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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^Speaking of the decade(s) long fight against CC, how is the Fannie Mae development going up so quickly?  Was the zoning different?  Did the neighborhood give up the fight?  When I drive by both I'm confused as to why there was so much protest about CC and I heard/saw nothing about redeveloping Fannie Mae.[/quote]

The reasons were:

1. Developer agreed up front to preserve the original Fannie building and most of the lawns/green space, and did good community outeach.  
2. Most of the new development is taking place in the rear of the property and will replace parking decks, etc.
3. The developer is doing the project as a matter of right, meaning that it conforms to existing zoning.  Cathedral Commons did a PUD because they wanted to bust through zoning by building taller and denser than what zoning permitted.  
4.  The developer is investing in good architecture, design and finishes.  Cathedral Commons did not.
5.  Wegmans is popular, certainly more than a big box Giant and another CVS.
7.  That said, there are potential unresolved traffic problems with Fannie, including the addition of a truck access opposite Sidwell and possible resulting gridlock on Wisconsin.  The developer also wants to re-open a back access through residential McLean Garden which was basically closed when Fannie operated there.[/quote]

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