Is A Key Approval Coming For New Apartments At Brookland Metro Station?

• October 7th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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A large new residential project at the Brookland Metro station is heading back before the Zoning Commission with a slightly tweaked design. 

Horning and The Menkiti Group will present updated plans for a 230-unit apartment building at 901 Monroe Street NE (map) to the Commission later this month. The project, designed by Maurice Walters Architect, will feature a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 54 parking spaces. 

It has been a long road for a development at this site. In 2012, the Zoning Commission approved a 212-unit development for the Monroe Street address, a decision that was fiercely opposed by residents living near the proposed project, who took their case to the DC Court of Appeals.

The Zoning Commission's approval was vacated by the court in 2012 and 2013 and then again in 2015. Following the third ruling, the development team decided to wait until the city's Comprehensive Plan was approved in 2021 before resubmitting a PUD for the development. 

A new proposal has been making its way back through the Zoning Commission this year. Based on recent design feedback, the development team tweaked several aspects of the facade in the hopes of garnering approval. UrbanTurf will provide an update after the project goes before the Commission. 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/is_a_key_approval_coming_for_new_apartments_at_brookland_metro_station/23940.