Posts Tagged ‘McMillan Site’

McMILLAN THEORY NO. 4: The Developers Can’t Finance This Project

The McMillan Sand Filtration Plant site is a 25-acre plot of land north of Bloomingdale. In the mid 1980s, the plant closed, leaving the city to determine how to redevelop the land. In December, Vision McMillan Partners, a group of developers, unveiled plans to transform the parcel into a mixed-use community with housing, retail, office [...]

McMILLAN THEORY NO. 3: Developers May Be Paying Off the Local ANC Commissioner

The McMillan Sand Filtration Plant site is a 25-acre plot of land north of Bloomingdale. In the mid 1980s, the plant closed, leaving the city to determine how to redevelop the land. In December, Vision McMillan Partners, a group of developers, unveiled plans to transform the parcel into a mixed-use community with housing, retail, office [...]

McMILLAN THEORY NO. 2: Developers Have “Plants” in the Audience.

The McMillan Sand Filtration Plant site is a 25-acre plot of land north of Bloomingdale. In the mid 1980s, the plant closed, leaving the city to determine how to redevelop the land. In December, Vision McMillan Partners, a group of developers, unveiled plans to transform the parcel into a mixed-use community with housing, retail, office [...]

McMILLAN THEORY 1: Trader Joe’s is a pipe dream. The retail’s going to be cheap chicken joints.

The McMillan Sand Filtration Plant site is a 25-acre plot of land north of Bloomingdale. In the mid 1980s, the plant closed, leaving the city to determine how to redevelop the land. In December, Vision McMillan Partners, a group of developers, unveiled plans to transform the parcel into a mixed-use community with housing, retail, office [...]

None Dare Call It Development

There's more than old sand swirling around plans for the McMillan site.
On a recent Tuesday evening, about a dozen Bloomingdale-area residents gathered around a fire for wine, cheese, mini spinach pastries, and their shared desire to take down a group of D.C. developers. It was one of two strategy sessions-a pre-public meeting before a big [...]

McMillan Development Website Launched

On Saturday, representatives from the Vision McMillan Partners said they were launching a website to release development information for Bloomingdale's 25-acre McMillan site.
The site is currently up, with this weekend's presentation posted. Transparency, transparency, transparency seems to be the developers' mantra. Thank god, they're not selling their plans with some riff on "hope" or [...]

Saturday’s McMillan Site Meeting, Part 1

I'm having some computer compatibility issues here. But here's your first look.*
Oh lord. Where to begin?
For those that haven't been following the McMillan site proceedings, here's a recap: The McMillan Sand Filtration Plant site is a 25-acre parcel of land by the intersection of North Capitol Street and Michigan Avenue, Northwest. In December, a [...]