Peep Showdown
Condo high-rise 555 Mass Ave advertises its Mount Vernon Square location as “the heart of everything that’s fun and fascinating in downtown DC.” It’s also right across the street from the neighborhood’s sin magnet: Fun Fair Video, a porn shop, which neighbors say attracts prostitution and drug-dealing.
So far, a small group of condo owners has been trying to clean up the block by providing video footage and a steady stream of tips to cops. What better eavesdropping spot than one of those brand-new condos? Residents and police asked Chevy Chase–based developer The JBG Companies if they could use an empty unit as a surveillance perch. The answer: Umm, no. “JBG really did deliberate on this,” says Tom Willis, who works for the company that manages 555 Mass Ave. “They believe they’re going to be able to completely sell out those units in the very near term. A successful surveillance, according to [the police department], would require 30 days or more. So, this was not an opportune time to take any units off the market.”
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September 27th, 2007 at 11:09 am
sin magnet! I love it. JBG you dont have to take anything off the market, lame excuses…be good citizens and help the police like your residents do.
September 27th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
JBC or any company that wants to see their units should help, with all media attention their units might not sell
think about that-HELP the community that you are selling those condos in-It’s a WIN-WIN situation
October 26th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
[...] alleged by neighbors to attract drugs and prostitution, known as Fun Fair Video-Movie. This most reviled neighborhood institution was protested by local residents back in September. Since then, the [...]