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All-Affordable Development with Family-Sized Apartments in Buzzard Point Gets Zoning Approval

  • November 1st 2017

by Nena Perry-Brown

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All-Affordable Development with Family-Sized Apartments in Buzzard Point Gets Zoning Approval: Figure 1
Rendering of the proposed development

While many in the city have lamented the lack of family-sized units in new development, a newly-approved project in Buzzard Point looks to be part of the solution.

On Monday, the Zoning Commission granted approval to a mixed-use development from TM Associates and PGN Architects, which would deliver 76 apartments above 3,804 square feet of commercial space to First and Q Streets SW, within view of the new DC United stadium. All of the apartments will be affordable to households earning up to 30 and 50 percent of area median income; the unit mix will include one studio, 48 one-bedrooms, 18 two-bedrooms and 9 four-bedrooms.

All-Affordable Development with Family-Sized Apartments in Buzzard Point Gets Zoning Approval: Figure 2
Rendering of the proposed development

There is currently a single-story commercial property with surface parking on the site at 1542-1550 First Street SW (map); the new construction would replace the existing property with a ten-story building plus penthouse, with a below-grade parking level with 19 vehicular and 26 bicycle spaces.

The commercial spaces will likely include a restaurant with patio seating and wrap-around support services for residents administered by United Planning Organization.

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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/all-affordable_development_with_family-sized_apartments_gets_zoning_approva/13201.

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