Posts tagged Bloomingdale Civic Association
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Historic districts can stymie planning. Sometimes that’s the goal.
How does historic district designation affect planning? A recent application for historic status in Chevy Chase got us looking through our archives. Keep reading…
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Historic districts are a poor substitute for good planning, but great for dodging it
DC is growing, and as this spring’s passionate debate about the DC Comprehensive Plan revealed, managing this growth is one of the most important and contentious city planning discussions of our time. However, decisions about historic preservation are happening outside of this discussion, even though they’re having a big impact on our collective future. Keep reading…
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Bloomingdale is now a historic district, despite the ANC and neighborhood votes
The Historic Preservation Review Board voted unanimously to designate Bloomingdale a historic district two weeks ago at its July 26 meeting. This went against the opinion of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) and a neighborhood poll paid for by the Bloomingdale Civic Association where 55% of the respondents were against becoming a historic district. Keep reading…
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A new housing development in Bloomingdale faces its fifth delay in 11 years
Residents have been waiting for over a decade to see a vacant lot at the corner of North Capitol Street and Rhode Island Avenue turn into a mixed-use building. Now, its owner is asking for a fifth extension in 11 years, which could push construction back to 2020. What’s the hold-up? Keep reading…
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Bloomingdale’s ANC has voted against historic status, but the final decision is still out
The Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) that includes Bloomingdale in DC has voted against supporting historic status for the neighborhood at a heated meeting this week. The main point of contention was over what the best measure of resident sentiment is: a non-binding postcard survey of homeowners, or the vote of Bloomingdale Civic Association (BCA) members. Keep reading…
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This Bloomingdale historic district survey shows neighborhood opposition
The survey comes in the middle of a multi-year debate in the neighborhood over this issue, a debate that has only intensified since this summer when a group of neighbors partnered with the DC Preservation League to formally file an application for historic designation. Keep reading…