Northwest One Community Advisory Committee Meeting - Spring 2011

On March 2, 2011 Steve Green and Jeff Smith represented the 2 M Street, NE development team from William C. Smith + Co at the quarterly Northwest One Phase One Community Advisory Committee meeting at the Southern Baptist Church at 134 L Street, NW. The meeting was attended by approximately 40 people. Led by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, the meeting included a status report from the different entities involved in Phase One of the Northwest One development, and community updates from The Severna, the Sursum Corda residents group, National Public Radio, and the District Municipal Police Department. Steve Green gave a comprehensive presentation on the status of the 2 M Street, NE project. He stated that we currently are working to obtain permits and close on financing for the project so that construction can begin in the Summer of 2011. Preliminary off-site Pepco work is scheduled to start this Spring. He responded to questions about CBE hiring, apartment rents, affordability, and project features and amenities. Also providing the meeting attendees with Phase One Status reports were the Walker Jones School Campus, HOU, and the Perry School.