Huge change - Marriott Wardman Park in Woodley DC possibly demolished

[Anonymous]

They're finally getting rid of that eyesore - Marriott at Wardman Park in Woodley Park!! OMG I went out to eat on Connecticut Ave many times and that crappy castle on the hill made me wince.

I do have to wonder what that means for the attached million-dollar condos that just opened up 5 years ago there though.

[Anonymous]

Well you saw an eyesore, I loved that hotel. Very sad to see it go.

[Anonymous]

Wow! A couple years ago I attended 3-4 conferences held there. I guess all of that business isn't coming back anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

The hotel might close, but where is there any news about it being demolished?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! A couple years ago I attended 3-4 conferences held there. I guess all of that business isn't coming back anytime soon.

Conferences and conventions are being canceled nationwide at least through the end of 2020. It will take YEARS for the hotel industry to recover. Even then, I suspect it will never grow back to where it was.

[Anonymous]

very likely this would be converted to a condo... I doubt it would be demolished unless there is a physical problem with the building.

[Anonymous]

wait, wasn't it JUST remodeled?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hotel might close, but where is there any news about it being demolished?

I'm struggling to figure out why they'd keep the existing building and what use it could be.

Its only a hill and prime real estate. I think that whole corridor in Woodley Park needs revitalization and leveling that hill to put something amazing in like the Wharf could do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! A couple years ago I attended 3-4 conferences held there. I guess all of that business isn't coming back anytime soon.

Conferences and conventions are being canceled nationwide at least through the end of 2020. It will take YEARS for the hotel industry to recover. Even then, I suspect it will never grow back to where it was.

PP here. Yep, my company canceled its annual fall in-person conference, and it will be virtual. I agree most others will be doing the same by late summer.

[Anonymous]

Even if the building was demolished, would the grounds remain haunted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hotel might close, but where is there any news about it being demolished?

I'm struggling to figure out why they'd keep the existing building and what use it could be.

Its only a hill and prime real estate. I think that whole corridor in Woodley Park needs revitalization and leveling that hill to put something amazing in like the Wharf could do that.

I cannot follow what you're suggesting here. They should level the actual hill under the existing hotel to ... flood it? Surely not. Level the hill (again - ???) in order to put in a bunch of restaurants and venue spaces to compete with the Wharf? That's not particularly feasible either. Prime real estate it may be but Woodley Park does not have a track record of keeping decent restaurants open, and residents do not want concert venues or busy bars nearby. It will either be reconfigured into condos or torn down and replaced with different condos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hotel might close, but where is there any news about it being demolished?

I'm struggling to figure out why they'd keep the existing building and what use it could be.

Its only a hill and prime real estate. I think that whole corridor in Woodley Park needs revitalization and leveling that hill to put something amazing in like the Wharf could do that.

I cannot follow what you're suggesting here. They should level the actual hill under the existing hotel to ... flood it? Surely not. Level the hill (again - ???) in order to put in a bunch of restaurants and venue spaces to compete with the Wharf? That's not particularly feasible either. Prime real estate it may be but Woodley Park does not have a track record of keeping decent restaurants open, and residents do not want concert venues or busy bars nearby. It will either be reconfigured into condos or torn down and replaced with different condos.

That is my point. Its a dead zone for no reason. Georgetown is trending that way as well. Soon enough there won't be anything WOTP but if you don't have any issue with it -- nothing will change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hotel might close, but where is there any news about it being demolished?

I'm struggling to figure out why they'd keep the existing building and what use it could be.

Its only a hill and prime real estate. I think that whole corridor in Woodley Park needs revitalization and leveling that hill to put something amazing in like the Wharf could do that.

I cannot follow what you're suggesting here. They should level the actual hill under the existing hotel to ... flood it? Surely not. Level the hill (again - ???) in order to put in a bunch of restaurants and venue spaces to compete with the Wharf? That's not particularly feasible either. Prime real estate it may be but Woodley Park does not have a track record of keeping decent restaurants open, and residents do not want concert venues or busy bars nearby. It will either be reconfigured into condos or torn down and replaced with different condos.

That is my point. Its a dead zone for no reason. Georgetown is trending that way as well. Soon enough there won't be anything WOTP but if you don't have any issue with it -- nothing will change.

I'm not a commercial landlord. As long as the rents are too high for a business to stay open and NIMBYism keeps loud businesses out, the issue will repeat.

I still don't understand what you have against hill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hotel might close, but where is there any news about it being demolished?

I'm struggling to figure out why they'd keep the existing building and what use it could be.

Its only a hill and prime real estate. I think that whole corridor in Woodley Park needs revitalization and leveling that hill to put something amazing in like the Wharf could do that.

^^^ signed, a 27 year old who moved to DC within the last handful of years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well you saw an eyesore, I loved that hotel. Very sad to see it go.

I like it, too. And I doubt the building is going to be demolished just because the hotel is going out of business. I can think of plenty of uses for it.