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New Yards Photos: Inside the Boilermaker Shop, and New Pattern Shop Pics; WTDW The Hole in the Wall
Last week the folks at Forest City were gracious enough to take me on a behind-the-fences tour of the The Yards, so that I could stock up on "before" photos before too much more work gets underway. The first stop was Building 167, also known as the Boilermaker Shop, on the northeast corner of Third and Tingey streets behind the US DOT HQ. This steel-and-glass industrial workshop (such a rarity for Washington) was built in 1919, and by the end of 2009 Forest City expects it to be transformed into a 46,000-square-foot retail space, with a new loft-like mezzanine in the middle of the building that will provide additional square footage without sacrificing the wide-open feel of the high glass-lined ceiling. I have wanted to get inside this building for a long time, so I'm glad to now have photos in advance of the shop's makeover, which you can see on my Boilermaker Shop page along with renderings of what's coming.
Across the street at the old Pattern Joiner Shop, interior demolition work continues, along with the removal of all the windows and the white paint from the building's exterior. We didn't get to go inside, but I've still posted some updated photos, which you can compare to shots from the past three years to see what's been done in just a few months. By late 2009 this will become the Pattern Shop Lofts, with 170 apartments, ground-floor retail, an interior courtyard, and two new floors on top.
I also snagged some photos from a few other locations, too, and I'll get those posted soon.
And, if you're wondering What's the Deal With the big hole punched in the historic red brick wall on M Street east of Fifth--apparently that's the start of the necessary work to create 5 1/2 Street, SE (no, I'm serious), which will run between the big red brick Building 202 (to be turned into condos by 2011) and Building 74 (forecast to be converted into townhouses in a future phase of the Yards). Here's an overhead photo of the spot in question, taken from the roof of the old Capper Seniors building before it came down last year.

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Navy Yard Station Chiller Site Decision Thursday?
The agendas for Thursday's various Metro board meetings have been posted, and, barring a last-minute change, it looks like the Planning, Development and Real Estate committee will finally be taking up the awarding of the Half and L "chiller plant" site for the Navy Yard Metro station to a developer. It's going to happen in an executive session (the agenda says nothing more than "Term Sheet on Navy Yard Chiller Site"), so it could be possible it's not yet a done deal. They've been trying to bring this up at the board since February; the solicitation for bids for the 14,100-sq-ft site happened nearly two years ago.

Updated Photos for a Lazy Summer Friday
Despite my preference to not ever actually step foot outside in Washington during the summer, I wandered around on Thursday afternoon and got updated photos of 909 New Jersey, Velocity, Onyx, 100 M, and 55 M. I especially enjoy the view that's now developed looking up First Street at M(above), where you see five new buildings in the same vista where 80 M stood all alone less than three years ago.
If you've really got some time to kill today, check the Photo Archive for before-and-afters of these intersections that have changed so much: 1st and I, 1st and K, 1st and L, 1st and M, Half and M, Half and L, Half and K, New Jersey and K, New Jersey and I. Or, just start clicking around on the Archive Map to look at other spots.
Coming soon, photos from a few locations I've never had access to until now....

100 I (Axiom) Now Open for Business
An e-mail went out late yesterday announcing that Axiom at Capitol Yards (better known around these parts as 100 I Street) is now open for business, almost exactly one month after older sibling Jefferson/70 I went live. Axiom, with about 246 units, has a more modern design in comparison to Jefferson's "warehouse/industrial" look, but has many of the same amenities, such as a roof pool, fitness center, "resident pub," etc. (I've got interior photos from about two months ago, which I hope to get updated soon--I almost took a photo yesterday afternoon of the main entry that now has an "Axiom" sign above it, but I thought to myself, "Oh, I'll just wait until it's officially open." Oops.)
The official web site is at AxiomCapitolYards.com, and leasing has been underway for a few months. And, like all younger siblings, Axiom's debut into the world will probably be less of an event, with fewer announcements, parties, photos, home movies, birthday presents, etc. (Do I sound bitter?)

What's the Deal With: Canal Park (Again)
Yes, it's time once again for What's the Deal With.... Canal Park? Now that the ballpark's open and people have stopped asking me about the baseball that was originally planned for the roof of the Red Loft, I can safely say that there is no question I receive more often than this one. Here's the latest:
Over the past few months, the Canal Park Development Association has been resurrected, and is now being led by Chris VanArsdale, a local lawyer-turned-green-developer. An agreement is being worked on with the city that will allow the CPDA to take on moving the park forward, a task that ended up in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development after the demise of the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation.
Of course, there will be no moving forward of the park until the dang buses are gone. The timeline being put forward by DMPED is now "December or January" for the departure of the buses, since a new location has been found (*cough*DC Village*cough*) but a lot still must be built. (It's at this point that I'm always required mention that it was in October 2003 when I first heard the city had been given 90 days to get the buses off the park site.) The park's blocks would then be graded and temporary sod planted until the park itself is built.
So, when will the park actually be completed? You didn't actually expect anyone to tell me that, did you? However, indications are that once the license agreement between the CPDA and the city is finished, we'll get a better sense for what's left to be done and when it all could happen.
In the meantime, while twiddling your thumbs waiting for the next news tidbit, take a look at the designs and plans for the park, which came as the result of a 2004 design competition held by the city. Are they still holding up? Discuss. (Hey, it's summer, I've got to do something to perk up the energy around here.)

First Neighborhood to Get FIOS - Sort of
Reader AW was nice enough to pass along news of a fence banner along Half Street, SE, just south of 70 I that is shouting "1st Community in DC to Offer Verizon FIOS!" (This is the high-speed fiber optic TV/internet service that is available throughout the 'burbs.) I went to verizonfios.com, and did some address searching via the Check Availability page, and got positive results for 70 I, 100 I, and 1000 New Jersey (Capitol Hill Tower). However, if you click one of the addresses and continue along, you're then told that FIOS TV isn't yet available for that address, but FIOS high-speed Internet is. (As I posted back in June, JPI has been marketing 70 and 100 I as "pre-wired" for FIOS.)
UPDATE: Read this entry's comments to see that, not surprisingly, "First Community to Offer FIOS" isn't quite what it seems just yet. But if there's any neighborhood in the city where the infrastructure work could already have been done to get fiber in place, it'd be the one that's being entirely rebuilt from scratch....

Summer Arrives: News Grinds to a Halt
With the city council now almost in its summer recess until mid-September (though not before David Catania introduced legislation yesterday trying to raise the sales tax at Nationals Park in what appears to be an attempt to get back at the Lerners for withholding the rent), and with the Zoning Commission and most ANCs taking August off, the pace of bureaucratic-type news in these parts will be slow if not nonexistent for the next few weeks. We've got a Metro board meeting next week that might (or might not) be telling us the developer of the Navy Yard station's 14,000-sq-ft chiller plant site on the southwest corner of Half and L, but otherwise the calendar is all but empty until after Labor Day. (At least I can report that on Monday night ANC 6D voted 7-0 to approve a public space permit by 100 M Street to install sidewalks and city arborist-recommended willow oak and elm trees.)
That said, I should have some interesting items in the next few days, including hopefully an update about everyone's favorite What's the Deal With....? subject. And of course I'll have photo updates every few weeks, especially since it's expected that framing of the first Capitol Quarter townhouses will get underway by early August. But beyond that, expect the pace around here to be more leisurely during the dog days. As it should be!

Halfway Point: Post Looks at the Ballpark
From Tuesday's Post: "Yes, the Nationals are riddled with injuries and the team is among the worst in Major League Baseball, which resumes its schedule Thursday after tonight's all-star game. The team's owners, the Lerner family, are in a messy dispute with the city, which financed the $611 million ballpark. The stadium, meanwhile, is developing a happy following. The reviews so far: generally good. Getting to the ballpark, along the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, is fairly easy most nights and weekends. The stadium is winning praise for its sightlines, scoreboard and atmosphere. Food prices are another matter." And there's this: "Neighbors who worried about fans clogging streets are breathing easier. 'As of now, I think it's been managed well, especially by the team,' said Andy Litsky, a Ward 6 neighborhood leader. 'It's not as bad as we anticipated.' " On the other hand, the lack of a parking/transit/traffic catastrophe as predicted by so many for so long has left JDLand all but devoid of content....

ANC 6D Meeting Monday Night
0807 Wyoming 635 Mount Rushmore 0807 Wyoming 490
I'm back from a week in Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota, where I took all sorts of photos despite the fact that there were almost no buildings under construction. And what better way to get back in the blogging saddle than to post notice of Monday's ANC 6D meeting. The agenda has one Near Southeast item, which is a public space permit for 100 M Street (for trees, a driveway, and sidewalk paving). The rest of the agenda includes a presentation by the Office of Planning on a zoning study of Southwest, a resolution on the proposed moratorium on "singles" (alcohol, not unmarrieds), and admin minutiae in conjunction with some events planned in Southwest. The meeting starts at 7 pm, at St. Augustine's church at 6th and M Streets, SW. I'll be the one in the audience griping about not still being out west.

Two Killed on Nats Game Bus (Updated)
On Friday night one passenger was killed and another seriously injured when the open-top double-decker bus they were riding in went under an overpass while the two were apparently standing up. The news reports of the accident are all over the map--they were going to the game, they were heading back to RFK from the game, they were on the Southeast Freeway, they were on I Street near 9th, it was the 11th Street overpass. Here's the Post story, Channel 9's story, and last night's Fox 5 story, before it was confirmed that one passenger had died. On the Ballpark Guys thread discussing the accident, fans report seeing the westbound freeway closed during the accident investigation, which would seem to indicate that the bus was going to the game.
UPDATE: The Post reports late on Saturday that the second victim has died as well.

Nationals Withholding Ballpark Rent from City
From the Post: "More than midway through the baseball season, the Washington Nationals' owners have failed to pay $3.5 million in rent for the District's new ballpark, contending that the state-of-the-art stadium is still incomplete. Besides withholding rent, the team is demanding damages of $100,000 a day, dating from March 1. The team and the city are also at odds over the timing of sales tax payments on tickets, with the Nationals paying game-by-game and the city wanting tax revenue from pre-sold ticket packages upfront." The dispute will be going to arbitration.
UPDATE: Here's some additional details from Tim Lemke's blog at the WashTimes, including how Mayor Fenty reacted in it'll-all-work-out fashion today on WTOP. Ditto from the Post's DC Wire.

NCPC National Capital Framework Plan
I'm out of pocket for a bit, so I'll just quickly mention that the National Capital Planning Commission's National Capital Framework Plan was unveiled today, with all sorts of visions about reworking and improving various areas of the city. Here's the section of the report dealing with South Capitol Street (I must admit to wishing they'd update their drawing to one that has a realistic depiction of Nationals Park). Much of this section is really just a restatement of the goals announced in their 2005 report on South Capitol Street. Here's the Post's article on the new framework plan. (UPDATED to fix broken link.)

Norton Pushing Feds to Move to Near Southeast
This is kind of old, but I only heard about it after the fact--on July 1, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton held a "Capitol Riverfront BID briefing" at the US DOT HQ as part of her continuing efforts to encourage federal agencies to move to "developing" areas of DC. We heard last week that the Department of Agriculture is looking around down here, and perhaps the FBI as well. Here's Norton's press release on the briefing--I'm interested in the paragraph near the bottom listing the area's coming amenities, where it says "two first class supermarkets are planned." We know that there's space for one in the ground floor of the proposed office building at 401 M Street at The Yards, which isn't scheduled to be completed until 2011--I don't know about any firm plans for another one.

City Settles Miller Ballpark Garages Lawsuit
According to the Post's DC Wire blog, the final chapter of the Garages Wrapped With Development Goodness saga has now been written: "Developer Herbert Miller has settled his $40 million lawsuit against the District government over the failed plan to build two 13-story condominium towers just outside Nationals Park. Under the settlement, the city will pay Miller's Western Development $2 million and the company will drop its legal grievances, according to Miller's son Ben, who is now the company's president." Above is the design for the condo/garages, and here's my various entries on the Miller plan. While you look at those links, think about the current four-story parking lots in the outfield and imagine them with another eight stories on top. And no centerfield plaza, either.

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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)

