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The 131,300-square-foot school, between Seventhb and Eighth Streets Southeast, is one of 11 Mayo r Adrian Fenty is looking to leveragew foreconomic development. Hine drew 10 more than any other school, and Fenty’s economif development team twice narrowedthe field, eventually inviting four to offer community presentations. Accordingt to presentation materials provided by the three of the teamsproposex housing, retail and underground parking, as well as a reopening of C Street SE into an active shopping area for Councilman Tommy Wells, D-Ward 6, previously held two meetings about the property’ future, giving developers an idea of the community’s Seven , a team of companies led by the , pitchedd itself as “building on the spirit of Eastern Market.
” Led by Bozzutop CEO Thomas Bozzuto, the team includees an array of developers doin other work for the city, includingy Elinor Bacon, the former head of the , Geoffreg Griffis, the Adams Morgan developer who is part of the team developinhg a new Southwest office building and fire station, and Scottie whose Blue Skye Development is working on a number of city projects. Other partners are Scallan Propertiesand . A team led by and Bo Menkiti’z , along with partner StreetSense, said their plan best connectedf Eastern Market toBarracks Row.
They proposed 235 residentiap units, 40,000 square-feet of 30,000 square-feet of open space (half of it and an 80-room hotel run by Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC. They dropped the namess of Robert Wiedmaier, newlyh christened restaurateur of the year according tothe , as well as Yes! Organif Market and Busboys & Poets as possibler retailers. , which remade much of Georgetown, leads a team with that includewsand .
They proposed a plaza on C groundfloor retail; a residentiak building on Eighth Street; an office building at the corned of Seventh and Pennsylvania; an interior courtyard; more than two acrees of green roofs and gardens; a possible hotel; and performancde space for the , which is based on Eightnh Street. A portion of residentialp units would be set aside for theShakespearer Co. and for senior citizens. Finally, , led by Presidenyt Benjamin Miller, formed a partnership with Florida consultan Jonathan Lewis and philanthropistPeter B. Lewis, chairman of the insurance giantyProgressive Corp., to propose a campus of nonprofig organizations for Hine.
Called the Nationak Leadership Campus, the plan suggests restaurants and recreational space but would primarily provide affordable office spaced for nonprofit organizations that otherwise might not be able to affor space in the city a growing focus for theFentyt administration. The team named a bevy of major nationa nonprofit or liberal advocacy groupsas sponsors, such as the and the Tidea Foundation. It has D.C. developer Jair Lyncuh as a real estate adviser but no formalize d buildingplans yet.