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New Renderings Revealed for Proposed Anacostia Riverfront Mixed-Use Development - DC UrbanTurf, July 2, 2020
A mixed-use residential development along nearly three acres on the banks of the Anacostia River has a slightly different look and a different unit distribution than what was proposed three months ago.
Felice Development Group, along with partners Fields Development Group and Grade Development Company, has amended the filings for a planned unit development (PUD) application for 1333 M Street SE (map) to permit a 900-unit project with 44,090 square feet of retail, less than the previously-proposed 45,419 square feet of retail. The project will also include a pedestrian promenade and amphitheater-style terracing and a traffic circle at Water and M Streets. GTM Architects is the building architect and Parker Rodriguez is the landscape architect.
The first phase will include the East Tower of the 130 foot-tall Building 1, delivering 496 units above 32,217 square feet of retail rather than the previously proposed 529 units and 34,711 square feet of retail. The second phase will include the West Tower of Building 1, connected by a bridge to the East Tower to deliver another 307 units above 9,907 square feet of retail rather than the previously-proposed 294 units and 9,504 square feet of retail.
Building 2 will also be constructed in the second phase, delivering 97 units above 1,904 square feet of retail rather than 77 units above 1,200 square feet of retail. The development team has committed to 11% (up from the previously-proposed 10%) of the residential space being set aside as inclusionary zoning (IZ) units affordable to households earning up to 60% of median family income (MFI).
Rather than explicit mention of a food hall, the new application describes the retail in more nebulous terms.
"The Applicant envisions the retail space for the PUD as one with an emphasis on brand and centered on the consumers' experience. The retail uses contemplated for the PUD include one or more of the following categories: food and beverage, entertainment, convenience, local and small, wellness, affordable luxury and education."
Per comments from Office of Planning (OP) staff and the Zoning Commission, the building façade no longer has arch-topped windows and more balconies have been added to the East Tower. The application also requests flexibility to convert 25,000 square feet of retail slated for the East Tower into residential use.
The development team presented plans to ANC 6B last week. A zoning hearing for this PUD is scheduled for September. The site is currently zoned for PDR (production, distribution and repair) and could thus have even steeper IZ requirements if a rule change proposed by OP succeeds.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
A mixed-use residential development along nearly three acres on the banks of the Anacostia River has a slightly different look and a different unit distribution than what was proposed three months ago.
Felice Development Group, along with partners Fields Development Group and Grade Development Company, has amended the filings for a planned unit development (PUD) application for 1333 M Street SE (map) to permit a 900-unit project with 44,090 square feet of retail, less than the previously-proposed 45,419 square feet of retail. The project will also include a pedestrian promenade and amphitheater-style terracing and a traffic circle at Water and M Streets. GTM Architects is the building architect and Parker Rodriguez is the landscape architect.
The first phase will include the East Tower of the 130 foot-tall Building 1, delivering 496 units above 32,217 square feet of retail rather than the previously proposed 529 units and 34,711 square feet of retail. The second phase will include the West Tower of Building 1, connected by a bridge to the East Tower to deliver another 307 units above 9,907 square feet of retail rather than the previously-proposed 294 units and 9,504 square feet of retail.
Building 2 will also be constructed in the second phase, delivering 97 units above 1,904 square feet of retail rather than 77 units above 1,200 square feet of retail. The development team has committed to 11% (up from the previously-proposed 10%) of the residential space being set aside as inclusionary zoning (IZ) units affordable to households earning up to 60% of median family income (MFI).
Rather than explicit mention of a food hall, the new application describes the retail in more nebulous terms.
"The Applicant envisions the retail space for the PUD as one with an emphasis on brand and centered on the consumers' experience. The retail uses contemplated for the PUD include one or more of the following categories: food and beverage, entertainment, convenience, local and small, wellness, affordable luxury and education."
Per comments from Office of Planning (OP) staff and the Zoning Commission, the building façade no longer has arch-topped windows and more balconies have been added to the East Tower. The application also requests flexibility to convert 25,000 square feet of retail slated for the East Tower into residential use.
The development team presented plans to ANC 6B last week. A zoning hearing for this PUD is scheduled for September. The site is currently zoned for PDR (production, distribution and repair) and could thus have even steeper IZ requirements if a rule change proposed by OP succeeds.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
Attend Virtual Meeting on 1333 M Street PUD
Developer-Led Meeting to Present Plans to Community - HillRag.com, May 27, 2020
On Thursday, May 28, at 7:00 PM Felice Development Group will host a public virtual meeting to present their 900-unit Planned Unit Development (PUD) project to the community.
