Artist’s rendering of the new Southwest Community Center; Photo: Perkins Eastman DC When the D.C. Zoning Commission voted in September to support Forest City’s plans for the open lots at Fourth and M, our neighborhood gained more than just two more apartment buildings and ground level retail. As a result of some hard negotiations on […]
What’s in a Name: A Series on Shakespeare, SEU and Southwest, Part 6
Latest proposed designs of The Bard project looking southeast across 6th St.; Photo from the PUD submission Author’s note: This is part six of a series on the redevelopment of the old Southeastern University site in Southwest. These articles will serve to provide information for the greater community, and not to take a side on the development […]
Op-Ed: No Progress on Greenleaf Redevelopment?
The fate of Greenleaf residents and of public housing overall is a persistent concern to all residents of Southwest, reflecting the Southwest Small Area Plan’s vision for the community to remain “an exemplary model of equity and inclusion, …a diversity of races, ages and income levels.” As Greenleaf residents’ anxiety mounts about their own prospects […]
Oct. 11: Join the Conversation about Historic Preservation and Southwest
Join the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly History Task Force this Thursday, Oct. 11 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Arena Stage for the third community meeting regarding the project to investigate the potential for nomination of an “Old Southwest” Historic District. Visit www.swdc.org/old-southwest to learn more about the effort and view the final draft of the potential nomination. […]
Historic Preservation and Southwest
Historic preservation has become an important tool for many municipalities to maintain their character through the historic sites and places that have helped define them. Washington DC has been a leading city in the preservation movement from inception with the fight to preserve the nearby home of founding father George Washington at Mount Vernon […]
Welcome to the Neighborhood: Mission Navy Yard
The “longest bar in DC” (at 150 feet long) opened July 23 across the street from Nationals Park. Even better news is the food. Nestled into the southwest corner of 1221 Van St. SE, the neighborhood’s newest restaurant and bar is 12,000 square feet and spans two levels. The space has three bars and 600 feet of outdoor […]
The Wharf Heritage Program
Soon after Hoffman-Madison Waterfront (HMW) was awarded the opportunity to redevelop the Southwest Waterfront by the DC government in 2007, HMW was approached by a group of Southwest community members to discuss ways in which HMW could incorporate into the development the rich history of Southwest DC, the Waterfront, and the Municipal Fish Market—the longest […]