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Georgetown – Jack’s Boathouse space, which found out their lease will not be renewed will be open to bidders. [Housing Complex]
Near Southeast – D.C. unveils renderings for new South Capitol Street Bridge with a big traffic circle (oval?). [ DCist]
Chevy Chase – Building construction to begin after 22 year delay. [Curbed]

[Rendering of South Capital Street Bridge Entrance]
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10
2012
Keep safe and dry out there, some links to get you through the storm:
- Live weather updates that we actually understand [Weather Gang]
- Hurricane Sandy Report Goes ‘Gangnam Style’ [Digital Times]
- Don’t you wish you were somewhere else? [Vagobond]
- Hurricane floods beach towns, east coast braces for impact [WPost]

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08
2012
SW Waterfront - Awesome article about how DC can lead the way to a 21st century waterfront. [Atlantic Cities]
Federal Center SW - Washington Design Center tenants scramble to find a new home, while plans are finalized to turn their building into another Museum. [WPost]
3rd & I Street SW - New playground project designs move forward for the park space across from the SW Library. [Southwest Quadrant]

[Rendering of planed SW Waterfront: Hoffman-Struever]
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05
2012
Downtown - Two vastly different stories of District owned theaters. Howard v. Lincoln. [Left for Ledroit]
NoMa - After a half decade of being nothing more than an empty facade, the Gale School (pictured) finally breaks ground. [PoP]
Mt Vernon Triangle - Kettler breaks ground on 440 K Street, the next phase of residential development Mount Vernon Place. [The Triangle]

[Photo: Ronnie R]
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04
2012
Penn Quarter – The Oasis building which was built on spec, turns out as a big success, at least commercially. [PQLiving]
Georgetown - The Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy celebrates its first year (pictured, the home not the conservancy). [GT Metropolitan]
Pentagon City - Navy Annex set to be torn down this summer. [ARLNow]

[Photo: Sherrinemae]
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03
2012
Near Southeast - New Boilermaker shops brewery to be called Bluejacket based on the historic Navy monicker. [JDLand]
Mt Vernon Triangle - Ground breaking this Spring for New Jersey Ave and H Street Walmart (rendering pictured below). [The Triangle]
Southwest - City officials came out in full force for the new Sky House commencement ceremony. [Southwest TLQTC]
Crystal City - A new much larger location for has been selected for Artomatic, and it’s much closer to the Metro! [ARLNow]

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02
2012
Near Southeast - The Ruben Companies are working with Shalom Baranes on a new 400 unit apartment building at Half & I [JDLand]
Columbia Heights - Trolley Turnaround Park at 11th and Monroe now open. [New Columbia Heights]
Anacostia - Concerns that the facade at 1908 MLK Jr. Ave SE (pictured) was falling down, but it’s luckily still standing. [CH on the Rise]

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01
2012
Downtown - CityCenter construction update. [PQLiving]
Georgetown - Last year in Georgetown practically no one got their original asking price for residential home sales. [WPost]
Crystal City - The next Artomatic will be in Arlington! [ARLNow]
Mt Vernon Triangle - The new Vida Fitness in the City Vista (pictured below) plans to open by the end of month. [The Triangle]

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2012
Columbia Heights - Room 11 announces expansion… will now have room for more than eleven people. [The Heights Life]
Shaw - The embattled Shaw Tavern has new management. [In Shaw]
18th Street - Unfortunately placed Zagat stickers… [PoP]
Chinatown - Yo! Sushi, Walgreens and Panera Bread will assume retail storefronts at the new project on the NE corner of 7th and H NW. [The Triangle]

14th Street - Taylor Gourmet sandwich shop (pictured above) now open… sans mayor (at least the one from the District)! [New Coumbia Heights]
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12
2011
Georgetown - Bank of America Board Chairman buys an entire floor at the pricey 3303 Water Street (pictured). [Housing Complex]
Columbia Heights - No news is bad news even with work at 1483 Newton, it’s still condemned. [New Columbia Heights]
Shaw - Something new going on with the Wonder Bread building? [In Shaw]
Near Southeast - Virginia Ave tunnel concept designs unveiled. [JDLand]

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10
2011
Columbia Heights - A before and after all in the same photo of the corner of Sherman and Girard. [New Columbia Heights]
U Street - New rendering for the Meridian Public Charter School addition coming to 13th and V St (pictured). [PoP]
Georgetown - Parking gripes and progress on O and P st construction. [Patch]

[Rendering: Bowie Gridley Architects]
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2011
LeDroit Park - New condo development is happening left and right… and apparently they’re selling too. [Left for LeDroit]
Brookland - Proposed neighborhood branding isn’t exactly distinctive, what with a focus on trees and history. [Housing Complex]
Georgetown - Work on the Post Office (pictured) is still not complete, and it sounds like finishing up in 2012 is getting less likely. [GT Metropolitan]

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10
2011
H Street - Striking a balance between old and new development along one of the areas fastest growing streets. [GGW]
Georgetown - The conversion of the old West Heating Plant (pictured below) could be huge opportunity. [GTMetropolitan]
Penn Quarter - The old Woodies Building is getting a whole lot more colorful, but is the color scheme historically correct? [PQLiving]
Buzzard Point - The possibility of a new DC United stadium in the District is still murky at best, and government incentives are likely slim. [WPost]

[Photo: Mr. T in DC]
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09
2011
Georgetown - Why not build a ferry from the new waterfront park (pictured) to Roosevelt Island? [GT Metropolitan]
Mt. Vernon Triangle - Apparently CBRE has signed up some tenants to go into the retail space at Mass Court. [The Triangle]
H Street - Big changes from Big City Development at 1309 H Street NE. [PoP]

[Photo: gwnp]
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2011
Downtown - PNC Place (below) cleans up at AIA design awards, but WCP thinks it’s too boring. [Housing Complex]
Capitol Riverfront - A nice photo tour of progress on everything from the Foundry Lofts, to the new Lumber Shed. [JDLand]
Georgetown - Flashback to ’93 at Wisconsin and Q Street. [GTMetropolitan]

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