PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT FOR REDEVELOPMENT (Item #5) OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS REGARDING REVITALIZATION OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE

Related Documents:

• Pennsylvania Avenue East of the River Taskforce, Report on Community Workshop, 12/8/2001
  Link: Pennsylvania Avenue East of the River Taskforce, Report on Community Workshop Revitalization Taskforce
  
• East of Sousa Bridge Pennsylvania Avenue Revitalization Taskforce, Letter to Mayor Williams, Streetscape and Infrastructure Improvements to Penn. Ave., SE , 3/4/2002
  Link: Revitalization Taskforce, Letter to Mayor Williams,Streetscape and Infrastructure Improvements to Pennsylvania Avenue SE
  
• Bolan Smart Associates, Inc. Letter to Mary Fitch, DC AIA, Pennsylvania Ave East - Retail Potential, 10/10/2002
  Link: Bolan Smart Associates, Inc. Letter to Mary Fitch
  
• L'Enfant Square Market and Urban Design Analysis, Report Contributors: DC AIA, Washington Architectural Foundation, Bolan Smart Associates, Inc., Quinn Evans Architects, Marshall Heights CDO, DC Dept of Transportation, Office of Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, DC Office of Planning, 10/2002
  Link: L'Enfant Square Market and Urban Design Analysis
  
• National Capital Revitalization Corp (NCRC), L'Enfant Square Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenue,1/2003
  Link: LEnfant Square Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenue
  
• Briefing on Penn Ave Implementation Plan,by Dan Tangherlini, 5/24/2004 Link: Briefing on Penn Ave Implementation Plan,by Dan Tangherlini
  
• East of Sousa Bridge Pennsylvania Avenue Revitalization Taskforce, Letter to Tony Freeman, The Redevelopment of the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Ave SE, East of the Sousa Bridge, 8/21/2004
  Link:Letter to Tony Freeman from The Redevelopment of the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Ave SE, East of the Sousa Bridge, 8/21/2004
  
• East of Sousa Bridge Pennsylvania Avenue Revitalization Taskforce, Letter to Mayor Williams and City Administrator Robert Bobb, The Redevelopment of Pennsylvania Ave SE, East of the Sousa Bridge, 8/21/2004
  Link:Letter to Anthony Williams from The Redevelopment of the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Ave SE, East of the Sousa Bridge, 8/21/2004
  

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT FOR TRANSPORTATION: (Item #1) ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN 2008 UPDATE - The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is helping to transform the Anacostia Waterfront into a better place for citizens to live, work, and play. As part of the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI), DDOT is pursuing a plan to reshape the area’s transportation network into one that provides easy access for residents, commuters and visitors, and improves the area’s environmental quality. DDOT’s objective is to reconnect communities through the replacement of outdated and deteriorating facilities with context sensitive infrastructure solutions. To accomplish these aims in the AWI area, DDOT has developed the Anacostia Waterfront Transportation Infrastructure Master Plan (Master Plan).

The Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) is a multi-agency effort to revitalize the areas around the waterfront of the Anacostia River by creating a hub of economic development and bringing thousands of new jobs, residents and visitors. The Anacostia Waterfront Initiative envisions: environmentally responsible development; unification of the diverse waterfront areas into commercial, residential, recreational, and open-space uses; development and conservation of park areas; greater access to the waterfront, communities, and business corridors.

Projects:
11th Street Bridges Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
14th Street Bridge Project and EIS
Anacostia Access (South Capitol Street) Transportation Study
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
AWI Transportation Architecture Design Guidelines
AWI Transportation Master Plan
Kenilworth Avenue Corridor Transportation Study
Middle Anacostia River Crossings Transportation Study
South Capitol Street Environmental Impact Statement
South Capitol Street (Frederick Douglass Memorial) Bridge Alignment Study
Southwest Waterfront — Maine Avenue Study
Water Taxi

Related Documents:

• ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT INITIATIVE: ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT INITIATIVE

  PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT FOR TRANSPORTATION: (Item #2) Middle Anacostia Crossings Study – The Middle Anacostia River Crossings Study evaluated existing traffic conditions and assessed improvement options to enhance mobility in the area, including addressing missing interchange movements on the Anacostia Freeway at Pennsylvania Avenue and the Southeast Freeway at Barney Circle. The study also investigated alternative uses of existing lane capacity on the Southeast Freeway between 11th Street and Barney Circle, as well as the potential for increased pedestrian and bicycle access within the study area and along the Anacostia River. A number of short-term and long-term improvements have been developed in this study which include the completion of the 11th Street Bridge ramps to 295, reestablishment of Barney Circle as an actual circle, separation of the interstate (regional) traffic from the local traffic, riverfront access improvements, signage improvements, and pedestrian improvements.

  Documents:
  Middle Anacostia River Crossings Transportation Study: Middle Anacostia River Crossings Transportation Study

  PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT FOR TRANSPORTATION: (Item #3) 11^th Street Bridge Project -The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), propose to reconstruct and reconfigure the interchange of the Southeast/Southwest Freeway and the Anacostia Freeway over the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, DC, a distance of approximately 1 mile.

  Update: DDOT reports that on July 2, 2008, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 11th Street Bridges replacement project. This clears the way for design and construction to begin.

  What is the Construction Timeline?
  Reconstruction of the bridges and associated interchange improvements will begin in mid-2009 and continue for five years.

  Related Documents:
  
  • 11th Street Bridge Project
  • 11th Street Bridges Environmental Impact Study
  • Transportation's Role Leading the Way in Transforming the Nation's Capital - 11th Street Bridge Article by Michael Hicks, last update 8/18/08

  PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT FOR TRANSPORTATION: (Item #4) Pennsylvania Avenue SE Transportation Study – The Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Transportation Study was conducted by the District of Columbia, Department of Transportation to investigate the automobile movements along the avenue, to document the volume of automobiles traveling along the avenue and to make recommendations for improvements to the existing conditions. The boundaries of the study are from the foot of the Sousa Bridge to the Maryland line at Southern Avenue, SE.

  Related Documents:
  

  The following two (2) documents have been removed from the DDOT website; they will be added back when available.

  Pennsylvania Avenue SE Transportation Study
  

  Pennsylvania Avenue SE Transportation Study Final Report Dated November 2003 - This report can be found at the following website:
  11th Street Bridges Environmental Impact Study

  PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT FOR TRANSPORTATION: (Item #5) Pennsylvania Aveue Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan, Dated April 2006

  Some of the primary objectives of the plan are to preserve, maintain, and enhance the resources that contribute to the intrinsic qualities of the corridor; stimulate desired economic development; create a framework that helps stakeholders define and implement appropriate imorovement projects within the byway corridor; and provide the necessary information and infrastructure improvements that help visitors and residents, have a pleasurable, meaningful, and safe experience.

  Related Document:
  • Pennsylvania Aveue Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan, Dated April 2006
  
  
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  DDOT'S TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PORTAL TO DETAILED INFORMATION ON PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY

  DDOT’s Transportation Access Portal (DTAP) - BETA Version 2.0.

  Welcome to DDOT’s Transportation Access Portal (DTAP). This exciting new initiative provides public access to an open, transparent, and accountable detail of DDOT’s projects and programs (over time more will be added). It was designed to be a new and innovative communication tool for informing residents, business owners, our own employees, and anyone else who has an interest in DDOT’s comprehensive transportation program.

  The project tracking section of DTAP is organized by each Ward. In addition there are special sections for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) and for projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); also known as the Stimulus Bill. Navigate to projects by either clicking on the map to the right or the links under the Project Links area in the upper left.

