Monday, December 10, 2007
Onyx on First:
A newish rendering of Onyx on First (a 14-story, 266 unit residential building two blocks from Nationals Stadium) in the Ballpark District that I found while flipping through DC Real Estate. All the info you can possibly imagine about Near Southeast DC is at Ballpark and Beyond.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
On the Fly:
Need to grab something quick to eat on the go that isn't crap?* On the Fly looks to solve that problem. I went to their prototype location at 8th & H St. NW.
From the press release:
"In partnership with the Washington D.C. Government,
Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) and local food providers, On The Fly zero-emission SmartKarts,
will be placed in strategic locations throughout Washington D.C. beginning this week. The first
vehicle features Latin food at 8th and H Streets NW in the District’s Downtown Business
Improvement District (BID). Future expansion will focus on equally dense neighborhoods offering a
range of quick and easy meal choices from natural snacks and beverages to Asian fusion and Latin
American fare."
Not only are the smartkarts electric, the bags they use are bio-degradable, and they feature food and drink from local favorites such as Teaism, Julia's Empanadas, and others. On the Fly hopes to have three locations by the end of the month and 18 locations next year. Here's to hoping they become a DC staple.
Links:
On the Fly [Official Site]
New Vendor Offers Eco-Friendly Fast Food [NBC article & video]
D.C. entrepreneur goes from Zipcar to vending carts [WBJ]
On the Fly Near Gallery Place [WaPo]
*The above comment was not to disrespect other local food vendors. Just fast-food chains.
From the press release:
"In partnership with the Washington D.C. Government,
Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) and local food providers, On The Fly zero-emission SmartKarts,
will be placed in strategic locations throughout Washington D.C. beginning this week. The first
vehicle features Latin food at 8th and H Streets NW in the District’s Downtown Business
Improvement District (BID). Future expansion will focus on equally dense neighborhoods offering a
range of quick and easy meal choices from natural snacks and beverages to Asian fusion and Latin
American fare."
Not only are the smartkarts electric, the bags they use are bio-degradable, and they feature food and drink from local favorites such as Teaism, Julia's Empanadas, and others. On the Fly hopes to have three locations by the end of the month and 18 locations next year. Here's to hoping they become a DC staple.
Links:
On the Fly [Official Site]
New Vendor Offers Eco-Friendly Fast Food [NBC article & video]
D.C. entrepreneur goes from Zipcar to vending carts [WBJ]
On the Fly Near Gallery Place [WaPo]
*The above comment was not to disrespect other local food vendors. Just fast-food chains.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
NoMa Top Design List:
The vision of tomorrow's NoMa:
1111 North Capitol:
Details:
Office: 500,000 SF
Retail: 20,000 SF
Cultural: 5,000 SF
I love this building. The reuse of the historic warehouse meets a modern glass structure. The movement of the glass structures is beautiful.
Constitution Square (1st St. NE between M & N):
Details:
Office: 1,300,000 SF
Residential: 1000 Units
Hotel: 200 rooms
Retail: 100,000 SF
One block. 1500 residents. Grocery store. A whole lot of retail and office. What more can I say? (The estimate of 1500 residents is based on the equation that 50% of the units will have one occupant and 50% will have two)
111 K Street:
Details:
Office: 90,000 SF
Retail: 1,500 SF
This triangular building is on a supersmall lot next to the metro tracks. An based on certain documents, this development may one day have a direct connection to the MBT/ Burnham Spine/ Union Station air rights development.
1100 & 1150 First Street:
Details:
Office: 670,000 SF
Retail: 30,000 SF
Clean and simple. I like the subtle nature of the slanted twin buildings.
Capitol Square:
Details:
Office: 575,000 GSF
Residential: 650 Units
Hotel: 250,000 GSF
Retail: 200,000 GSF
It seems like a slightly slimmer version of the Constitution Square development. Hopefully the McDonald's and smaller building will be razed for a more mixed-use structure.
1111 North Capitol:
Details:
Office: 500,000 SF
Retail: 20,000 SF
Cultural: 5,000 SF
I love this building. The reuse of the historic warehouse meets a modern glass structure. The movement of the glass structures is beautiful.
Constitution Square (1st St. NE between M & N):
Details:
Office: 1,300,000 SF
Residential: 1000 Units
Hotel: 200 rooms
Retail: 100,000 SF
One block. 1500 residents. Grocery store. A whole lot of retail and office. What more can I say? (The estimate of 1500 residents is based on the equation that 50% of the units will have one occupant and 50% will have two)
111 K Street:
Details:
Office: 90,000 SF
Retail: 1,500 SF
This triangular building is on a supersmall lot next to the metro tracks. An based on certain documents, this development may one day have a direct connection to the MBT/ Burnham Spine/ Union Station air rights development.
1100 & 1150 First Street:
Details:
Office: 670,000 SF
Retail: 30,000 SF
Clean and simple. I like the subtle nature of the slanted twin buildings.
Capitol Square:
Details:
Office: 575,000 GSF
Residential: 650 Units
Hotel: 250,000 GSF
Retail: 200,000 GSF
It seems like a slightly slimmer version of the Constitution Square development. Hopefully the McDonald's and smaller building will be razed for a more mixed-use structure.
Noma BID Site Redesign:
So NomaBID has been redesigned. It is fresh with new renderings, more info and a new interactive map. There is also a great rundown of projects with renderings in a pdf found on the Resources page. I must say, there is some great modern architecture coming to Noma. I will post a rundown of my favorites with renderings later today.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
10th + G Office/Church Combo:
As reported at DCMud, the project at 10th & G NW is now office/church instead of condos/church. There's also a decent amount of commentary at PQLiving, not that I agree with any of the comments. Here are the latest renderings, as found at the website for Cunningham + Quill Architects. I don't find the architecture to be inspiring, however I do think its decent. I'm looking forward to see how this projects develops.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Development Update | 1099 NY Ave. Gets More Glassy:
Photo from last Friday:
From two weeks prior:
1099 New York Ave. will be an 11-story office building directly across from the Old Convention Center site, with 8,000 sq ft of ground floor retail, for a high-end restaurant, bank, and convenience store.
Links:
WBJ
From two weeks prior:
1099 New York Ave. will be an 11-story office building directly across from the Old Convention Center site, with 8,000 sq ft of ground floor retail, for a high-end restaurant, bank, and convenience store.
Links:
WBJ
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