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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]5 stories on Wisconsin Avenue and a little more over the Metro garage:

http://blog.developersagent.com/2007/07/new-condo-spotlight-5220-wisconsin-ave.html

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The proposal for the site just north of the Pepco substation was not for a 5 story building.  The building would have been 7 stories, 79 feet tall on Wisconsin Avenue (the highest elevation on the site).  You can look at the drawing at your link more closely or read the text of the blog where it states that it is 7 stories or check the architectural plans that were filed.   The maximum height for matter of right development for that site would be 50 feet.

The earlier proposal for the Martens site was for an 8-story building with 191 rental apartments and ground floor retail.  The density requested was comparable to what GDS is requesting.  The developer (Donohoe) in the application was relying on the assumption that a new plan for the area would be approved, overriding the then existing (and current) Comprehensive Plan designation of low density commercial or moderate density residential for that site.  The Zoning Commission insisted that they would not consider the Donohoe proposal until after the new plan for the area was approved.  The changes in the plan for the area that Donohoe wanted to rely on were never adopted. 
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So this would seem to be a further argument against granting GDS exceptional height and density.[/quote]

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