tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post7267297429430209301..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Arlandria Redevelopment Gains MomentumKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-80253562173002317432012-01-12T00:11:48.842-05:002012-01-12T00:11:48.842-05:00That looks like a prison complex. My husband and I...That looks like a prison complex. My husband and I had our first apartment there a few years ago and enjoyed it immensely. We'd be happy to see some love and care given to fixing up a great neighborhood. This looks terrible.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04498485073798607703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-53718852178021338042012-01-02T18:08:08.097-05:002012-01-02T18:08:08.097-05:00Sure hope the transportation issues have been addr...Sure hope the transportation issues have been addressed as the nearby intersections are already clogged. BRAC failures to-date leave me skeptical of the city's planning process. <br /><br />I ditto the claim this is uninspired architecture, which resembles Clarendon more than U Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-53527932058120269912011-12-29T15:45:03.836-05:002011-12-29T15:45:03.836-05:00"Whitewashing"... um, what is that suppo..."Whitewashing"... um, what is that supposed to mean exactly?! Surely, that is not a reference to race, as I can't imagine referring to a neighborhood with a growing ethnic population of Hispanics, Africans, or Asians as "Brown-washing", "Black-washing" or "Yellow-washing". Are you really saying that anytime re-development takes place, it is just a racial plot? Not only is that pathetically paranoid, but it is itself a racist stereotype to assume that all minorities are poor and vice versa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-62946365358305347112011-12-28T18:11:42.114-05:002011-12-28T18:11:42.114-05:00"Others worried that the whitewashing was alr..."Others worried that the whitewashing was already underway, as the immigrant-heavy neighborhood, known by locals as Chirilagua, was being rebranded exclusively as Arlandria."<br /><br />I don't want to "go there" but the neighborhood has always been known as Arlandria. Chirilagua was a name immigrants who arrived there gave to it, which is fine. But in 20 years I've never heard anyone (English speaking) use Chirilagua. Its a bit unfair to refer to the use of Arlandria as a case of whitewashing when in reality the other name was brownwashing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-59740142247899863442011-12-28T18:03:54.885-05:002011-12-28T18:03:54.885-05:00Nice write-up. While some members of the communit...Nice write-up. While some members of the community were opposed, the City also received 40+ letters of support, and had several speakers in favor, many from the neighborhood that touches the property lines. I live 3 blocks from the property and I couldn't be more excited. Most of my neighbors are thrilled, as well.<br /><br />I can't argue architecture, but I like this a lot more than many of the Ballston/Clarendon properties. It reminds me more of the urban loft styles going up around U St than anything else. It's a great improvement, that's for sure!Nick Phttp://www.arlandria.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-63115129402398139082011-12-28T09:22:28.018-05:002011-12-28T09:22:28.018-05:00If that's considered "good architecture&q...If that's considered "good architecture" then that neighborhood is about as hopeless as Clarendon or Courthouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com