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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If DC bought the site, they could knock down the building and do both mixed income housing and a school on the site. I would love to see it be a boundaryless ECE program like Stevens and military road. Then the nearby schools could cut out pk4 and have more classroom space for the mandatory enrollment grades.

Personally, I think friendship heights is an even better location for this type of development, but whittle would be fine too. I have absolutely zero faith in DC being able to do this type of forward thinking and investment, or to be able to carry it out effectively if they did but a parcel.[/quote]

The building is under historic designation.

The land is owned by the federal government. They don't typically sell to DC. [/quote]

Yes, IIRC, DCPS briefly considered the option for swing space there when all the elementary school were being renovated and it was a non-starter. In addition to the red-tape items mentioned, it also required too much expensive work to make it compliant with regs for public school occupation.[/quote]

Federal property is sometimes sold or redeveloped...navy yard, buzzard point, and the former Walter Reed campus are all examples.  Also, historic properties can be demolished or changed...just requires hprb approval. If the mayor wants it done it can be.[/quote]

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