Good Evening, Here's what's happening in ANC Single Member District 2F06. For more news, follow me at the social media sites described at the end of this message and subscribe to ANC updates by going to ANC2F.org. Single Member District 2F06 Meeting When: February 18, 7PM Where: The Whitman Community Room, 910 M St NW Topic: Blagden Alley Join me to discuss Blagden Alley development, transportation, access and more at 7pm on Feb 18. John Fanning (Executive Office of the Mayor) and Sherri Kimbel (Office of Councilmember Jack Evans) will also join us. We will first hear a very brief update from the developers of two of the larger projects approved by the ANC last year. The developers will then depart and we then want to hear community comments about the alley and what you want to see now and in the future. Thanks to The Whitman for donating space for this special meeting. -- 2F06 Liquor License Applications The Mercadito (Marriott Marquis, 901 Mass Ave NW): new application TG Cigar (1118 9th St NW): new application -- Parking Zones Ward Six Councilmember Charles Allen has introduced legislation that would enable certain Ward Six residents in Shaw to get Ward Two parking passes. I have shared with CM Allen that I am opposed to this legislation and expect ANC2F will come out in formal opposition should the bill make it through the transportation committee. -- Crime January Crime: For all of PSA 307, which includes ANC2F06 Violent Crime 5 incidents in January, 2014 2 incidents in January, 2015 Property Crime 38 incidents in January, 2014 54 incidents in January, 2015 Thefts from auto continue to be the biggest crime issue in our neighborhood. If you ever see something you feel is suspicious please dial 911. -- Kudos Corner Committee Members Congratulations to the following 2F06 residents who have been appointed to committees. A special thanks to those returning to committees for another term. ABRA (Alcohol) Policy - Martin Smith (returning) Community Development - Greg Melcher (returning) Crime & Public Safety - Mark Lord - Matt Wood Education - Dwayne Bensing - Warren Hochbaum I appreciate their willingness to serve our wonderful neighborhood! DC Employee Star A constituent contacted me about two cars that had been blocking traffic for days. Thanks to MPD Sergeant David Terestre for very quickly having the two cars relocated once I reached out to him. -- Upcoming Meetings ABRA (Alcohol) Policy Committee February 11, 7PM National City Christian Church - Community Room 5 Thomas Circle, NW (entrance: 14th St, NW) Community Development Committee February 25, 7PM Washington Plaza Hotel 10 Thomas Circle, NW Crime & Public Safety Committee February 26, 7PM Location TBA ANC March 4, 7PM Washington Plaza Hotel 10 Thomas Circle, NW Please reach out if I may be of service to you. Thanks, Charlie Charlie Bengel Commissioner, Single Member District 06 Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2F facebook.com/BengelForDC twitter.com/BengelForDC ANC2F.org
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
New from ANC 2F06 Charlie Bengel
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Lost and Found hopes to open any day (1240 9th Street) article below from the City Paper
Barter Bar Stools for Beers at New Shaw Pub Lost & Found
Pretty much everything at Shaw bar Lost & Found is literally lost and found. Rusty license plates, a random collection of vinyl, old street signs, and forgotten black and white photos have all been recycled to help decorate the place. "It was either going to be Lost & Found or Bulk Trash," says co-owner Geoff Dawson, who also operates Buffalo Billiards, Iron Horse Taproom, Nanny O'Brien's, and other bars.
But Dawson and co-owner Brian Leonard don't just want their junk; they want your junk. So when the bar opens later this week (if final inspections go as planned), patrons will be able to bring in things like bar stools, yard sticks, records, or old class photos from Woodrow Wilson High School (Dawson's alma mater) and trade them for free drink tickets.
"We're going to have sort of a call to action board," Dawson says. "We're going to look for things as we decide we need them and put it up on the board. And if you're sitting here and you go, 'I've got one of those,' bring it in and trade, and we'll have an established price for it."
The bar has a whole set of brand new bar stools right now, but eventually, Dawson would like to move them to another bar and completely replace them with bartered seats. "We'd like to have a night where we have a guy like the Antiques Roadshow guy be like, 'Your bar stool is worth seven drink tickets!'" he says. "And then you can come in and say, 'That's my seat.'"
Lost & Found also plans to have an "analog blog"—a typewriter and a bulletin board. Dawson has amassed nearly a dozen ancient typing machines and plans to leave a couple of them out for bargoers to use. "You come in and type your blog post, and we'll put it up on the board," Dawson says. "Like all blogs, it will just get covered up with other blog posts." Another idea: Dawson would like to leave out stationery and put up a sign that says "write a letter to your mom."
The drink menu will include 24 beers (at least half of them local), six classic cocktails, and a limited wine selection. Hungry? The bar will have an "extensive snack collection" plus pre-made sandwiches, hummus, and veggie platters brought in from Carving Room. Guests can also bring their own food. (Sundevich is just around the corner!)
Happy hour will go Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. with $2 off beer and wine. There will also be a "bring your own vinyl" happy hour so patrons can play their own music. And if you're lucky, you might be able to trade your collection for beers at the end of the night.
