So the Cleveland Park Giant PUD was approved. What now?

According to the Giant’s website, “Once the Zoning Commission approves the PUD, we anticipate it will take about 3 years to complete construction of the entire project.” And spokesperson Sharon Robinson estimates it will take about a year to obtain all the proper permits before a groundbreaking can occur.

But that “completion” has just commenced. Here’s what happens next, according to  Robinson.

Read More “Final PUD Hurdles for the Cleveland Park Giant” »

This week’s Dupont Current has more details on the CityMarket at O project, which just received $1 million from D.C. Council emergency legislation.  The funds will be used to pay architectural, engineering and other pre-development costs (with a groundbreaking expected in summer 2010).

The city previously offered to assist with those costs by funneling money from a hike in downtown meter fees. But, according to the story, “mayoral aids refused to release the money until the meter fees were actually collected. The Evans emergency bill was crafted to correct that.” Read More “CityMarket at O Groundbreaking Expected in Summer 2010″ »

The CityMarket at O Street is a huge mixed-use project that will include more than 600 residential units, 87,000-square-feet of retail, and a colossal new Giant Food Store, partially inside the old market building at the corner of 7th and O Streets. At least this is the description that’s recorded on Roadside Development’s website. It’s possible the group’s made adjustments. The plan has been sitting up there for a while. 

Last fall, I wrote about the CityMarket project. Since then, I’d heard developers were struggling to find funding.

The project seems crucial to the continued rejuvenation of Shaw. There’s no great supermarket in the area—nothing like the new Safeway in Mt. Vernon Square, the Harris Teeter in Adams Morgan, and the Giant up in Columbia Heights. The current O Street Market shell is an eyesore. And the parking lot at the site is just an empty, underused space. 

The D.C. Council clearly recognized the importance of the project and yesterday agreed to fork over $1 million to Roadside Development to help with financing, according to the Washington Examiner.   Read More “D.C. Council Gives $1 Million to Shaw Giant Development” »