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New Douglass Bridge Design - Coming Soon? (Post on Upcoming Meetings)
New Year, New Meetings:
* ANC 6B (mostly Capitol Hill, but also including the Eighth Street area of Near Southeast) has posted its January 13 meeting agenda, and one of the items on it is "South Capitol Street Draft Environmental Impact Statement." This draft EIS, which envisions substantial changes to the section of South Capitol Street from the Southeast Freeway across the Douglass Bridge to Firth Sterling Avenue, was released last year, and at December's Anacostia Waterfront Fair it was announced that the final EIS is expected to come this spring.
It may not sound like much to get excited about, but one of the cornerstones of the final EIS should be the unveiling of the chosen design for the new Douglass Bridge. I wrote a long entry about the Draft EIS when it was released, and on my Douglass Bridge page you can also see the four preliminary designs. (And you can also relive 2007's Extreme Makeover!) Feel free to sound off in the comments on which bridge design you want--but, please, no wagering.
Also on ANC 6B's agenda is "ZC # 03-12I/03-13I, Modification to the Arthur Capper Carrollsburg PUD," which I imagine is the series of deadline extensions and other zoning items that I've previously written about. (UPDATE: This has apparently been removed from the 6B agenda, at the Housing Authority's request.)
This meeting is at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, at 7 pm.
* ANC 6D's monthly meeting will be on the previous night, Jan. 12, at St. Augustine's Church at 6th and M Streets, SW. No agenda yet posted. (6B usually wins this race by a country mile.)
* This Thursday (Jan. 8), Metro's Customer Service, Safety and Operations Committee will be voting on whether to authorize a mid-February hearing on the discontinuation of the N22 bus, which runs between the Union Station, Eastern Market, and the Navy Yard subway stations and which is expected to be replaced by DC Circulator route. I'm not sure why this is on the agenda again--my understanding was that they approved it in December, as did the full board. Read my previous posts with more detail on this change here and here.

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DC Presidential Inaugural Gala To Be at USDOT on Jan. 19
There's now a second inaugural shindig scheduled for the neighborhood, with the Post reporting on a "DC Presidential Inaugural Gala" to be held at the US DOT HQ at New Jersey and M on January 19 from 8 pm to midnight. It's being run by the "District of Columbia Presidential Inaugural Committee" (I don't yet know whether it's an official city entity or not; sure sounds like it, but I haven't yet confirmed). This is not Mayor Fenty's official ball (at the DC Armory) or the council's official ball (at the Wilson Building). Still trying to find out more.
Tickets are a mere $244.51 per person, says the Post. More when I get it. This is the night after the Capitol Riverfront Gala being thrown at 70 I Street. No actual inauguration-night balls for Near Southeast yet, though. Here's a comprehensive list of all the galas, balls, and other festivities planned throughout the four-day extravaganza.

No Movement on the Post Plant; Teague Murder Still Unsolved
A few items to catch up with from my lazy past few weeks:
* The Examiner looks (again) at the city still paying $500,000 a month in rent for 225 Virginia Avenue (aka the old Post Plant) even though there are no plans to use it, which apparently continues to drive Phil Mendelson nuts. The city requested expressions of interest from developers to take over the lease in the fall, but has yet to announce any deal. The Examiner piece frames the continued payments for an empty building against the District's budget shortfalls: "The last thing Fenty should do, Mendelson said, is 'dump the building below cost' just to escape the lease. 'It makes sense to me to use it,' he said." If you want the entire sordid past of the city's relationship with this building, browse through my 225 Virginia news items.
* Also from the Examiner, a story last week on how the murder of Diamond Teague remains unsolved: "Diamond Teague was 19 years old and going from the rough streets of D.C. on to college when he was gunned down on his Southeast Washington front stoop, and police are still looking for his killer. Teague had earned a scholarship to the University of the District of Columbia by helping with projects for the Earth Conservation Corps, a nonprofit organization for disadvantaged youth. Teague was the drummer at Galilee Baptist Church and an avid basketball player, and friends and family said he had managed to avoid the street life and violence that had marred his neighborhood." The park named in his honor is expected to open this spring.

