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A New Look for Tenleytown's Fannie Mae Redevelopment
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In advance of a historic preservation review later this month, the redevelopment team behind the soon-to-be-former Fannie Mae campus on Wisconsin Avenue has submitted a somewhat simpler design for portions of the development.
Partners Roadside Development and Sekisui House are proposing a nine-building mixed-use redevelopment that will bring up to 700 residential units, a Wegmans grocery store, a boutique movie theater, offices, retail, hotel and cultural space, and up to 1,400 below-grade parking spaces to the ten-acre site at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW (map).
In response to comments from the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) last fall, elements of the design have been tweaked.
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As designed by Shalom Baranes, the "sliding trays" of Building 3 have slid into a slightly more linear formation in order to improve the sight lines to the now-historic landmark Equitable Life building at the center of the site.
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The materiality has also been darkened, with the bulk of the building comprised of slate grey reflective metal panels broken up with "porches" and glass-rail balconies and punctuated by perforated metal screens.
The landscaped berm that conceals the garage and loading entrance off Wisconsin Avenue has been redesigned, with a lower roof, "softened" meadow-like shape and a smaller scale overall. The berm also will no longer house a pool nor be used as an amenity terrace.
The development team is hoping to break ground late this year after Fannie Mae completes their move-out from the campus. HPRB will review the new concept on May 24th.
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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/a-new-look-for-the-fannie-mae-redevelopment/13961.
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