Halloween at 10th Street Community Park Saturday 28 Oct

Join 10th Street Community Park (between L and M Streets) for a Halloween themed evening of movies and fun!!

Saturday, October 28, 2017 

5:30pm:  It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

6:30pm:  Ghostbusters (2016)

 Bring a lawn blanket or camping chairs!  The Friends of the 10th Street Park will be providing  Halloween treats for the kiddos and light snacks, or feel free to bring your own!

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We'll also be serving as a neighborhood trick or treat station on Halloween evening!

For more information visit: 

www.10thstreetparkfriends.org

Jazzy June @ 10th Street Park this Saturday June 17th Begins at 5:30 PM

Tenth Street Park Event

1119 10 th Street NW

Jazzy June in the Park

Saturday, June 17, 2017

A free Concert in the Park

Starts at 5:30 PM

Featuring: acclaimed jazz composer, pianist and vocalist, Mark G. Meadows

1119 10^th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Sponsored by Friends of The Tenth Street Park

801 N Street proposed development

ANC Requests Parking Compromise For Planned 30-Unit Condo Development in Shaw (from Urban Turf)

Last night, representatives from Foundry Companies and Holladay Corporation presented a matter-of-right design for a 30-unit residential development to ANC 6E in hopes of garnering support prior to a hearing with the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) later this month.

While many neighborhood commissions and constituents in the city — especially those in historic designations — rue planned-unit developments (PUDs) that request relief to add density and height to new buildings and would prefer something by-right (or, perhaps, smaller), last night’s discussion was in opposition to this narrative.

The development team presented a design by Cunningham Quill that would combine the five vacant parcels at 801 N Street NW (map) into a four-story, 30-unit condominium building with cellar and penthouse levels. The brick building with metal spandrels would require no zoning relief whatsoever and is on the HPRB docket for approval of design and concept.

The commissioners had almost no comments on the building’s design, however. The delivery of five surface parking spaces in the alley beside the development was the point of concern. The development site currently operates as a parking lot. 

Chairperson Alex Padro requested that the developers restrict buyers from obtaining residential parking permits, a limitation where the effectiveness is questionable and one that the developers were hesitant to commit to for a non-rental project.

The development team noted that they hoped to expedite the approval process and avoid contention with the community by providing the required amount of parking and requesting no relief via the PUD process, particularly for such a transit-accessible site. 

“You wouldn’t have push-back from the community because we would encourage the height, we’ve encouraged the zoning relief, we’ve supported the zoning relief and we’ve successfully gotten the Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustment to ignore the recommendations of the Office of Planning on parking,” Padro replied.

Another suggestion from the commission was that the developers negotiate with City Market at O or with those behind the planned 8th and O project to make additional parking spaces available to their buyers.

Ultimately, the commission voted 6-0 with one abstention to request that HPRB delay consideration of the project until the development team is able to return to the ANC with some sort of compromise or solution on parking.

In 2015, the same site, under different ownership, was poised to be developed as a 22-unit condominium project.

FYSA: note that parking is not an issue for HPRB consideration, IMHO if the project is matter of right ANC6E's comments should address only the project height and massing or detailed design elements not parking.  Parking requirements have already been set in the new zoning rules issued in Sept 2016.

http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/anc_6e_requests_parking_compromise_from_developer_planning_30-unit_condo_in/12161?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=Wednesday+February+8th%2C+2017&utm_medium=headline

Impact from Inaugural Events

The Inaugural plans are similar to past Inaugurals or the Nuclear summit.

Fencing will be going up.  There will be no parking Friday-Saturday from the area roughly bound by 6th/10th/Mt. Vernon Square/N Street and most of the roads inside that rectangle will be closed.

The metro will close at 10AM on Friday and reopen Saturday.

Anyone can walk most areas inside the perimeter.  Except for businesses physically in the Convention Center all the surrounding businesses can be open.

 If you park off street or inside a garage (within the perimeter) you might need to show ID (so this could impact guests trying to drive in).

The no parking signs have gone up already.

Restriction will ease sometime on Saturday and they expect the fencing and barriers to be gone by Sunday.

For more information, official maps, etc:

Contact either the Secret Service;

https://www.secretservice.gov/events/2017-Inaug/

Contact number:  202-406-5708

Or DC Gov’t:  https://inauguration.dc.gov/

Holiday Party Dec 18 4-6PM @ the Bird

We are Having a party.

Come celebrate the holidays with you neighbors.

The Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Association will be hosting a Holiday Party on December 18, 2016 from 4 to 6 PM at the Bird, 1337 11^th Street NW.  Appetizers, Free soft drinks and Cash bar.

Location information here:  http://www.thebirddc.com/

See you there.

BANCA Holiday Party
Sunday, December 18, 2016 4-6 PM



BANCA Blog - www.blagdenalley.blogspot.com

Save the Date BANCA Holiday Party Sunday 18 December 4-6 PM

We will post the details here and send to both the Blagden Alley Naylor Court  and O Street Association Lists

Holiday Party will be @ the Bird on Sunday 18 December 4-6 PM.

Blagden Alley Naylor Court "Picnic" Changed to Happy Hour at Baby Wale 1124 9th 5PM

Due to the weather we are changing our venue today.

Instead we will meet at Baby Wale at 1124 9th Street.  We will be at the front of the bar and at the table in the window.  Start time is at 5PM when they open.

The association will provide some appetizers, cash bar.

We would like to ask current members to give Jim Loucks a contribution towards the food cost ($10 recommended).  If you aren't a member we'd like to ask you to join which is also $10 to Jim Loucks.

Hope to see you there!

Txt me if you have any questions. 202.713.0536.

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This year the picnic will be a happy hour, appetizer, pot luck type event.  Saturday Oct 8, 4-8PM.

It will be held in the narrow part of Naylor Court across from my carriage house at 1330 Naylor Court, behind 932-930 O Street. This is the west side of Naylor Court, closer to 10th Street.  We'll use Paul Harrison's parking area back in the alley as the "beer garden" with some tables and chairs in the alley.  If you have a folding chair or two please bring them.

The Association will provide some beer, wine, sodas, water and some snacks (along with plates and forks, etc.)

We are asking everyone to bring some sort of food, appetizer, snack, dessert, whatever strikes your fancy.  Also please bring a beverage of your choice especially if you have something special in mind.

Also it could be a good time to join or renew your membership, just $10 see Jim Louchs.

Feel free to invite neighbors and friends, especially someone new who might not be on the list.

Hope to see you then and feel free to txt me if you have any questions.
Greg
202.713.0536