Retail, Offices and An Eataly Concept: The Latest Plan for Uline Arena
✉️ Want to forward this article? Click here.
A new rendering of The Coliseum. Antunovich Associates.
In recent years, a number of redevelopment ideas have been tossed out for the historic Uline Arena, famous as the site of The Beatles’ first US concert. Among those ideas were a music museum and a massive mixed-use project with 225 residences.
On Wednesday night, Paul Millstein from Douglas Development, which bought the property in 2004, stopped by the ANC 6C Planning and Zoning meeting to share details on the latest plans for the 1100 block of 3rd Street NE (map).
Douglas now hopes to bring 50,000 square feet of retail and 150,000 square feet of office space to the unique curved structure. The retail will be divided between small retailers facing 3rd Street NE and one 40,000-square foot vendor facing Delaware Avenue NE — ideally an “Eataly-like” vendor, with a market, restaurant and bar concept. As UrbanTurf readers know, the excitement surrounding an Eataly concept arriving in DC is matched by the difficulty in finding a location suitable for such an establishment.
Douglas has filed an application with the Historic Preservation Office and is close to filing with the BZA, giving hope to the committee that the project will be moving forward steadily.
Uline Arena. Photo courtesy of Ghosts of DC.
In other news from the meeting, the Heritage Foundation plans to create six row houses on the 400 block of 3rd Street NE. The developers will build six houses on top of a surface parking lot, and build a large, three-story parking garage underneath. The facades of the homes will differ slightly: the southernmost home will have a turret, the next three will have blocky square bays, and the two northernmost houses will have differently shaped bay windows and roofs. The Heritage Foundation also has plans to rehab several buildings on the 200 block of Massachusetts Avenue NE.
See other articles related to: capitol hill, dclofts, douglas development, editors choice, noma, uline arena
This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/uline_arena_redevelopment_new_rowhouses_on_capitol_hill/6624.
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever
In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look at the ins and outs of the 203k loan.... read »
Plans for the large new residential project are looking to get started again after mo... read »
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Jeff Skoll has purchased two homes on nine ... read »
The residential pipeline in Adams Morgan has slowed in recent years, and now there ar... read »
Some interesting residential plans are on the boards for the church at 16th Street an... read »
DC Real Estate Guides
Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market
We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!
First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro