While hopefully you've already wandered through the pile of new
stadium exterior photos I posted over the weekend, those aren't the only new pictures I grabbed during my camera time on Saturday and Sunday. Get your clicking finger going:
* The
Velocity condo phase 1 building on L Street west of First is now one floor out of the ground, so that will now be added to my regular rotation of photo updates. For those who haven't been following along, this is a 200-unit condo building that will eventually be joined by a twin on the north side of the block (running along K Street). However, they decided to dig the entire parking garage and below-ground structures for both buildings at once, which is why only half the block is now rising above ground level. The other portion will be landscaped over until Phase 2 begins. (Phase 3, which will run along Half Street where the sales center is now located, could be either an office building or a hotel--I haven't heard of any decision being announced.)
* The Normandie-less corner at
First and M has now been immortalized in digital imagery, and goodness gracious, has that spot changed. (Ditto for the other end of the block, at
First and N.) This stretch is on its way to becoming temporary surface parking until Willco Construction moves forward with its
reported office/residential/retail project on that site (no timeline).
* The road work on First Street continues, and on Saturday they put down the first asphalt between L and M (in front of
Onyx and
100 M).
Looking south and
north you can see how much wider the street has now become. You can also see the windows starting to be hung at
Onyx and at
100 M. Meanwhile,
First north of L continues to be a war zone. They *say* it'll all be done (I Street, too) by Opening Day. First Street and Potomac Avenue appear to be pretty much done except for the striping.
*
55 M is almost topped out. As we heard
a few days ago, they say the Metro entrance in 55 M's ground floor will be ready by Opening Day, too.
* How much has
M Street changed in five years?
Take a look. (This should be one of those list-the-differences-in-the-pictures contests.)
* Or you can just look at
all the photos from Saturday and Sunday on one page (including the ballpark shots), though I cannot be held responsible for any sensory overload you may experience. Imagine how I feel, especially considering that what I've posted is probably only about a third of the photos I actually took....