A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Senate Square Condos in the Post
Here's a link to a story on the rise of the luxury condo. The article references Senate Square (the condos Abdo is creating in the former Children's Musuem at 3rd & H).
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More free publicity for Abdo -- but the article has very little to do with that development, and you wonder if they were just looking for easily acquired photos!
It will be interesting to see what the one behind the Lofts will look like, and whether it will appear to tower over the Abdo portion. The Senate Square condos are supposed to have 9 feet ceilings, which surely is considerably less than the storey height for the Children's Museum. I suppose one can check out the model at the sales office. I expect if any development gets off the ground on the old Amoco lot, people will also be concerned about the height there, although it could probably be stepped down to meet the street, if they were smart about it.
Here is a bird's eve view of the site plan-- doesn't really show the height, but I'm guessing they'll be about as tall as the new building at Mass and H Street, by the 395 entrance. How tall is that-- ~12 or 14 stories?
The Senate Square Condos tower the once owned and operated Home for the Aged, operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor. These women cared for the elderly poor of Washington, DC and were forced to move out after the riots. The District of Columbia Government purchased this property from the Little Sisters and never fully paid them for the building. A total injustice and no credit is being given to them as of today, as well. The only credit given is the Children's Museum...but the history of this building goes back much further and the people of DC should demand that the history be told to those who plan to buy the condos. A memorial should be erected in the main building saluting the care given to the poor of DC.
Many people link the departure of the Little Sisters of the Poor to the constructions of the Hopscotch Bridge (a car once sailed off the bridge & almost crashed into the center of the building). They didn't leave until the late 1970s, or early 80s (I'm not sure of the date).
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More free publicity for Abdo -- but the article has very little to do with that development, and you wonder if they were just looking for easily acquired photos!
Note that the two new buildings are going to be 12 stories high-- that's 110 feet. They will be 2-3 times the height of anything else on the corridor.
I would think the one on 2d street wont look as tall (at least from H street) due to it being partly cut off by the bridge.
I have to agree about the bridge really making all the difference in this case. How tall is H Street Self Storage?
It will be interesting to see what the one behind the Lofts will look like, and whether it will appear to tower over the Abdo portion. The Senate Square condos are supposed to have 9 feet ceilings, which surely is considerably less than the storey height for the Children's Museum. I suppose one can check out the model at the sales office. I expect if any development gets off the ground on the old Amoco lot, people will also be concerned about the height there, although it could probably be stepped down to meet the street, if they were smart about it.
Here is a bird's eve view of the site plan-- doesn't really show the height, but I'm guessing they'll be about as tall as the new building at Mass and H Street, by the 395 entrance. How tall is that-- ~12 or 14 stories?
those places are gonna be soo cool
The Senate Square Condos tower the once owned and operated Home for the Aged, operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor. These women cared for the elderly poor of Washington, DC and were forced to move out after the riots. The District of Columbia Government purchased this property from the Little Sisters and never fully paid them for the building. A total injustice and no credit is being given to them as of today, as well. The only credit given is the Children's Museum...but the history of this building goes back much further and the people of DC should demand that the history be told to those who plan to buy the condos. A memorial should be erected in the main building saluting the care given to the poor of DC.
Many people link the departure of the Little Sisters of the Poor to the constructions of the Hopscotch Bridge (a car once sailed off the bridge & almost crashed into the center of the building). They didn't leave until the late 1970s, or early 80s (I'm not sure of the date).
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