Posts tagged Big K Site
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Breakfast links: Election Day
Vote today!; Free transit on election day; No rail growth; ‘K; Wrong place?; IZ ire; Historic Hill; The case for a height limit; And…. Keep reading…
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To preserve or redevelop? One man will soon decide for a key Anacostia site
DC’s housing agency wants to develop a long-vacant site in Anacostia with affordable housing and retail, but residents and the city’s preservation officials say it is incompatible with the neighborhood. The choice between the two hangs on one last appeal. Keep reading…
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Plans to redevelop Anacostia’s Big K site hinge on two historic houses
For three years, DC has been trying to redevelop the prominent “Big K” lot in Anacostia, and plans are finally moving forward. This week, city officials expect to host a public meeting about the project, including what will happen to two historic homes on site today. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: State the obvious
Did this sign reduce automobile crashes?; The Donald Trump show; Too much affordable housing?; Few changes for Height Act; Is the NCPC wrong?; Fight over Ten Mile Creek; Bethesda bikeshare stations almost ready; DC Brau triples output; Unions will build soccer stadium; And…. Keep reading…
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Long-awaited redevelopment in Anacostia could begin soon
Plans to redevelop a large swath of land along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in Anacostia are finally moving forward after a 5-year delay. Keep reading…
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Will economic renewal reach Anacostia in 2013?
Farm vehicles no longer have their own parking privileges in Historic Anacostia. A weathered sign offering them special treatment is now gone; a new perimeter fence and fresh asphalt recently appeared on a site where, in 2008, a developer envisioned a $500-700 million mixed-use project. Vacant storefronts, social service providers, treatment centers, art galleries, city… Keep reading…
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Demolition and restoration continues at Big K Site
On the 2200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Anacostia there is the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory. The past is still the present; there was a shooting down the street near the corner with Good Hope Road last Wednesday afternoon. But the future is now; 2228 MLK is just a memory while the long neglected 2234 is being stabilized. Keep reading…
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Development of Anacostia’s Big K site is no laughing matter
Today, we have 2 articles on the Big K site in Historic Anacostia. Also see Chris Dickersin-Prokopp’s piece. “That big bad wolf hasn’t come along and blown the houses down,” Rev. Oliver “OJ” Johnson says of the 3 homes on the “Big K” lot in Historic Anacostia. “And now the city clearly doesn’t know what to do.”… Keep reading…
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Can Big K catalyze commercial development in Anacostia?
Today, we have 2 articles on the Big K site in Historic Anacostia. Also see John Muller’s piece. Named for a defunct corner liquor store with an enormous “K” painted on its side, the true significance of the Big K site in Historic Anacostia lies in the three decrepit but once majestic wood-frame historic homes that sit on contiguous lots adjacent to the Big K itself. Keep reading…
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Anacostia loses another 19th century home from neglect
For the past two decades Hannah Hawkins has watched a 120-year-old house gradually deteriorate behind the community center she runs in historic Anacostia. The crumbling home at 2228 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE will be demolished this spring. The Department of Housing and Community Development has owned the home and several adjacent properties since July 2010. DHCD filed… Keep reading…