tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post4203051069462155481..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Washington Gateway Finally Breaking Ground?Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-46098942699376964692012-02-06T16:52:23.738-05:002012-02-06T16:52:23.738-05:00@Alan
They will have a massive atrium and entranc...@Alan<br /><br />They will have a massive atrium and entrance from the trail, and will improve and expand the trail through their property. This lobby will be open to the public.<br /><br />This site is just outside of the "transferable development rights" (TDR) zone of most of NoMa, so it needed to add many community benefits for approval as a PUD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-44613018773937315792012-02-06T04:54:51.484-05:002012-02-06T04:54:51.484-05:00If they're smart, they'll build in some ki...If they're smart, they'll build in some kind of easy entry/exit ramps for bikers utilizing the Metropolitan Branch Trail running right alongside the building site, so future occupants in their complex will be able to get onto the trail, or arrive home off of it, easily.Alan Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349389379428110815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-41249559623872331382012-02-04T18:46:43.063-05:002012-02-04T18:46:43.063-05:00Thanks Alan for the note on the map. I'll see ...Thanks Alan for the note on the map. I'll see if I can fix it.Dan Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786015610468030110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-16692611498685345162012-02-03T12:19:30.961-05:002012-02-03T12:19:30.961-05:00Anonymous said...
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Translation: "...Anonymous said...<br />fuuuuugly!<br /><br />Translation: "Reading too much signal. Not enough noise. Brain. Hurts. Must. Cry. Out."<br /><br />pft.Bob Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860144617310043708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-8024488022585412032012-02-02T23:03:57.161-05:002012-02-02T23:03:57.161-05:00They actually have a contractor lined up, and this...They actually have a contractor lined up, and this will be starting shortly. I think this will be the best project in NoMa - trail connection, public art $, retail, sidewalk widening, etc. It will also really help the retail strip on either side of 2nd between N & Florida to have more pedestrians on this side of NoMa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-41986451600719148862012-02-02T22:28:24.063-05:002012-02-02T22:28:24.063-05:00Oh, and just so every comment I leave is not criti...Oh, and just so every comment I leave is not critical, this blog is excellent and my main source of real estate development news online. Keep up the great work!Alan Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349389379428110815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-68779580762156139122012-02-02T22:27:19.286-05:002012-02-02T22:27:19.286-05:00The Google Map link in the upper left (orange logo...The Google Map link in the upper left (orange logo) does not appear to work.Alan Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349389379428110815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-73253975273777866482012-02-02T20:43:23.041-05:002012-02-02T20:43:23.041-05:00fuuuuugly!fuuuuugly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-72923926071616444202012-02-02T19:30:08.619-05:002012-02-02T19:30:08.619-05:00Actually the hotel is no longer in the plans.Actually the hotel is no longer in the plans.Dan Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786015610468030110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-23366738334115699302012-02-02T16:47:02.879-05:002012-02-02T16:47:02.879-05:00You forgot the 180-key hotel component!You forgot the 180-key hotel component!Critically Urbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184976993311486195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-68818365073893809342012-02-02T15:05:15.214-05:002012-02-02T15:05:15.214-05:00The architecture isn't the slightest bit innov...The architecture isn't the slightest bit innovative, but the basic forms seem well-considered. With the right materials & specifications, it could look sharp. With the wrong materials & specifications, it could look like the lower-rent north end of NOMA (that it of course actually is).<br /><br />Essentially the same comments apply to the site planning/urban design. If the fountain is big and fabulous, if the paving is well-chosen, if the 15,000 sf of retail addresses and enlivens the street, etc., then this development could be a nice, unexpected jewel of civility. But if they cheap out on the fountain & other "street furniture" and put banks, CVS, and Korean lunch buffets in the retail, it will be sad and unloved.<br /><br />MRP, it's your chance to step up to the plate! Make the decisions that can make this development successful (and higher rent) - not the decisions to attract a federal government tenant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-52865909428693110532012-02-02T14:37:26.603-05:002012-02-02T14:37:26.603-05:00Great to hear Washington Gateway is moving forward...Great to hear Washington Gateway is moving forward. FYI - Mill Creek's website is now calling their project "Arrive at NoMa"Will Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968802738129438351noreply@blogger.com