The meeting will take place via Zoom at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 and all interested neighbors are encouraged to attend.
The project is planned for 1333 M St. SE, on the triangle where M and Water Streets meet the Virginia Avenue SE right-of-way. Developers Felice Development Group (FDG) plan to develop a 791,063 square foot mixed-use project, containing 900 residential units and 45,419 square feet retail. The project is made up of three buildings, two connected by a bridge at the second level and is planned in three phases of construction.
Because the project is a PUD, the developer must mitigate impacts of the project as well as provide items that “benefit the surrounding neighborhood or the public in general to a significantly greater extent than would likely result from development of the site under the matter-of-right provisions.” The surrounding community plays a vital role in helping shape these benefits as well as identifying impacts that are in need of mitigation.
While Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B voted to support of the application at their April meeting, 6B06 representative Corey Holman raised concerns with landscaping along a proposed recreational trail to the north of the site, as well as with the effect of the structure on views from Anacostia Park. Holman asked for additional renderings of the view from L Street, on the river and from Anacostia Park, including a shadow study.
This meeting will be the kickoff of ANC 6B’s public participation in the PUD. In early June, ANC 6B will formally stand up a subcommittee to analyze this project and make recommendations to the project owner as well as the Zoning Commission. The subcommittee will meet multiple times in June, July, and August with representatives of the District Government and development team.
Neighbors interested in participating in the subcommittee should contact Holman via email, 1333M@coreyholman.com or the ANC Commissioner for their SMD. The subcommittee will likely be limited to representatives of impacted organizations and residents of 6B04, 6B07, and 6B09 but all meetings will be open to the public and all public members are encouraged to participate.
The subcommittee report will form the base for the recommendations by the ANC by to the Zoning Commissioner. These recommendations by law must be given “great weight” by the Zoning Commission.
Join the meeting by following this link: https://hklaw.zoom.us/j/98204881679. Learn more about the project and Planning and Zoning Committee Chair Holman by visiting coreyholman.com. Learn more about ANC 6B, its committees and meetings by visiting https://anc6b.org.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
Developer-Led Meeting to Present Plans to Community - HillRag.com, May 27, 2020
On Thursday, May 28, at 7:00 PM Felice Development Group will host a public virtual meeting to present their 900-unit Planned Unit Development (PUD) project to the community.
The meeting will take place via Zoom at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 and all interested neighbors are encouraged to attend.
The project is planned for 1333 M St. SE, on the triangle where M and Water Streets meet the Virginia Avenue SE right-of-way. Developers Felice Development Group (FDG) plan to develop a 791,063 square foot mixed-use project, containing 900 residential units and 45,419 square feet retail. The project is made up of three buildings, two connected by a bridge at the second level and is planned in three phases of construction.
Because the project is a PUD, the developer must mitigate impacts of the project as well as provide items that “benefit the surrounding neighborhood or the public in general to a significantly greater extent than would likely result from development of the site under the matter-of-right provisions.” The surrounding community plays a vital role in helping shape these benefits as well as identifying impacts that are in need of mitigation.
While Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B voted to support of the application at their April meeting, 6B06 representative Corey Holman raised concerns with landscaping along a proposed recreational trail to the north of the site, as well as with the effect of the structure on views from Anacostia Park. Holman asked for additional renderings of the view from L Street, on the river and from Anacostia Park, including a shadow study.
This meeting will be the kickoff of ANC 6B’s public participation in the PUD. In early June, ANC 6B will formally stand up a subcommittee to analyze this project and make recommendations to the project owner as well as the Zoning Commission. The subcommittee will meet multiple times in June, July, and August with representatives of the District Government and development team.
Neighbors interested in participating in the subcommittee should contact Holman via email, 1333M@coreyholman.com or the ANC Commissioner for their SMD. The subcommittee will likely be limited to representatives of impacted organizations and residents of 6B04, 6B07, and 6B09 but all meetings will be open to the public and all public members are encouraged to participate.
The subcommittee report will form the base for the recommendations by the ANC by to the Zoning Commissioner. These recommendations by law must be given “great weight” by the Zoning Commission.
Join the meeting by following this link: https://hklaw.zoom.us/j/98204881679. Learn more about the project and Planning and Zoning Committee Chair Holman by visiting coreyholman.com. Learn more about ANC 6B, its committees and meetings by visiting https://anc6b.org.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
DC Zoning Commission to Review Big Development That Could Bring 900 Apartments to Waterfront
Felice Development's Mixed-Use Plan for 1333 M Set for Hearing - CoStar News, May 19, 2020
A proposed 900-unit mixed-use development that would include one of the tallest buildings along Washington, D.C.'s waterfront took a step forward last week when the D.C. Zoning Commission agreed to set a hearing on the project, even as some members expressed reservations about its design and limited options for affordable housing.
