Just a glance around Edgewood and you can see all the ongoing construction with
developments completing and new neighbors and businesses moving into the
neighborhood. I feel like a broken record trying to get these developments to
acknowledge that they are in Edgewood! So below are the updates of the
developments ongoing in the Edgewood neighborhood for your reading
pleasure.
Chancellor's Row (3015 4th
Street NE) - 10-acre residential development on St. Paul's campus which began
construction Fall 2010 as promised and already has residents living there. They
have sold all 100 houses in Phase I and they are all completed and occupied. Phase 2 started in April and is currently open for sales
having already sold 47 houses. It is anticipated that all three phases will be completed ahead of schedule as sales are going so well. They have already added a ZipCar to this
location and they are supposed to be adding a Capital Bikeshare Station as
well. The Brookland Heartbeat did a
recent writeup of the status of the community benefits that have been completed and will be coming with this project.
Monroe Street Market
(formerly CUA South Campus Development) (7th Street and Michigan Ave NE) - mixed
use development will include approximately 720 housing units, 45 townhouses, and
a public square with a college main street with 83,000 square feet of
street-level retail, 15,000 square feet of artists' studio space and 850
below-grade parking spaces. They started demolition on the CUA buildings in
2010 and broke ground on November 9, 2011. The first phase of 562 residential
units is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2013. The construction is moving ahead as you can already see foundations poured and vertical structures have already been constructed. There will also be
improvements made to the sidewalks, crosswalks and Met Branch Trail connection
in that area.
Brookland Artspace Lofts (3225 Eighth Street
NE) - 41 live/work rental units directly adjacent to Dance Place's HQ and studio
space for qualified DC artists making 60% or less of the area median income
construction began Spring 2010 and is completed and at 100% occupancy now. They
are accepting applications for their waitlist.
Developments Surrounding
Edgewood
Rhode Island Row (919 Rhode Island Ave NE) -
This project is well underway and already has residents moving in as the
apartments are completed. They have posted the
rents and they range from
$1740 for a 1 bed/bath to $3465 for a 3 bed/bath. This place has already rented out over 60% of their apartments. The retail is still being kept quiet with only the CVS, Carolina Kitchen, DMV and Chipotle confirmed. I have heard that Five Guys, Dunkin Donuts, and Starbucks are going to open over there, but they have not been confirmed. I have also heard that some of the restaurants over on H Street have been checking out the space to open a second location. I really hope that rumor is true!!!The CVS is already open on the corner
retail slot on Rhode Island Avenue NE. This development is also supposed to add
a Capital Bikeshare Station.
Mint Condos (329 Rhode Island Ave NE) - This
project is completed and is across the street from Edgewood in
Eckington. The burnt out shell of a building was converted into 21 luxury
condos priced between mid $250,000 and mid $300,000. The building also has 3000 square feet of retail space and is currently selling. The last I heard
they had 11 condos already under contract.
901 Monroe Street NE - This project was
recently approved by the zoning commission across the street in Brookland
and looks promising. The plans are to demolish the current buildings and build
212 Apartments, 16 units at below market rents, and 13,000 sq. ft. of
neighborhood-serving retail including a restaurant. Groundbreaking is scheduled
for Fall 2012.
Washington Gateway (Intersection of New York
Ave and Florida Ave NE) - This project which has been recently revived and
modified to include more residential instead of a hotel will connect NoMa with
the Eckington neighborhood. A huge empty 3 acre lot will be transformed into
office space and residential with a small retail component. There will be
improvements made to the
Met Branch Trail which will connect to this development. The
groundbreaking is supposed to happen before the end of the
year for Phase One which is a building with 400 residential units and 5,200 sq.
ft. of retail.
NoMa West (Eckington Place and Q Street NE) -
This development broke ground in March 2011 and they have been hard at work with
construction ever since. There will be a total of three buildings when they are
completed and a small amount of retail. There will be an extension of Q street,
a pedestrian walkway and connection with the Met Branch Trail included in the
project. Apartments are scheduled to be available starting in Fall
2012.
McMillan Sand Filtration
(North Capitol Street, Michigan Ave, 1 Street NW) - This huge 25 acre site has
been the focus of many meetings and plans over the years and I'll put its
timeline as I'll believe it when I see it. The current plans call for mixed-use
development and park space which I think would be amazing! There are many sites
and posts about this development as everyone seems to have an opinion as to what
should happen with this piece of land. They have recently filed a draft PUD and
there have been more meetings so I am sticking to my last update that I will
believe it when I see it.