Images and Updates from the Last Photo Trek of 2008
I don't dare tally up how many photos I've taken over the past 12 months, but suffice to say it's a lot. That didn't stop me from a quick lunchtime trek around the neighborhood to grab my final pictures of 2008, with a starkly blue sky as an end-of-year gift. Here's a boatload of before-and-afters for your perusal:
I started at Capitol Quarter, where the first three townhouses at Fourth and L are already framed, wrapped, and window'ed (I imagine the developers are trying to get those units finished as close to "on schedule" as possible). Here's the before-and-afters for the intersection's southwest corner; be advised that taking southward-facing photos in winter is no fun at all, so apologies for all glare, skipped angles, etc.

I next ventured to The Yards (USDOT security guards be damned!) for updated photos of the Foundry Lofts construction, where most of the framing of the two new top floors appears to be finished. And both Third and Tingey streets are now nicely paved and curbed, which you can see along with the Foundtry Lofts construction in these Third and Tingey photos, and also in shots from one block west, at what someday will be Second and Tingey. And, for the heck of it, here's a few new New Jersey and Tingey images. (Remember to look for the icon, as always.)
And, acting on tips from alert readers, I checked out the Third and K Market, which is now being gutted. There was no one around to answer any questions as to what is up, but seeing work getting done a few months after a For Rent sign went up (and quickly disappeared) would seem to be a good sign....?

I also went to First and M, where workers at 100 M have now given back one lane of M Street and told me that the median east of First will be rebuilt soon (as the one west of M recently was). The silver bullding against the unbelievably blue sky makes for a nice tableau in these updated photos.
There are also a few updated shots of 909 New Jersey, taken mainly from the First and I intersection, which is also notable for the nice little fence and landscaping that's now gone in across the empty lot to the east of 100 I, visible in many of these new photos.

Will that tide everyone over until the new year? I know I'm now good for a while....!

No Inauguration Day Parking Unless You're a Bus (And No Boating In, Either)
The city is apparently planning to give over almost all of Near Southeast's and Southwest's on-street parking to charter buses on Inauguration Day, according to the Post: "With the exception of some residential areas, all curbside parking will be set aside for buses; streets will be restricted to charter bus, transit bus and official inaugural vehicles, he said. [...] The charter bus restrictions will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 20. Other vehicles parked on the streets after that will be towed." Here's the map with the parking zones. I imagine the neighborhood's numerous surface parking lots might be handed to buses as well, though I'm not sure they can get through the gates.
UPDATE: Shoot, I meant to include this, from WTOP: "The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed closing the Potomac and Anacostia rivers for the 11 days surrounding the inauguration. [...] Boats already docked or anchored in that area before Jan. 14 could stay. The Anacostia River would have the same restrictions from New York Avenue/Route 50 to the the Potomac River. It's likely the the closures will go into effect at 4 a.m. Jan. 14 and last until 10 p.m. Jan. 25."

Near Southeast Gets an Inaugural Bash
(It's a guarantee that as soon as I put up a "I won't be posting for a while" entry, something comes down the pike.) As part of the four-day party-packed inauguration celebration, there's going to be a Capitol Riverfront Gala, officially entitled "Sunday Night on the Hill," on January 18 at 70 I Street (the Jefferson at Capitol Yards). Food will be provided by Eighth Street's Cafe 8, and music by "international DJ TFresh." The festivities will start at 8:30 pm, in both indoor and "heated outdoor" spaces (maybe this includes the roof?). Tickets are $110 (which includes food and an open bar), with discounts available for active military members in uniform. Dress code is "creative black tie."
For more information, check the official web site, and the FAQ.

