Air Rights Up in the Air
5 02 2010Remember the big plans to use the air rights over Union Station rail yard to build three million square feet of mixed use buildings? Well the project being dubbed Burnham Place was back before the ANC 6C Planning, Zoning, and the Environment committee to discuss changes to the zoning request related to the special air rights zone.
The main idea is to create a new stand-alone zone called Union Station North which would establish its own Zoning Commission design review and approval process as well as increasing the height restrictions. No update on the time fame though.
[Rendering: Shalom Baranes]
I recall when the area shown in red was one of the sites under consideration for the new convention center.
I would much rather see more tracks and the Intercity Bus Terminal moved there.
I hope nothing they build will interfere too much with Amtrak maintenance or make the train boarding area any worse (closed spaces + diesel trains = unhappy). But it’s also great to see creative uses of land.
this was supposed to have broken ground this year. oy vey!
why is dc so slow????