Metro is soliciting proposals for a mixed-use residential joint development on roughly 1.12 acres in Deanwood near the Metro station, neighboring a soon-to-be D.C. public library branch.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released the request for proposals Tuesday, its second of perhaps five expected this year for various underused properties across the Metro system. The site, at 4812 and 4880 Minnesota Ave. NE, is encouraged to be developed with new housing and neighborhood-serving retail totaling up to 275,000 square feet.
One key to the proposal: Unlike other Metro RFPs, the chosen developer will not have to build any parking or replace any transit facilities. Rather, the goal for this federal Opportunity Zone site is to “deliver a connected and walkable environment.”
Next door, the D.C. Public Library has committed $24 million for a new branch spanning 20,000 to 25,000 feet. The selected developer will have to coordinate with DCPL, whose project was approved under a separate joint development by Metro’s board of directors in April.
