Linked: New Year Edition

2 01 2013

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]



Linked: Sandy Approaches

29 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]



Linked: Southwest Edition

29 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]



Linked: Around Town

14 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]



Linked: Weekend Roundup

22 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]



Linked: Weekend Round Up

18 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]



Linked: Falling Facades?

26 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]



Linked: Around Town

22 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]



Linked: Foodie Edition

8 01 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]



Linked: Neighborhood Roundup

9 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]



Linked: Around Town

30 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]



Linked: Around Town

16 10 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]



Linked: Weekend Roundup

9 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]



Linked: Ferries and Facades

25 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]



Linked: Around Town

12 09 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]