tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post8307539372745835318..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Developer Chosen for 5th & IKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-80609223915565721682008-09-22T14:34:00.000-04:002008-09-22T14:34:00.000-04:00Something about "international jazz club chain" ma...Something about "international jazz club chain" makes me want to yak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-6867347219121414742008-09-19T22:25:00.000-04:002008-09-19T22:25:00.000-04:00if the lack of street parking in the area is any i...if the lack of street parking in the area is any indication, then having the garage spaces is a welcome portion of the project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-69596491488499247952008-09-19T18:28:00.000-04:002008-09-19T18:28:00.000-04:00hell yes.hell yes.Justin from ReadysetDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295982382263471688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-89527883871189558772008-09-19T16:39:00.000-04:002008-09-19T16:39:00.000-04:00Good to see a mixed-use proposal that seems respon...Good to see a mixed-use proposal that seems responsive to locals' wants awarded with a development contract through a competitive bidding process. I think the height and density are pretty appropriate for a site so close to Gallery Place and right on Mass Ave.<BR/><BR/>If such praise may now allow me a single criticism, the 238-spot underground parking garage seems like a bit of overkill. Certainly, the hotel wants some underground parking, as do apartment-dwellers and visitors, but are 238 places necessary? Can't we learn the lesson from the (admittedly larger) humongous empty parking garage under DCUSA in Columbia Heights?<BR/><BR/>The corner of 5th & I is less than a quarter-mile from the Chinatown-gage entrance to the Gallery Place Metro station. It's a five minute walk! I guess I should be happy that their plan includes "bicycle parking well beyond code." With no shortage of car parking in the area, though, are 238 spots needed?<BR/><BR/>Eh, overall it seems like a good plan. Maybe i'm just used to complaining. Green Roofs sure have become the "it" thing in DC development...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com