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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know what's going on with these houses at the corner of K ST NE and 2ND ST NE? There's an entire row of boarded up homes overgrown with weeds, in an area where development is popping. They look like they've been abandoned for years.

https://goo.gl/maps/oH3JrhbrbHU1Rr8TA[/quote]

I just noticed these today on my am walk! I’m guessing they were bought by a builder who has dreams of another big condo overlooking the tracks. [/quote]

My understanding (I'm not privy to the details) is that they are locked in a legal battle with some neighborhood NIMBYs. Apparently the organization that bought all of the homes (including a few on K and Parker) wants to build an eight-story building filled with a hundred micro-units (per the above UrbanTurf link and minutes from ANC meetings during the past couple of years). That's as large as nearby block-long developments on a footprint of a half-dozen rowhouses, with no alley access. It's a ridiculous plan, and while this is playing out between lawyers, the developer is just letting the properties fall into disrepair, attracting squatters and vermin and being a general eyesore. Sad.[/quote]

why is it a ridiculous plan?[/quote]

Wild guess:

"That's as large as nearby block-long developments on a footprint of a half-dozen rowhouses, with no alley access."[/quote]

It's an apartment building - so of course it's going to be a relatively small footprint.  That's then entire point of increasing housing - more housing on less land.  As for alley access, why is that important?  I assume the building will be designed in a way that allows entrance and egress as required under the codes.  If it's blocking existing alley access for homeowners, then that's a different matter, but I still don't think the alley access of a handful of residents ought to stand in the way of a building that could house hundreds (including low income set asides).  [/quote]

This is probably the first time I've seen someone on DCUM advocate for tearing down historic single-family homes to build a low-income apartment building. :shock: [/quote]

This is my neighborhood and I think it’s a good idea. It’s blocks from a major transport hub (Union Station) and walkable to multiple grocery stores and shops. Of course denser housing is a good idea. And have you seen those particular houses? They’re not historical. I’d much rather see low income housing built here than more places like the Apollo, much as I love and appreciate WF. [/quote]

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