tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post1852205077886940264..comments2024-03-13T23:35:16.711-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: NDC Renovates Columbia Heights EyesoreKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-70440828176128208982012-07-16T15:08:42.596-04:002012-07-16T15:08:42.596-04:00I hope this is not the same NDC - Neighborhood Dev...I hope this is not the same NDC - Neighborhood Development Company previous ran by Adrian Washington, which renovated 150 Rhode Island Ave NW - The Seaton. That building since the day it opened has problems from the plumbing to the roof and everything in between.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-8563054483044350302012-07-16T14:52:28.597-04:002012-07-16T14:52:28.597-04:00I found a typo "boutique" was supposed t...I found a typo "boutique" was supposed to be "bunker".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-41872006067064948082012-07-16T14:14:34.871-04:002012-07-16T14:14:34.871-04:00Ouch, this really is bad. I have worked on afford...Ouch, this really is bad. I have worked on affordable developments before (as architect). The essence of the job is to get up to zero, i.e. to the point that it isn't OBVIOUSLY affordable/subsidized/cheap in appearance and there's no glaring problems with the floor plans. <br /><br />Occasionally, even that isn't possible because of the myriad of forces which work against such projects. On the flip side, occasionally one can get above zero--a true triumph!<br /><br />As emphathetic as I am to the architect's near-impossible job, however, this design just isn't cutting it. I wouldn't know that it's the "after" and not the "before"! I hope the units are exceptionally well laid out and generous. Maybe that could offset these awful elevations, if not for the public then at least for NDC's affordable-needs customers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-42571701777682068262012-07-13T16:58:49.891-04:002012-07-13T16:58:49.891-04:00How is the replacement building any better than th...How is the replacement building any better than the existing building? It sure looks about as a crappy as the original. Thanks NDC!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.premier-propertysearch.co.uk/property-search" rel="nofollow">Property Search</a>racecentrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548062158298380432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-4631500489065981692012-07-13T08:29:24.931-04:002012-07-13T08:29:24.931-04:00if we're asking for things, can I has some dec...if we're asking for things, can I has some decoration?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-9693501070084393872012-07-12T15:46:04.664-04:002012-07-12T15:46:04.664-04:00God forbid they do the obvious and add windows.God forbid they do the obvious and add windows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-85025680232067753452012-07-12T13:00:47.569-04:002012-07-12T13:00:47.569-04:00Don't let the door hit you on the way out.Don't let the door hit you on the way out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-32998192168497845842012-07-12T10:56:08.045-04:002012-07-12T10:56:08.045-04:00How is the replacement building any better than th...How is the replacement building any better than the existing building? It sure looks about as a crappy as the original. Thanks NDC!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-88795864518263378332012-07-12T09:15:09.354-04:002012-07-12T09:15:09.354-04:00damn...whenever we advance as a profession, along ...damn...whenever we advance as a profession, along comes another freshmen firm with bad renderings to set us back again...bored with this town...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com