The Holiday Downshift
With the holidays upon us, I'm expecting the pace of news to grind to a halt between now and New Year's, and so I'll be taking it easy for the next couple of weeks. If easy news arrives, I'll scurry to post it, and I might make a photo trek at some point, but expect that there won't be much new content until we reach 2009. (And, as always, I'll be delaying any sort of year-end wrap-up until my annual State of the Hood post in mid-January.) There might be a Twitter or two if I get bored, though, so subscribe to my feed or keep checking the box at the top right of the JDLand home page.
So, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, and Happy Holidays from the entire staff of JDLand.com!

News and Notes from the BID Annual Meeting
Today the Capitol Riverfront BID held its first annual meeting luncheon, on the seventh floor of the all-but-completed 100 M Street, showcasing great views of Nationals Park and of M Street (though the gray skies didn't make for good picture-taking). I didn't take copious notes, but here are a few items of note that I Twittered in between bites of chicken and a key lime tart for dessert:
* It's confirmed that Artomatic will be held in Near Southeast in May and June of 2009.
* The opening date for Diamond Teague Park continues to be set at March of '09. However, the BID's executive director said that Canal Park would be coming "in late 2010."
* The Capitol Riverfront area (which is a bit larger than my Near Southeast domain, since it also includes Buzzard Point) now has 1,100 residents.
Hopefully they'll be posting the spiffy Annual Report online, since it gives a lot of detail about development in the Capitol Riverfront area and the work that the BID does to promote and "brand" the neighborhood. (Though JDLand readers will be familiar with most of it already.) Best stat? The BID's Clean and Safe team members collected 3,600 bags of trash this year.
The keynote address was given by Greg Leisch of Delta Associates, and provided a flurry of statistics about the residential and commercial office space markets in DC compared to the rest of the country (in short: It Could Be Worse). Leisch said that he felt that the Capitol Riverfront area is well-positioned to benefit from the recovery that's expected to begin in late 2009/early 2010, in much the same way that the East End did after the 1990-91 recession and the Capitol Hill submarket did after the 2001-2002 recession. He also said that only about 1,600 new condos will have been sold across the Metro area in 2008. Ouch. You can see some of the stats from this presentation on the Delta web site.
UPDATE: From the BID, here's the Annual Report, and Greg Leisch's presentation.

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Directory of Near Southeast Developments
It is expected that in the next 15 years the "Capitol Riverfront" area covering both Near Southeast and Buzzards Point will include approximately 12 million sq ft of office space, 9,000 housing units, and 600,000 sq ft retail. (source)

