Housing proposed for Tenley Library/portion of Janney site

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GGW lackey has logged on apparently.

Yep. He gets notifications to his phone and goes nuts whenever there's a thread like this. From his rental luxury studio along Florida Ave. -- the site where a multi-generation Black family used to own a modest rowhome.

Hey, Aidan! (Ian / Brock / Dave / Chase / Matthew). Welcome back!

[Anonymous]

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Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

+100 . It is time to improve those Wards. The sad thing is that the push back will be the anti- gentrification supporters and it won't happen.

So schools continue to fail in those Wards and Ward 3 continues to deal with overcrowding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in AU Park and I think the city needs to get rid of the single family house zoning in all of its residential neighborhoods. That would make all of these neighborhoods much more affordable for people

Yes thank you! Good to hear people like you exist in AU Park. What do you think the general consensus is out there?

You don't actually live in AU Park. Unless you're renting a basement for the summer from a SFH owner.

Which is now called an Auxillary Dwelling Unit in GGW Smart Growth-speak.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in AU Park and I think the city needs to get rid of the single family house zoning in all of its residential neighborhoods. That would make all of these neighborhoods much more affordable for people

Do you own or rent?

Oh here comes the "renters are not vested in our community" BS.

So you rent then. And home ownership means taxes - which support everything in the community - schools, roads, etc. Renting? No.

LOL, renters pay property taxes but to the property owner rather than directly to the city. And renters pay sales tax, income tax and all the other same taxes you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

You haven't been to Ward 7 or 8 recently, it appears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

+100 . It is time to improve those Wards. The sad thing is that the push back will be the anti- gentrification supporters and it won't happen.

So schools continue to fail in those Wards and Ward 3 continues to deal with overcrowding.

Because lol it doesn't help the current residents but future white ones! Remember the whole foods that shut down there lol
I mean they won't build nice affordable housing. Improve walkability and stop making more dang 7elevens! How about a real affordable grocery store?? Is getting multiple Aldi's really that hard...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

Concentrating affordable housing in Wards 7 and 8 won't be any more popular with Wards 7 and 8 than it is with Ward 3 -- and Ward 3 already has far less affordable or low-income housing than those wards do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

Concentrating affordable housing in Wards 7 and 8 won't be any more popular with Wards 7 and 8 than it is with Ward 3 -- and Ward 3 already has far less affordable or low-income housing than those wards do.

The renovation of the small home two blocks down from the library is highlights what is happening in Ward 3 and will continue to happen - they will get over 1.5 for the house at completion. A token studio or one bedroom home here and there is not the future - it will make Cheh looks like she cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in AU Park and I think the city needs to get rid of the single family house zoning in all of its residential neighborhoods. That would make all of these neighborhoods much more affordable for people

Do you own or rent?

Oh here comes the "renters are not vested in our community" BS.

So you rent then. And home ownership means taxes - which support everything in the community - schools, roads, etc. Renting? No.

LOL, renters pay property taxes but to the property owner rather than directly to the city. And renters pay sales tax, income tax and all the other same taxes you do.

So, you own nothing. Got it.

[Anonymous]

The Janney 4th grade is already nearly 30 kids per class. And now, with the support of Mary Cheh, the district is being up zoned for dense housing, with no new school capacity planned?! Thanks Cheh!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Janney 4th grade is already nearly 30 kids per class. And now, with the support of Mary Cheh, the district is being up zoned for dense housing, with no new school capacity planned?! Thanks Cheh!

I think you're thinking of the 3rd grade cohort. The 4th grade cohort is smaller than 3rd (which i believe is the largest in the school.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in AU Park and I think the city needs to get rid of the single family house zoning in all of its residential neighborhoods. That would make all of these neighborhoods much more affordable for people

Do you own or rent?

Oh here comes the "renters are not vested in our community" BS.

So you rent then. And home ownership means taxes - which support everything in the community - schools, roads, etc. Renting? No.

LOL, renters pay property taxes but to the property owner rather than directly to the city. And renters pay sales tax, income tax and all the other same taxes you do.

LOL! Do you know how many tax deductions that owners take on the rental property? Renters are a net negative from a tax perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

Concentrating affordable housing in Wards 7 and 8 won't be any more popular with Wards 7 and 8 than it is with Ward 3 -- and Ward 3 already has far less affordable or low-income housing than those wards do.

Wards 7 and 8 already carry an over concentration of affordable housing. Ward 3 barely has any. What is your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

Concentrating affordable housing in Wards 7 and 8 won't be any more popular with Wards 7 and 8 than it is with Ward 3 -- and Ward 3 already has far less affordable or low-income housing than those wards do.

Wards 7 and 8 already carry an over concentration of affordable housing. Ward 3 barely has any. What is your point?

Ward 3 has the second highest amount of rent-controlled housing in the District, which provides more affordable housing to essential workers and people on fixed incomes. Much of the lower cost housing is in older, smaller apartment buildings, but instead of doing everything to protect it, Bowser's government is creative incentives for more tear-downs and redevelopment into market rate housing. The other problem is that the Bowser administration relies on so-called "inclusive zoning" in market-rate projects to provide "affordable" housing, But IZis not really affordable, because it is pegged in most cases at 80% of ADI and DC doesn't even enforce the statutory minimum IZ requirements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yes. Another low income in my backyard please! Person. In Ward 3! Let’s not improve resources in other parts of the city that have room to build up. What sense would that make when we can jam folks into Ward 3!

I hate to break it to you, but the other parts of the city are already built up. Please tell us where you would put this that provide a more equitable solution for all of our residents?

Pretty much all of Wards 7 and 8. The land of light industry, 2-story garden complexes and surface parking lots.

Concentrating affordable housing in Wards 7 and 8 won't be any more popular with Wards 7 and 8 than it is with Ward 3 -- and Ward 3 already has far less affordable or low-income housing than those wards do.

Wards 7 and 8 already carry an over concentration of affordable housing. Ward 3 barely has any. What is your point?

Ward 3 has the second highest amount of rent-controlled housing in the District, which provides more affordable housing to essential workers and people on fixed incomes. Much of the lower cost housing is in older, smaller apartment buildings, but instead of doing everything to protect it, Bowser's government is creative incentives for more tear-downs and redevelopment into market rate housing. The other problem is that the Bowser administration relies on so-called "inclusive zoning" in market-rate projects to provide "affordable" housing, But IZis not really affordable, because it is pegged in most cases at 80% of ADI and DC doesn't even enforce the statutory minimum IZ requirements.

real factual information - thank you PP.