The 4 Developments On The Boards Around Howard University

• January 8th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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For our first development rundown of the year, UrbanTurf catches up on the latest news regarding developments in the pipeline on and just off Howard University's campus.

There are four projects in the works on and around the campus after a handful of new developments delivered last year. 

See our rundown below, and if we missed a sizable project, just shoot us an email at editor(at)urbanturf.com. We will have a separate rundown that looks at developments in Shaw.

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Howard East Development

Lowe, FLGA and Howard University have plans in the works for a 10-story mixed-use building with 500 units at the site of the parking lot for the Howard East Towers (map) between 8th and 9th Street NW. The building will have ground floor commercial space below residential units, with parking for 235 vehicles. HKS Architects designed the project. 

One of the more interesting aspects of the project would be a two-block, 25-foot wide public plaza along W Street connecting Georgia Avenue to 9th Street. 

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Residential, Office + Lab For Howard Parking Lots

The university, Capstone Development and Quadrangle Development are working on a three-phase development that will include a new residential building, as well as an office and science-focused building with research and testing laboratories. The project would take the place of the surface parking lots along the 2200 block of Georgia Avenue (map) and, eventually, the McDonalds location at 2328 Georgia Avenue NW. The first phase will include the residential building, which the Quadrangle website indicates will be a ten-story building with approximately 440 apartments. The second and third phases will include office and experimental research and testing laboratory use. The phases will be bisected by Bryant Street Commons, a shared, multi-modal street. 

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Wonder Plaza

Howard and developer Greystar are partnering on the Fusion Building, a new project that will include 280 student housing units, ground floor retail, a new dining hall and a wellness center. WDG Architecture is the project designer. 

The wellness center will be located on the underground levels and ground floor of the new development, and will include weight training areas, two basketball courts, and an indoor track. The dining hall will also be located on the ground floor along Georgia Avenue. 

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Bond Bread Redevelopment 

The Bond Partnership, consisting of the Menkiti Group, Fivesquares Development, and EDENS, will transform the Bond Bread Factory and Washington Railway & Electric Company (WRECO) buildings (map) into a 600,000 square-foot mixed-use destination. The development will include 469 residential units, 180 hotel rooms, 50,000 square feet of largely street-facing retail and a nearly 20,000 square-foot public plaza. 

The new development, designed by STUDIOS Architecture, plans to incorporate several aspects of the existing buildings into the new project, including the trusses from the WRECO building that will sit thirty feet above the public plaza and the original columns from the Bond Bread building. 

The team envisions several outdoor uses throughout the project, including dining space and seasonal markets along V Street, as well as film screening and performance space along W Street. The central public space will have a number of access points, including a "secret" passageway off Georgia Avenue.

Last year, DC's Historic Preservation Review Board voted to approve a two-year extension of the concept for this development. 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the_4_developments_on_the_boards_around_howard_university/24196.