Barry Farm: Updates

Final Community Wide Meeting For Redevelopment Plan

On October 22nd, NCI along with the DC Housing Authority and Barry Farm Redevelopment Associates held its final community meeting in the Community Dialogue – Site Plan Revision series. Participants saw in great detail how their feedback has been incorporated into the plan, including an exciting virtual tour of Phase 1 at the site.  Next steps will be to pursue zoning entitlement for the refined plan and memorialize commitments into an agreement. Meeting materials can be found here:

Third Community Wide Meeting

On October 10th, NCI along with the DC Housing Authority and the Barry Farm redevelopment team – Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and A&R Development – held the fourth community-wide meeting to refine the Barry Farm redevelopment plan. In this meeting, participants learned how their previous feedback has been incorporated into the plan, viewed architectural plans and provided feedback on potential amenity features.  Meeting materials can be found here:
 
 
A future meeting is scheduled for Oct 22nd.  The meeting will be held at the Barry Farm Recreation Center, 1230 Sumner Road SE.  An Expo (opportunity to meet the developer, service providers and review background materials) will run from 5:30pm – 6:30pm.  The meeting will begin at 6:30pm.

Second Community Wide Meeting

On September 24th, NCI along with the DC Housing Authority and the Barry Farm redevelopment team – Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and A&R Development – held the second community-wide meeting to refine the Barry Farm redevelopment plan to respond to key questions raised in the recent DC Court of Appeals decision.  In this meeting, participants prioritized feedback gathered over the previous three meetings.  Feedback was grouped into four categories – Design, Program, Relocation and Return; participants marked their top three priorities in each category.  In future meetings, the team will present design, program, relocation and return strategies based on the prioritized feedback.  Meeting materials can be found here:

Future meetings are scheduled for Oct 10th and Oct 22nd.  All meetings will be held at the Barry Farm Recreation Center, 1230 Sumner Road SE.  An Expo (opportunity to meet the developer, service providers and review background materials) will run from 5:30 – 6:30 each day.  The meetings will begin at 6:30 each day.

Missed the Sept 24th meeting?  You can still provide feedback!  Use this FORM to tell us what you would prioritize.

First of Community-Wide Meetings Held

On September 17th, NCI along with the DC Housing Authority and the Barry Farm redevelopment team – Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and A&R Development – held the first of several community-wide meetings to begin refining the Barry Farm redevelopment plan to respond to key questions raised in the recent DC Court of Appeals decision.  Meetings materials can be found here:

Future meetings are scheduled for Sep 24th, Oct 10th and Oct 22nd.  All meetings will be held at the Barry Farm Recreation Center, 1230 Sumner Road SE.  An Expo (opportunity to meet the developer, service providers and review background materials) will run from 5:30 – 6:30 each day.  The meetings will begin at 6:30 each day.

First of Resident-Only Meetings Held

On September 10th and 13th, NCI along with the DC Housing Authority and the Barry Farm redevelopment team – Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and A&R Development – hosted a series of meetings for Barry Farm residents to discuss the Barry Farm redevelopment plan.  Residents received an update on ongoing activities (relocation, demolition and site improvements), received an update on what the upcoming community wide process would be, and provided feedback on key questions raised in the recent DC Court of Appeals decision specifically about relocation and return.  Meetings materials can be found here:

Paying Homage to Our Neighborhoods

NCI consistently hears from residents and other stakeholders about the need to acknowledge the beauty of the existing neighborhoods where we work, even as we plan for future transformation. As one way to honor that request, NCI commissioned DC-based design company Victory Dance Creative to create a series of images that pays homage to each of the four NCI neighborhoods. NCI showcased the images at this year’s DMPED March Madness event. Victory Dance Creative has a DC Neighborhood Project that showcases many neighborhoods across the city, and now the NCI neighborhoods are in that number, with an image that captures a building, landmark or street view that commemorates the neighborhoods’ past, present and future.  View the images below.

Barry Farm Nominated for Federal Opportunity Zone

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 Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. The incentive could help promote investments in new public infrastructure, affordable housing, businesses and capital improvements.

DC Court of Appeals Moves to Consider Additional Items in Barry Farm Redevelopment 

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 plan.

This action does not mean the development can not move forward at Barry Farm. The D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA), the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), and the Barry Farm development team are committed to bringing forth the vision of a vibrant mixed-income community that revitalizes public housing, provides home ownership opportunities, creates hundreds of new affordable homes, and provides new amenities, parks, and retail to the Ward 8 community.

“We owe it to our residents and the District to rebuild Barry Farm with safe, affordable housing and amenities which residents in other parts of the District enjoy,” Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner said in a statement. “DC Housing Authority and its partners must carefully review the decision and address issues in order to move ahead with much-needed housing for District residents.”

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New Streets Are Coming for Barry Farm

The Barry Farm Development Team, Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH) and A&R Development, along the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) held a meeting with Barry Farm residents on December 20, 2017 to discuss possible names for the five new streets proposed. The development team worked with a historian from the Anacostia Community Museum and offered a few names for discussion. Residents, in turn, suggested the streets be named in honor of former Resident Council officers. After a robust discussion, residents were asked to vote for their top choices. Presently, developers are confirming with the District Department of Transportation and the Office of the Surveyor whether or not the favored names are available for use.  Final street names will be announced at a future resident meeting.

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