Comments on: Sorg-y Design for Proposed Housing Project on North Capitol

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Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:28:17 +0000

[...] Capitol Commons, a planned 124-unit building at North Capitol and K Streets NE, is the latest example, having received a variance from the Board [...]

By: Property in Mumbai

Property in Mumbai — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:32:53 +0000

The design is what I like we in mumbai are also developing various projects and would love to design something like this. Kudo to the architectural design

By: deedle

deedle — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:35:28 +0000

If you lived in one of those units, which will be very small, wouldn't you also want a window on the side? Those blank walls don't need to be solid concrete, and it'd be preferable to an actual resident to have a window to create a cross breeze.

By: recyclist

recyclist — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:38:23 +0000

I hope the architects keep an eye on the cost of heating and cooling. Low-income apartments with astronomical utility costs due to huge "pretty" windows that turn apartments into solar ovens seems to me like a huge mistake.

By: er

er — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:17:22 +0000

though this design is better than usual, i'd like to see more projects like the ellen wilson project. one of those non-bunker like projects from the past.
i'm happy to see that half of these places will go to veterans.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Yeah I'm pleased at the massing, but the fact that it will not be mixed income makes me nervous.

By: sb

sb — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:59:07 +0000

don't love that it's 100% low/moderate income (especially since buildings like this often have a lot of the 60% AMI-targeted units rented by Section 8 voucher holders, so they are well under 60% AMI), or 100% studio, but it does look interesting.

By: Campy

Campy — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:24:47 +0000

Love it! also like that it has a two-story retail component.