Development News

"Fontana's Forge," the passion project of a former WMATA project manager, opens Saturday and will offer blacksmithing demonstrations and classes, and sell furniture and home decor.

The nonprofit community bike shop will offer something for everyone who enjoys pedaling.

The study is not yet complete, but is already finding that in many places, there's more parking than necessary.

Got $1.5 million? Buy this building, and then build it yourself.

The ground-floor space of the building at 13th and E has been vacant for a year. Owner/developer Hatem Hatem plans an upscale cafe for the space.

The mixed-use project, which has been in the works for years, moved closer to approval when the Historic Preservation Review Board accepted two key elements in its design. With ten buildings affected on the 600 block of H Street, the project has the potential to completely remake Chinatown.

ArtView is currently a vacant lot but should deliver in a year.

$44 million has been approved for the upper NW elementary school redo.

Owner/architect Robert Bell is restoring the historic facade, restoring the neon sign, and planning to convert the building to mixed use.

NoMa's first yoga studio, with help from the BID, is opening shortly.

After some "minimal" renovation, the store's second location will be ready to serve customers.

Busboys and Poets will offer coworking facilities at its new Takoma Park restaurant. The Busboys in Takoma Park and Brookland will both open by the end of the year. 

Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal is cooking up plans to develop a culinary training center at the newest store in the works, a standalone building in Anacostia.

The future of the library is in DC citizens' hands.