- [Press Alert] Ward One CM Brianne Nadeau “Talks Down” to Black Neighbors; Experts Show Social Housing Only Option for True AffordabilityPress Alert, info@savedcpublicland.org April 24, 2024 Black Neighbors of 1617 U Street Proffer Experts Who Show that DC’s “Affordable” Housing Is… Read more: [Press Alert] Ward One CM Brianne Nadeau “Talks Down” to Black Neighbors; Experts Show Social Housing Only Option for True Affordability
- Parties Submit Findings to ZC Concluding that a Special Use Zone Be Deployed or the Split Is ItParties in opposition to the luxury upzoning at 1617 U Street have submitted some of the last pleadings asked for by… Read more: Parties Submit Findings to ZC Concluding that a Special Use Zone Be Deployed or the Split Is It
- Office of Planning Says Split Zoning is Possible at 1617 U Street
U Street AIR Press alert — Contact (202) 854-1822 The DC Office of Planning Embarrasses ANC 1B: Split Zoning is Actually… Read more: Office of Planning Says Split Zoning is Possible at 1617 U Street - Closing Arguments Submitted Against the Luxury Upzoning at 1617 U Street
In addition to all of the amazing public testimony offered up during the unprecedented six zoning hearings regarding the city's push… Read more: Closing Arguments Submitted Against the Luxury Upzoning at 1617 U Street - Office of Attorney General: “[DC Office of Planning] failed to perform the public outreach and engagement component of the racial equity tool”
Citing to the attached letter from the Office of the Attorney General: [P]roblems resulting from the racial equity tool’s lack… Read more: Office of Attorney General: “[DC Office of Planning] failed to perform the public outreach and engagement component of the racial equity tool” - Nate Fleming Presents Expert Testimony Supporting the “Threatened” Black Neighbors of 1617 U Street
Racial Equity “Lacking” For Proposed Luxury Upzoning of the Two-Acre Public Site Washington, DC –– On Monday, March 18, 2024, at… Read more: Nate Fleming Presents Expert Testimony Supporting the “Threatened” Black Neighbors of 1617 U Street - 1617 U Street: Do Black Neighbors Matter?!
Please listen to cross examination of the Office of Planning by Black Neighbors and hear the frustration and deep concerns by… Read more: 1617 U Street: Do Black Neighbors Matter?! - 1617 U Street Luxury Zoning Hearings Are Over & The Record Closed, Zoning Commission to Discuss Next Steps on May 9th
After nearly 30 hours of hearing time and more than 730 written submissions, the public record in Zoning Case 23-02 is… Read more: 1617 U Street Luxury Zoning Hearings Are Over & The Record Closed, Zoning Commission to Discuss Next Steps on May 9th - Fifty Neighbors Speak Up at Recent Zoning Hearings
Zoning Hearing Highlights:: Feb 26 2024 Hearing Highlights from Feb 12, 2024 :: - 1617 U Neighbors Adams & Akel Are Interviewed – Georgetown Voice
Neighbors Akel and Adams are interviewed – On 16th and U streets, neighbors push for equity in rezoning – Georgetown Voice… Read more: 1617 U Neighbors Adams & Akel Are Interviewed – Georgetown Voice - “Real estate is the most slippery of slopes.”