  Sharing information in this manner marks a new era at DDOT. Please bear with us as we improve these new tools. Send us your suggestions and feedback. Over time, we will improve the quantity and quality of information shared through this site. [This site is a BETA site and as such some materials may be unavailable – please check back as we will be updating information daily]. To send feedback or comments on the DTAP program please e-mail ddotpublicaffairs@dc.gov. For information or questions about projects, please e-mail ddotproject@dc.gov.

  Link to the Website: DDOT'S TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PORTAL

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  FAR SOUTHEAST II LIVABILITY STUDY AND PLAN

  Far Southeast II Livability Plan

  WHAT IS LIVABILITY?
  Livability is a term that refers to community quality of life as experienced by the people who live, work, and recreate there. Livability recognizes that strong communities rely on the interplay among key development areas including transportation, public health, housing, cultural resources, and the natural environment.

  WHAT IS THE GOAL?
  Livability sounds like a buzzword; but it is a big idea. DDOT is taking up the challenge and making it a goal to translate that idea into actual actions. Outcomes will be aimed at on the ground changes such as enhanced pedestrian crossings, more accessible bus stops, geometric adjustments that support intersection safety, increased green spaces, attractive streetscapes, signage for better driver information, updates to traffic signal timing, and speed controls in sensitive areas.

  Goals and Objectives
  ► Devise a neighborhood-wide and comprehensive approach to implementing traffic calming and other safety measures;
  ► Identify specific issues, such as reducing vehicle speeds, and locations that impact the safety of pedestrians, motorists, bicyclists, and transit riders;
  ► Design cost-effective and system-wide improvements, with measurable benchmarks for success;
  ► Study truck travel within the target area and recommend ways to mitigate its impact on neighborhoods;
  ► Emphasize safety measures and improve access near public facilities including: schools, churches, parks, recreational centers and others key community service providers.

  Study Area
  The study area for the Far Southeast II Livability Plan consists of twelve distinct neighborhoods bounded by Massachusetts Avenue to the north; Good Hope Road and Naylor Road to the south; Anacostia Freeway to the west and Southern Avenue to the east.

  The twelve neighborhoods are:
  ►Fairlawn
  ► Marbury Plaza
  ► Randle Highlands
  ► West Over View
  ► Good Hope
  ► Twining
  ► Penn Branch
  ► Dupont Park
  ► Fort Davis
  ► Fairfax Village
  ► Hillcrest
  ► Naylor Gardens
  

  RELATED DOCUMENTS:

• Far Southeast II Livability Study
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Penn Branch Traffic Calming Study

This study was requested by the Dupont Park Civic Association.

The District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) engaged KLS Engineering (KLS) to investigate existing transportation conditions in the Penn Branch/Dupont Park neighborhood. In this report, the Study Team refers to KLS and DDOT staff.

The main goals of the study were to:
• Reduce speeding.
• Promote vehicular, mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian safety.
• Promote traffic-calming techniques.


The study area is located in southeast Washington, DC (Dupont Park neighborhood), and is bounded by:
• Massachusetts Avenue to the north.
• 38th Street to the east.
• Pennsylvania Avenue to the south.
• 30th Street to the west.


The report summarizes and presents assessment of existing conditions (completed June 2007), public feedback, potential traffic-calming recommendations, and implementation cost.

Related Documents:


• Final Report Penn Branch Traffic Study Final Report Dated April 2008
• Report Appendix Appendix
• Report Cover Page Report Cover
• Report Figures (Exhibits) Figure 4 Figure 6 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26
• DPCA response to the Traffic Study: Dupont Park Civic Association's Response to the Penn Branch Traffic Study - Recommendations for Implementation




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Bill 17-0915, the “Downtown Anacostia and Pennsylvania Avenue Eminent Domain Authorization Act of 2008”

Bill 17-0915, the “Downtown Anacostia and Pennsylvania Avenue Eminent Domain Authorization Act of 2008” was submitted to the Committee on Economic Development on July 15, 2008 by Councilmember Marion Barry and Co-Sponsored by Council members Yvette Alexander and Jim Graham, Councilmember At-Large Kwame R. Brown, and Council Chair Vincent C. Gray. The purpose of the bill is to acquire property for revitalization projects.

