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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school could sell the Safeway lot to a developer to put residential on the residentially-zoned plots and commercial on the commercial plots. Smart growth groups should pressure GDS to do so instead of applauding this massive loss of housing and tax revenue. Matter of right development at both sites would produce much more tax revenue and housing for the District. But you can continue to support this bad project because GDS shill.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very important distinction. The harm of this project will be both to DC generally and Tenleytown specifically. A large swath of land that could be used for dense mixed-use development, creating hundreds of new homes for residents in Tenleytown, millions of dollars of tax revenue directly, and more through enhanced valuations of surrounding properties, is instead being devoted to a private school. Greater Greater Washington should get on this.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tenleytown doesn't get tax revenue.  It all goes to DC.[/quote]

reading is so hard.  So many words, so many letters and stuff:

"[B]ring desired vibrancy and renewal to Tenleytown and needed tax revenue and housing to DC."[/quote]

Also, the grey haired old-timers in the neighborhood would fight this tooth and nail.

Except that wasn't the post that prompted the comment.  This one was: "By putting a school on a valuable commercial lot, the school will actually take tax revenue and vibrancy away from Tenleytown."[/quote][/quote]

If a private developer had bought both the Safeway parcel and the Martens lot, then yes, you would have an argument. However, the school bought the property, so unless they sell the whole thing, we are left with maximizing the part that won't be the school.

But, [b]you can continue to fight the school because NIMBY.
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Yes, the school could do that and I suspect Smart Growth groups would welcome the additional housing. However, I don't think Smart Growth groups are in a position to pressure a property owner to do anything like what you suggest. [/quote][/quote]

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