      Map            Residential            Office            Retail/Recreation/Hotel            Infrastructure      
Scroll Over Map to See Basic Information on Projects;
Click to Go to Detailed Information and Before-and-After Photos.
All photos on this site taken by JD; all project renderings from company web sites or public records.
190,000-sq-ft office building from Lerner Enterprises, construction begun Aug. 2005, completed spring 2007. Three-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Start of construction is uncertain, as it depends on the removal of the school buses. Three-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Start of construction is uncertain, as it depends on the removal of the school buses. New 160-unit building for low-income seniors; construction begun March 2005, completed December 2006. The fourth residential project by JPI along I Street, a 416-unit building expected to start construction in September 2008. New 138-unit 'wrap-around' addition to existing Carroll Apartments Building, with units for both low-income seniors and workforce-level earners; construction begun December 2005, opened November 2007. A new building replacing the old center, with day care, a rec center, gym, computer lab, and more. Construction may begin in late 2008. Completed 2004. 21-acre site, 41,000-seat ballpark, construction begun May 2006, Opening Day March 30, 2008. 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 fall 2009. Headquarters of the Naval District Washington, established in 1799. 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. 44-acre site; 1.8 million sq ft office space, 2,800 residential units, 160,000-350,000 sq ft retail, and a 5.5-acre riverfront park; to be completed over three phases and 10+ years. 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. Home of Barracks Row and the Blue Castle/Car Barn. 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. Monument Realty owned land, possible 185-unit residential building. No timeline. Monument Realty, possible 100-unit residential building. No timeline. Still a functioning water-treatment facility, approximately 4 acres of the site may be given over to Ballpark District development. The main route from the south into the city may be transformed into a grand boulevard, according to long-range plans. The main street of Near Southeast has seen five new buildings since 2001, with more on the way. East M Street Area Two buildings totalling 700 residential units; construction begun Sept. 2006, first move-ins began summer 2008. 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. 14-story, 260-unit apartment building at 1100 First Street; construction begun Sept. 2006, delivery expected late 2008. 14-story, 260-unit apartment building at 1100 First Street; construction begun Sept. 2006, delivery expected late 2008. 240,000-sq-ft office building, with ground-floor retail; construction begun Sept. 2006, delivery expected late 2008. 240,000-sq-ft office building, with ground-floor retail; construction begun Sept. 2006, delivery expected late 2008. 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 2008. 840,000 sq ft mixed-use project, condos and offices; first phase of 200 condos and retail to start in July 2007, delivery late 2009. Second phase could be hotel, third offices. 200 condos and retail; construction begun June 2007, delivery late 2009. 200 condos and retail; construction to start in July 2007, delivery late 2009. Block purchased for $69.4 million in April 2007; 825,000-sq-ft office/retail project planned, first phase to begin in late 2008, delivery in mid-2010. Block purchased for $69.4 million in April 2007; 825,000-sq-ft office/retail project planned, first phase to begin in late 2008, delivery in mid-2010. Contact JD 190,000 sq ft office building with ground-floor retail; construction expected to begin mid-2008. 200,000 sq ft office building and ground-floor retail; construction could begin in 2008, delivery 2010. 200,000 sq ft office building and ground-floor retail; construction could begin in 2008, delivery 2010. Development North and South of the New Nationals Ballpark M Street New Jersey Avenue 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. 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. 11 acres surrounding the stadium to be developed with a mix of office, residential, retail, and entertainment uses. See a directory of all past, present, and future development projects in Near Southeast. 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). 244-unit residential development on the corner of South Capitol and O Streets, SW. Project on hold. Browse the Near Southeast Photo Archive 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 late 2009. 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. Two three-story aboveground parking lots totaling 925 spaces for season-ticket holders; other lots to be made available within walking distance. The fourth residential project by JPI along I Street, a 416-unit building expected to start construction in August 2008. A 350,000-sq-ft office project planned for 1100 South Capitol Street. No timeline for the start of construction. 97,000-sq-ft of property awarded to Akridge in Sept. 2007 for $69.25 million; completion of sale contingent on new garage at DC Village. No development plans announced; may be used initially as stadium parking. Planned 1.1 million-sq-ft office, residential, and retail project. No timeline. 275,000-sq-ft office building on the site of the old Tracks nightclub. Completed 2001. 130,000-sq-ft office building on the site of the old Sunoco station. In development, no timeline for construction. 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. 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. Proposed 12-unit condo building with ground-floor commercial space; no timeline for construction. Opened in October 2007, provides low-cost spay and neuter services to clinics and shelters around the metro area. 5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. Completion expected in 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. Could be completed in 2011. Planned 170ish-unit apartment building at Fourth and Tingey; could be completed in 2011. Historic Boiler Maker's Shop will be renovated into 46,000-sq-ft of retail space; completion expected in Spring 2009. The historic Pattern-Joiner Shop will be redeveloped as 170-unit apartment building; rehab begun in 2008, completion in 2009. 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. Longtime home to trash and public works operations, this will eventually be a 320-unit mixed-income apartment building. No timeline. Proposed 320,000-sq-ft office building; no timeline. A surface parking lot was built on this site in early 2008. Renovation of Historic Pattern Joiner Shop into 170 units, with ground-floor retail; expected completion late 2009. Three mixed-income buildings totaling 550-plus rental units along Second Street between I and M. No timeline. Temporary surface parking lots are being built on the two northern blocks in the interim. 14,100-sq-ft lot to be leased by WMATA for development; developer to be chosen in early 2008. 200-suite Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, completed in 2006. Planned office and residential buildings with ground-floor retail. No timeline. 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. Historic Boiler Maker's Shop will be renovated into 46,000-sq-ft of retail space; completion expected in Spring 2009. 5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. Completion expected in 2010. Negotiations underway to have a hotel built on this southwest corner of First and K streets. The current hotbed of construction in Near Southeast, with office and residential buildings all underway. The pathway from Near Southeast to the U.S. Capitol.
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Records added or updated recently displayed here; click the "archive" links to see additional detail and older records. All data from DC Government databases and RSS feeds. JDLand takes no responsibility for errors, omissions, etc. (read CapStat disclaimer). Data is retrieved daily.

