GDS Campus Sale Closer, But Not Closed

Georgetown Day School has a “fully ratified contract” for the sale of its MacArthur Boulevard campus, but the deal has not yet been closed, according to Jeffrey Houser, GDS chief financial officer. The buyer has completed their due diligence review of the property. An exact date to close the deal, in the works since at…

Q Circle Cherry Tree Trio To Escape Ax

Three big cherry trees in the circle at the top of Q Street in Foxhall Village that had been marked for removal to make room for waterworks renovations will be spared. DC Water redesigned its project to accommodate requests from community members to save the trees, part of a corridor of flowering cherry trees that…

Toll Trolling On I-66

The roads around the metropolis seem like they are getting awfully cluttered with automatic tolling mechanisms that are increasingly difficult to resist — or comprehend. The stakes are considerable. Virginia Department of Transportation officials say the state has 15 E-ZPass “tolling facilities,” which rack up more than 225 million transactions annually. But VDOT was unable to tell me how much money is collected annually in Virginia through the E-ZPass system or provide an annual report that might be expected to summarize what happens to the money.

Key School To Get $1 Million Modular Makeover

A $1 million replacement and expansion of Key Elementary School’s modular classroom complex is in the works, with completion anticipated by the end of July. The project calls for installation of a new building containing five 24-foot by 34-foot classrooms and a single classroom of the same size, each with its own unisex bathroom, according…

Kuwait Holds $36 Million Stake In Foxhall Village-Area Housing

The inventory of tax-exempt, foreign government-owned property in the Foxhall Village-area now includes 10 multi-million dollar residential properties owned by the Embassy of the State of Kuwait and located in a development just north of Reservoir Road, between Foxhall Road and Glover Archbold National Park. The State Department has wide latitude in authorizing such property tax exemption, though it appears the lines around one type of residence might be tightening.