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Downtown needs a school more than a boutique hotel
Representatives from the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the DC Department of Real Estate Services got an earful last Thursday night at a hearing on the proposed plan to declare the Franklin School building a surplus property. Declaring it surplus would clear the way to sell or lease the building, located at 13th and K Streets NW, to a private developer. Keep reading…
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Will one old school become a new school?
The historic Harrison Elementary school building, at 13th and V Streets, NW, will likely soon continue it’s educational mission by hosting one of DC’s burgeoning charter schools. If it does, it will buck a trend of DC awarding old school buildings to many organizations except charter schools. DC’s Department of Real Estate Services will begin reviewing… Keep reading…