Proposed Bellevue mixed-use development by Eric Colbert and Associates used with permission.

Bellevue redevelopment will bring 675 additional units of housing to Ward 8

The area in Ward 8 targeted for the new development is currently home to four apartment buildings, which will be replaced in stages with 821 new homes — a net gain of nearly 675 units at the site. 17% of the units will be set aside as income-restricted affordable.  (Urban Turf)  

Maryland Supreme Court considers whether property containing paved-over Black cemetery can be sold

The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over whether the Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission is allowed to sell a Bethesda apartment building containing a Black cemetery that was paved over with a parking lot in the 1960s. Arguments rest on interpretation of a statute regulating the sale of burial grounds.  (Courtney Cohn / MoCo360)  

Envisioning the future of Baltimore’s “highway to nowhere”

Baltimore is replacing the old rail tunnel — dug by hand in the 1870s — that brings dozens of MARC and Amtrak train through Baltimore every day. That once-in-150-years infrastructure investment has city planners thinking about how to redevelop the city’s nearby infamous, destructive “highway to nowhere” and acres of surface parking into a revitalized community. (This article is behind a paywall)  (Jacques Kelly / Baltimore Sun)  

Virginia General Assembly to take up Gov. Youngkin’s proposed sports and entertainment authority

To complete the proposed deal that would relocate the Wizards and Capitals from DC to Potomac Yard in Northern Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin will be looking for the General Assembly to create a sports and entertainment authority that can issue as much as $1.5 billion in bonds. The state would also need to reallocate up to $200 million in transportation funding. (This article may be behind a paywall).  (Post)  

New data shows racial disparities in access to out-of-school programming in Alexandria

The report, which was released in December, shows that West End Alexandria students have less access to out-of-school programs and that white students make up 42% of participants, despite comprising 27% of the overall student population.  (Vernon Miles / ALXNow)  

1101 14th St NW just sold for less than one-third of its pre-pandemic value

The building sold for just over $18 million in December 2023, after the owners purchased it for close to $62 million in 2017. The price reduction is similar to what buyers have offered for several other older DC office buildings in the last few weeks, providing additional evidence that some commercial properties are seeing significant declines in value.  (Emily Wishingrad / BisNow)  

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