CSNA has been informed by the DC Historic Preservation Office (HPO) - located within the DC Office of Planning (DCOP) -- that after discussion between The JBG Companies and HPO, and in consideration of concerns expressed by CSNA adopted as CSNA's formal position at the May CSNA meeting, all parties have agreed that JBG's proposed U Street Hotel project will not be reviewed by the DC Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on May 28, 2009, as previously scheduled and announced.  Similar concerns were also expressed by ANC 1B during their May 7, 2009 meeting.

Rather, JBG will begin the process of filing their Planned United Development (PUD) application for consideration by the DC Office of Zoning and the DC Zoning Commission. 

 

DCOP and HPO believes that many of the issues raised by the neighborhood can best be addressed in the forum of a Zoning Commission hearing, in which the Zoning Commission can determine the larger issues that should be addressed first:  the appropriateness of the land use, density, and height, the impacts on surrounding properties, and consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. 

 

Once and when these issues are successfully addressed, the project would then be scheduled for design review by the HPRB.

 

No formal timeline has yet been established for the PUD application process and CSNA is reaching out to The JBG Companies for updated information.

 

CSNA will continue to gather and post information on our U Street Hotel Project Page as it becomes available, about the PUD application, the project as a whole, and opportunities for public input throughout.

 

CSNA welcomes input from all in the neighborhood on this project which will have a significant impact upon our Greater U Street neighborhood.  If you have comments about the proposed project, please email them to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it with your contact information.