Breakfast links: Nats owner, prolific area real estate developer Ted Lerner dies at 97
Nationals Park, framed by buildings in 2022. A lifelong baseball fan, Lerner used his development fortune to purchase the team and develop several blocks around the stadium by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
Area mall and residential developer and Nationals owner Ted Lerner has died
Ted Lerner, who prior to purchasing the Washington Nationals and aiding with the development of the Navy Yard, built or aided in building and financing a number of the region’s subdivisions and shopping malls, died Sunday at the age of 97 from complications of pneumonia at his Chevy Chase home. (Post)
DC faces prospective shelter shortage
Due in large part to the end of funding for Pandemic Emergency Program for Medically Vulnerable Individuals (PEP-V) housing and efforts to close encampments, DC is facing a potential shortage in shelter beds in the coming months. This has led to calls for action, including pausing encampment clearances and the defunding of PEP-V and speeding up the application process for housing vouchers. (Annemarie Cuccia / Street Sense Media)
Arlington receives grant to shelter unhoused residents
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has given Arlington County a $1.2 million grant to move its unhoused residents into temporary and permanent housing. The grant comes as the decline in Arlington’s homelessness rate has slowed. (Jo DeVoe / ARLNow)
New apartment building for DC’s unhoused residents opens
Local officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, celebrated the opening of the Ethel, DC’s newest apartment building designed to shelter the city’s unhoused residents. Located in Hill East, the site will also have social services and provide job training to its residents. While leaders say the site will be adequately staffed, its opening coincides with a nationwide shortage of caseworkers. (Kyle Swenson / Post)
Alexandria’s residential tax base value is on the rise
Alexandria’s residential tax base value rose last year, with an average rise of 5.2% for all residential properties. It’s outpacing the tax base value of commercial properties in the city, which had an average rise of just under 2%. (James Cullum / ALXNow)
Montgomery County officials clash over planning reform
Tensions are growing between Montgomery County officials as they work to rebuild the county’s planning board. Council members are concerned that County Executive Marc Elrich’s approach will prevent them from having a say in the process, while Elrich’s office claims the process needs to be impartial. (Katie Shepherd / Post)
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