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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Keep the library there but build 10 or 12 floors of flats, mixture of upscale and affordable.  A win-win.[/quote]

this. But of course CP will argue its about character, never mind that most of Conn Avenue has apartment buidlings. They easily could have added at least 4 stories or housing but then a lot of it would have been affordable and no way are the limo liberals in CP allowing that to happen.[/quote]

You might be surprised that the second highest number of rent controlled units in the entire city are in Ward 3, and many of them are in or near Cleveland Park, along Connecticut and Wisconsin Avenues.  The older apartment buildings definitely provide a lot of more affordable units.   The irony is that the GGW/Smart Growth crowd wants to upzone the avenues further for downtown height and density.  This would mean that these affordable buildings and rent controlled units would be replaced by upscale condos and flats, with relatively little 'inclusive zoning' units (which by the way are NOT the same thing as affordable or RC units) to compensate.
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I think their criticism is more that you have SFHs starting immediately behind the first row of large buildings on Connecticut Ave. It's a bit ridiculous that 100 feet from CT Ave you have a sea of SFHs. They should allow upzoning of the SFH blocks immediately adjacent to CT Ave.[/quote]

Like 3 blocks in or so?  And then do the same thing 3 blocks east from Wisconsin.  Pretty soon, Cleveland Park would no longer have SFHs!   Ridiculous, but this is GGW's agenda.[/quote]

I'm sorry- why is it ridiculous to have a sea of single family homes here? There are also such seas in Anacostia and near Catholic University.  And Mt. Pleasant. And George town/burleith. What's the issue? What kind of high density sci fi city are you craving? Please build it elsewhere. DC is unique in many ways including low height and density. Pretty cool and unique, whereas you can find the city of your dreams in many places .. [/quote]

I have the impression that a number of GGW's bloggers wanted to live in Brooklyn, NY.  Having failed to "make it there" they want to re-make Washington DC according to their notion of what New York City is.[/quote]

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