tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post2709935735101672812..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: 2300 Penn: Demo BeginsKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-37337695181184840072009-05-03T19:00:00.000-04:002009-05-03T19:00:00.000-04:00do we really need "workforce" residential space? i...do we really need "workforce" residential space? is anyone familiar with how Potomac Gardens has turned out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-3499397381354469572008-10-15T08:03:00.000-04:002008-10-15T08:03:00.000-04:00well, hunter, i'll weigh in on the neighborhood th...well, <B>hunter</B>, i'll weigh in on the neighborhood thing, since that seems to be my bailiwick.<BR/><BR/>that ain't anacostia. and i agree that lumping everything east of the river into some amalgam of "greater anacostia" appears ignorant, on its face.<BR/><BR/>i'd have gone with fairlawn, FWIW.IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-40600998386939498002008-10-02T17:47:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:47:00.000-04:00As a realtor living in Ward 7. I am not apposed to...As a realtor living in Ward 7. I am not apposed to a store of any sort coming but I do agree that another Harris Teeter just doesn't make any sense. Maybe they should try shooting for a Whole Foods there being that most of the people on this side of the river do not eat healthy anyway and no have many options to either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-81080308774242541312008-09-22T15:23:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:23:00.000-04:00i think they must have been referring to the harri...i think they must have been referring to the harris teeter across the river. this would be bigger news, and everyone east of the river would be trumpeting it. <BR/><BR/>..and i have my doubts about HT opening in an all-affordable housing buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-77804507472497887212008-09-21T17:05:00.000-04:002008-09-21T17:05:00.000-04:00I live in Ward 7, and quite frankly, I will miss t...I live in Ward 7, and quite frankly, I will miss the dog & cat hospital. Also, Off the Hook tattos merely moved across the street. If there was a used car lot in that area, I never paid it any heed.<BR/>And finally, another Harris Teeter> Seriously? So one Harris Teeter could walk to the other one? I don't mean to sound like the typically ungrateful DC resident, but would it really be so difficult to put a restaurant somewhere over here? Our options are Subway and star pizza. and that's it.igotmoxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504486701865818592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-35914112230753617562008-09-21T14:17:00.000-04:002008-09-21T14:17:00.000-04:00harris teeter? for real?thats wildly close to the ...harris teeter? for real?<BR/><BR/>thats wildly close to the other new harris teeter, just over 1 mile away.<BR/>harris teeter is hittn it hard, huh?Sean Hennesseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516980915464663011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-63001789804650069782008-09-18T15:33:00.000-04:002008-09-18T15:33:00.000-04:00Mayor Fenty mentioned the Harris Teeter in his rem...Mayor Fenty mentioned the Harris Teeter in his remarks at the groundbreaking.Nopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212559173015976225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-2799874438465138612008-09-18T09:56:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:56:00.000-04:00it wasn't a stripmall. it was rowhouse-type comme...it wasn't a stripmall. it was rowhouse-type commercial buildings. some of which actually looked kind of cool and probably would have been saved anywhere else in the city..<BR/><BR/>Also, to DCMUD: where did you hear that about the Harris Teeter. seems like that would be big news..David Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514522127258982490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-3001112189950967212008-09-17T18:26:00.000-04:002008-09-17T18:26:00.000-04:00"one the homes slated for demolition is where John..."one the homes slated for demolition is where John Wilkes Booth was treated for his injuries following the assassination of President Lincoln"<BR/><BR/>"I've driven by these dozens of time and they are pretty much delapidated stripmalls."<BR/><BR/>John Wilkes Booth was treated at a stripmall?washcyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984851109484408276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-91213780909328187722008-09-17T10:59:00.000-04:002008-09-17T10:59:00.000-04:00It really is bad. And let's be honest here... do ...It really is bad. And let's be honest here... do they really need more 100% "affordable housing" PROJECTS east of the river? I know many of you will say yes, but I think it's a waste. Mixed use, mixed income is the way to go. And if we need affordable housing anywhere, it's closer to the city center. Housing is already pretty damn cheap around 2300 Penn.