the first of a two-part look at the history of the Washington Canal, which used to run along where
is under construction. (Speaking of which, I grabbed a quick cellphone shot from above the park last week showing the
*
Housing Complex writes about the deal finally being finalized for
Greenspace to move into the empty retail spaces in the
1st Street facade of
Nationals Park, creating a "12,000-square-foot center for green building and design." This has been in the works for
nearly two years, but even though there was a "launch" of the space on Tuesday (which I didn't hear about until people at the event started
live-tweeting it), Housing Complex says that the project won't come to fruition until Greenspace "is able to raise another $600,000 in cash and in-kind contributions, adding up to the $2 million necessary to build out what's currently a blank shell." Perhaps someday, when
Florida Rock is built out to the south and later
Yards phases along 1st Street are completed, the "real" retail envisioned for this portion of the ballpark will come to pass. Here's the
press release on the Greenspace project.
* Madison Marquette, owner of the Blue Castle at
770 M St. SE, has now apparently completed a joint venture deal with local landowners ICP Group for all
ICP's various properties on the east side of 8th Street south of the freeway, including the gray building at 8th and Potomac that houses Quizno's and the other properties along the 800 block of Potomac, and others. No news as to what might be done on those blocks, though if the new
Marine Barracks site search ever crops back up, a group owning all of the land on Squares 929 and 930 could conceivably submit a proposal for a public-private partnership.
Coming later today, an equally bulleted post highlighting the slew of upcoming events in the neighborhood, both for this holiday weekend and beyond.