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Anonymous wrote:Hard to imagine who will lease this wonderful space. 100,000 square feet is a lot. It looks like IB signed the lease in 2019, before remote work became as big as it is now.

Government buys it, convert to mixed use and low-income housing.

Nice front lawn for open air drug market and shootouts as per CT Ave.

And pickleball courts!

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Anonymous wrote:Since Frumin can't get his hands on Whittle, perhaps the city can buy the IB/Fannie Mae building and turn the whole thing into disadvantaged housing.

Ward 3 needs more, Frumin wants more. There is now a huge building available. No weird zoning issues. A supermarket already there. This is kismet!

There is a lack of affordable density and vibrancy. Why’s is there not more housing on the open lot in front of City Ridge? Its potential height and density left on the table.

Let’s build on every blade of grass and take away every bit of open space so we can all live in dense, dark canyons. We don’t need large grassy spaces where the community can gather. It’s much better to pave them over and build on top of it and add mass retail for “vibrancy.” While we’re at it, let’s start a movement to convert the National Mall to housing and retail. So much density being left on the table there too.

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Anonymous wrote:Hard to imagine who will lease this wonderful space. 100,000 square feet is a lot. It looks like IB signed the lease in 2019, before remote work became as big as it is now.

Government buys it, convert to mixed use and low-income housing.

Nice front lawn for open air drug market and shootouts as per CT Ave.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think that the lack of bike lanes on Wisconsin caused International Bac to leave?

Yes, clearly. This was the prime factor.

Anonymous wrote:Since Frumin can't get his hands on Whittle, perhaps the city can buy the IB/Fannie Mae building and turn the whole thing into disadvantaged housing.

Ward 3 needs more, Frumin wants more. There is now a huge building available. No weird zoning issues. A supermarket already there. This is kismet!

There is a lack of affordable density and vibrancy. Why’s is there not more housing on the open lot in front of City Ridge? Its potential height and density left on the table.

Does anyone think that the lack of bike lanes on Wisconsin caused International Bac to leave?

Anonymous wrote:Hard to see them converting it to low-income housing. It's a big space, but there are other tenants.

The CityRidge developers will convert the building to low income affordable housing?’ What planet do you live on? Or think the developers live on?

Clearly the solution is more a lot more density and urban vibrancy here. There isn’t enough at City Ridge for it to be viable.

Anonymous wrote:That's one idea.

I wish people did not bring pets into stores. But, this is horrific. Wisconsin Ave. seems so grim overall.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/owner-of-shih-tzu-killed-by-another-dog-inside-dc-cvs-warning-others/

Glover Park Wisconsin Ave- young pitbull kills a Shih-tzu in the store. Only legit srvice animals are allowed in stores. I hav seen small dogs carried in stores and we stopped taking our large dog into pet supply stores due to lunging /dangerous reads on shoppers with pit bulls. Local dog par does clear out when they show up. In or out of store that pit could have gotten the poor little ting.

My big dog plus a neighbors big dog wanted to cross the street in a suburban area when the pits wee approaching. DC animal control assessing? Should have been put down asap.

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Anonymous wrote:Is most of their workforce remote? We are truly about to see a big shake up with anyone who works in front of a computer. There is no need to have all this square footage for people to sit at desks.

I don't think so. People are acting like hybrid is the end but more and more companies are requiring RTO. Everywhere but DC.

Once crime goes down, DC will RTO too. Maybe in 2050?

DC (private sector and the federal government) is the lone exception for robust RTO in the country. The crime wave might have something to do with the reluctance to head back to the office. I hope DC finds a solution, since a healthy and safe DC is important for a vibrant metro region.

There is no "robust Return To The Office" anywhere in the US. Nor should there be. It doesn't improve productivity, wastes employee time in commuting, and hurts work-life balance.

Fortunately there is, and there should be. You are completely wrong about this.

Somewhere Matt Frumin is pondering how to take this property off the tax rolls.

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Anonymous wrote:Is most of their workforce remote? We are truly about to see a big shake up with anyone who works in front of a computer. There is no need to have all this square footage for people to sit at desks.

I don't think so. People are acting like hybrid is the end but more and more companies are requiring RTO. Everywhere but DC.

Once crime goes down, DC will RTO too. Maybe in 2050?

DC (private sector and the federal government) is the lone exception for robust RTO in the country. The crime wave might have something to do with the reluctance to head back to the office. I hope DC finds a solution, since a healthy and safe DC is important for a vibrant metro region.

i dont think crime has much to do with the reluctance to RTO. my two closest assistants have to travel about 1.30-1.45 each way to get to the office and an accident on 270 may make their commute even worse. they were ecstatic during covid when they could avoid spending 3+ hours a day commuting, getting more work done and having a much better quality of life. now they have to be back 3 days a week and they are not happy. crime is zero concerns for them

Hard to see them converting it to low-income housing. It's a big space, but there are other tenants.

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Anonymous wrote:Is most of their workforce remote? We are truly about to see a big shake up with anyone who works in front of a computer. There is no need to have all this square footage for people to sit at desks.

I don't think so. People are acting like hybrid is the end but more and more companies are requiring RTO. Everywhere but DC.

Once crime goes down, DC will RTO too. Maybe in 2050?

DC (private sector and the federal government) is the lone exception for robust RTO in the country. The crime wave might have something to do with the reluctance to head back to the office. I hope DC finds a solution, since a healthy and safe DC is important for a vibrant metro region.

There is no "robust Return To The Office" anywhere in the US. Nor should there be. It doesn't improve productivity, wastes employee time in commuting, and hurts work-life balance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is most of their workforce remote? We are truly about to see a big shake up with anyone who works in front of a computer. There is no need to have all this square footage for people to sit at desks.

I don't think so. People are acting like hybrid is the end but more and more companies are requiring RTO. Everywhere but DC.

Once crime goes down, DC will RTO too. Maybe in 2050?

DC (private sector and the federal government) is the lone exception for robust RTO in the country. The crime wave might have something to do with the reluctance to head back to the office. I hope DC finds a solution, since a healthy and safe DC is important for a vibrant metro region.