“Utopia” Now “Louis at 14th”
22 02 2012Back in 2010, the planned massive Utopia development at 14th and U announced plans to move forward with the 267-unit, 42,000 sq ft mixed-use project, and now almost two years later they are finally ready to break ground, but with a new name! The partnership between Georgetown Strategic Capital and JBG will bring the Eric Colbert designed “Louis at 14th” (new rendering below) to 14th and U Street with plans still to preserve of some of the historic facades along the U Street side.
Once complete, in addition to the large amount of retail space, the residential building will include the ubiquitous rooftop with pool, grills, a bar and even a fire pit! It will be interesting to see what major tenants will fill the retail space.
[Rendering: JBG]
Small point, but do you know if the official name is pronounce Looey or Lewis?
For what it’s worth, I don’t love the new name, but “Utopia” was no gem either.