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NPR HQ (635 Mass Ave NW)…Sold! *updated*
Ed. Note: This story was amended since first published. It is no secret that NPR plans to move to NoMa. What wasn’t clear was what would happen to the current NPR headquarters building at 635 Massachusetts Ave NW. The Washington Business Journal reports that Boston Properties agreed to purchase the building for $119M and build […]
Street Sense Silent Auction This Thursday
We buy Street Sense, the homeless charity produced “street” newspaper, from time to time to catch the vibe about what’s happening on downtown DC’s concrete and asphalt. It’s got a perspective you just wouldn’t get otherwise and we do like the program as it gets homeless people engaged in an enterprise that teaches them skills […]
Cribs XI: The Whole Enchilada
This edition of Cribs is slightly different. OK, it’s very different. Instead of taking a look at what is, we’re taking a look at what could be so you have to put on your design hat and use your imagination…
Old World Italian Coming To Restored Woodward (15th & H NW)
The truth is sometimes stranger than fiction especially since the ground floor of the Woodward Building, a formerly aspiring Class C office building [tic] housing offices, a liquor store, a Christian bookstore and a bikini/club wear shop will now be getting an 11K square foot restaurant. That’s a 175 seat Old World Italian restaurant, bakery/sandwich […]