Recent Crime Incidents Archive  
blocksiteaddress offense method reporttime
1200 B/O 1ST ST SE   ROBBERY
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
F&V  07/18/2008
M ST SE & NEW JERSEY AVE SE   ROBBERY
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
GUN  07/17/2008
900 B/O NEW JERSEY AVE SE   BURGLARY
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
1  07/15/2008
900 B/O NEW JERSEY AVE SE   BURGLARY
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
2  07/15/2008
900 B/O 4TH ST SE   THEFT F/AUTO
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
2  07/09/2008
4TH ST SE & I ST SE   STOLEN AUTO
NO NARRATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
STOLEN AUTO  07/09/2008

Recent Public Space Permits Archive  
siteaddress permittee/status applicationtime expirationtime
1100 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   UNITED CRANE RENTAL. / IN-EFFECT
CRANE;
 06/17/2008   07/26/2008
1400 1ST ST SE   PEPCO / IN-EFFECT
ELECOVER
 02/04/2008   08/04/2008
1236 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE   MONUMENT REALTY / IN-EFFECT
 06/20/2008   08/08/2008
409 I ST SE   DCHA / IN-EFFECT
SCES
 02/11/2008   08/13/2008
801 4TH ST SE   DCHA / IN-EFFECT
SCES
 02/11/2008   08/13/2008
1200 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE   WASHINGTON GAS / IN-EFFECT
 05/29/2008   08/16/2008
1025 1ST ST SE   SQ 699N NOMINEE LLC / IN-EFFECT
FENCES
 03/03/2008   09/21/2008
909 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   909 NEW JERSEY LP / IN-EFFECT
SCES;
 03/31/2008   10/01/2008
909 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   909 NJ AVE LP / IN-EFFECT
GRADING; STAGING; TREES
 03/31/2008   10/05/2008
908 4TH ST SE   CAPPER CARROLSBURG / IN-EFFECT
GRADING; SCES; BIKERACKS; TREES
 09/24/2007   12/01/2008
1015 HALF ST SE   HALF STREET SE LLC / IN-EFFECT
VAULT
 06/20/2008   12/10/2008
1100 1ST ST SE   FARSON 1ST SE LLC / IN-EFFECT
GRADING; STAGING; TREES
 02/20/2008   12/18/2008
1105 NEW JERSEY AVE SE   ST. MATTHEWSA BAPTIST CHURCH / IN-EFFECT
 04/10/2008   12/31/2008
1500 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE   CRBID / IN-EFFECT
TEMPPARK; BANNERS
 02/12/2008   02/27/2009
401 I ST SE   ST PAUL AUMP CHURCH / IN-EFFECT
TEMPPARK;
 05/05/2008   05/10/2009

Recent New Approved Building Permits and Applications Archive  
siteaddress agentname/constructioncomments approveduse applied/issued
1500 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE   TECH INC / DC SPORTS UNDEFINED/
B118849/
NEW 		 07/14/2008
1015 HALF ST SE   M/A ELECTRIC / HALF ST SE LLC UNDEFINED/
B102176/
NEW 		 07/11/2008
1015 HALF ST SE   MAGNOLIA PLUMBING / HALF ST SE LLC UNDEFINED/
 07/11/2008

