5th & I Development - Final 4

 UPDATE 2/4/2014:  ANC6E voted on which of the bids to support at the ANC Meeting today. Using a numerical count (#1 = 4pts #2 = 3pts etc.) Six ANC Commissioners voted. The following is the result;
1. CSG (21pts)
2. Akridge (19pt)
3. Peebles (11pts)
4. JBG (9pts)
See Below: CSG bid was for an Office Building, Akridge an Apartment Building. The ANC will recommend these 2 to the District (along with Peebles).

Here I am playing catch-up again with this article. Much has already been published about the 5 & I Street's development - over the holiday season the "Final Four" gave there community presentations to ANC6E. Hosted by Ivan Matthews of the Deputy Mayor of Economic Development office, the four finalists presented very different options.Unfortunately I was not able to attend the presentations, but ANC6E video-taped the proceedings, and all information below is taken directly from those videos.

 

Akridge, the Jefferson Apartment Group, Esocoff & Associates and The Jarvis Co. are proposing;

• 13-story apartment building with 208 residential units.*
• Leed Silver Certification
• At street level there would be 1,500 square feet of retail and a 1,500-square-foot daycare center, that would also be used as a community space. 
• There is also a planned children's playground.
• 124 underground parking spaces.
• Roof terrace garden and pool.  
• Improvement of Milian and Seaton Park's.**

*Of the apartment's, 21 would be designated affordable (10 at 60% AMI and 11 at 80% AMI).

**The bid also provides $200,000 towards the redesign of Milian and Seaton Parks, and a further $100,000 set aside for local civic and nonprofit groups.

The Peebles Corp., MacFarlane Partners and Standard International proposed;

• 13-story, (294,000 square feet) 198 room hotel (Standard International would run the Hotel) and 59 branded residences, this would also include 4 below street levels with parking for 132.
• Additionally, and including, a restaurant, a spa and event space. 
• The bid includes 100 units of off-site housing affordable*
• Street Level retail
• Redevelopment of  Seaton Park would be geared toward kids, 
• Redevelopment of Milian would target dog owners. 
• According to the Peebles team, they would create more than 385 permanent jobs, 650 construction jobs and generate more than $8 million in annual tax revenue.
• Hiring would be primarily from within DC

*According to published reports, the housing would be constructed East of the Anacostia River (at 60% AMI)

Moddie Turay Co., The JBG Cos., Clark Construction & Eric Colbert Architects proposed;

•  A 271-unit multifamily building with 27 units dedicated as affordable. (no further detail on %AMI) This would include - studio, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units.
• Extensive public space improvements and new public areas. Including an interior park, that would be open to all, improvements to Seaton and Milian Park's, and a specifically designed streetscape for 5th Street.
• Proposal includes neighborhood-serving retail, cafe seating along expanded sidewalks (YesOrganics, BicycleSpace (double their current space) and SOME/Goodwill have all been mentioned as part of the proposal to fill the 13,000 square feet of available retail).
• Collaborative community (design & planning) meetings throughout the planning process. 
• Creates 409 construction jobs and 27 permanent jobs.

In the final proposal, Trammell Crow Co., CSG Urban Partners, Clark Construction & Leo Daly Architecture proposed;

• 195,000-square foot, 12 story office building. 
• 10,000 square feet of retail (including a 2,500-square-foot YMCA daycare/community center) and 
• 150 below grade parking spaces.
• $2 million for parks and open space, which includes a dog park at Third and K streets NW, and improvements at Milian and Seaton Park's.
• $1 million contribution to D.C.’s Housing Production Trust Fund.

City planners hope to have the winning proposal/team in place this spring.