District Joins Virginia to Announce Air India Nonstop Service to Washington Dulles Airport
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Joaquin McPeek (202) 445-9765; [email protected]
D.C. Zoning Commission advances two projects, 462 units in Park View
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Washington Business Journal by Karen Goff
The D.C. Zoning Commission has tentatively approved a pair of developments in Park View that will redevelop a public housing project and add to the city's supply of mixed-income properties.
Eastern Branch Boys and Girls Club /OurRFP Workshop Presentation - January 28, 2017
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DMPED held a Public Workshop at the Friendship Chamberlain Elementary School, located at 1345 Potomac Ave, SE. DMPED and the Office of Planning staff presented information regarding this new initiative and provided a thorough analysis of the Eastern Branch Boys and Girls Club, neighborhood and market context. See the Public Workshop presentation from the meeting.
Here's why D.C. is confident its Franklin School pick can pull it off
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Washington Business Journal by Karen Goff
Eastern Branch Boys and Girls Club
Eastern Branch Boys and Girls Club, located at 261 17th Street SE (Square 1088, Lot 0802) in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Ward 6. The District of Columbia purchased the property in 2010. In 2016, the property was transferred to the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (DMPED) portfolio for redevelopment. DMPED released the RFP in April 2017 with a submission deadline of July 31, 2017. The process provided transparency throughout the RFP process as well as accountability for delivering public benefits.
Deal nears for redeveloping Grimke School site in the District
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Washington Post by Shaun Courtney
The District is close to an agreement with a private developer to revitalize a long-vacant public property on the border of the booming U Street and Shaw neighborhoods in Northwest.
Historic Franklin School Downtown to Become Interactive Language Museum
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Washington City Paper by Andrew Gaimbrone
Looks like downtown D.C.'s long-vacant Franklin School will be redeveloped into a museum after all.
D.C. makes a call on the Franklin School — again
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Washington Business Journal by Karen Goff
After more than a decade of proposals, the District will make another go redeveloping the the historic Franklin School into an arts center.
D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development announced Wednesday the selection of a plan from Aspen Institute trustee Ann Friedman and Dantes Partners to turn the former school at 13th and K Streets NW into Planet Word, an interactive language arts museum and education space.
DC United Stadium Development Team Responds to Community Concerns
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DC UrbanTurf by Nena Perry-Brown
District Selects Development Team for Historic Franklin School
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CONTACT: Joaquin McPeek (DMPED) – (202) 727-6698; [email protected]