tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post5150863991223122205..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Groundbreaking for Georgia Avenue CVSKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-30624703116512503112009-11-16T17:31:02.978-05:002009-11-16T17:31:02.978-05:00I's pretty sure the 10 story building is mainl...I's pretty sure the 10 story building is mainly BS, was never a serious proposal. It's just being used to justify this low bar project and pretent the project meetings the community benefit requirement for the TIF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-59759830129751290552009-11-13T12:36:37.425-05:002009-11-13T12:36:37.425-05:00While any developer would have loved to put a 10-s...While any developer would have loved to put a 10-story building on this site, where do you think they would have to put the parking? Underground is where. And for a contaminated site, that would probably require much more than $2M in soil remediation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-17593410708150417142009-11-13T10:49:02.893-05:002009-11-13T10:49:02.893-05:00That's too bad that the 10 story residential b...That's too bad that the 10 story residential building was turned down. They could have built that and had the CVS on the ground floor anyway. Plus we would have all those residents right across from the metro station. Now we are only getting a single story building - what a missed opportunity.Shawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-64851325981103544902009-11-12T20:03:09.447-05:002009-11-12T20:03:09.447-05:00CMT,
Yes, it does bother me that DC is subsidizi...CMT, <br /><br />Yes, it does bother me that DC is subsidizing this property (even if it is just cleaning up the property) for a CVS to move in. <br /><br />The property owners could have done that. <br /><br />I would feel differently about it if DC was subsidizing a more dense development on this site. But that's not the case here! It's a one-story CVS. Just aweful! <br /><br />A CVS doesn't need any help, and DC should not have helped a developer seeking to bring in JUST a CVS to a site that is just across the street from a metro station.<br /><br />DC set the bar pretty low on this deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-31257414620803740782009-11-12T16:38:20.883-05:002009-11-12T16:38:20.883-05:00From what I understood at the groundbreaking, the ...From what I understood at the groundbreaking, the City's $2 million was spend cleaning up the site from the former gas station, and not used to subsidize the CVS.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562924479270903285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-12942143840122800582009-11-12T15:26:26.965-05:002009-11-12T15:26:26.965-05:00Two questions: how does this move like lightining ...Two questions: how does this move like lightining but projects in Wards 7 & 8 move at glacial pace and will this same help for quality retail and office be given to East Washington projects, not just 'affordable' housing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-48348078338258927102009-11-12T14:51:37.169-05:002009-11-12T14:51:37.169-05:00Does it bother anyone else that the city is subsid...Does it bother anyone else that the city is subsidizing the building of a CVS to the tune of $2 million? I know that any development is a welcome sign in this area, but what next, fast food chinese joints asking for government subsidies? If you're going to offer taxpayer dollars there should be a significant benefit to the community...overpriced bandaids and shampoo hardly qualifies.cmtnoreply@blogger.com