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The zoning for where the school is now is R-2, which the school could build to a height of 60 feet by right.  The Safeway lot is C-2-A, which could be built to 50 feet.  The Wisconsin lot is C-2-B, which could be build to 60 feet.  What GDS was basically proposing was to shift its rights to build on those lots per zoning rules towards Wisconsin Avenue, so that there would be lower height on the SFH end of the school and more along the urban corridor.  Sure - give community input.  But recognize that if those plans get rejected someone, whether GDS or a subsequent purchaser, may just exercise its rights and build up to the lot limits on each of the parcels, which is likely to be worse for everyone.[/quote]

The immediate neighbors seem to not understand that GDS could sell the parcels tomorrow, and someone else will maximize the property by matter of right and it WOULD be worse for everyone involved.[/quote]

This, exactly. What do people expect to happen if GDS does not develop it?[/quote]

The Wisconsin property will be lower height and density as a  matter of right than what GDS proposes.  While the Safeway site could be developed higher than the Safeway, Georgetown Day would be unlikely to do that.  First of all, they are wedded to their combined campus concept.  They have tried for years to get the Safeway property.  Even if GDS reversed course completely and kept the separate campus on MacArthur, the school would be unlikely to want the density of a very developed Safeway site sharing the driveway with the school on what is currently a constrained site just for the high school.[/quote]

So now you profess to speak for GDS?

I would guess that if GDS has to abandon its plan, that they would sell the properties to the highest bidders to recoup what it has already spent. Any willing buyer would not subject themselves to restrictions below matter of right, unless the purchase price reflected such a restriction - which is unlikely given what GDS has purportedly spent already.
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