A Bit More About PN Hoffman's 14th Street Project

• April 27th 2011

by Mark Wellborn

News that developer PN Hoffman had purchased the Verizon building at 14th and R Streets and would be turning it into a condo development had the blogosphere abuzz at the beginning of April.

The project is set to have around 34 units and a 1,500 square-foot retail space on the ground floor. UrbanTurf learned a little bit more about the project at a Wednesday night ANC 2F meeting where PN Hoffman and architect Eric Colbert presented their plans and requested support for zoning exemptions.

Here is a quick rundown of the highlights:

• There are two buildings at the corner of 14th and R Street; PN Hoffman has purchased the five-story “south” building, and Verizon still owns the six-story “north” building.

• Because of the layout of the building, most of the condos will be fairly deep rectangular units with ceilings that range between 14 and 16 feet on floors 2, 3 and 4.

• The plan (and one of the reasons that PN Hoffman was presenting to the ANC) is to have a mezzanine space in the units on the second, third and fourth floors that would serve as a sleeping area. So, the units on these floors would be more like studio lofts than one-bedrooms.

• The developer is also seeking a zoning exemption that would allow construction of a “pop-up” penthouse that would sit on top of the existing building, but set back from the street.

• There will not be parking on site, but it is possible that PN Hoffman could offer ZipCar or Capital Bikeshare memberships to buyers.

• The projected completion date for the development is the middle of 2012.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/a_bit_more_about_pn_hoffmans_14th_street_project/3399.