Soccer Stadium Economic and Community Benefits
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District Files Eminent Domain at Buzzard Point in Preparation for New DC United Stadium
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Today the District of Columbia and DC United released the following statement after the District filed for eminent domain to acquire site control at Buzzard Point in preparation for construction of a new soccer stadium:
“The District of Columbia and DC United are moving forward on a soccer stadium that will transform a neighborhood on the banks of the Anacostia and generate hundreds of new jobs for District residents. We have created the best deal for the District, its residents, DC United and its fans."
In extra time, D.C. commits to soccer stadium deal, filing suit to acquire land
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Washington Post by Aaron C. Davis
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser went into extra time on Wednesday to meet a major deadline to build a new D.C. United soccer stadium.
Under an agreement with the team, the District had until Wednesday to acquire all of the land for the stadium, even if it meant taking property from a major developer through eminent domain.
Florida Avenue Whole Foods Land Deal Approved at Council
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By: District Source
The land disposition needed to clear the way for the redevelopment of 965 Florida Ave. NW, the future home of a mixed-use development to include a Whole Foods grocery, was approved by the DC Council this week. The project site was an unused District government parking lot with a small abandoned building.
Exclusive: Advisory Board Co. picks new headquarters location
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Washington Business Journal by Daniel J. Sernovitz
The Advisory Board Co. has reached a deal to shift its headquarters to Mount Vernon Square, a major economic development win for the District after a national search that included the still-vacant 1812 N. Moore St. skyscraper in Rosslyn.
Wizards’ new facility is a boon for the Mystics
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Washington Post by Jorge Castillo
The first basketball team mentioned at Wednesday’s news conference for the $55 million sports and entertainment complex set to open in 2018 was not the Washington Wizards, who finally secured a location for their long-desired practice facility. It was the Washington Mystics.
Mayor Bowser, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, and Events DC Announce a Entertainment & Sports Arena in Ward 8
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Contact:
Joaquin McPeek (DMPED); (202) 727-6698
Scott Hall (Washington Wizards & Mystics); (202) 369-7620
Peter Kirschner (Events DC); (202) 734-8170
D.C. asked the community what it wanted on Parcel 42 in Shaw. This is what they said.
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Washington Business Journal by Michael Neibauer
Developers, the door is open again to bid on the District's Parcel 42.
The 17,008-square-foot vacant lot — a D.C.-owned site bounded by Seventh Street, R Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW in the heart of Shaw — was the guinea pig in the city’s “Our RFP” process, through which the community essentially crafts the solicitation that goes out to developers.
District Moves to Expand Affordable Housing With Sustainability in Mind
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Washington City Paper by Andrew Giambrone
D.C. has received an international award to build sustainable affordable housing in Deanwood, but the project to refurbish a vacant site in that neighborhood won’t be completed for some time.
FY16 Great Streets Retail Small Business Reimbursement Grant - Technical Amendment
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Application Deadline Extended to Friday, October 2, 2015