Breakfast links: Crystal City to get twin 30-story skyline addition
Cyclists riding through Crystal City by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
30-story apartment buildings coming to Crystal City
The Arlington County Board approved the proposed development of 1,400 units on Saturday. The new development will be LEED Gold certified and include community green space, new bike lanes, a pedestrian walkway, and other neighborhood amenities. Affordable housing will be set aside at existing buildings in Pentagon City to allow for more market-rate units in this development. (Joe DeVoe / ARLNow)
Biden to return to Baltimore next week to tout rail project
President Biden will visit Baltimore next week to promote federal transportation funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, specifically highlighting the BIF funding that will go towards the Frederick Douglass Tunnel, the long-overdue replacement for the 150+-year old Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel. (Pamela Wood / Baltimore Banner, Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun. Tip: Alex H)
MoCo Council approves bill to study adding affordable housing to capital projects
The Montgomery County Council bill would require planners to consider in the early planning stages whether it’s possible to include affordable housing on project sites for libraries, police, and fire stations (Note: Greater Greater Washington is among the organizations publically supporting the bill.) (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Magazine)
Citizen’s group ranks area utilities by reliability, affordability, and environmental footprint
A new report out by the Citizens Utility Board in Illinois compares what customers pay for energy and what they get in return. Washington State took the first spot, but the District came close behind ranking 3rd overall. Maryland ranked 16th and Virginia ranked 30th. (Robert Zullo / Maryland Matters)
Alexandria City Council discusses affordable housing in office conversions
As the council reviewed the conversion of a block of office space in Old Town on King Street to residential units, Councilmember Alyia Gaskins prompted a discussion about how the city handles affordable housing contributions. Her concern is that the city’s goals for affordable housing for all office-to-residential conversions are not fully coordinated and therefore the city may be missing opportunities. (Vernon Miles / ALXNow)
DC’s historic preservation office approves new apartment building in Historic Anacostia
The project would bring 87 apartments and 1,200 square feet of retail to Good Hope Rd near the corner of 11th Street and will now go to the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Board for further evaluation. (UrbanTurf)
Mount Vernon apartment complex set for ribbon-cutting with members of the Bowser Administration
The new building, northwest of Union Station on H Street Northeast, created 27 inclusionary zoning units. It also includes over 300 units of market-rate housing. (ABC 7 News)
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