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[shakman]

Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist

Well, no performances at the Kennedy Center for two years.

https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.social/post/3mdtjmrgs3c2k

Good. It needs to be renovated.

[OhioGuy]

Originally Posted by shakman

Good. It needs to be renovated.

Any renovations should be vetted and approved by a bipartisan group of design and architectural experts. I very much love the mid century design of the Kennedy Center and fear the POS worthless waste of human life with godawful tacky gold obsession will desecrate the wonderful mid century aesthetic.

[Busy Bee]

Originally Posted by shakman

Good. It needs to be renovated.

Very few people actually involved with the center actually think this. Certainly not a gut renovation taking two years conveniently eliminating programming when no one wants to perform there with this guy as president. Plus the theatre was just renovated a few years ago.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that you like the plans because you like the president. You said the same thing about his retarded ballroom.

[patriotizzy]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Very few people actually involved with the center actually think this. Certainly not a gut renovation taking two years conveniently eliminating programming when no one wants to perform there with this guy as president. Plus the theatre was just renovated a few years ago.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that you like the plans because you like the president. You said the same thing about his retarded ballroom.

The pot calling the kettle black

[Busy Bee]

A favorite idiom, but I don't have a clue what you using it is supposed to mean in this context.

[202_Cyclist]

220-Unit Affordable Development Planned Near Shaw Metro

Urban Turf
Feb. 13, 2026


Image courtesy of Urban Turf.

"Lincoln-Westmoreland Housing (LWH) is moving forward with plans to replace an aging Shaw affordable housing project with a new development delivering 210-230 units of permanently affordable housing.

Partnering with KeyUrban, LWH will raze the 71-unit development at 801-811 R Street NW to make way for the new development.

The project, designed by GTM Architects, will feature a design ranging from six to nine stories, with a maximum height of 90 feet and an additional 20-foot penthouse. Thirty percent of the units will be three-bedroom apartments to accommodate families, and the development team will temporarily relocate existing residents and offer guaranteed replacement units when the project is complete..."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/2...evelopment_planned_near_shaw_metro/24324

[202_Cyclist]

We were in DC for a quick vacation this week. I saw this construction in the Portals/Federal Center SW area.

[202_Cyclist]

A First Look At Friendship Commons, The Big Plans To Redevelop Former GEICO Headquarters

February 20, 2026
Urban Turf


Rendering courtesy of Urban Turf.

"Plans are coming into focus for how the sprawling former GEICO headquarters will be reimagined in Friendship Heights.

On Thursday night, developer EYA outlined its plans at a community meeting for the 26-acre site bounded by Western Avenue, Willard Avenue and Friendship Boulevard, which will include townhomes, condos and apartments as well as a number of open green spaces..."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/a...g_plans_to_redevelop_former_geico_/24343

[DCMetroWinston]

The WestEnd redevelopment replacing Landmark Mall has kicked off construction of its first residential buildings, developer Foulger Pratt announced.

Developers broke ground on the two Aspect buildings (Blocks E and G, 5801 Duke Street), which will be connected by a sky bridge. Construction began as the developers secured financing from Atlantic Union Bank, with Truist Bank serving as administrative agent.

https://www.alxnow.com/2026/03/19/constr...-buildings-at-former-landmark-mall-site/

[202_Cyclist]

12 Units Proposed for Anacostia Site Scarred by Gas Explosion

Urban Turf
Apr. 27, 2026


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"A new vision has been pitched for a pair of Anacostia properties that were the site of a gas explosion a few years ago.

A concept submission has been filed with the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) to develop 12 market-rate apartments at 1223 and 1225 Marion Barry Ave SE.

The project, designed by McClennan Architects and My Ly Design, would bring new housing to a block that has been largely idle since January 2024, when a ruptured gas line — set off after a vehicle struck an exterior meter — triggered a pair of explosions that destroyed one building and left two others badly damaged. The cleared lot where the destroyed convenience store once stood has remained empty ever since."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/1...stia_site_scarred_by_gas_explosion/24565

[jpdivola]

There is some movement on those big plots of land at the SW Metrostop. The plans have changed from 600 units in multfamily buildings to 69 townhomes. This feels like a big missed opportunity. Although, perhaps realistic acknowledgment that the DC development market it extremely weak right now and likely will be for a while.

Multifamily out, townhomes in on prime site near the Southwest D.C. waterfront
By Ben Peters – Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal
Jun 12, 2026

An affiliate of Transwestern Development Co. intends to build 69 townhomes on two prominent vacant parcels near D.C.’s Southwest waterfront, according to a development agreement with the District, seemingly ending longstanding plans for large-scale office or multifamily across the site.

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...tern-southwest-waterfront-townhomes.html

[202_Cyclist]

Originally Posted by jpdivola

There is some movement on those big plots of land at the SW Metrostop. The plans have changed from 600 units in multfamily buildings to 69 townhomes. This feels like a big missed opportunity. Although, perhaps realistic acknowledgment that the DC development market it extremely weak right now and likely will be for a while.


https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...tern-southwest-waterfront-townhomes.html

This is a significant disappointment for a location next to the Metro and the Wharf.

[jpdivola]

Yeah, I wouldn't mind if this falls through. But, this has been the trend recently.

Around the corner, a 64 unit mixed use development was replaced by a 17 unit NoVa style townhouse complex. https://www.homes.com/news/townhouses-to...hespian-company-scraps-plans/2102238581/

On the positive side it does create homeownership opportunities.


I think we will see more of this type of smaller scale development as Class A projects in DC proper remain hard to finance. Greater Greater Washington had a good recent summary on the struggles of the DC housing market. It's not just a supply side issue of high interest rates slowing construction, market demand is also weak. https://ggwash.org/view/103581/the-districts-twin-housing-investment-crises

[202_Cyclist]

Will This Be The First Major Hotel East Of The Anacostia River?

By UrbanTurf
June 23, 2026


Rendering courtesy of UrbanTurf.


"A new hotel has been proposed at DC’s Bridge District, the mixed-use development along Howard Road SE, and it would be the first large-scale hotel east of the Anacostia River if it comes to fruition.

Redbrick LMD, the developer behind the broader Bridge District project, has filed an application with the DC Zoning Commission seeking design review approval for a roughly 160-room hotel immediately adjacent to the Anacostia Metro station..."

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/w..._hotel_east_of_the_anacostia_river/24756

[DCMetroWinston]

It’s stunning that there are no hotels east of the Anacostia River

[202_Cyclist]

D.C. Council chair pitches $620M Audi Field roof, expansion — nearly half from the District

By Ben Peters
Washington Business Journal
Jul 13, 2026


“The D.C. Council will consider a $620 million public-private partnership with D.C. United that would put a roof on Audi Field and expand the stadium’s seating capacity to host more than 100 new events each year.

D.C., per the bill, would finance its end of the Audi Field expansion with a 4.25% tax on the gross receipts of stadium ticket sales, as well as an additional 4.25% tax on gross receipts of other sales at the stadium during events. In addition to its $320 million investment in the stadium work, D.C. United, which leases Audi Field from the District, would be responsible for developing 467 new residential units "in connection with the redevelopment of the Soccer Stadium Site." Of the total units, 148 must be affordable, including 122 for seniors.”

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...eld-dc-united-mls-council-mendelson.html