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All photos on this site taken by JD; all project renderings from company web sites or public records.
Three-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Start of construction is uncertain, school buses could be gone in early 2009. Three-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Start of construction is uncertain, school buses could be gone in early 2009. 5.8-acre site, 1.1 million sq ft project, 4 buildings: 470,000 sq ft office, 84,000 sq ft retail, 320,000 sq ft residential, 235-room hotel; first phase could begin in 2010. 1,700 rental & ownership units, including 700 public housing units; Capitol Quarter townhomes selling in phases, with first-phase townhouse construction underway in June 2008. 121 market-rate and 91 workforce-rate townhomes for sale in phases; first-phase townhouse construction underway in June 2008. Project also includes 111 subsidized rental units and Section 8 ownership units. 1,700 rental & ownership units, including 700 public housing units; Capitol Quarter townhomes selling in phases, with first-phase townhouse construction underway in June 2008. 121 market-rate and 91 workforce-rate townhomes for sale in phases; first-phase townhouse construction underway in June 2008. Project also includes 111 subsidized rental units and Section 8 ownership units. Longtime home to trash and public works operations, this will eventually be a 400-unit mixed-income apartment building. No timeline. 171-unit apartment building along L Street between Second and Third. Could begin construction in 2010. Planned 300-unit mixed-income apartment building; no timeline for construction. Currently a temporary surface parking lot. Planned 270-unit mixed-income apartment building; no timeline for construction. Currently a temporary surface parking lot. A new building replacing the old center, with day care, a rec center, gym, computer lab, and more. No timeline. 237-unit residential tower with 6,000 sq ft retail on the site of the old Nexus Gold Club; construction underway June 2007, delivery 2009. 237-unit residential tower with 6,000 sq ft retail on the site of the old Nexus Gold Club; construction underway June 2007, delivery 2009. The fourth residential project by JPI along I Street, a 416-unit building expected to start construction in August 2008. 5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. Completion expected in 2010. 5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. Completion expected in 2010. Historic Boiler Maker's Shop will be renovated into 46,000-sq-ft of retail space; completion expected by spring 2010. Historic Boiler Maker's Shop will be renovated into 46,000-sq-ft of retail space; completion expected by spring 2010. Renovation of Historic Pattern Joiner Shop into 170 units, with ground-floor retail; rehab begun in 2008, expected completion spring 2010. Renovation of Historic Pattern Joiner Shop into 170 units, with ground-floor retail; rehab begun in 2008, expected completion spring 2010. The old Broadside Mount Shop will be renovated as a 270-unit condo building, with completion expected in 2011. Planned 320,000-sq-ft office building, with a ground-floor grocery store (possibly Harris Teeter). Could be completed in 2011. Planned 170ish-unit apartment building at Fourth and Tingey; could be completed in 2011. GPO building on this site at First and N demolished in 2007 to make for surface parking lot; eventually will be redeveloped as office space. Home to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency until 2011, will eventually be redeveloped as office and retail space. Planning is underway to replace the current Frederick Douglass Bridge. The image below is just one of four proposed designs--the choice has not been made. Two spans crossing the Anacostia River are scheduled to undergo a long-term reconstruction beginning in 2009. 39,000-sq-ft public plaza on the banks of the Anacostia, next to the old pumphouse occupied by the Earth Conservation Corps; first phase to be completed by spring 2009. 840,000 sq ft mixed-use project, condos and offices; first phase of 200 condos and retail to start in July 2007, delivery 2009. Second phase could be hotel, third offices. 200 condos and retail; construction begun June 2007, delivery 2009. 200 condos and retail; construction to start in July 2007, delivery late 2009. The site of the former Nation nightclub is slated to become a 411,000-sq-ft office building with ground floor detail; construction begun January 2008, delivery early 2010. 275,000-sq-ft office building on top of an expanded Navy Yard Metro station entrance; construction begun in early 2007, delivery expected mid-2009. 275,000-sq-ft office building on top of an expanded Navy Yard Metro station entrance; construction begun in early 2007, delivery expected mid-2009. 275,000 sq ft office building, 196-room hotel, 320-unit residential tower, three levels underground parking, and 50,000 sq ft retail, all along Half Street between M and N; construction begun in early 2007. 130,000-sq-ft office building on the site of the old Sunoco station. In development, no timeline for construction. Block purchased for $69.4 million in April 2007; 825,000-sq-ft office/retail project planned in three phases. No recent announcement on start date. Still a functioning water-treatment facility, approximately 4 acres of the site may become part of The Yards development. Monument Realty owned land, possible 185-unit residential building. No timeline. 