The Zoning Commission unanimously agreed to take up the application for development at 1333 M St. SE, a site overlooking the Anacostia River. The application seeks in part to rezone the 2.9-acre site from PDR-4, or production, distribution and repair, to MU-9, which would allow for a high-density, mixed-use development.
Approval of the application and rezoning would clear the way for Felice Development Group to erect three buildings that together would measure 791,063 square feet and include 900 apartments and 45,419 square feet of retail anchored by a food hall. One building would stand 90 feet tall, while a second building, divided by two towers and connected by a third-level bridge, would stand 130 feet tall, 40 feet more than what was originally approved for the site. The development also calls for a two-level, underground parking garage.
Felice Development, a real estate development, construction management and investment firm based in Arlington, Virginia, said in its March application that the project would bring a number of public benefits to a prime but underused site including retail plazas, outdoor courtyards, private terrace spaces and improved streetscapes. The development will also contribute to Mayor Muriel Bowser's plan to increase affordable housing in the city with 10% of the project's units reserved for inclusionary zoning, a 2% increase over what is required. Additionally, the developer noted the project is consistent with the area's comprehensive plan and the Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan that recommends the site be developed with a mixed-use project that can provide open space and connections between Virginia Avenue and the waterfront.
The commission agreed to consider the application at a meeting in which some members called for the inclusion of more affordable-housing units, citing the size of the project as well as the fact the commission is letting the developer build up to the maximum commercial height allowed in the city.
"The affordable housing needs to be increased way beyond the 2% that they've gone now," said Robert Miller, vice president of the Zoning Commission, who conceded the amount of housing offered now exceeds what it is required.
"I'm supportive of this going forward," he added. "I'm glad that in this economic crisis that someone is going forward with a very ambitious project, and I certainly don't want to discourage that in any way. But there needs to be a lot of benefits and amenities with it."
Several members of the commission also expressed reservations about GMT Architects' design that is said to draw inspiration from the historic Boathouse Row located adjacent to the project, as well as the industrial buildings formerly located along the waterfront.
Michael Turnbull, who also serves as assistant architect of the Capitol, noted it's an interesting project on a constricted site, but that "There are some elements of this... I don't know if they've been carefully thought through."
Councilman Peter May said the use of arches where the food hall would be located come off as "silly," while Miller lamented the lack of balconies on the units.
"If you're going to have housing on the waterfront, there needs to be balconies on the waterfront," Miller said.
The Zoning Commission and the D.C. Office of Planning are also pushing Felice to commit to LEED Gold environmental standards and explore the use of solar panels. They also requested additional renderings to get a clearer picture of the project.
A public hearing for the development likely won't occur until the fall at the earliest. Still, the hearing moves forward a project that has been in the works since 2015, when former owner Cohen Siegel Investors received zoning approval to build a three-building, 673-unit development with 10,370 square feet of retail on the site. Cohen Siegel would later sell the site to Miami-based developer Crescent Heights in 2017 for $21 million.
"I'd love to get to a hearing," said Commission Chairman Anthony Hood. "And hopefully actually see this happen."
The commission voted 5-0 in favor of the hearing.
The site is a triangle-shaped parcel bounded by M Street, Virginia Avenue and Water Street. It is located a half-mile south of the Potomac Yard Metro station and east of Navy Yard, the 11th Street Bridge and the planned 11th Street Bridge Park, a project more than a decade in the making that got some real traction last month when it received approval from the National Capital Planning Commission. Designed by OMA + OLIN to be the first elevated park in Washington, the park would cross the Anacostia River and include a 203-seat amphitheater, boat launch, community farm and cafe.
The bridge park is tentatively scheduled to break ground next year and open in 2023, though Mayor Muriel Bowser has now recommended removing $34.9 million in proposed bond funding for the 11th Street Bridge Park project as part of her just-released budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. The cut would be one of several cost-cutting measures the city is carrying out in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and threatens to derail a long-anticipated development that finally appeared to be moving forward. The D.C. Council is expected to make a decision on funding for the development in late July.