<BR/><BR/>That said, this is a vast improvement over what was there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-60449626303130604362008-09-17T10:30:00.000-04:002008-09-17T10:30:00.000-04:00that's the back of the building facing the alley, ...that's the back of the building facing the alley, but still... they should open up that wall.David Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514522127258982490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-44660972118225640452008-09-17T08:00:00.000-04:002008-09-17T08:00:00.000-04:00Definitely not going to be any loitering or grafit...Definitely not going to be any loitering or grafitti on that big blank wall. I can guarantee that. I can only hope the street lighting is really poor. Because if there's one thing criminal activity can't stand, it's poor street lighting.<BR/><BR/>Some people never learn.monkeyroticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598351715992134492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-45863952508650235422008-09-16T23:30:00.000-04:002008-09-16T23:30:00.000-04:00That's the worst street-facing blank wall I've eve...That's the worst street-facing blank wall I've ever seen. Ouch. Didn't we stop building stuff like that in the 70s?Chris Looshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264861001704449430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-35530753422725620262008-09-16T18:12:00.000-04:002008-09-16T18:12:00.000-04:00Why in God's name does that building have a blank ...Why in God's name does that building have a blank wall for the entire length on that side? There's virtually no surer way to create a dead space than that. This building clearly should have been more mixed use with shops on the ground floor and the like. That would make for a much more vibrant and fully-functional neighborhood.Sean Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526658818130161330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-59860161086833417232008-09-16T16:50:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:50:00.000-04:00my god, the rendering makes it look so institution...my god, the rendering makes it look so institutional. i am all about public housing but COME ON! this looks like a dorm, or a prison, or a project... but i suppose anything beats those heinous used car lots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-28225103406794988662008-09-16T14:42:00.000-04:002008-09-16T14:42:00.000-04:00I'm not offended by it -- and you are by no means ...I'm not offended by it -- and you are by no means the first to do it. But there are many more neighborhoods east of the river than just Anacostia -- just like Glover Park is not in Georgetown, Shaw is not in NoMa, and Trinidad is not on Capitol Hill. <BR/><BR/>Now that development and attention is finally coming east of the river, I think it's important to give each neighborhood a fair chance at being known, as well as give Anacostia a chance to rise out of the poor media image it has been given by calling other, more dangerous/neglected areas "Anacostia" when they are miles away.David Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514522127258982490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-77893295587257803892008-09-16T13:40:00.000-04:002008-09-16T13:40:00.000-04:00David- Have you ever seen these "historical struct...David- Have you ever seen these "historical structures"? I consider myself a preservationist, but I've driven by these dozens of time and they are pretty much delapidated stripmalls. We're not talking historic rowhouses here. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, I agree that there are many many buildings east of the river worth saving (mostly south of this area in dg-rad's home base).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-69364673172185042432008-09-16T13:28:00.000-04:002008-09-16T13:28:00.000-04:00Well, that was disservice seconded by those making...Well, that was disservice seconded by those making the presentation at the press conference. At no point during the press conference was the site posited as being in any other neighborhood with the exception of "Faircostia" - a supposed amalgam of Historic Anacostia and Fairlawn.<BR/><BR/>I'll go ahead and remove the historic qualifier, because according to DC zoning, the historic district begins about a half mile southwest of the Penn project (while that stretch of Pennsylvania Ave is not labeled at all - falling into a gap between Fairlawn, Randle Highlands and Dupont Park).<BR/><BR/>Do anyone have any thoughts about ALL property east of the river consistently being referred to as Anacostia?Nopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212559173015976225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-17637882573830655762008-09-16T12:53:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:53:00.000-04:00once again:this is not Historic Anacostia.Penn Bra...once again:<BR/><BR/>this is <B>not</B> Historic Anacostia.<BR/><BR/>Penn Branch is also <B>not</B> in Historic Anacostia.<BR/><BR/>you do neighborhoods east of the Anacostia a disservice every time you lump the whole area together as though it were somehow Historic Anacostia.David Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514522127258982490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-24644031640206232922008-09-16T12:36:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:36:00.000-04:00Nice to see DC continues to respect historical str...Nice to see DC continues to respect historical structures. Some of these buildings were worth saving, but we're throwing out the baby with the bathwater.washcyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984851109484408276noreply@blogger.com