190,000 sq ft office building with ground-floor retail; waiting for tenants before starting construction. The site of the former Nation nightclub is slated to become a 411,000-sq-ft office building with ground floor detail; construction begun January 2008, delivery early 2010. The site of the former Nation nightclub is slated to become a 411,000-sq-ft office building with ground floor detail; construction begun January 2008, delivery early 2010. 200,000 sq ft office building and ground-floor retail; still looking for financing and/or tenants. 244-unit residential development on the corner of South Capitol and O Streets, SW. Project on hold. Once a printing plant for the Star and the Post, plans to make it home to functions of the Metropolitan Police Department fell through in August 2007. The city is reportedly looking for a tenant to assume its lease. A 350,000-sq-ft office project planned for 1100 South Capitol Street. No timeline for the start of construction. 97,000-sq-ft property sold by WMATA to Akridge in Aug. 2008 for $46.5 million. Plans for 700,000-sq-ft of mixed use, possibly beginning in 2010; currently used as stadium parking. Planned 1.1 million-sq-ft office, residential, and retail project. Negotiations underway with Whole Foods. No timeline. Longtime site of Capper Seniors building until its demolition in November 2007, this site is now a temporary parking lot. Eventual plans call for a 500,000-sq-ft office project. Old trolley garage/car barn at 770 M Street, now home to charter schools. May eventually be renovated as a retail space. Opened in October 2007, provides low-cost spay and neuter services to clinics and shelters around the metro area. Proposed 320,000-sq-ft office building; no timeline. A surface parking lot was built on this site in early 2008. 14,100-sq-ft lot to be leased by WMATA for development; developer selection appears to be stalled. Planned office and residential buildings with ground-floor retail. No timeline. Negotiations underway to have a hotel built on this southwest corner of First and K streets. 900 M Street, an old Hudson auto dealer, later a dialysis unit, slated to become a retail space for three national tenants; exterior renovations to begin in 2008. Development North and South of the New Nationals Ballpark M Street New Jersey Avenue See a directory of all past, present, and future development projects in Near Southeast. Area east of M Street, including Martime Plaza and Boathouse Row. Browse the Near Southeast Photo Archive Home of Barracks Row and the Blue Castle/Car Barn. The main route from the south into the city, now dominated by Nationals Park. The main street of Near Southeast has seen seven new buildings since 2001, with more on the way. 200-suite Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, completed in 2006. 190,000-sq-ft office building from Lerner Enterprises, construction begun Aug. 2005, completed spring 2007. New 160-unit building for low-income seniors; construction begun March 2005, completed December 2006. Completed 2004. 21-acre site, 41,000-seat ballpark, construction begun May 2006, Opening Day March 30, 2008. 11-acre site, 2 buildings, housing 7,000 Department of Transportation workers; construction begun early 2004, opened in April 2007. Starbucks on ground floor opened in fall 2007. New 138-unit building with units for both low-income seniors and workforce-level earners; construction begun December 2005, opened November 2007. Headquarters of the Naval District Washington, established in 1799. 340-unit residential coop tower, completed in 2006. Two office buildings, totaling 345,000 sq ft, completed in 2001 and 2003. Additional future plans include 350,000 sq ft additional office space and a hotel (no timeline). 14-story, 260-unit apartment building at 1100 First Street; construction begun Sept. 2006, first move-ins started October 2009. 240,000-sq-ft office building, with ground-floor retail; construction begun Sept. 2006, delivery late 2008. 240,000-sq-ft office building, with ground-floor retail; construction begun Sept. 2006, delivery late 2008. Two buildings totalling 700 residential units; construction begun Sept. 2006, first move-ins began summer 2008. Two three-story aboveground parking lots totaling 925 spaces for season-ticket holders; other lots available within walking distance. 275,000-sq-ft office building on the site of the old Tracks nightclub. Completed 2001. 297,000-sq-ft office building, completed 2003. Ground-floor retail includes Five Guys, Subway, CVS, and Chevy Chase Bank. 300,000-sq-ft office building, completed 2001. Sizzlin' Express deli on ground floor. Contact JD 39,000-sq-ft public plaza on the banks of the Anacostia, next to the old pumphouse occupied by the Earth Conservation Corps; first phase to be completed by spring 2009. 44-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the old Southeast Federal Center. Expected to be completed in phases over 20 years. Stretch of privately owned boathouses on the east bank of the Anacostia.
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Recent Crime Incidents Archive  
blocksiteaddress offense method reporttime
1000 B/O NEW JERSEY AVE SE   STOLEN AUTO
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
STOLEN AUTO  01/02/2009
100 B/O L ST SE   THEFT
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
1  12/20/2008
1000 B/O 3RD ST SE   THEFT F/AUTO
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
2  12/18/2008
1100 B/O 5TH ST SE   THEFT F/AUTO
C1 REPORTS UNK PERSON(S) ENTERED THE LISTED VEHICLE BY SMASHING THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW. ONCE INSIDE STOLE THE LISTED PROPERTY.
2  12/11/2008
1100 B/O 1ST ST SE   THEFT
R1 RPTS FOR C1 THAT UNK PERSONS ENTERED THE LISTED LOCATION & STOLE THE LISTED ITEM. THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION SITE WHICH HAS A PARKING GARAGE UNDERNEATH WHERE THE ITEM WAS STOLEN.
1  12/09/2008

