At the March 12, 2009 meeting of the Cardozo Shaw Neighborhood Association (CSNA), the JBG Companies provided an update and presentation on their proposed development project for a new "U Street Hotel" at the corner of 13th and U Street, NW.  The complete presentation is provided below (click 'Read more...')

The proposed project would replace the existing building at this corner, which houses Rite Aid, BB&T bank, Pizza Hut, and other businesses.  JBG is seeking to build an approximate four-star boutique hotel, which at a proposed 110-feet high, could include 250 guestrooms, 4,500 square feet of meeting space, and 25,000 square feet of retail.  At this time, Rite Aid and BB&T would remain tenants in the new building.
 

Questions were taken from CSNA members and others regarding concerns of the significant impact that this development would have on U Street and the surrounding neighborhood.  Community concerns include the appropriateness of the proposed height, traffic and parking management, alley access, and relationship of the building in context with the Greater U Street Historic District. Additional details on the questions/answers will be available in the March 2009 CSNA meeting minutes. Another write-up of the meeting is offered by DC real estate digest/blog, DC MUD.

 

JBG is seeking to develop this project through the District's "Planned Unit Development" (PUD) process, which requires public involvement.  JBG's tentative plans as of March 2009 is to submit a PUD application to the DC government in summer 2009.  Pending approvals, construction would begin in late 2011; with the hotel opening in 2014.

CSNA will collect information from the neighborhood, JBG, the DC government, and others, and make it available on the CSNA U Street Hotel project page: ustreethotel.csnadc.org .

 

The project is currently in the planning stages, and JBG Companies has committed to working with CSNA throughout the development of the project through CSNA's U Street Hotel Project Committee. 

 

There were a number of requests for JBG to provide additional information, renderings, and images to CSNA.  Once received, they will be posted here.