Breakfast links: Derailment could be a crime
Criminal charges for going off the rails?
Metro police are investigating employees involved in last month’s derailment and could file criminal charges. “The public has a right to know that the tracks on which their trains run are being properly inspected” said General Manager Wiedefeld. (Post)
Another pedestrian fatality
Armin Amin-Toomaji was hit and killed by a driver while crossing the street in Shaw on Thursday. He co-owned a DC restaurant and raised money for poor DC residents. (NBC4)
What’s the White House worth?
The White House would be worth about $250 million if it sold on the private market. Estimators said the land the residence is on isn’t worth any money because there is no zoning and too many other rules that would make it nearly impossible for anyone to build. (Post)
ANC on SunTrust
ANC member JonMarc Buffa claims opposition to the redevelopment of the SunTrust building and its plaza is about “history” and “scale” … not anti-development sentiment … (Borderstan)
Another delay for Barry Farm
DC’s Housing Authority board has again postponed the long-delayed decision on redeveloping the Barry Farm project into mixed-income housing until next month. Several commissioners were absent and there was new testimony from activists who want to keep the current residents in place. (City Paper)
From cutters to condos
The former Coast Guard headquarters at Buzzard Point will become a mixed-use retail and residential building including 425 apartments and 110 condos. (WBJ)
Deliveries in a flash for Virginians
Residents across Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria can now get one-hour delivery through Amazon’s Prime Now service. (RestonNow, ArlNow)
More housing morsels…
Do Columbia Heights residents really pay 62% of their income on rent? (New Columbia Heights) … Check out the 20 smallest condos on the market in DC. The smallest clocks in at 264 sq ft. (Washingtonian) … DC home prices have been growing at double the rate of surrounding counties since 2013. (UrbanTurf)