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Went to the 2005 Black Tie and Boots Inaugural Ball there.

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Anonymous wrote:Well you saw an eyesore, I loved that hotel. Very sad to see it go.

I like it, too. And I doubt the building is going to be demolished just because the hotel is going out of business. I can think of plenty of uses for it.

It won’t be demolished- it’s historical. A building like that is terribly expensive to rehab and maintain so it will likely be sitting without a new tenant/buyer given the current market conditions.

The building you are talking about is aready re-habbed and is condos. The hotel building is not historic and can be taken down almost any time.

I can see parts being changed up like the Fannie Mae building on Wisconsin - maybe a smaller hotel, but some retail and more condos. But the real question is - will the neighborhood throw a temper tantrum over a bit more retail? My guess is yes - NIMBYs going to NIMBY.

This. Impossible neighborhood to do anything. A Fannie Mae/city ridge proposal would be fantastic. But I doubt that could happen. The neighborhood nearly shot down the Macklin redevelopment. They wanted more parking spots for a building a block from the metro.

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Anonymous wrote:No it is the Omni Shoreham which is the eye sore. Wardman Park is at least pretty.

Good luck on fighting the WPCA and historic designation for demolition. Not. Gonna. Happen.

But it can be redeveloped!

+1. i wish the outside matched the inside.

- woodley park resident

The inside is so lovely. As are the grounds. And they have a terrific Easter brunch.

They have surprisingly good brunch every weekend. Pre-covid we used to go there monthly. Kid friendly but good food which is a hard combo to find fit brunch. We’re also too old for long waits at trendy brunch places that don’t take reservations, so liked that the Omni takes res and will validate parking

I think it’s a beautiful building.

OP, you are insensitive to cheer that a hotel has gone out of business. Lots of people worked there.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't agree that it's an eyesore. I hope they don't demolish it.

You may be confusing the hote (newer construction) with the historic building that's been turned into luxury condos.

Which building is OP calling an eyesore?

I think they are confusing the two:

There's the hotel, which is the eyesore, and the tower and condos which are lovely. You can see it on google maps.

Oh, mang. So many memories. From dances to all night bang sessions. Sad to hear it's shut down, but D.C. can't have enough luxury condos, can we?

Lastly- - - it is not an eyesore.

Anonymous wrote:Is this the hotel down Connecticut Ave. from the zoo? Just off of Rock Creek Pkwy? Is is beautiful. Stunning, in fact.

That is the Omni Shoreham.

Is this the hotel down Connecticut Ave. from the zoo? Just off of Rock Creek Pkwy? Is is beautiful. Stunning, in fact.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't agree that it's an eyesore. I hope they don't demolish it.

You may be confusing the hote (newer construction) with the historic building that's been turned into luxury condos.

Which building is OP calling an eyesore?

The hotel owner (not Marriott) filed bankruptcy on Monday. There is an article regarding it here:

https://wtop.com/business-finance/2021/01/wardman-park-hotels-owner-files-for-bankruptcy-2/

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree that it's an eyesore. I hope they don't demolish it.

You may be confusing the hote (newer construction) with the historic building that's been turned into luxury condos.

The building cited by the OP, the Wardman Tower, is a city and national landmark that was renovated and converted to condos a few years ago.

The 1980's hotel is a different matter, and the whole complex is likely to be re-imagined over the next decade.

It’s not true about the restaurants. Open City is always packed. Tono sushi is a great neighborhood spot. There are those weird ones, Hot and Juicy Rawfish (I’m sorry, the crawfish does not read as a “C” to me) that seem like money laundering ops or just feed on the poor people who are fooled by the “zoo” on the metro station and by the time they’ve pushed a stroller up and down that hill instead of getting off at Cleveland Park and walking the same distance but flat, they are so tired and hungry/thirsty that they just go to that weird pasta place. But that’s gotta be about one or two odd business owners/landlords.