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ANC6B Supports Resurrection of Huge Mixed Use Project on M Street SE – 900 Units & Retail - Capitol Hill Corner, April 16, 2020
Tuesday night, ANC6B voted to support Felice Development Group’s resurrection of a dormant residential/retail project on the banks of the Anacostia River near Boat House Row. The 6 – 0 – 2 vote was to support of the developer’s plan to ask the DC Zoning commission to initiate the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process for the project. The Zoning Commission has scheduled that meeting for later this month. (Developers of a PUD project apply to the Zoning Commission for a change in zoning that would allow greater density, height, and mass than the current zoning for the site would allow. If approved, it is usually with a package of benefits or amenities for the community, provided by the developer.)
A similar project, introduced in 2015 by developer Crescent Heights, was deferred in 2017,“stymied by overdevelopment” according to the developer, who at the time sought and received at two year extension of the PUD. http://bit.ly/2kTQKxy According to a representative of GTM Architects, the revival of the 2015 – 2017 project is similar to that plan but with an improved design and development (and 1/3 larger) program.
The new plan anticipates three buildings – two of the larger buildings – each 13 stories and 130 feet tall, will be connected by a bridge. The smaller third building will stand alone with nine stories at 92 feet tall. The total project will amount to 791,000 square feet, with 900 residential units and two levels of below grade parking. Ten percent of the units will be affordable – 2% more than is required under Inclusionary Zoning requirements. The project will provide 45,000 square feet of retail space, with ground floor retail facing M Street. A 25 foot slope of the site toward the river will afford two levels on retail on that side. According to Biz Now, the developer will fill much of the retail space with a food hall.
ANC6B Commissioner and Chair of the ANC’s Planning and Zoning Committee Corey Holman said that the ANC would appoint a working group to discuss community benefits and amenities, as the project moves forward. Holman noted that the buildings will change the present view-scape dramatically and raises questions about that value to the community. He said the Planning and Zoning Committee would solicit the input of constituents on benefits, as well as on how a Memorandum of Understanding regarding construction mitigation should be structured. He also said his Committee wants to see additional renderings of the view from L Street and from the river and the south side of the river, as well as shadow studies.
A company representative cited a number of “community benefits” which the project will provide by developing beyond what the department of transportation requires in terms of infrastructure improvements. She noted that providing 2% more affordable housing than the 8% requirement was also a public benefit.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
Tuesday night, ANC6B voted to support Felice Development Group’s resurrection of a dormant residential/retail project on the banks of the Anacostia River near Boat House Row. The 6 – 0 – 2 vote was to support of the developer’s plan to ask the DC Zoning commission to initiate the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process for the project. The Zoning Commission has scheduled that meeting for later this month. (Developers of a PUD project apply to the Zoning Commission for a change in zoning that would allow greater density, height, and mass than the current zoning for the site would allow. If approved, it is usually with a package of benefits or amenities for the community, provided by the developer.)
A similar project, introduced in 2015 by developer Crescent Heights, was deferred in 2017,“stymied by overdevelopment” according to the developer, who at the time sought and received at two year extension of the PUD. http://bit.ly/2kTQKxy According to a representative of GTM Architects, the revival of the 2015 – 2017 project is similar to that plan but with an improved design and development (and 1/3 larger) program.
The new plan anticipates three buildings – two of the larger buildings – each 13 stories and 130 feet tall, will be connected by a bridge. The smaller third building will stand alone with nine stories at 92 feet tall. The total project will amount to 791,000 square feet, with 900 residential units and two levels of below grade parking. Ten percent of the units will be affordable – 2% more than is required under Inclusionary Zoning requirements. The project will provide 45,000 square feet of retail space, with ground floor retail facing M Street. A 25 foot slope of the site toward the river will afford two levels on retail on that side. According to Biz Now, the developer will fill much of the retail space with a food hall.
ANC6B Commissioner and Chair of the ANC’s Planning and Zoning Committee Corey Holman said that the ANC would appoint a working group to discuss community benefits and amenities, as the project moves forward. Holman noted that the buildings will change the present view-scape dramatically and raises questions about that value to the community. He said the Planning and Zoning Committee would solicit the input of constituents on benefits, as well as on how a Memorandum of Understanding regarding construction mitigation should be structured. He also said his Committee wants to see additional renderings of the view from L Street and from the river and the south side of the river, as well as shadow studies.
A company representative cited a number of “community benefits” which the project will provide by developing beyond what the department of transportation requires in terms of infrastructure improvements. She noted that providing 2% more affordable housing than the 8% requirement was also a public benefit.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
900 Units and a Food Hall Proposed Along the Anacostia Riverfront
- DC UrbanTurf, March 17, 2020
A proposed development could bring 900 units and a food hall to a nearly three-acre site on the northern banks of the Anacostia River.