Related Documents:


• Bill 17-0915

  Dupont Park Civic Association Letter to Kwame Brown in Support of the Bill

• Kwame Brown Letter dated 11/3/08 to Dupont Park Civic Association regarding DPCAs support of the Bill
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DC WATER IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA BILLING PROGRAM

DC Water has introduced an Impervious Surface Area billing charge that separates from the current sewer rate the cost of a massive construction project to reduce sewer overflows into local waterways. This charge, appearing on DC Water bills in April, 2009, is based on the impact that water runoff from individual properties has on the District's sewer system. The actual charge is calculated on the amount of impervious area on the property. Impervious areas are man-made surfaces that cannot be easily penetrated by water such as rooftops, paved driveways, patios, and parking lots.

Why is this happening? DC Water is under Federal mandate to reduce the combined sewer overflow in the Anacostia River and adjoining waterways.

Impervious Surface Area Additional Information:

• DC Water Website
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ANACOSTIA RIVER CLEANUP AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2009

Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Act Introduced Written by Charles Allen, Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Councilmember Tommy wells was joined by 11 of his Council colleagues today in introducing the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Act of 2009.

Each year, nearly 20,000 tons of trash enters the Anacostia River. We know from the first ever comprehensive study of trash in the River, conducted by the DC Department of the Environment, that nearly 50% of the trash in the tributaries like Watts Branch, and over 20% of the River’s main stem, is plastic bags.

To date, our city has focused on cleaning the trash from the River’s shore. Each year, DC WASA removes 477 tones of trash from the Anacostia and Anacostia Watershed Society volunteers have pulled another 536 tons of trash out of the River. These, along with a robust recycling program, are great efforts and shouldn’t be minimized. But despite those amazing efforts, we still have a polluted River. These efforts target the trash once it’s already been created. What we need is to reduce trash from its source.

Already, District residents are paying for this trash. Each bag that becomes litter costs us either with tax dollars dedicated to trash removal and recycling, or in the rates we pay in our water bills. In addition, the EPA is establishing new fines that the city will bear when we exceed the amount of allowable trash in the Anacostia River. The cost of doing nothing is simply too much.

This legislation puts a new focus on reducing the amount of trash that enters the Anacostia River and creates a new fund dedicated for cleanup and restoration bt placing a small 5-cent fee on all single-use plastic and paper carryout bags from Retail Food Establishment license holders and liquor stores; and require that the bags that are used be recyclable.

The bulk of the 5-cent fee will be deposited into a newly created Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Fund, with a small portion retained by the business to help cover the administrative costs of this initiative. The new Fund will target environmental cleanup, reclamation, and restoration efforts on the Anacostia River, as well as continue a public education campaign and provide free reusable bags to DC residents, in particular the elderly and low-income residents.

Press Release July 7, 2009, Mayor Fenty Signs Landmark Environmental Legislation, Continuing Green DC Agenda

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has signed a bill, introduced by Ward Six Councilmember Tommy Wells and passed unanimously by the DC Council, to create the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Fund. The District Department of the Environment will administer the fund, using the proceeds to educate the public about the impact of trash, to provide reusable bags to District residents, and to remove trash from the river.

District businesses will charge customers five cents for every disposable paper or plastic carryout bag beginning January 1, 2010, with the proceeds going to the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Fund. The legislation also requires that these bags be recyclable and carry a message encouraging recycling. The bag fee is the first of its kind in the nation, and will not apply to bags used for newspapers, produce, hardware, frozen foods, plants, bakery items or prescription drugs.

“The Anacostia is a river in crisis, and our team sees evidence of that crisis every day with what we pull out of the water.” said DDOE Director George S. Hawkins. “But this bill has given us an extraordinary opportunity. We will now begin a District-wide conversation about trash and its effects, while at the same time removing a major source of that trash.”

