Key School Expansion Casts Sparks, As Palisades Grows Denser

A $1 million expansion underway at Key Elementary School turned turbulent at ANC 3D’s July meeting, with a group of neighbors peppering commissioners and agency officials with complaints about the project. Nearby residents’ concerns included the project’s encroachment on the site perimeter and removal of greenery, anticipated noise from new heating and air conditioning systems,…

Glover Archbold Trestle Raze Hearing Set

A hearing is set for September 7, 2018 to take public comment on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s request for a permit to demolish the abandoned streetcar trestle at the south end of Glover Archbold National Park. “Applicant’s claim is that failure to approve the raze permit will result in an unreasonable economic hardship,”…

Foxhall Water Pipe Blows

A water pipe at Foxhall Road and Q Street spouts nearly 40 feet on Saturday, June 30, 2018, shortly after 8 p.m. D.C. water officials said a crew was on its way to stop the leak. (See, DDOT-Contractor Dispute Fouls Foxhall Water Pipe Rehab)

Two Months Added To Foxhall Water Rehab Project

After a nearly month-long project time out for changes to meet permit requirements, DC Water’s pipe rehab project in Foxhall Village has resumed forward motion, but completion may now be pushed to October. The contractor, on June 8, 2018, finished installing fencing to protect trees and moved bypass piping from the sidewalk to the street…

$5.25 Million Targeted For Hardy Park

An extensive renovation of Hardy Park is “now in the procurement phase to hire a design/build firm,” with a budget of $5.25 million, according to the office of Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh. The budget, with current fiscal year funding of $1 million and an additional $4.25 million in 2019, involves a new playground, splash…

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…