Lisa Spinelli : Development News

Zeke's Coffee, a Baltimore-based coffee shop, is coming to 2300 Rhode Island Avenue NE in early summer 2013.

D.C. public charter school Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy staff, students and community volunteers will build a new KaBOOM! playground on May 15 on school grounds.

The design plans have been modified since the last meeting in January. The Bing Thom Architects-designed space now features more natural light and splashes of color.

Renovations at the old Wonder Bread Factory will be complete by June 2013. "We completely cored the whole thing," says developer's sales manager.

The Heights, a 69-unit affordable apartment and retail building in Park View, will be rent-ready soon.

The historic building at 1700 Q Street has been gutted to create four luxury flats that will go on sale fall 2013.

Two new high-end rowhouses are coming to Capitol Hill, overlooking Stanton Park at 513 C Street NE.

A new 11-story office/retail building is planned for 1000 F Street, dubbed, for now, Jemal's Up Against the Wall.

A new mixed-use condominium building with a "fun" rooftop deck is planned for 1827 Adams Mill Road NW in 2015. 

The Maycroft, an affordable apartment building in Adams Morgan, will receive a modern make-over starting in spring 2015.

Construction on the 30-unit, mixed-use apartment building at 2221 14th St NW should be complete by next year.

The 24,000-square-foot mixed-use building will be made up of 25 condominium units with 3,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level.

Sol Mexican Grill will be opening a restaurant at 1251 H Street NE on Friday, April 12. Their food truck will continue serving their popular Mexican food around town.

A new live music venue is opening at 1006 Florida Ave NE.

Construction of the Maia, a five-story, 84-unit condo building, is underway at 1350 Maryland Avenue NE.