Check Out the Six Proposals for Parcel 42's Redevelopment

The six proposals that the District government is considering for the redevelopment of Parcel 42 (located at the northeast corner of 7th and R Streets, NW) were presented to the community in a public meeting held on November 14, 2012. The proposals are described below, with a link to each of the developer's presentations.  More information on the parcel and the solicitation process is available here.


BAYWOOD HOTELS

Developer: Baywood Hotels (lead) and Dantes Partners

Architect: OPX

Proposal: 102-room hotel with residential and retail components

Hotel component: 102 rooms (floors 4 through 9)

Residential component: 22 affordable housing units (floors 2 and 3).  The units would be affordable to households at 50% of the area median income; of the 22 units, 3 would be efficiencies and 19 would be one-bedroom units.  No market rate units.

Retail component: 5,689 square feet (floor 1)

Retail tenant: Milk & Honey Market (Milk & Honey Market describes itself as "Your convenient neighborhood source for delicious locally produced foodstuffs, from farm fresh produce, dairy and sustainably raised meats to local and imported specialty cheeses and charcuterie. From artisanal baked goods to essential groceries.")

Parking: 74 spaces

Total square footage: 89,918 total square feet (including 54,492 square feet for the hotel and 5,689 square feet of retail),

Height: 9 stories (90 feet)

Small parcel component: Community playground [Note: Parcel 42 includes the main parcel at 7th and R Streets, NW, and a small (1,700 square feet) secondary parcel across an alley from the main parcel.]

Developer's presentation: Click here.

FOUR POINTS AND WARRENTON GROUP

Developer: Four Points + The Warrenton Group

Architect: studio upwall

Proposal: 109-unit residential building with two levels of retail

Residential component: 109 units; 10% of the units will be affordable (affordability level not specified).  The units would be affordable to households at 80% of the area median income (per  City Paper article).

Retail component: Two levels of retail.  (The City Paper article describes the retail component as follows: "[The developers] envision two levels of retail, with a public stair at the corner of 7th and R leading up to a second-floor courtyard with greenery, shops, and townhouses.")

Retail tenant: Not yet determined.

Parking: Number of spaces note specified.*

Total square footage: 109,960 square feet (comprised of 77,820 residential, 15,260 commercial, 15,280 square feet of parking, and 1,000 square feet of common space)

Height: 90 feet

Small parcel component: Three townhomes.

Developer's presentation: Click here.

* Not specified in developer's PowerPoint presentation and not described in the DC Urban Turf or City Paper article.

NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Developer: Neighborhood Development Company

Architect: Wiencek + Associates

Proposal: 81 unit residential building with ground-floor retail

Residential component:  81 units (62 one-bedroom units and 19 two-bedroom units).  17 of the 81 units (20%) would be affordable dwelling units (ADUs).  Half of the ADUs would be affordable to households with incomes of 80% of the area median income (AMI) and half of the ADUs would be affordable to households with incomes of 30% or 60% of the AMI.

Retail component: 7,600 square feet (ground floor) with outdoor seating/dining

Retail tenant: Yes! Organic Market 

Parking: 33 spaces (27 for residential units and 6 for retail)

Total square footage: 91,902 total square feet (79,380 square feet for residential; 7,600 square feet retail; 4,020 square feet common space)

Height: 8 stories

Small parcel component: 2 townhouses [Note: Parcel 42 includes the main parcel at 7th and R Streets, NW, and a small (1,700 square feet) secondary parcel across an alley from the main parcel.]

Alternate proposal: Neighborhood Development Company also presented an alternate proposal under which they would combine the two lots that comprise Parcel 42 (the main lot and the small lot across the alley from the main lot) by realigning the alley.  Under this proposal, the project size would increase to 102,048 square feet, with 85,043 square feet of residential, 9,500 square feet of retail, and 7,500 square feet of retail space. The number of housing units would increase to 99, with 20 of the units being affordable dwelling units.  The number of parking spaces would increase to 68, with 55 spaces dedicated to residential units and 13 spaces dedicated to the retail component.

Developer's presentation: Click here.


POUNDS

Note: POUNDS' PowerPoint presentation provided limited information on the specific elements of the proposal.  Some of the information below is derived from articles in DC Urban Turf and the Washington City Paper.

Developer: POUNDS (lead) and Jubilee Housing

Architect: Sorg Architects

Proposal: 100-unit residential building with ground floor retail and several live-work spaces (per DC Urban Turf)

Residential component: 100 units including live-work units for entrepreneurs to live in and set up shop in. Units range from studios to three-bedrooms, and 40 percent will be affordable. (per DC Urban Turf)  Average affordability will be 40% of area median income.  (per City Paper article)

Retail component: 5,000 square feet, in addition to live-work units

Retail tenant: Not yet determined.

Parking: Number of parking spaces not specified.*

Total square footage: Not specified.*

Height: Not specified.*

Small parcel component: Community garden. [Note: Parcel 42 includes the main parcel at 7th and R Streets, NW, and a small (1,700 square feet) secondary parcel across an alley from the main parcel.]

District financial subsidy:  The City Paper article notes that this is the only proposal that requires a District subsidy.

Developer's presentation: Click here.

* Not specified in developer's PowerPoint presentation and not described in the DC Urban Turf or City Paper article.

TENSQUARE AND CHAPMAN DEVELOPMENT

Note: The TenSquare/Chapman PowerPoint presentation provided limited information on the specific elements of the proposal.  Some of the information below is derived from articles from DC Urban Turf and the Washington City Paper.

Developer: TenSquare and Chapman Development

Architect: R2L Architects

Proposal: 105-unit residential building with ground floor retail (per DC Urban Turf)

Residential component:  105 units, mix of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units (per DC Urban Turf).  Affordable housing component not specified.*

Retail component: 5,000 square feet.

Retail tenant: Not yet determined.

Parking: Amount not specified.*
Total square footage: Not specified.*

Height: Not specified.* 

Small parcel component: Park space and bike racks. [Note: Parcel 42 includes the main parcel at 7th and R Streets, NW, and a small (1,700 square feet) secondary parcel across an alley from the main parcel.]

Developer's presentation: Click here.

* Not specified in developer's PowerPoint presentation and not described in the DC Urban Turf or City Paper article.


UNITED HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE

Developer: United House of Prayer for All People

Architect: Suzane Reatig Architects

Proposal:  50-unit residential building with ground floor retail

Residential component: 50 units (mix of studios, and one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units), of which 20% will be affordable dwelling units (income level not specified*); average unit size is 1,000 square feet

Retail component: 6,000 square feet

Retail tenant: Not yet determined

Parking: 18 spaces

Total square footage: 68,927 square feet

Height: 6 stories (60 feet)

Small parcel component: Community park space/garden.  [Note: Parcel 42 includes the main parcel at 7th and R Streets, NW, and a small (1,700 square feet) secondary parcel across an alley from the main parcel.]

Developer's presentation: Click here.

* Not specified in developer's PowerPoint presentation and not described in the DC Urban Turf or City Paper article.