Meridian Hill Baptist Church to Become 55 to 60-Unit Condo Project

• July 27, 2011
• 3 Comments

by UrbanTurf Staff

Rendering of adaptive re-use of Meridian Hill Baptist Church

DCmud recently reported that the Meridian Hill Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, which has been empty since a massive fire ravaged it in 2008, will likely be converted to a 55-60 unit condo project by Bozzuto Homes. The one and two-bedroom units will range in price from “the upper-$200,000 to low-$400,000 range” and sales are expected to start in about a year.

More on the design of the project from the blog:

“Bozzuto’s Clark Wagner said ‘the project is still in the conceptual stage,’ but the current plan being presented to the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on Thursday, the 28th, is for a 7-story addition, to the side and back of the Church, with a contemporary look that will ‘not loom above the Church.’”

At a recent ANC1D meeting that UrbanTurf attended, there was also talk of a multi-level parking garage under the project, and Martinez + Johnson Architecture, the project architect, confirmed that the church exterior would be preserved.

This article originally published at http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/meridian_hill_baptist_church_to_become_55_to_60-unit_condo_project/3871

3 Comments

1. Lex said at 3:23 pm on Wednesday July 27, 2011:
   The design just looks kinda creepy to me.

1. Ozzie said at 3:43 pm on Wednesday July 27, 2011:
   Thrilled to see this place get a new lease on life!

1. MtPer said at 6:52 pm on Wednesday July 27, 2011:
   I am thrilled about this project! I think the church is already kinda creepy like a mausoleum but the glass addition adds some nice juxtoposition to make it seem less severe. Plus, adding some market rate condos would help balance out the mix in Mt. Pleasant.