): Jeff Utz, Goulston & Storrs
V. Regular Agenda: Votes [8:10]
· The Whale Tea-Stipulated License Application
VI. Commission Business [8:20 pm]
· Commissioner Updates
· Treasurer’s Report: Sue Guzman
· Approval of November 2025 meeting minutes
VII. Adjournment
The next ANC 3F meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 13 at 7PM
Addendum: Community Report Updates
Update VNMS/Good Clean Fun:
· VNMS Holiday Pop-up Market on December 13th
· VNMS partnering again to bring District Fringe to Van Ness next year; January 2026 will launch the 2026 season with the Flicker Bar making a Pop-up appearance.
· Streatery in the upper corridor is ending on November 30th.
· Doghaus is opening in December.
· GCF and VNMS held a very successful Spooktacular for Halloween along with an invasive removal event in Forest Hills Park in November.
Update for DC Water Project at Albemarle and 32nd Street:
The Soapstone project reached a significant milestone with the successful installation of the manhole (M-9787). This achievement marks an important step towards project completion. Bypass piping removal began on November 10th and will continue through the end of this week (11/15/2025).
Remaining items:
· Pepco to reenergize the overhead streetlight. Contractor awaiting PEPCO schedule for completion.
· Reconnection of the 8” watermain at 32nd and Albemarle St NW. Coordinating with DCW Operations to schedule work
· Replacing 19 dead red oak trees throughout the park (Awaiting NPS coordination and walkthrough)
· Installation of fencing over imbricated rock wall at Site #1
· Final site restoration including cleaning, milling, overlay, striping, and landscaping. (Contractor will provide restoration schedule following watermain reconnection activities)
Update: MPD
PSA 203 Crime Stats for the last 30 days, between 10-11-25 thru 11-9-2025:
· Homicide – None
· Sex Abuse – None
· Violent Assault with a Dangerous Weapon – None
· Burglary – None
· Motor Vehicle Theft – None
· Theft from Auto – 3 – Down 86%
· Theft (Primarily Retail Theft) – 42 – Up 14%
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Roberta Carroll says
Where will the car rental business go if they sell the garage? At present Avis has used the open lot to store some cars. Is anyone paying attention to this business or is it clossing?
FHC says
Avis closed in March.
Marjorie Share says
It is unfortunate that Avis closed. There are few choices nearby for car rentals–DCA, H Street, NE, Union Station. Has anyone found a closer alternative?
FHC says
We recently discovered (quite accidentally) that Budget plans to open an outpost at 4215 Connecticut on November 20.
Paul says
4215 Connecticut Avenue is the parking garage next to Pills Plus.
FHC says
Correct. We are seeking more details but it appears the rental office will be accessible via the garage or from the second floor (above Pill Plus). It was previously a nail salon.
MB says
Enterprise has one branch just off River Road, near the intersection of Little Falls Parkway, and another in downtown Bethesda in the same complex as the Jeep dealership and PetSmart.
Joyce Stern says
Why is the parking being dismantled even though the hotel seems to be operational?
FHC says
The short answer is that Days Inn did not need so many parking spaces. The long answer is linked above and here: https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-van-ness-days-inn-intends-to-sell-its-adjacent-parking-structure-for-redevelopment/
Roberta Carroll says
If they are going to build apartments on that site hopefully they will keep the parking structure to go with the residential structure. There is no room on the street for more parking. The buildings in that block were built before parking was required for apartments so all they have is a small lot in the back of the buildings. No where near enough spaces for the buildings there now. Do not add more apartments without keeping the parking garage to go with them.