By Melissa Silveman In a public session hosted by the DC Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on March 9, city officials recommitted to a build first strategy to limit displacement and relocation of current residents during the redevelopment of the 15-acre Greenleaf public housing site. Greenleaf’s complex includes 493 units spread across 23 buildings in […]
Concerns Raised about Lansburgh Park Development
By Melissa Silverman Community leaders, including ANC 6D Chair Edward Daniels and members of Southwest DC Action, raised concerns in March about development at 60 I Street SW and community access to Lansburgh Park. The location previously housed the Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle – Assemblies of God church. The church partnered with developer Foulger-Pratt to tear […]
Op-Ed: The Wharf Phase 2 To Deliver New Housing, Jobs
By Elinor Bacon, The Wharf It has been exciting for all of us to see the vision for Phase 2 of The Wharf becoming a reality. The individual elements of Phase 2 will be finished at different times during this year, and the project will be fully completed before the end of 2022. We want […]
Meet the Team Behind the Southwest DC Community Center: Mattie R. Sharpless
By the SWDCCC Community Engagement and Communications Committee The Southwest DC Community Center (SWDCCC) that is planned to open in our neighborhood in the next few years will serve as a vibrant, central hub for the Southwest and Capitol Riverfront communities that provides an inclusive space for a wide range of services and activities that […]
New Retail and Restaurants Announced at The Wharf
Completion of The Wharf expected by Oct. 12 By Mike Goodman Following more than a decade of planning and development, and four years of operation, The Wharf is expected to be substantially completed by October 12, 2022—five years from the date that the first phase opened. Once completed, the waterfront will feature more than 75 […]
Waterfront Station II Breaks Ground on Fourth Street
By Southwester Staff A new mixed-use development at 1000 Fourth Street, SW broke ground on December 13. When completed in winter 2023, the 12 story, 400,000 square foot Waterfront Station II will include residences, a performing arts or theater space, AppleTree Public Charter School and a neighborhood restaurant by Good Company Doughnuts, along with additional […]
Gangplank Marina Community Looks Forward to Post-Construction Facilities
By Haley Murphy This article was originally published on TheWash.org and is reprinted with permission. In Southwest Washington, just off the bustling boardwalk of District Wharf, where high rises and twinkling lights cast vivid reflections into the water, lives a small but invaluable waterborne community. Jason Kopp, the president of the Gangplank Slipholders Association, said […]