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Comment on Back Soon, I Promise; But Here's a Few Tidbits (Brandon Green)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:17:24 -0500

Brandon Green wrote:

Thanks for the quick update though!
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Comment on Back Soon, I Promise; But Here's a Few Tidbits (ryan)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:22:19 -0500

ryan wrote:

hey jd any word on what happened at the caorrollsburg bond hearings?
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (ML)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:16:58 -0500

ML wrote:

Great news for new condo buildings (aka Velocity) in our hood! http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/letters/mortgagee/files/09-46aml.pdf The HUD just announced that they have reduced the number of presale/contacts needed in order to receive FHA loan settlement from 50% to 30% effective December 7. Since Velocity is over 30% sold, people can settle and receive an FHA loan -without having to put 20% down! Can't wait to finally move in :)
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (Lovethehood)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:05:56 -0500

Lovethehood wrote:

So what's the chances of DC lawmakers making some of these bankrupt building projects around the ball park tear down their fencing and make the area (green space) available to everyone.... (disclaimer: not the big hole, I'll be the first to fall in) more like the area behind Velocity with the sad tree in the middle... I really would like to have lunch under that tree before its pulled up for another pay parking lot! -I know we (the tax payer) are giving them tax breaks for blight! Lets make them earn it... Plus, has anyone see the new parking lot being put together in front of the capital yards apt bldg? Nice... that's all we need... less parking and more parking for profit... Lovethehood is not feeling the love... lol ~LTH :)
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (JC)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:15:59 -0500

JC wrote:

Washington Navy Yard
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (JM)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:14:21 -0500

JM wrote:

JC, what does WNY stand for?
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (JC)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:03:42 -0500

JC wrote:

Wow, the impact to the daily flow of traffic for people going into and out of the hood will be greatly disrupted. You've got DOT, the WNY, a handful of full office buidings and oh yeah, ballgame traffic. I'll be really interested to see the results of the traffic study and the proposed street modifications.
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (MJM)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:35:13 -0500

MJM wrote:

I can't imagine they will close to the entire road for 2-3 years, you can only work on one section at at time. Maybe they should have said or meant to say we will close it in sections over a 2-3 year span?
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (JM)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:32:30 -0500

JM wrote:

B, I completely agree. Horrible idea.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JD)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:29:21 -0500

JD wrote:

The construction of *every* office building is a long, long way off right now! :-)
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JM)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:25:01 -0500

JM wrote:

Here is some news: There is a parking lot being contructed across the street from the Axiom/Jefferson on I Street between 1st and Half Streets. I'm assuming this means that the construction of the actual office space there is a long, long way off.
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (B in DC)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:26:33 -0500

B in DC wrote:

I'm very concerned about the proposal to close all of Virginia Avenue for so long. such a dramatic closure will only further isolate our neighborhood, especially at a critical time in its development. As we begin to hear the CSX specifics next week, I think that the BID and residents should make their voices heard so we can minimize impact of this project.
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Comment on Canal Park Briefing at ANC 6D; CSX Meetings; Lower 8th Street Documents and Agenda (I ST)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:36:46 -0500

I ST wrote:

How will people living at Capitol Quarter in the northern most block along VA ave get into their homes? Both entrances to the block are off of VA Ave.
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Comment on Velocity Says Restaurant Opening 'This Fall' (JD)

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:36:21 -0500

JD wrote:

Note: Velocity's condo declaration documents were filed with the city on Oct. 16 (and then revised on Oct. 21 because of a boo-boo). (I wanted to make sure the historical record in this thread is accurate!)
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Bobby Singer)

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:08:59 -0500

Bobby Singer wrote:

No news??? This $6,500 tax credit is huge. For all people closing in late November, delay it to December. If you have lived in your current place, and own it, for 5 years and have AGI of less than $225 (for MFJ) then you get a $6,500 tax credit (this portion of the bill is being added on to the $8,000 first time homebuyer credit that expires Nov. 30th It passed the Senate and House is expected to vote late Thursday or Friday. Seriously, this is huge news. I hope you didn't close in November......
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Actually Lives in Near SE)