In a recent Washington Business Journal piece about the heights of downtown-sized buildings, former Commission of Fine Arts member, architectural critic,… Read more: “Real estate is the most slippery of slopes.” - Recent Press on 1617 U Street
See Fortune Magazine piece on 1617 U Street here. See Washington Post piece here. The WUSA 9 video piece aired on… Read more: Recent Press on 1617 U Street - The MU-10 Zoning Proposal Must Be Denied As Harmful to Black DC Residents
The Office of Planning (OP) and Deputy Mayor’s Office of Economic Development (DMPED) rely on Comp Plan policies touting “affordability” and… Read more: The MU-10 Zoning Proposal Must Be Denied As Harmful to Black DC Residents - Black Neighbors Ask Mayor’s Office of Racial Equity For Assistance
Press Notice: info@blackneighborsdc.org Washington, DC, Black Neighbors Ignored by Ward One Councilmember Brianne Nadeau About 17th and U Street Luxury Upzoning… Read more: Black Neighbors Ask Mayor’s Office of Racial Equity For Assistance - DC Residents LOVE “Social Housing” at 17th and U Street Site
Press Alert, Save DC Public LandFeb 14 2024 “Social Housing” Brought Up Twenty Times at Fifth Hearing on 17th &… Read more: DC Residents LOVE “Social Housing” at 17th and U Street Site - Press Alert: DC Office of Planning Has Abandoned Racial Equity at 17th & U Street NW Luxury Upzoning
Press Alert, Save DC Public Land Feb 9 2024 17th & U Street NW Luxury Upzoning: Everyone is Saying the DC… Read more: Press Alert: DC Office of Planning Has Abandoned Racial Equity at 17th & U Street NW Luxury Upzoning - Press Alert: Community Asks that 17 & U Luxury Rezoning be Dismissed for Lack of Community Outreach
Press Alert: Save DC Public Land: The 1617 Project January 29, 2024 DC Residents Ask that the 17th & U Street… Read more: Press Alert: Community Asks that 17 & U Luxury Rezoning be Dismissed for Lack of Community Outreach - Zoning Commission Chair Anthony Hood Agrees with Community, Wants More Public Outreach
Press Alert: Save DC Public Land: The 1617 ProjectJanuary 24, 2024 Ward One City Councilmember Brianne Nadeau Says Black Neighbors Have… Read more: Zoning Commission Chair Anthony Hood Agrees with Community, Wants More Public Outreach - Public record shows vast opposition to the luxury upzoning proposed at 17th and U Street NW
Looking at the public Zoning record one will find overwhelming opposition to the proposed upzoning by those actually living in the… Read more: Public record shows vast opposition to the luxury upzoning proposed at 17th and U Street NW - Giving thanks for your support!
Your gifts in the form of letters and testimony, organizing, and dissent to the city’s top-down imposition of privatization & displacement… Read more: Giving thanks for your support! - “Dose of Humility”
— Forwarded message — From: William Jordan <whj@melanet.com>Date: Mon, Dec 18, 2023Subject: [adamsmorgan] 1619 U St Upzone: Leonsis, Bozzuto, & Crime… Read more: “Dose of Humility” - Competing FAQs!
Everyone needs information to make informed decisions. Since there has never been a community forum specific to 1617 U Street to… Read more: Competing FAQs! - What’s our alternative, what do we want?
Save DC Public Land: Working for a Safe & Affordable U Street We want our public land to stay public We… Read more: What’s our alternative, what do we want? - How did we get here? Recalling the 2021 Comp Plan Amendment for 1617 U Street
The DC Comprehensive Plan is DC’s central planning document that guides all future redevelopment and affects the entire city. Find out… Read more: How did we get here? Recalling the 2021 Comp Plan Amendment for 1617 U Street - What’s going on with the Third District Police Station and Engine 9 site anyway?
THIS IS YOUR LAND! The city wants to give away the 2-acres of public land (and air rights) at 1617 U… Read more: What’s going on with the Third District Police Station and Engine 9 site anyway? - DC’s Attorney General Sues Landlords for Price Fixing Rents
For Release: Immediately Info: (202) 288-1921 DC ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES LANDLORDS FOR PRICE FIXING RENTS IS YOUR LANDLORD OR… Read more: DC’s Attorney General Sues Landlords for Price Fixing Rents - Update on the OP Office of Development Review and Zoning
We have finally found out who will be representing the Mayor and Office of Planning and their application to remap the… Read more: Update on the OP Office of Development Review and Zoning - Homelessness Grows At Record Pace Even As Oversupply Plagues High-End Multifamily Market
Homelessness Grows At Record Pace Even As Oversupply Plagues High-End Multifamily Market NationalAffordable Housing August 14, 2023 Matthew Rothstein, Bisnow Philadelphia The… Read more: Homelessness Grows At Record Pace Even As Oversupply Plagues High-End Multifamily Market - Another Alternative to Trickle-Down Luxury Housing: CLT’s
Kerry Kemp/Neighborhood Issues/Housing/Community Land Trusts — KK research-July 2023.docx 7/24/23 3:07 PM SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS (CLTs) In… Read more: Another Alternative to Trickle-Down Luxury Housing: CLT’s - Community Letters and Agency Reports Sent to the Zoning Commission (so far)
DC Zoning Hearing Record 23-02 Map Amendment Link to All Exhibits (Paginated) https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/CaseReport/ViewExhibitsReport.aspx?case_id=23-02 List of some key exhibits (certainly not… Read more: Community Letters and Agency Reports Sent to the Zoning Commission (so far)
