Yup. It finally happened.
From the Washington Business Journal:
The D.C. Council unanimously approved a land deal for a $1.5 billion redevelopment of the Southwest waterfront Tuesday, conveying 16 acres of city property to a development team led by D.C.-based PN Hoffman and Baltimore-based Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse on a furious last day of voting before the end of [...]
In the last week, I've blogged a few times about Councilmember Kwame Brown's various moves with a bill that would convey 16 acres of land by the Southwest Waterfront to the developers that seek to rebuild the area. I won't go over all the details. But to be brief: the bill has been long-delayed, and [...]
An artistic rendering of the Southwest Waterfront
In fall 2006, the city announced a deal with Hoffman-Struever Waterfront LLC that will allow the company to transform the Southwest Waterfront into a $1.5 billion “world-class mixed-use waterfront destination,” according to the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. (For more project details, check below [...]
The Southwest waterfront reminds me of Savannah, or perhaps, the less impressive and aristocratic parts of Charleston. I've only been to both places once. But why go back when I can just jump on the Metro and head down to our own version of a sweet, old-fashioned, sleepy southern town?
I last visited Southwest in June. [...]
