My OperaSo Long 929 L Street, NW, It's Been Good to Know Ya
Thursday, November 11, 2010 2:52:21 PM
Well, we didn't really know you. You were just there. One of those buildings that exist, but with nothing special and rarely much sign of life.
A commenter from 25 Oct 2010 had
I noticed a Raze Permit Application notice was nailed up on 929 L ST recently (the old Family and Child Services Building). It's part of the Marriott development footprint. Anybody know if the proposed Courtyard will try to delete the south end of Shepherd Court?
First, I'm not sure what "delete the south end of Shepherd Court" means, but I presume it means close the alley.The editolr has not heard that at all. Everything he has seen has the alley open when all is said and done. And the editor would notice. This is not to say that what has been presented is exactly what's intended in some development scenarios. In this case, the editor is comfortable that we are dealing with a straightforward bunch. Besides, there is a large enough government and political component that serious trickery would not fly. That can happen when an essentially private developer (think GWU) has problems with a community.
At any rate, the editor walked by the site with camera yesterday, having finally seen the raze notice a few days ago. Too late to see the notice. But it was now hermetically sealed. Or at least seriously duct taped with some sort of fancy entry way.
Raze notice gone, action started, and new paperwork:
Always paperwork.
A commenter from 25 Oct 2010 had
I noticed a Raze Permit Application notice was nailed up on 929 L ST recently (the old Family and Child Services Building). It's part of the Marriott development footprint. Anybody know if the proposed Courtyard will try to delete the south end of Shepherd Court?
First, I'm not sure what "delete the south end of Shepherd Court" means, but I presume it means close the alley.The editolr has not heard that at all. Everything he has seen has the alley open when all is said and done. And the editor would notice. This is not to say that what has been presented is exactly what's intended in some development scenarios. In this case, the editor is comfortable that we are dealing with a straightforward bunch. Besides, there is a large enough government and political component that serious trickery would not fly. That can happen when an essentially private developer (think GWU) has problems with a community.
At any rate, the editor walked by the site with camera yesterday, having finally seen the raze notice a few days ago. Too late to see the notice. But it was now hermetically sealed. Or at least seriously duct taped with some sort of fancy entry way.
Raze notice gone, action started, and new paperwork:
Always paperwork.