Recent Public Space Permits Archive  
siteaddress permittee/status applicationtime expirationtime
1105 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   ST. MATTHEWSA BAPTIST CHURCH / PENDING
paving; publicspaceoccupancy; new
 12/18/2008   
1015 HALF ST SE   HALF STREET SE LLC / IN-EFFECT
paving; publicspaceoccupancy; excavation; new
 12/08/2008   
1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   PEPCO / IN-EFFECT
excavation; new
 09/26/2008   01/08/2009
156 L ST SE   YUNG SANG PARK / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; excavation; new
 10/24/2008   01/10/2009
1500 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE   CAPITOL RIVERFRONT B / IN-EFFECT
streetfixture; new
 12/11/2008   01/15/2009
1500 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE   CAPITOL RIVERFRONT B / IN-EFFECT
streetfixture; new
 12/11/2008   01/15/2009
1000 3RD ST SE   JOSEPH OH / IN-EFFECT
paving; new
 11/21/2008   01/21/2009
1015 HALF ST SE   HALF ST LLC / IN-EFFECT
excavation; new
 12/10/2008   01/24/2009
1100 1ST ST SE   COMMERICAL RIGGING / ISSUED
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 12/12/2008   01/25/2009
400 M ST SE   ARTHUR CAPPER SENIOR / IN-EFFECT
streetfixture; excavation; new
 12/11/2008   01/26/2009
100 M ST SE   100 M STREET SE LLC / IN-EFFECT
paving; publicspaceoccupancy; new
 07/16/2008   01/30/2009
1025 1ST ST SE   SQUARE 669 N NOMINEE / IN-EFFECT
excavation; new
 12/22/2008   02/05/2009
408 K ST SE   PEPCO / ISSUED
excavation; new
 10/07/2008   02/11/2009
801 4TH ST SE   DCHA / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 08/06/2008   02/14/2009
409 I ST SE   DCHA / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 08/06/2008   02/14/2009
1500 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE   CRBID / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; streetfixture; new
 02/12/2008   02/27/2009
200 VIRGINIA AVE SE   ARCHITECT OF THE CAP / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 04/11/2008   03/02/2009
225 VIRGINIA AVE SE   US ARCHITECT OF THE / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 08/29/2008   03/02/2009
1100 1ST ST SE   FAISON 1ST ST SE LL / IN-EFFECT
streetfixture; new
 08/14/2008   03/11/2009
100 M ST SE   100 M STREET LLC / IN-EFFECT
paving; landscaping; new
 06/02/2008   03/11/2009
909 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   909 NEW JERSEY LP / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 12/08/2008   05/08/2009
909 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   909 NJ AVE. LP / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 12/08/2008   05/08/2009
401 I ST SE   ST PAUL AUMP CHURCH / IN-EFFECT
publicspaceoccupancy; new
 05/05/2008   05/10/2009
909 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   909 NEW JERSEY LP / IN-EFFECT
streetfixture; new
 11/24/2008   05/12/2009
909 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   909 NJ AVE LP / IN-EFFECT
paving; publicspaceoccupancy; landscaping; new
 11/17/2008   05/12/2009
100 M ST SE   PEPCO / ISSUED
paving; excavation; new
 11/07/2008   05/20/2009
909 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   909 NEW JERSEY LP / IN-EFFECT
streetfixture; new
 08/20/2008   05/24/2009
1100 1ST ST SE   CJUF II 1ST. STREET / ISSUED
paving; publicspaceoccupancy; new
 12/15/2008   06/17/2009

