Lisa Spinelli : Development News

A new 2,600-square-foot rowhouse with a 1,000-square-foot basement apartment is coming to Capitol Hill this fall.

CulturalDC has paid rent at its Flashpoint art gallery at 916 G Street NW for ten years. The arts organization has now bought the space from landlord PN Hoffman.

Perseus Realty is a small but significant developer working on many local projects. Ironically, the developer is the one looking for a new home. 

Little Folks Nursery School is moving into a historic dairy at 3247 Q St. NW.

Construction on the new spaces will start in the next week and be completed in only a couple months.

A raze permit was issued on June 10 and demolition is almost complete at 1728 14th Street NW.

After five years of planning, JBG has received final approval from the D.C. Zoning Commission to move forward with its 135-unit apartment building at 13th and U Street.

A fuel oil tank was removed from the Capitol Hill The Maples development site. Completion date is still set for early 2014.

Ward 8 residents continue to wish for the same five key elements with the 11th Street Bridge Park project. Fundraising for the final design competition for the park is happening right now.

The new energy-efficient Dunbar High School is on target for completion by August 2013 and filled with innovative features for the students.

Atlas Brew Works obtained their construction permit on Wednesday, May 8, and will be open for business within three months.

The Dupont-based Fiddleheads, known for working with curly hair, has taken over another salon at 25 Florida Ave NW in Bloomingdale.

Sala Thai will be opening within the Rhode Island Row complex at 2300 Washington Place NE by late summer.

Landlords are turning the space into a one-bedroom apartment in desirable Bloomingdale.