By October, DDOE will begin a public education campaign about the new law and establish a public-private partnership to distribute reusable bags to District residents.

The Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Act of 2009, Bill 18-150, passed the Council unanimously on June 16.

Click here for the Act:
Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Act of 2009

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ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT INITIATIVES (AWI)

The Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) is one of the most ambitious development plans in the history of the District of Columbia. Spanning 30 years and comprising $10 billion worth of investment, the AWI pledges to restore and revitalize the Anacostia River. Led by the District of Columbia government, and embraced by 19 regional and federal agency partners through the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding, the AWI vision is to reconnect to the river, so that widespread access to the Anacostia River and its new parks, recreational, cultural, residential and commercial centers is possible.

Links:

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Panning and Economic Development Website

Anacostia Waterfront Web Page

Key projects and initiatives include:

• Anacostia Riverwalk
--Link:Website

A key component of the revitalization of the Anacostia waterfront is the Riverwalk Trail. The Anacostia Riverwalk shared-use path is located along the west and east sides of the Anacostia River.

• Boathouse Row
--Link:Website

The District through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the Office of Planning are in the process of planning the area along the west bank of the Anacostia River known as Boathouse Row.

• Diamond Teague Park
--Link:Website

Diamond Teague Park is situated on the Anacostia River at Nationals Park in Ward 6. The $8 million project is one of three District-funded parks in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. Together these parks represent a commitment to a world-class network of urban parks and beautiful public spaces.

• Hill East Waterfront Redevelopment
--Link:Website

The District plans to redevelop this site into a new, world-class, waterfront community that connects the surrounding Hill East neighborhood to the Anacostia River via tree-lined public streets, recreational trails, and accessible waterfront parklands.

• Kingman Island and Heritage Island Parks
--Link:Website

A District-funded restoration project, Kingman Island and Heritage Island represent an opportunity for residents and tourists alike to enjoy an environmental learning and observation experience.

• Marvin Gaye Park
--Link:Website

The District seeks to make capital improvements to Marvin Gaye Park. Stretching nearly two miles across Northeast Washington, the park occupies a green stream valley along Watts Branch—the largest tributary to the Anacostia River within the District of Columbia.

• Matthews Memorial Terrace
--Link:Website

Matthews Memorial Terrace is a development opportunity as part of the Barry Farm New Communities Initiative that will provide high quality affordable housing options for District residents and that will expand mixed-income communities in Ward 8.

• Poplar Point
--Link:Website

Poplar Point is envisioned to be the home of a variety of different uses including residential, retail, office entertainment, cultural, and park/open space uses. Currently, there are no specific figures for the actual allotment of space for the different uses.

• Sheridan Station
--Link:Website

Sheridan Station is a development opportunity as part of the Barry Farm New Communities Initiative that will provide high quality affordable and market-rate housing options for District residents and that will expand mixed-income communities in Ward 8.

• Southwest Waterfront
--Link:Website

A new vibrant urban waterfront destination that blends maritime activity, commerce, culture and residential housing. The project will include restaurants, shops, hotels and new cultural attractions. The redevelopment plans, approved by the DC Council in 2003, include 14-acres of parks and open space, as well as an expanded pedestrian promenade, new public piers and an improved marina to increase public access to the Washington Channel and the water.

• The Yards
--Link:Website

The Yards is an exciting 42 acre mixed-use development project currently under construction on the former Southeast Federal Center Site on the banks Anacostia in Washington DC.

• Washington Canal Park
--Link:Website

Washington Canal Park will be one of the first public parks built as part of the District's Anacostia Waterfront initiative through a unique public-private funding arrangement.

• Waterfront Station
--Link:Website

Waterfront Station is a 13 acre, 2.1 million square foot office, residential and retail redevelopment of the former Waterside Mall above the Southwest Waterfront Metro Station on 4th Street SE in Washington DC.