Recent New Approved Building Permits and Applications Archive  
siteaddress agentname/constructioncomments approveduse applied/issued
1000 3RD ST SE   PENDING APP - NO ADDITIONAL DATA / PENDING/
D0900040 		 12/24/2008
1000 3RD ST SE   PENDING APP - NO ADDITIONAL DATA / PENDING/
B0902341 		 12/23/2008
100 M ST SE   PENDING APP - NO ADDITIONAL DATA / PENDING/
B0902246 		 12/19/2008
AH = Miscellaneous; B = Alteration & Repair; D = Demolition; E = Electrical; FB = Boiler; M = Mechanical; P = Plumbing and Gas; PC = Post Card; R = Raze; SG = Sign; TN = Tent; RW = Retaining Wall;

Recent Service Requests Archive  
siteaddress servicecodedescription/resolution serviceorderstatus serviceorder
PARKING METER 031104SE:
1100 BLOCK BLOCK 3RD ST SE   		PARKING METER - NO TIME FOR COIN OPEN  01/02/2009
7TH ST SE & VIRGINIA AVE SE   TRAFFIC SIGNAL TWISTED PEDESTRIAN CLOSED  01/01/2009/
  01/02/2009
PARKING METER 031103SE:
1100 BLOCK BLOCK 3RD ST SE   		PARKING METER - FLASHING FAIL / METER REPAIRED
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  12/31/2008/
  01/02/2009
1002 3RD ST SE   RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT / RPP ENFORCEMENT
badge # 291 obs. 2 @ 3:43 and went back and it was gone on arrival @ 5:50 pm 12 / 29 / 08 dm
CLOSED  12/29/2008/
  12/29/2008
H ST SE & VIRGINIA AVE SE   GRAFFITI REMOVAL OPEN  12/27/2008
CUSHING PLACE SE & M ST SE   PARKING METER - NO TIME FOR COIN / ADDRESS NOT FOUND
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  12/23/2008/
  12/23/2008

Recent Real Property Sales Archive  
paddr purchaser saleprice sale
1002 1ST ST SE   SQUARE 740 LLC $ 4,650,000  10/07/2008
1000 1ST ST SE   SQUARE 740 LLC $ 4,650,000  10/07/2008
1001 NEW JERSEY AV SE   SQUARE 740 LLC $ 4,650,000  10/07/2008

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As part of the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, JDLand was given the 2008 Citizen Media Award. Read all about it.

Capitol Riverfront Promotional Video (May 2007)
From the Washington DC Economic Partnership, a new web site with a five-minute video promoting the $13 billion in investment that is coming to Near Southeast, the Southwest Waterfront, and Poplar Point. Lots of statistics and snazzy computer graphics show what the neighborhoods could look like in just a few years.

Capitol Gateway and Southeast Federal Center Zoning Overlays
Two documents that spell out in extreme detail exactly what the requirements are for developments along South Capitol, M, in the Ballpark District, and at "The Yards". Read also my short explanatory treatise on these two overlays.

NCPC's New Vision for South Capitol Street (03/2005)
The report of the National Capital Planning Commission's South Capitol Street Task Force, a beautiful brochure giving more details on how they foresee the redevelopment of South Capitol Street into a grand boulevard, from a new Frederick Douglass Bridge northward to Virginia Avenue.

Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (Post story, 12/3/03)

Near Southeast Draft Urban Design Framework (4/24/03)
From the DC Office of Planning, detailing the current drafted plans for the Near Southeast areas. It's huge, and it's unlikely all of its ideas would come to fruition, but it certainly shows the ideas that public and private developers are working toward in the 'hood.

Neighborhood Strategic Action Plan (2002)
Huge DC government report about what's been done and what was planned for "Cluster 27", the Near Southeast / Waterfront area.

Extending the Legacy: Planning America's Capital for the 21st Century (1997)
Framework for