Recent Service Requests Archive  
siteaddress servicecodedescription/resolution serviceorderstatus serviceorder
3RD ST SE & M ST SE   TRAFFIC SIGNALS - MAINTENANCE OPEN  07/23/2008
4TH ST SE & K ST SE   RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT / RPP ENFORCEMENT
No vehicles were found in violations of RPP per unit 319 @ 4:17pm. 07 / 22 / 08 tj
CLOSED  07/22/2008/
  07/22/2008
2ND ST SE & K ST SE   GRASS & WEEDS MOWING (APRIL - NOVEMBER) OPEN  07/22/2008
307 K ST SE   ALLEY CLEANINGS /
INSPECTED BY J BROOKS...FORWARD TO SACD...EDS 7 / 21 / 08
OPEN  07/21/2008
931 5TH ST SE   BULK COLLECTION OPEN  07/21/2008
300 M ST SE   STREETLIGHT REPAIR / NO ACTION TAKEN
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/19/2008/
  07/21/2008
10 I ST SE   STREETLIGHT REPAIR / REPAIRS COMPLETED
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/18/2008/
  07/21/2008
1002 3RD ST SE   RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT / RPP ENFORCEMENT
Unit 173 obsv;10 vehicles @ 10:55am and issued;2 tickets# 382718361 and 382718372 @ 1:05pm. 07 / 21 / 08 tj
CLOSED  07/18/2008/
  07/21/2008
HALF ST SE & M ST SE   TRAFFIC SIGNAL HEAD TURNED CLOSED  07/17/2008/
  07/17/2008
PARKING METER 031108SE:
1100 BLOCK BLOCK 3RD ST SE   		PARKING METER - FLASHING FAIL / METER FOUND WORKING
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/17/2008/
  07/19/2008
1010 2ND ST SE   GRASS & WEEDS MOWING (APRIL - NOVEMBER) OPEN  07/17/2008
80 M ST SE   TRAFFIC SIGNAL TWISTED PEDESTRIAN CLOSED  07/16/2008/
  07/16/2008
100 M ST SE   PARKING-ENFORCEMENT / TICKET ISSUED
Unit 173 issued;1 ticket# 382716946 @ 11:31am. 07 / 16 / 08 tj
CLOSED  07/16/2008/
  07/16/2008
PARKING METER M0208SE:
200 BLOCK BLOCK M ST SE   		PARKING METER - FLASHING FAIL / METER REPAIRED
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/15/2008/
  07/18/2008
PARKING METER 041101SE:
1100 BLOCK BLOCK 4TH ST SE   		PARKING METER - NO TIME FOR COIN / METER REPAIRED
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/15/2008/
  07/21/2008
2ND ST SE & M ST SE   PARKING METER REPAIR / METER FOUND WORKING
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/14/2008/
  07/18/2008
PARKING METER M0202SE:
200 BLOCK BLOCK M ST SE   		PARKING METER - FLASHING FAIL / METER FOUND WORKING
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/14/2008/
  07/18/2008
HALF ST SE & N ST SE   HOW'S MY DRIVING - COMPLAINT OPEN  07/13/2008
5TH ST SE & M ST SE   STREET REPAIR /
SIOD INSPECTED THIS LOCATION AND REPORTS ROADWAY HAS SOME CRACKS AND PERMANENT REPAIRS. BUT NOTHING FOUND THAT IMPEDES TRAFFIC OR ENDANGERS THE PUBLIC.
OPEN  07/13/2008
307 K ST SE   SANITATION ENFORCEMENT / REMOVAL SCHEDULED
INSPECTED BY J BROOKS...FORWARD TO SACD...EDS 7 / 21 / 08
CLOSED  07/11/2008/
  07/17/2008
PARKING METER M0306SE:
300 BLOCK BLOCK M ST SE   		PARKING METER - FLASHING FAIL / METER FOUND WORKING
Close Ticket.
CLOSED  07/08/2008/
  07/11/2008
SOUTH CAPITOL ST
BETWEEN K & L   		VACANT LOT / TICKET ISSUED
Inspected by J Brooks on 7 / 17 / 08- Property was abated by the city.. SQ 7-18-08
CLOSED  07/04/2008/
  07/17/2008

Recent Real Property Sales Archive  
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Links of Interest

Ballpark and Beyond Columns in the Post
In May 2007 the Washington Post started running a column in Thursday's District Extra adapted from my blog. You can access the last 60 days' worth of columns and photos.

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.