Aug 23, 2021 | {Archived & Historical}, Historic Preservation
In December 2019, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) presented to the National Capital Planning Commission its proposal for new construction and renovation of its iconic building facing Constitution Avenue, named the Eccles Building, and the adjacent and long-vacant...
Dec 10, 2020 | {Archived & Historical}, Zoning
On December 8, 2009, the Office of Planning filed a memorandum that served as a petition requesting amendments to the Zoning Regulations. The proposed text and map amendments would permit and guide development of the air rights over the railroad tracks north of Union...
Aug 17, 2018 | {Archived & Historical}, Historic Preservation
On this 113-acre site near Howard University, the Army Corps of Engineers constructed a reservoir in 1901 and a sand filtration facility in 1907 as a source for DC’s water supply. The site also served as a public park designed by landscape architect Frederick Law...
Jul 16, 2018 | {Archived & Historical}, Historic Preservation
The West Heating Plant, an Art Moderne building completed in 1946, was designed by the Supervising Architect of the Federal Public Buildings and competed in 1946 in the Art Moderne Style. In 2013, as surplus property and as a contributing building to the Georgetown...
Oct 27, 2016 | {Archived & Historical}, Historic Preservation
This 11.8-acre site, encompasses 11 historic buildings, located on 23rd Street, NW, across from the Department of State’s headquarters, is one of the highest points in the city’s original plan and became the home of the country’s original Naval Observatory, completed...
Nov 12, 2014 | {Archived & Historical}, Transportation
The Virginia Avenue Tunnel in southeast Washington, D.C. was constructed in 1872 and extended in 1904. By 2010, the tunnel needed to be replaced to meet growing demands of increased freight traffic. Two tunnels were proposed of sufficient clearance to allow for...
