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[202_Cyclist]

Excellent news for Glover Park. The Trader Joe's that is part of the Hine School development at Eastern Market will open this Friday.

Trader Joe’s Confirmed For New Glover Park Development

Sept. 26, 2017
Urban Turf


Image courtesy of Urban Turf.

"The rumors have been swirling for years, but news comes today that seems to confirm that Trader Joe’s is coming to Glover Park.

Eat DC tweeted earlier today that Trader Joe’s has filled a liquor license application for 2101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, the former Holiday Inn site that is being transformed into a 225-unit development from JBG. The Holiday Inn closed in late 2015, and JBG acquired the leasehold interest in the property from 2101 Wisconsin Associates LLP in June of last year..."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/bl...elopment/13059

[202_Cyclist]

This is excellent news for L'Enfant Plaza.

555 E Street Lands Hotel Flag


Oct. 6, 2017


Image courtesy of SWTLQTC.

"Plans for the former Engine 13 firehouse site at 555 E Street have come into focus, a couple years after the first phase (a mixed-use Hyatt Place/firehouse project) opened down the street. A second hotel is planned by E Street Development, along with a mixed-income residential component and 10,750 SF of ground floor retail. The 253-key hotel has been identified as a citizenM hotel, a European brand hotel known for providing “affordable luxury...."

http://www.swtlqtc.com/2017/10/555-e...otel-flag.html

[202_Cyclist]

BOOM! Anacostia would be a good place to invest in property. There is a tremendous amount of development south of the Mall and this is right next to Joint Base Bolling and one metro stop away from the businesses at the Capitol Riverfront/Navy Yard.

More Retail and Metro Improvements For Massive Poplar Point Redevelopment

October 10, 2017
By Nena Perry-Brown
Urban Turf


Image courtesy of Urban Turf.

"Three months ago, UrbanTurf reported on the amended design for a proposed five-building development at Poplar Point. Now, the development has submitted additional renderings, a plan for Anacostia Metro and a commitment for additional retail at the site in preparation for a zoning review..."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/bl...elopment/13106

[202_Cyclist]

My wife, a couple of friends, and I went to the grand opening of the Wharf yesterday in Southwest DC. There will be events all weekend to celebrate the opening. The light was a bit poor and the weather was misty last night, so the photos aren't as good as they could be. Regardless, PN Hoffman did an amazing job with the Wharf. There are some great public spaces, including a pier, several new restaurants, new retail, and two impressive concert venues.

[202_Cyclist]

Here are some more photos that I took of the new Wharf development from this Saturday, when the sun was out.

[dlg569]

Citylab had a write-up on The Wharf.


https://www.citylab.com/design/2017/...ecture/542934/

[202_Cyclist]

41 Apartments Between a Restaurant and a Lounge: The Plans for Tenleytown’s Dancing Crab

October 13, 2017
By Nena Perry-Brown
Urban Turf


Image courtesy of Urban Turf.

"The owners of the former Dancing Crab, a restaurant that was once a staple in Tenleytown, are interested in replacing the property with a mixed-use development.

Last night, owners Carlos Horcasitas and his wife May-May Au Huie shared with ANC 3E early concepts to replace the former Dancing Crab at 4615 Wisconsin Avenue NW with a six or seven-story building containing 41 studio and one-bedroom apartments above a sit-down restaurant and below a rooftop lounge. Twelve percent of the units would be set aside for inclusionary zoning...."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/bl...ancing_c/13127

[202_Cyclist]

Last night I was walking to the bus and I saw this building permit posted on the door of 716 L Street, SE. The building is currently a vacant 3-story building, across the street from the blue castle and next to the Brig. I've thought this would be a great location for another restaurant on the ground floor because of the wide sidewalk on this section of L Street.

[202_Cyclist]

DC is getting Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotel

By Jeff Clabaugh
October 23, 2017
WTOP


The hotel will have 178 rooms, or what Virgin Hotels calls "Chambers and Grand Chamber Suites," several restaurants and bars, a coffee shop, panoramic rooftop lounge with an infinity pool and multiple meeting and events spaces. (Image courtesy of WTOP)

"WASHINGTON — D.C. will be one of the first markets in the U.S. to have a Virgin Hotels, a lifestyle hotel brand by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson.

The hotel will be in Northeast D.C.’s Union Market neighborhood. It is expected to open in the fall of 2019.

D.B. Lee Development & Construction and Brook Rose Development will develop the new property..."

https://wtop.com/business-finance/20...-virgin-hotel/

[202_Cyclist]

A Preview of the Residential Design Planned for Fannie Mae Redevelopment

November 1, 2017
By Nena Perry-Brown
Urban Turf


A rendering of Building 3 as seen from the north courtyard.

"Last week, the Fannie Mae redevelopment team met with the community to share a more fleshed-out concept for the site at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW. They also shared some architectural elements and concepts they have in mind for the residential buildings on the site..."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/bl...edium=headline

[202_Cyclist]

Who'd have thought? If you increase the supply of housing, prices will moderate.

