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From the standpoint of economic development and transit use, it's very relevant.  The Deputy Mayor for Economic Development uses a one-mile radius in its studies, including the one that it did in the last two years on Cleveland Park.  One mile to a Metro development is considered "transit accessible" from a zoning perspective.  2000 new housing units within the Cleveland Park area will add a significant number of potential users for transit and customers for local restaurants and other businesses.  At the same time, there will be clear traffic, parking and school enrollment impacts locally.

In any event, given real estate submarkets and very different demand curves, it is highly doubtful that upscale condos and flats are fungible with townhouses and SFHs on Germantown "greenfields."[/quote]

No, not really relevant. The area is zoned for Hearst, not Eaton or Janney; the orientation will be the Tenleytown metro and Tenleytown businesses, just as it is for most of the people who live on the north end of McLean Gardens. There will be almost no residential parking impact, given the parking being built on site for both residents and the businesses on site. As it is, parking at Mclean Gardens is very tight, and that was made clear to the developers who responded in kind. The "one mile" in this case is to the Tenley metro, not the Cleveland Park metro.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the world doesn't revolve around Cleveland Park.

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