Felice Development Group has filed a planned unit development (PUD) application for 1333 M Street SE (map) which would permit a 791,063 square-foot project with 900 residential units and 45,419 square feet of retail, much of which will be a food hall.
The developer filed a notice of intent for the application earlier this year; approvals expired for a previous project on the site last year.
The bulk of the development will be across two volumes connected by a bridge: Building 1A, which will deliver 294 units and 9,504 square feet of retail, and Building 1B, which will deliver 529 units and 34,711 square feet of retail. These will constitute one building for zoning purposes, and will be built to a maximum height of 130 feet. The 90 foot-tall Building 2 will deliver 77 units above 1,200 square feet of retail.
Approximately 47,600 square feet of the residential space will be set aside as inclusionary zoning, although this could change — a zoning hearing regarding proposed Office of Planning rules to require more inclusionary zoning for PUDs with map amendments from the PDR zone is scheduled for May.
The first phase of the project will include 168 parking spaces across two below-grade levels and 280 long-term bicycle spaces; both will require relief from minimum parking requirements, which are respectively 177 and 307.
The development will include a retail plaza at the base of the building and a pedestrian promenade and amphitheater-style terracing down toward the river. The application also proposes adding a traffic circle at Water and M Streets to facilitate pick-up/drop-off. GTM Architects is the building architect and Parker Rodriguez is the landscape architect.
The application was scheduled to be presented at the ANC 6B Planning & Zoning Committee's meeting next month, although several ANCs have cancelled meetings in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. A zoning hearing has not yet been scheduled.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
- DC UrbanTurf, March 17, 2020
A proposed development could bring 900 units and a food hall to a nearly three-acre site on the northern banks of the Anacostia River.
Felice Development Group has filed a planned unit development (PUD) application for 1333 M Street SE (map) which would permit a 791,063 square-foot project with 900 residential units and 45,419 square feet of retail, much of which will be a food hall.
The developer filed a notice of intent for the application earlier this year; approvals expired for a previous project on the site last year.
The bulk of the development will be across two volumes connected by a bridge: Building 1A, which will deliver 294 units and 9,504 square feet of retail, and Building 1B, which will deliver 529 units and 34,711 square feet of retail. These will constitute one building for zoning purposes, and will be built to a maximum height of 130 feet. The 90 foot-tall Building 2 will deliver 77 units above 1,200 square feet of retail.
Approximately 47,600 square feet of the residential space will be set aside as inclusionary zoning, although this could change — a zoning hearing regarding proposed Office of Planning rules to require more inclusionary zoning for PUDs with map amendments from the PDR zone is scheduled for May.
The first phase of the project will include 168 parking spaces across two below-grade levels and 280 long-term bicycle spaces; both will require relief from minimum parking requirements, which are respectively 177 and 307.
The development will include a retail plaza at the base of the building and a pedestrian promenade and amphitheater-style terracing down toward the river. The application also proposes adding a traffic circle at Water and M Streets to facilitate pick-up/drop-off. GTM Architects is the building architect and Parker Rodriguez is the landscape architect.
The application was scheduled to be presented at the ANC 6B Planning & Zoning Committee's meeting next month, although several ANCs have cancelled meetings in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. A zoning hearing has not yet been scheduled.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
Capitol Riverfront Site Eyed For 900-Unit Development With A Food Hall
- Bisnow.com, March 17, 2020
A major new development could be coming to the eastern edge of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. Felice Development Group filed an application with the Zoning Commission for a 900-unit project with 45K SF of retail on the 3-acre site at 1333 M St. SE, UrbanTurf reports.
The property sits on the Anacostia Riverfront, two blocks east of the I-695 freeway. It last sold for $21M in 2017 to Florida-based Crescent Heights, which had planned its own development. Felice Development has not closed on the acquisition of the land, according to deed records. The application calls for three connected buildings reaching as high as 130 feet. The first building would feature 294 units, the second would have 529 units and the third would have 77.
The developer says it aims to fill much of the retail space with a food hall, and the project would have a pedestrian promenade and green space fronting the river. The project would have two below-grade levels of parking with 168 vehicular spaces and 280 bicycle spaces.
GTM Architects designed the development. Arlington-based Felice Development has partnered on projects including JBG Smith's Atlantic Plumbing Parcel C in Shaw and Stonebridge's Carlyle Crossing in Alexandria, according to its website. It was founded by 23-year construction industry veteran Rick Felice.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
- Bisnow.com, March 17, 2020
A major new development could be coming to the eastern edge of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. Felice Development Group filed an application with the Zoning Commission for a 900-unit project with 45K SF of retail on the 3-acre site at 1333 M St. SE, UrbanTurf reports.
