Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Many Chevy Chase, DC, residents are frustrated that no neighborhood commission review is required for a 90-foot tall apartment building planned for Connecticut Avenue NW at Military Road.
The prospect of a glass apartment building rising up on Connecticut Avenue NW in Chevy Chase, DC—and the heretofore lack of opportunity for residents to voice concerns about the project to developers—brought out between 200 and 300 residents at a community meeting last week at the Chevy Chase Community Center, The Washington Post and Greater Greater Washington reported. The property in question—at 5333 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC—is owned by Calvin Cafritz Enterprises and has been zoned for dense development for more than 30 years, WJLA reported. But, because the project is considered a "matter-of-right" project (because it stays within its zoning regulations), "it needs no zoning approval nor is there a 'statuary requirement for …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Residents say the tall building planned for the vacant lot on Connecticut Avenue NW between Military Road and Kanawha Street is incompatible with the neighborhood.
A tall apartment building planned for Connecticut Avenue NW at Military Road has been in the works for years, but that hasn't softened the attitudes of many Chevy Chase, DC, residents toward the development, which—they say—is incompatible with the site. The property—at 5333 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC—is owned by Calvin Cafritz Enterprises and has been zoned for dense development for more than 30 years, WJLA reported. The 5333 Connecticut Avenue Coalition's website includes an image of what developers are planning for the property. From the illustration, the building appears to be nine or 10 stories tall. (The site is zoned to allow a 90-foot-tall residential building, The Washington Post reported.) Other tall apartment buildings …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The vacant lot at Connecticut Avenue and Military Road eventually could see new construction, The Northwest Current reported.
The vacant lot on Connecticut Avenue at Military Road (in Chevy Chase, DC) may, one day, see some activity: Architects hired by the property owners have designed a 10-level building with 263 apartments for the site, The Northwest Current (Vol. 6, No. 48, pages 1 and 8) reported on Nov. 28. "The glassy, angular building was designed by Eric Colbert & Associates, and would be developed by property owner Calvin Cafritz Enterprises and construction firm Foulger-Pratt, according to online documents. The project includes a circular driveway from Connecticut Avenue and access to a 173-space parking garage from an alley running between Military Road and Chevy Chase Parkway," The Current reported. The Connecticut Avenue corridor in this block …
Richard Rice
12:32 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
With all the traffice congestion, why do we really need another office building; don't we have enough??? more ›