{"id":852,"date":"2024-02-10T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/?p=852"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:49:58","slug":"press-alert-dc-office-of-planning-has-abandoned-racial-equity-at-17th-u-street-nw-luxury-upzoning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/2024\/02\/10\/press-alert-dc-office-of-planning-has-abandoned-racial-equity-at-17th-u-street-nw-luxury-upzoning-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Alert: DC Office of Planning Has Abandoned Racial Equity at 17th & U Street NW Luxury Upzoning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Press Alert, Save DC Public Land
\nFeb 9 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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17th & U Street NW Luxury Upzoning: <\/span>
\nEve<\/span>ryone is Saying the DC Office of Planning Has Abandoned Racial Equity<\/span>, Except Ward One Councilmember Brianne Nadeau and Greater Greater Washington<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWards 1 & 2, Washington, DC<\/strong> — On Monday, February 12, 2024, a fourth in a series of hearings was held by the DC Zoning Commission with regards to the high-density rezoning of 1617 U Street — a 2-acre public site that is the current home of the 3D MPD station and Engine 9 fire department.<\/span><\/div>\n
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If the zoning application is approved, Councilmember Nadeau and the Mayor would be able to green light the transfer of 1617 U Street (2-acres of public land) to a yet-to-be-named developer who could then construct and profit from a very dense 10-story + penthouse building \u201cby-right.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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At all prior hearings nearly everyone has said the Office of Planning (the rezoning applicant for the Mayor) has admittedly failed at community engagement, especially to the nearby directly affected Black community that remain in the community.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n