Tuesday, March 01, 2011
DCmud: Avalon Bay Plans Apartments Off H Street
DCmud reports on Avalon Bay's plans to build a 140 unit apartment building at 318 I Street NE. Though smaller than some other residential developments in the area, this is still a significant project. It's also further evidence that although the eastern end of H Street tends to grab most of the press attention, the west end also continues to move forward.
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Ellisdale Construction closed on 300 L St NE. PGN Architects recently got the go-ahead to design the ~40 unit mixed-used apartment building.
I have no idea how much the plans have changed recently but here's what used to be in store:
The New Yorker at 300 L ST NE
Also dug this up, definitely old though:
http://www.300l.com/
(last two posts in reference to the Ellisdale project, not Avalon Bay)
@rayful
Mixed-use? That would be great to get more retail along 3rd. That street really has potential to someday be like 11th NW in Columbia Heights.
Approx 6k sf ground floor retail. Enough for a restaurant/cafe.
What is going on at 300 M St NE? Wilkes removed their For Lease sign.
@rayful
That's great news. 6k is enough for a couple restaurants or other retail. Tynan, Potbelly, Roti, etc. are all less than 3k.
the conversation has taken a turn that i think about all the time. as a business owner on h, and a resident in another "developing area of town. i totally recognize the need for daytime, retail business. i am just unsure where it's going to come from or be.
tonyt
the pug
Where did you hear this about 300 L. I've been trolling the internet and have come up with nada.
arturo,
this probably doesnt answer your question and is more just a general thought regarding daytime retail. there is daytime retail which probably doesnt match up demographically with most of the night time bar/restaurant crowd. these places must be making money since they are in business. perhaps some slight tweaking of the offerings would get them new clients. also, these stores close up pretty early and pull garage doors down over their windows so the night time crowd thinks h st is mostly abondoned store fronts. i think staying open til like 9 or 10 or at least getting rid of the garage doors and maybe leaving a lit up display in the window will not only be good advertising (since you are letting someone know that there is actually a functioning store there), but it also would enhance the aesthetics of night time h st.
i dont know, maybe the garage doors are necessary still.
a couple small steps and i think the retail aspect of h st can increase greatly. sure, new businesses need to move in. but lit up store fronts instead of metal garage doors, at foot locker, dtlr, shoe city, georges, etc. would possibly entice some new entrants and have the side effect of making night time seem "safer"
Anon 12:26
Doesn't seem to me like Wilkes is moving anytime soon on its 3rd and M site. Looks like they are merely converting the lot for pay parking. Would be great to hear better news though.
@Dave B
Still doesn't change the fact that many of the new residents around H Street (those that moved there over the last 5-6 years), live there and work somewhere else. Kinda hard to patronize daytime retail when the simple fact is you're just not there.
This will only change when private sector office becomes viable along H Street. Unfortunately, those employers that actually have pockets deep enough to employ a workfoce large enough to make a significant impact upon the viability of daytime retail, don't find this area desirable as an office location. Think: Adams Morgan...for all the expensive housing stock and "active" 18th Street corridor, go there during the day. Its dead.
H Street's best chance, imho, is to look to the architectural firms. Create incentives for them to locate above some of the storefronts.
To Big Green Cat-
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
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