We’d like to congratulate the “Ujima Group” cohort for completing their 10-week program! The Ujima Group is a group of residents from Lincoln Heights, Richardson Dwellings, and the larger Deanwood community who come together weekly to work on personal goals and to achieve a higher quality of life in the community. This group focuses on identifying, […]
DC Scores, a local youth development organization, provides sports, arts and service-learning programs to enhance the lives of children in Ward 7 and throughout the District. On May 17, DC Scores will start Do More 24, a 24-hour fundraising drive. Their goal is to raise at least $10,000 to fund a full year of activities […]
The leasing process for the new Residences at Hayes continues, and interest in the units continues to grow. Located at 5201 Hayes St, the new 150-unit building has a variety of amenities and several different floor plans for future residents to choose from. To schedule an appointment, arrange a tour, or submit your application, you […]
Dreaming Out Loud, a local food justice non-profit aiming to increase access to healthy food options in the District, is offering a new program called DREAM – a four month apprenticeship program for food entrepreneurs residing in the District. Applications are currently being accepted for the program which runs from June through September. Benefits of the […]
The Strand Theatre development team, comprised of The Warrenton Group and the National Housing Partnership, has entered into a Letter of Intent with Ivy City Smokehouse to bring a new restaurant to the Deanwood Hills Community. The restaurant will be located in the former theatre space and will include an arts and entertainment program that […]
On April 25th, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the nomination of 25 census tracts, including Barry Farm, to become “Opportunity Zones.” Opportunity Zones are eligible for a new federal program that provides tax incentives for investments in new businesses and commercial projects in low-income communities. The Opportunity Zones program was established by the Tax Cuts and […]
On April 26th, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued its decision on a challenge to the Zoning Commissions’ 2014 approval of Barry Farm’s master plan, or Planned Unit Development (PUD). The Court acted to send the PUD back to the Zoning Commission to consider additional items and concerns raised by opponents of the […]
Starting this month, our teams will be in the community hosting a series of events focused on building relationships among residents in the Park Morton and larger Park View community. A few special events we’d like to share with you include our Pop-Up Parties and our bi-monthly NeighborUp Nights. Pop-Up Parties: The weather is warming up, […]
This week, residents and community supporters, including the Park Morton Resident Council, and public policy organizations DC Appleseed and the Coalition for Smarter Growth, filed an “amicus brief” to show support for continuation of the mixed-income Bruce Monroe Planned Unit Development (PUD). These supporters hope that by filing this brief with the court, that it will help provide additional […]
On May 9, during the Park Morton Resident Meeting, the Park Morton development team provided an update on the Bruce Monroe appeal, next steps in the development process, and the phasing plan and unit mix in the new developments. During the meeting, the team also discussed the relocation process and what residents can expect during […]