AFRH reaches agreement on developing 80 acres for new retail, residential and more

AFRH reaches agreement on developing 80 acres for new retail, residential and more

This past July, the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the DC government which set out the process to redevelop about 80 acres of its 272 acre campus. While a date for groundbreaking has not been set, the original redevelopment plan was approved in 2008, and then amended in 2018. AFRH will resubmit the master plans for review again later this fall.

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Community meeting on Thursday on mixed-use housing & retail coming to Upper Georgia Ave NW

Community meeting on Thursday on mixed-use housing & retail coming to Upper Georgia Ave NW

Local developer Neighborhood Development Company has purchased several properties on the west side of Georgia Avenue (addresses 5756 through 5810) with the intent of building a large mixed-use housing and retail development. Please come meet the developers and share your opinion on what should be included in this development!

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As Petworth develops, some small businesses are losing their leases. DC needs a plan to help them stay.

As Petworth develops, some small businesses are losing their leases. DC needs a plan to help them stay.

Petworth property owners are cashing out, leaving local businesses stranded. But developers say the neighborhood’s economics can’t sustain retail.

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