Posts tagged St. Thomas Church
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Dupont citizens’ group loses bid to block housing throughout DC
Row house owners across DC interested in adding apartments, rec rooms, or guest bedrooms on the floor partly below ground can rest easy — a bid by the Dupont Circle Citizens' Association to change long-standing zoning rules was shot down. Keep reading…
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Opponents of a new Dupont building gamble and lose
Well, they blew it. Last month, the Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission decided to turn down a deal for neighborhood benefits in the proposed development at St. Thomas Parish and roll the dice on fighting the project. That turned out to be a bad bet. Keep reading…
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Dupont Circle leaders reject neighborhood benefits to tilt at windmills over development
A new church and housing will almost certainly rise where a church burned down 45 years ago. The church and developer worked with neighbors to cut down on the impact of both construction and the eventual new building, but the deal failed to win key neighborhood approval last week. Keep reading…
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Neighborhood commission catches “height-itis” on a Dupont Circle church and condo project
If a building is taller than 59 feet but you can’t see it, does it make a sound? In Dupont Circle, it makes a big racket in one ongoing development controversy. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Win some, lose some
Why, WMATA?; Alexandria votes; From the ashes; Affordable housing wreaks no havoc; MoCo focus on taxis; Feeling Whole; Gondolas are legit; And…. Keep reading…
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Is a big building “incompatible” with a historic area?
Dupont Circle has a mix of large buildings, medium ones, and smaller rowhouses. If a property owner wants to build something as high as zoning allows, which is lower than some buildings but taller than most, is that “incompatible” with the historic character of the neighborhood? That’s one debate around a proposed project at 18th and Church streets, NW. Keep reading…
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Dupont church ruins may become new housing and a new church
In August 1970, an arsonist poured 12 gallons of gasoline on the Gothic 71-year-old St. Thomas Parish at 18th and Church streets in Dupont Circle. The building burned in minutes. Soon, only the parish hall, some ruins around the altar, and a single stone gable pointing to the sky remained. Soon, that spot could become part of a new church and an apartment or condominium building. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkable, bikeable Virginia?
King Street turns towards peds; Bikes not part of a mosaic; More get on board with Metro; Another taxi app; St. Thomas mixed-use?; The camera fight to the north; Regions aren’t equal; States opt back in to trail funding; And…. Keep reading…
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Church Street church could rise from 1970 ashes
The St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 18th and Church Streets, NW hopes to build a new church on its property, which was destroyed by arson in 1970. The property is currently a park. The church was burned on August 24, 1970 and, according to a presentation from St. Thomas, the shell later ordered razed. Keep reading…