The property sits on the Anacostia Riverfront, two blocks east of the I-695 freeway. It last sold for $21M in 2017 to Florida-based Crescent Heights, which had planned its own development. Felice Development has not closed on the acquisition of the land, according to deed records. The application calls for three connected buildings reaching as high as 130 feet. The first building would feature 294 units, the second would have 529 units and the third would have 77.
The developer says it aims to fill much of the retail space with a food hall, and the project would have a pedestrian promenade and green space fronting the river. The project would have two below-grade levels of parking with 168 vehicular spaces and 280 bicycle spaces.
GTM Architects designed the development. Arlington-based Felice Development has partnered on projects including JBG Smith's Atlantic Plumbing Parcel C in Shaw and Stonebridge's Carlyle Crossing in Alexandria, according to its website. It was founded by 23-year construction industry veteran Rick Felice.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
Big Development Plans In the Works for Site in Southeast DC
- DC UrbanTurf, January 27, 2020
(Also republished January 28, 2020, www.bisnow.com/washington-dc)
A new planned unit development (PUD) application is on the horizon for a sited in Near Southeast, and the upcoming plans seem reminiscent of what was previously approved.
Last week, ANC 6B commissioner Corey Holman tweeted that Felice Development Group has filed a notice of intent (NOI) to submit a first-stage PUD application for 1333 M Street SE (map). With submission of an NOI, a PUD application is at least 45 days away.
The PUD is expected to request a map amendment to rezone the 2.9-acre site from PDR-4 (production, distribution and repair) to MU-9 (high-density mixed-use), enabling development of three buildings: a 240,635 square-foot building with 13,322 square feet of retail, a 466,883 square-foot building with 23,887 square feet of retail, and a 71,289 square-foot building.
In 2015, previous owner Cohen Siegel Investors received zoning approval for a three-building, 673-unit development with 10,370 square feet of retail. A two-year extension for the previous PUD expired last year; developer Crescent Heights had purchased the property in the interim.
GTM Architects will design the future development and was also the architect for the prior PUD at the site.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
- DC UrbanTurf, January 27, 2020
(Also republished January 28, 2020, www.bisnow.com/washington-dc)
A new planned unit development (PUD) application is on the horizon for a sited in Near Southeast, and the upcoming plans seem reminiscent of what was previously approved.
Last week, ANC 6B commissioner Corey Holman tweeted that Felice Development Group has filed a notice of intent (NOI) to submit a first-stage PUD application for 1333 M Street SE (map). With submission of an NOI, a PUD application is at least 45 days away.
The PUD is expected to request a map amendment to rezone the 2.9-acre site from PDR-4 (production, distribution and repair) to MU-9 (high-density mixed-use), enabling development of three buildings: a 240,635 square-foot building with 13,322 square feet of retail, a 466,883 square-foot building with 23,887 square feet of retail, and a 71,289 square-foot building.
In 2015, previous owner Cohen Siegel Investors received zoning approval for a three-building, 673-unit development with 10,370 square feet of retail. A two-year extension for the previous PUD expired last year; developer Crescent Heights had purchased the property in the interim.
GTM Architects will design the future development and was also the architect for the prior PUD at the site.
See 1333 M Street, NE for more information.
A Historic 16th Street Townhouse Becomes Four European-Inspired Condos - DC UrbanTurf, November 2, 2018
Next week, The Cosmos Residences will debut in a fully renovated, historic 16th Street townhome at a highly sought-after location (map). The Cosmos includes four residences - two flats and two duplexes - each boasting unique structural details and private outdoor space.
The Cosmos comes courtesy of Rick Felice (Felice Construction) and Erin Mullan, whose previous projects include The Holton House and Coquina Lane. What all three properties have in common is Felice and Mullan’s penchant for preserving old world details—think original fireplaces, bay windows and French glass doors—as well as introducing clean, Scandinavian finishes. The resulting homes have a distinctly European flavor.
The four residences at The Cosmos include three two-bedroom units and one one-bedroom unit that range in size up to 1,800 square feet. All of the homes include chef-designed kitchens, spacious en-suite bathrooms and powder rooms, laundry rooms and extensive storage space in the form of butler pantries, linen closets and walk-in master bedroom closets. The penthouse boasts a 500 square foot private roof deck, accessible by a remote controlled glass ceiling, but each residence has its own unique outdoor space.
