barbara pash : Development News

Surfside Taco Stand, a window-only offshoot of the popular Glover Park restaurant, will open in mid-September--and stay open.

Tenants and developer partnership take over the historic South Cathedral Mansions building through TOPA and will update and modernize it starting in November.

The condo building incorporates two historic buildings, one of which was once the headquarters of DC's Wilkins Coffee Co, made famous by Jim Henson's commercials.

The vacant lot at 1427 Rhode Island Ave NW passes HPRB and ANC; construction could begin in 2015.

HPRB rules that the design is OK, but developer will have to come up with a new solution for parking.

NOVO Properties has begun construction on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...southeast.

An early-childhood school and an elementary school in Capitol View and a middle school in Trinidad expand charter school KIPP DC's offerings.

Mayor Gray broke ground on the renovation of Trinidad Playground, which will have a superhero, "Captain Trinidad," as its mascot and design motif.

The $230 million project, working its way through the approval process, could bring 230 new apartments and two hotels to Shaw.

Van Ness Elementary, in Capitol Riverfront, will reopen in time for the 2015 academic year.

The American Society of Landscape Architects is installing a Green Streets Demonstration Project on Eye Street NW.

The $42 million project will be complete by late 2015.

Rise Bakery will open this summer in the heart of Adams Morgan, the first gluten-free bakery in the District.