Neighborhood Development – Page 14 – Bates Area Civic Association

Kelsey Gardens developer seeking tax exemptions

May 22, 2009

See this WashBiz Article: Vienna-based Metropolitan Development seeks $20.3 million in tax exemptions for a project in Shaw, part of Committee Chair Jack Evans’s Ward 2. The new development, north of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, would include 256 apartments, 15,000-square-feet of ground level retail and underground parking to replace the Kelsey Gardens housing … More Kelsey Gardens developer seeking tax exemptions

Bates Market update

May 21, 2009

I’ve been in contact with the current owner of the Bates Street Market (northwest corner 3rd and P St NW) and he informs me that work could begin soon. Fingers crossed. Here’s some of what he says with regards to his plans and intent: >> We’ve completed negotiations with the contractors and hope to sign … More Bates Market update

Kelsey Gardens Project May Get Going in Feb

May 18, 2009

See the DC North article below that says the developer of the former Kelsey Gardens apartment complex (and the prospective Addision Square) may begin work by February, with expected finish date in 2012. See the photos below of the developer’s vision and/or visit the developer’s website: http://www.met-dev.com/upcomingprojects.html . Kelsey Gardens Redevelopment Delayed, But Still Moving … More Kelsey Gardens Project May Get Going in Feb

D.C. Council OKs $1M for O Street Market

May 6, 2009

via http://www.washingtonexaminer.com >> Local >> Local News – Washington DC News – D.C. Council OKs shifting $1M to O Street Market. The D.C. Council on Tuesday agreed to give $1 million to the developers of the O Street Market rehabilitation project in Shaw, avoiding the bureaucracy that had held up the grant. Ward 2 Councilman … More D.C. Council OKs $1M for O Street Market

O Street Market update

May 3, 2009

From the WashBizJournal: No real estate developer has scored bigger in the budget back-and-forth to date than Roadside Development LLC, the city’s partner in redevelopment plans for the O Street Market in Shaw. Evans secured $1 million from parking meter increases for the project and another $1.5 million from the economic development committee’s budget, money … More O Street Market update

Little Ethiopia Restaurant opens on 9th

April 29, 2009

The latest restaurant to open in Shaw’s Little Ethiopia is…Little Ethiopia Restaurant at 1924 9th Street, NW. . . .Read about it here: renewshaw.com: From SMS: Little Ethiopia Restaurant Opens.

FLOWER POWER 2009

April 28, 2009

FLOWER POWER … More FLOWER POWER 2009

Gage-Eckington School Re-use

April 26, 2009

via Ledroit Park Civic Asnn web site: Weekly meetings have been held throughout the community over the last month to encourage brainstorming of park features. The District and its landscape architects, Lee + Papa and Associates, have drafted three concepts incorporating park features that the residents have requested (see on the web site). Demolition of … More Gage-Eckington School Re-use

New NOMA News

April 23, 2009

WashBiz Journal reports that DOJ recently upped its lease to occupy all 575,790 square feet in the the building, at 145 N St. NE. It is part of the 1.6 million square-foot mixed-use development that will include a Harris Teeter grocery store, a Hilton Garden Inn, a residential building and another office space. Doesn’t say … More New NOMA News

Grant for pedestrian safety

April 14, 2009

I just made a new category called “grant opportunity.” There are many ways to get funding to improve the neighborhood, if we have groups organized and committed to doing so. This one is interesting from Truxton Circle’s Isabelle Mack (lifted off the Bloomingdale listserv): Support for Community Pedestrian Safety Groups University of North Carolina Highway … More Grant for pedestrian safety

Bates Area Civic Association

Washington, DC, between North Capitol St NW/New Jersey Ave NW & Florida Ave NW/P St NW

Category: Neighborhood Development