11th and M Project
Here is a little more from the Washington Business Journal/Urban Turf
I spoke to the developer a few weeks ago who was hoping to get started in November but was still waiting on some DC Government Building permit
Here is the WBJ Link from Urban Turf with a picture of the approved building design - note the corner laundry building in not included in the project: http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/71-unit_project_at_11th_and_m_aims_to_deliver_in_early_2016/9166?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=Thursday+October+30th%2C+2014&utm_medium=headline
Community Three Development’s 71-unit condo project planned for the northeast corner of 11th and M Street NW (map) will start construction soon, according to the Washington Business Journal’s Michael Neibauer. Community Three aims to deliver in early 2016.
UrbanTurf first reported on the large residential project in February 2013, and it was approved by the Historic Preservation Review Board a few months after that. The development will have underground parking as well as a retail component on the ground level.
Community Three will be developing their project on the parking lot to the north and east of the laundromat at the address, wrapping around the existing building.
Architect Torti Gallas created a design of two distinct buildings: a six-story structure fronting 11th Street NW, and a nine-story building fronting M Street NW. The 71 units will be distributed throughout the project, which will feel like one building on the interior. The design was inspired by the rowhouses and classical apartment buildings that fill the neighborhood.
ABRA actually revokes a liquor license
This was a bar in Adams Morgan. The link below will take you to the PDF of the Board Order that revokes a liquor license. You can see it takes quite a bit to lose your license but at least we can see in one guess a bad owner gets what they deserve.
http://abra.dc.gov/publication/ny-ny-diva-october-29-2014-board-order
http://abra.dc.gov/publication/ny-ny-diva-october-29-2014-board-order
Monday, October 20, 2014
Next Meeting this Thursday 23 Oct at 945 O Street from 7-8PM
Next Meeting is this Thursday 23 October at 945 O Street from 7-8PM
Thanks to Sherri and Bob for hosting the meeting.
Agenda items will include:
Candidates for ANC2F06 - both Danielle Pierce and Charlie Bengel will attend, introduce themselves and answer any questions you have.
Delayed - The Architects for 928 O Street will return to present the design for 930 O Street the vacant lot immediately to the West and the location of the Blagden Alley picnic the last few years - the architect asked that this be taken off the calendar for this month.
Agenda items will include:
Candidates for ANC2F06 - both Danielle Pierce and Charlie Bengel will attend, introduce themselves and answer any questions you have.
Delayed - The Architects for 928 O Street will return to present the design for 930 O Street the vacant lot immediately to the West and the location of the Blagden Alley picnic the last few years - the architect asked that this be taken off the calendar for this month.
SBUrban will stop to discuss the accommodations they are proposing for 90 and 91 Blagden Alley to address parking, trash and delivery concerns. Their response includes a new Bike Share station among other things. Their BZA requests will be formally addressed at the Oct CDC and Nov ANC meetings.
I have invited the owner of 1337 11th Street to stop by to discuss his progress at the corner of 11th and O Street.
The next CDC meeting is Wed 29 Oct and the full ANC meets on 5 Nov both at the Washington Plaza Hotel. ANC2F.org
The next CDC meeting is Wed 29 Oct and the full ANC meets on 5 Nov both at the Washington Plaza Hotel. ANC2F.org
Other related news: New restaurant in Blagden Alley in the Douglas Development owned "Gang of 3" project under construction.
http://badwolfdc.blogspot.com/2014/10/jeremiah-langhorne-to-open-new.html
Note that Douglas will also be asking for a zoning variance to construct a larger building at the Gang of 3 location. Requires a zoning variance - more to come on that matter.
End of Secrets - this is the former "sports" lounge that used to be at 1414 9th Street. The new owner is John who runs the Broadbranch Market in Chevy Chase. I have invited him to stop by on Thursday night if he can. He is planning a fast casual restaurant downstairs and a full restaurant upstairs. More to come.
Blagdenalley.blogspot.com
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Carneige Library expansion to incorporate the Spy Museum is Dead
Dear Consulting Parties,
I am writing to provide another update on the Section 106 consultation for the proposed redevelopment of the Carnegie Library. In my last update to you I indicated that the project would be before the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on Oct. 2, 2014. During that review, the HPRB acknowledged that progress on the design had been made to respond to various comments, but ultimately the HPRB declined to approve the project and requested that the project team come back with concept revisions.
Following the HPRB review, Events DC and the Spy Museum announced via a press release that they have withdrawn the plans for the project. Below is a link to that press release for your information.
Given that the current plans have been withdrawn, NCPC will not continue to advance the Section 106 consultation or the preparation of an Environmental Assessment for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We thank you for your comments and participation to date in both the NEPA process and Section 106 consultation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
With this update, Events DC asked that NCPC include the following message to the consulting parties:
Events DC would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who participated and provided feedback throughout the Section 106 process. We are respectful of the process, and while HPRB stated that our latest effort was a move in a positive direction, the project team has decided to withdraw our proposed redevelopment plan from further consideration. Again, we thank you for your contribution and also thank NCPC for their assistance in guiding us through the Section 106 process.
-Greg O’Dell
President and CEO, Events DC
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Jennifer Hirsch
Federal Preservation Officer | Urban Design and Plan Review
National Capital Planning Commission
401 9th Street, N.W. | Suite 500
Washington, D.C., 20004 | 202-482-7239
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