Finishes include exposed brick walls, panelized appliances, bleached natural oak hardwood flooring, marble countertops, oak cabinetry by Norm Architects, and handmade encaustic cement bathroom tiles. The Cosmos has a common front courtyard featuring landscaped gardens and a slate walkway, as well as Uber waiting benches and personalized bike storage. Other amenities include two garage parking spaces, available for purchase.
The Cosmos is located in the heart of the U Street Corridor and is steps from three other destination neighborhoods: Logan Circle, Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. The property is also one block from Meridian Hill Park. Neighborhood restaurants are within walking distance, including Maydan, Busboys and Poets, Barcelona Wine Bar, Mintwood Place, Tico, Le Diplomate and many more; nearby grocery stores include Trader Joe's, Harris Teeter and Whole Foods.
Residences at The Cosmos start at $799,000 and the project is 25% sold. Tours will begin next week. For more information or to schedule a tour, visit The Cosmos online here; or contact Compass agents Jenn Smira at 202.340.7675 or jsmira@compass.com; and Erin Mullan at 415.794.1540 or erin.mullan@compass.com.
The Cosmos - 2030 16th Street, NW
Next week, The Cosmos Residences will debut in a fully renovated, historic 16th Street townhome at a highly sought-after location (map). The Cosmos includes four residences - two flats and two duplexes - each boasting unique structural details and private outdoor space.
The Cosmos comes courtesy of Rick Felice (Felice Construction) and Erin Mullan, whose previous projects include The Holton House and Coquina Lane. What all three properties have in common is Felice and Mullan’s penchant for preserving old world details—think original fireplaces, bay windows and French glass doors—as well as introducing clean, Scandinavian finishes. The resulting homes have a distinctly European flavor.
The four residences at The Cosmos include three two-bedroom units and one one-bedroom unit that range in size up to 1,800 square feet. All of the homes include chef-designed kitchens, spacious en-suite bathrooms and powder rooms, laundry rooms and extensive storage space in the form of butler pantries, linen closets and walk-in master bedroom closets. The penthouse boasts a 500 square foot private roof deck, accessible by a remote controlled glass ceiling, but each residence has its own unique outdoor space.
Finishes include exposed brick walls, panelized appliances, bleached natural oak hardwood flooring, marble countertops, oak cabinetry by Norm Architects, and handmade encaustic cement bathroom tiles. The Cosmos has a common front courtyard featuring landscaped gardens and a slate walkway, as well as Uber waiting benches and personalized bike storage. Other amenities include two garage parking spaces, available for purchase.
The Cosmos is located in the heart of the U Street Corridor and is steps from three other destination neighborhoods: Logan Circle, Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. The property is also one block from Meridian Hill Park. Neighborhood restaurants are within walking distance, including Maydan, Busboys and Poets, Barcelona Wine Bar, Mintwood Place, Tico, Le Diplomate and many more; nearby grocery stores include Trader Joe's, Harris Teeter and Whole Foods.
Residences at The Cosmos start at $799,000 and the project is 25% sold. Tours will begin next week. For more information or to schedule a tour, visit The Cosmos online here; or contact Compass agents Jenn Smira at 202.340.7675 or jsmira@compass.com; and Erin Mullan at 415.794.1540 or erin.mullan@compass.com.
The Cosmos - 2030 16th Street, NW
Joint venture to begin construction next year on $350M Hoffman Town Center project - Washington Business Journal, April 8, 2018
A joint venture between StonebridgeCarras and Chicago-based Creek Lane Capital announced Wednesday it has purchased 5 acres in Alexandria for its Hoffman Town Center project, allowing the companies to move forward on construction on the 1 million- square-foot mixed-use development anchored by a Wegmans grocery store in early 2019.
Doug Firstenberg, a principal with Bethesda's StonebridgeCarras, declined to disclose the price that the joint venture paid for blocks 4 and 5 from the Hoffman family. But he said the companies have been under contract to buy the properties, which will encompass the northern-most point of retail activity for the project, for about two years. He said an undisclosed institutional investor client advised by MetLife Investment Management is helping to buy the land and finance the development. Total project costs will reach about $350 million, Firstenberg said.
The town center project is moving forward after getting final approvals from Alexandria in March for a development that Firstenberg says will transform the Carlyle and Eisenhower area of Alexandria into a "live-work-play area that is active at all times."