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:47:13 -0500

Actually Lives in Near SE wrote:

would someone please make up some news for our hood - it's too slow - my contribution, viewed ongoing construction at Justins Cafe a couple days ago, watched a couple contractors walk into the little red building and noticed progress is being made on the inlet at Yards park as they pour concrete and dig the hole - all I got.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Bobby Singer)

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:09:41 -0500

Bobby Singer wrote:

I live at Axiom and I live on Capitol Hill too! :)
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Comment on DDOT Unveils its Vision for DC Streetcar Lines (DBK)

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:12:06 -0500

DBK wrote:

Lets look at the obvious here, how often are residents from our neighborhood going to use a trolly car that goes to Anacostia?? I agree with BP, that the only benefit these trolleys would provide to us would be a better link to Capitol Hill/Union Station. Classic D.C. politics. Smells like Marion Berry.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Lovethehood)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:56:28 -0500

Lovethehood wrote:

sweet.. I'll CC on the video, courtesy of my production company, lovethehood productions... this week or next. (do you have a zone parking sticker?) wait dont answer that. haha LTH
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JD)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:49:02 -0500

JD wrote:

I'm not on any side--I live on Capitol Hill. :-)
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Lovethehood)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:45:38 -0500

Lovethehood wrote:

I disagree... I lived in a high rise for a year-and-a-half, and my girlfriend currently lives in a high rise. I also have friends that all lived (you guessed it)in high rises ranging from Gallery Place to Georgetown (Glover Park). Hmmm, about the "free for all parking" I am going to to take some video of the places this week and send them to Mr Wells. I would be happy to CC you on the correspondence. Ultimately I know we're on the same side on this--making the hood more residential friendly, a win for both you and me! :) LTH
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JD)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:36:30 -0500

JD wrote:

All of the streets you're mentioning have multispace meters, which means they are zoned for commercial parking and that MD/VA/DC cars will get ticketed if they either don't pay for the spaces or stay longer than the amount they paid for. (There may be a few spots where street parking is "open," but that's probably near construction sites where all parking is supposed to be illegal.) And it's not that DC is taking no action--as I said above, for most if not all areas in the city where there are high-rise apartment/condo buildings (especially downtown and mid-city), those residents do not get RPP stickers. That's just the way DC is currently set up in terms of parking.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Lovethehood)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:31:24 -0500

Lovethehood wrote:

I refuse to accept the parking situation around the ball park! If you drive around the area most streets (near Onyx, Velocity, ant Capital Yards)aren't even zoned at all. So it's a basic "free for all" the Va and Md drivers. It's just plain lazy for DC to take no action on this... Plus, if you do get an "no RPP" window sticker you went to the wrong DMV. If you are getting a no RPP sticker you need to refuse it and explain that you have no available parking! -it worked for me- ;) LTH
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JM)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:59:41 -0500

JM wrote:

I've contacted Zipcar a couple times about getting some Zipcar spots in Near Southeast. They said that they are currently in contact with the Capitol Riverfront BID and with local businesses about leasing spaces. Hopefully in the next few months!
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JD)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:31:56 -0500

JD wrote:

I haven't seen any plans/renderings/whatever for the new usage plans. When MPD was going to go in, they were going to build a parking garage on the east side of the building, where the empty parking lot is now. 200-ish spaces, as I recall, though still wasn't considered to be quite enough. If they were serious about $85 million in rehab costs (reported by the Examiner, which does seem a bit high), they must be planning an awful lot of changes to the current profile. We'll have to see.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (G St)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:53:42 -0500

G St wrote:

Will they be putting in underground parking? This will require them digging a big hole. If not, where will these folks park? (And wasn't that what killed the evidence lab?)
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (andy)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:07:04 -0500

andy wrote:

