A site housing the 3rd District headquarters for D.C. Police and D.C. Fire’s Engine Co. 9 could be transformed into a high-density mixed-use development.
The two-acre public site at 1617 U Street, Northwest is under consideration to be upzoned for the project that would offer hundreds of market-rate housing units and a percentage of affordable units.
It is seen as one way to address the desperate need for housing in the District.
Ward 1 Councilmember Briane Nadeau is behind the proposal.
Still, some residents, including Gregory Adams who lives next door to the site, question the impact it would make.
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