Located two blocks from the Eisenhower Avenue Metro station, Hoffman Town Center will include 210,000 square feet of retail and more than 750 residential units housed across three buildings for condominiums, a traditional multifamily facility and a "boutique" apartment complex with larger units targeted at empty nesters. Hoffman Town Center will include a Wegmans slated to open by early 2020, he said (the WBJ first reported the Wegmans lease in November). The project is also home to an AMC movie theater, an anchor for the development that's been in place for almost two decades.
"People are going to be active throughout the day," Firstenberg said. "We are talking to fitness, we are talking to day care, we are talking to restaurants. So you are going to have seven-day-a-week, relatively high-volume activity."
STONEBRIDGECARRAS
A joint venture between StonebridgeCarras/Creek Lane Capital announced that it has closed on five acres of land at its Hoffman Town Center project, marking a big step forward for the project with all of its entitlements completed in March.
Firstenberg said Stonebridge and Creek Lane will be working on securing retailers for the project over the next six to 12 months. Firstenberg believes Hoffman Town Center will fill a huge need for a retail base in the Eisenhower- Carlyle area, which has a large employment base, plenty of housing and proximity to major interstates such as Interstate-495. Hoffman is located within walking distance of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and its 14,000 employees as well as the new headquarters of the National Science Foundation and its 4,000 employees.
"It hasn't reached its full potential because of the missing element, and the missing element was creating the hub activity center where people spend a lot of time," Firstenberg said. "It's the one place where you have everything so that's why Wegmans was really interested and why AMC does well. It's really a regional retail location, with an urban infill Metro location."
Once fully built out, Hoffman Town Center will allow that area of Alexandria to compete with other major urban centers such as Reston and Bethesda. "This is completely transformative to that area," he said. "We think it's a place that is going to attract other large office users."
StonebridgeCarras Hoffman Town Center (Carlyle Crossings)
A joint venture between StonebridgeCarras and Chicago-based Creek Lane Capital announced Wednesday it has purchased 5 acres in Alexandria for its Hoffman Town Center project, allowing the companies to move forward on construction on the 1 million- square-foot mixed-use development anchored by a Wegmans grocery store in early 2019.
Doug Firstenberg, a principal with Bethesda's StonebridgeCarras, declined to disclose the price that the joint venture paid for blocks 4 and 5 from the Hoffman family. But he said the companies have been under contract to buy the properties, which will encompass the northern-most point of retail activity for the project, for about two years. He said an undisclosed institutional investor client advised by MetLife Investment Management is helping to buy the land and finance the development. Total project costs will reach about $350 million, Firstenberg said.
The town center project is moving forward after getting final approvals from Alexandria in March for a development that Firstenberg says will transform the Carlyle and Eisenhower area of Alexandria into a "live-work-play area that is active at all times."
Located two blocks from the Eisenhower Avenue Metro station, Hoffman Town Center will include 210,000 square feet of retail and more than 750 residential units housed across three buildings for condominiums, a traditional multifamily facility and a "boutique" apartment complex with larger units targeted at empty nesters. Hoffman Town Center will include a Wegmans slated to open by early 2020, he said (the WBJ first reported the Wegmans lease in November). The project is also home to an AMC movie theater, an anchor for the development that's been in place for almost two decades.
"People are going to be active throughout the day," Firstenberg said. "We are talking to fitness, we are talking to day care, we are talking to restaurants. So you are going to have seven-day-a-week, relatively high-volume activity."
STONEBRIDGECARRAS
A joint venture between StonebridgeCarras/Creek Lane Capital announced that it has closed on five acres of land at its Hoffman Town Center project, marking a big step forward for the project with all of its entitlements completed in March.
Firstenberg said Stonebridge and Creek Lane will be working on securing retailers for the project over the next six to 12 months. Firstenberg believes Hoffman Town Center will fill a huge need for a retail base in the Eisenhower- Carlyle area, which has a large employment base, plenty of housing and proximity to major interstates such as Interstate-495. Hoffman is located within walking distance of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and its 14,000 employees as well as the new headquarters of the National Science Foundation and its 4,000 employees.
"It hasn't reached its full potential because of the missing element, and the missing element was creating the hub activity center where people spend a lot of time," Firstenberg said. "It's the one place where you have everything so that's why Wegmans was really interested and why AMC does well. It's really a regional retail location, with an urban infill Metro location."
Once fully built out, Hoffman Town Center will allow that area of Alexandria to compete with other major urban centers such as Reston and Bethesda. "This is completely transformative to that area," he said. "We think it's a place that is going to attract other large office users."
StonebridgeCarras Hoffman Town Center (Carlyle Crossings)
Updated 7.8.20