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WARD 7 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROJECTS

"NEW ITEM ADDED" - Office of Planning Ward 7 Development Summary Winter 2011

-- Link: Office of Planning - Ward 7 Development Summary Winter 2011

WARD 7 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION - Link: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Panning and Economic Development - Ward 7 Neighborhood Revitalization Website

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development is currently developing the following projects in Ward 7.

• 400- 414 Eastern Avenue, NE and Dix Street, NE
-- Link: Website

The District has selected Dix Street Corridor Revitalization Partners, LLC to redevelop vacant, unused properties at the corner of Eastern Avenue and Dix Street, NE into affordable homeownership units for residents of the Deanwood community in Ward 7.

• 4427 Hayes Street and 4808-4826 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE
-- Link: Website

Blue Skye Development has been selected by the District of Columbia in a competitive solicitation process to redevelop the 29,000 square foot site at 4427 Hayes Street, NE into 26 units of housing including nine units that will be reserved for residents currently living in the Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings New Community.

• 5201 Hayes Street, NE
--Link: Website

The site of a former trash transfer site, 5201 Hayes Street NE is now proposed to be a mixed-income residential housing complex.

• Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue, NE Site Phase Two
--Link: Website

A new $80 million mixed use project is being developed at Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road Northeast in Ward 7 next to the Minnesota Avenue Metro station offering 325 affordable housing units and 48 market rate units and 23000 square feet of retail space.

• Deanwood Recreation Center
-- Link: Website

The Deanwood Community Center project is the largest community center in the District of Columbia. At over 60,000 sf it contains and indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, regulation size football and baseball field, tennis court, library and child learning center. It is also a LEED Silver building with a computer lab, senior room and a community room for events.

• Fort Davis Shopping Center
-- Link: Website

The Fort Davis Shopping Center, located at the corner of Pennsylvania and Alabama Avenues SE in Ward 7, sits along one of the District's targeted Great Streets. The District is working with developer, CityInterests to revitalize the development and attract quality retail by upgrading the antiquated facade and renovating outdated infrastructure.

• Kingman Island and Heritage Island Parks
-- Link: Website

A District-funded restoration project, Kingman Island and Heritage Island represent an opportunity for residents and tourists alike to enjoy an environmental learning and observation experience.

• Lincoln Heights Richardson Dwellings
-- Link: Website

As part of the city's New Communities Initiative, the District of Columbia is working with existing residents to transform the Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings public housing development into vibrant, healthy, mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood.

• Marvin Gaye Park
-- Link: Website

The District seeks to make capital improvements to Marvin Gaye Park. Stretching nearly two miles across Northeast Washington, the park occupies a green stream valley along Watts Branch—the largest tributary to the Anacostia River within the District of Columbia.

• MM Washington
-- Link: Website

The former MM Washington school will be developed into 90+ units of affordable senior housing, The House of Lebanon, and 15,000 s.f. of community space with an estimated project cost of $25 to $30 million.

• Skyland
-- Link: Website

The District is in the midst of redeveloping the 18-acre Skyland Shopping Center at Alabama Avenue and Naylor Road, SE in Ward 7 into a mixed-used town center. The District is working with the Skyland Development Team (The Rappaport Companies, William S. Smith & Company, Harrison Malone Development LLC, Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc., and The Washington East Foundation) on a master plan for the site. Initial plans for Skyland call for more than 280,0000 square feet of retail with structured parking, 475 (+/-) residential units and a town square.The DC Council has approved a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) package to provide gap financing for the project.

There are several outstanding legal issues associated with the project that have complicated the development process, but the District is working closely with the development team and its architects, Torti Gallas & Partners, to accelerate the pre-development work so the project moves on a parallel track with the legal process.

Related Documents:

• Project Information: Skyland Project Information

• The Rappaport Companies: Skyland Town Center

• Strand Theatre Redevelopment
-- Link: Website

The District is seeking developers with proven mixed-used experience to revitalize the Strand Theatre, located at 5131 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE, in the Ward 7 Deanwood neighborhood.

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