Rents are finally falling in D.C. as new apartment projects boost housing options

By Aaron Gregg
October 29. 2017
Washington Post

"Average rents at the District’s higher-end apartment buildings have turned lower over the past year, research firm Delta Associates found, as a surge of new projects in the Southwest Waterfront area brings fresh competition to recently gentrified neighborhoods in the middle of the city....

District residents filled 11,126 new apartments during the past 12 months, Delta Associates found, making the Washington area the fourth-busiest one for adding rentals behind Dallas, Houston and Atlanta. There are relatively few apartment vacancies here compared with elsewhere...."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...=.d5cce3eddba5

[ITB495]

Ditto Residential and OPaL LLC are moving forward jointly to develop Watkins Alley at 1309 E Street SE in the Hill East section of Capitol Hill. The site, which currently hosts a warehouse, an auto repair shop and a parking lot, will be redeveloped into 45 new homes, comprising 30 three- and four-bedroom townhouse-style condos, 8 two-bedroom flats, 6 loft units, and a detached carriage house. Construction is expected to kick off in 2018.

http://www.dittodc.com/watkins-alley

To view other Ditto and OPaL projects, both present and past, check out:

http://www.dittodc.com/index#our-work

http://www.opaldc.com/now-selling

[ITB495]

Site prep appears to be underway for CAS Riegler's 1401 Penn in Hill East. The 7-story project will feature 167 units over ground floor retail.


CAS Riegler/1401 Penn

http://casriegler.com/projects/1401penn/

Follow the project via the live Oxblue webcam:

https://app.oxblue.com/open/EB5Capital/Dashboard

[ITB495]

Lock 7 Development, LLC, recently updated its projects homepage, adding several new developments.

These include:

The Brookland 11 units, 3614–16 12th Street NE, Brookland

Courtesy Lock 7 Development

The Irving 8 units, 705 Irving Street NW, Park View

Courtesy Lock 7 Development

Shaw Alley Lots 3 two-unit flats, Glick Court (660–664) NW, Shaw

Courtesy Lock 7 Development

And:
1736 Rhode Island Ave NE 63 units, affordable housing, Brookland
4016 Georgia Ave NW 9 units, Petworth

Lock 7 Development is one of the more active development firms in the Washington DC Metro area, bringing to market each year several small- and medium-sized projects. Many of the firm's projects are located in up and coming areas of DC, harbingers, to a certain extent, of a changing city. Projects range from 2-unit rowhouse conversions to larger 40-60 unit developments.

For a more complete rundown of Lock 7's work, check out their projects page and blog:

http://lock7.com/projects/

http://lock7.com/blog/#blog-section

[202_Cyclist]

A First Look at Design Concepts for the Georgetown Canal

November 2, 2017
By Nena Perry-Brown
Urban Turf



A rendering of a potential design for the new Georgetown Canal. (Image courtesy of Urban Turf).

"There are some bold new designs for the Georgetown Canal.

Earlier this year, Georgetown Heritage (GH), the National Park Service (NPS) and the architecture and design firm James Corner Field Operations began presenting concepts and considerations for the planned revitalization of the C&O Canal in Georgetown to the community. On Thursday night, the community got its first look at potential design concepts for the mile-long site..."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/bl..._o_canal/13214

[202_Cyclist]

Here are some photos I took of Audi Field (the new DC United stadium) that is under construction in Buzzard Point. I am impressed with how rapidly construction is progressing.



A crane lifting a crane.

[ITB495]

Trammell Crow has broken ground on Sentinel Square III, the third building of its massive 1.3 million-square-foot Sentinel Square project in NoMa. The 11- story office building at 45 L Street NE will be the new home of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is moving from the Portals complex in southwest DC. Clark Construction has been tapped to build the 545,000-square-foot building that will deliver in 2020.


Courtesy Trammel Crow Co.

Webcam: https://app.oxblue.com/open/clarkcon...erconstruction

Other links:

http://rebusinessonline.com/trammell...arters-in-d-c/

http://www.trammellcrow.com/EN/o/was...quare-III.aspx

[202_Cyclist]

Here are a couple of photos I took last Friday of development around the Navy Yard/Capitol Riverfront.

8th and I Street, SE


816 Potomac Ave, SE


2nd Place and I Street, SE

[jtown,man]

I went to DC this weekend to see my dads new apartment near the Nationals baseball stadium. The amount of development is insane. Looks like pretty high quality builds too. That is all. I was impressed.

[202_Cyclist]

Originally Posted by jtown,man

I went to DC this weekend to see my dads new apartment near the Nationals baseball stadium. The amount of development is insane. Looks like pretty high quality builds too. That is all. I was impressed.

Not to be a creeper but do you know which building the apartment is at? We live in the neighborhood. If you come back in six months, you won't recognize the neighborhood, with all of the new development.