Link FAIL: www.smartbikedc.com/
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (andy)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:04:59 -0500

andy wrote:

I think a Smartbike rack would be nice, too. I can't vouch for others, but I would definitely use the service.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Scott)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:38:06 -0500

Scott wrote:

Some Zipcar spaces would be awfully nice!
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Capt Hill)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:20:01 -0500

Capt Hill wrote:

The parking issue is just something you have to deal with if you want to live in the city. I know some folks prefer the suburban/ strip-mall lifestyle of NoVa, where you drive everywhere, but it's not for me.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (lovethehood)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:39:06 -0500

lovethehood wrote:

No RPP? I really dont understand the logic? NoVa is looking better and better? :(
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Tony D)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:09:33 -0500

Tony D wrote:

From the looks of the loading dock last night some kind of work/surveying is going on already. More lights, doors open. Not a hive of activity yet, but encouraging! Is there any concept drawings of the end-state of the renovated building. Speaking of parking, I can only imagine that 3 new offices to a building that has very little parking will only make things worse. It will also be interesting to see how this will affect the VA Ave underpass, skate park and Garfield Park due to their proximity. I wonder if they will 're-orient' the building to face the new canal park... it would be better looking if they could do something to that affect. -Tony D
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JD)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:43:45 -0500

JD wrote:

The residential zoned streets start at the east side of Canal Park (Second Street) and go eastward. But, unless you've moved from somewhere else in Ward 6, as a resident of a multi-unit apartment building, you will not be able to get a residential parking permit anyway. There was much discussion and concern about this in early 2008 when the new ballpark-related parking rules went into effect, but it's the case all around the city that apartment/condo/multi-unit building dwellers can't get RPP stickers. So, even if you have a Ward 6 sticker now (which you can use from Second Street eastward) you'll probably find it hard to renew it when the time comes. Perhaps people at Capitol Hill Tower want to weigh in on this, since they fought this a lot at the time. Here's an entry I wrote about it at the time: http://www.jdland.com/dc/index.cfm?id=2296
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Lovethehood)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:36:07 -0500

Lovethehood wrote:

JD, Thanks for the street parking link... My time to vent: For an area with multiple residential buildings. I'm beginning to noticing that its not very residential parking friendly area. I haven't seen one city sign stating (zone only) parking. So where is our residential street parking option? I've emailed Mr Tommy Wells and I am also going to start a petition. Please look for it and posting concerning the issue in the lobbies of you buildings. JD, your thoughts? :) ~LTH
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (Mike Licht)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:48:06 -0500

Mike Licht wrote:

The gallery will make the DC Arts Commission's collection of tax-financed art more accessible than it has been in the Wilson Building. That said, the city needs artist work space -- for performing arts as well as visual arts -- much more than it needs exhibit space. What a shame an "arts incubator" of this sort was not included in the 225 Virginia project.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (MJM)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:21 -0500

MJM wrote:

All this equals is more jobs and more people (hopefully living in the area) in the hood which hopefully puts it closer to a tipping point as far as restaurants/bars go.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JD)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:09:38 -0500

JD wrote:

You think maybe I would have included that stuff if I had it? :-) As I said in the entry, they expect it to take about two years, but no start date appears to have been mentioned.
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (ryan)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:08:27 -0500

ryan wrote:

any word on when construction will start? or maybe finish? and any renderings of what it will look like from the outside when done?
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (JD)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:01 -0500

JD wrote:

The city is trading leased office space elsewhere in the city for a building it will own. Here's the press release, now posted: http://www.dc.gov/mayor/news/release.asp?id=1753&mon=200910
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Comment on Mayor Officially Announces Plans for 225 Virginia (David C)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:55:53 -0500

David C wrote:

Where are these agencies located now, and what happens to that space? Are we just trading an empty office building for three smaller empty buildings?
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