Part of the canyon-ization of Takoma Park.Is this where the three-story garden
apartments are now along Eastern across from Holly?The first part of
eliminating all trees near the TP metro and exchanging it for the ambience of
tall cement.
Oh, the natural wood siding will mitigate that, except from the metro sideFolks
on the metro will remark how quaint Fort Totten looks before pulling into the
concrete jungle at Takoma.
I wonder into whose pocket the rents from the "affordable housing" will goStill
to some landlord.True wealth accumulation comes from owning, not renting.Were
these units to be sold to the occupants, that would be honest affordability.
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From: Seth Grimes <seth.grimes@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Philadelphia-Eastern Neighborhood list <pen@xxxxxxxxxxx>; north-takoma
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Sent: Fri, Sep 23, 2022 2:44 pm
Subject: [north-takoma] All-affordable housing development at 7050 Eastern
Avenue NW
This site is directly across Eastern Ave from Takoma Park...
https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/110-unit_affordable_housing_development_pitched_for_northern_tip_of_dc/20117
A large new affordable housing project is on the boards for the very edge of
DC. The NHP Foundation has submitted plans to DC's Historic Preservation Office
for a new six-story, 110-unit all-affordable housing development at 7050
Eastern Avenue NW (map). The new project, designed by Soto Architecture, would
require demolishing the existing 36-unit apartment building at the address. A
map amendment will also be filed with the DC Zoning Commission to rezone the
property. The design of the new building will consist of a front elevation
broken down with two projecting bays of different depths that rise four stories
in height, and then the building will extend to a sharp angle formed by the
rear edge of the site, which is angled due to the Metro line.A rendering of the
front of the new development. "The main mass of the building is differentiated
in a natural wood tone siding, with the sixth floor set back from the main
block," documents filed with the HPO stated. "Along the sides of the building
the massing is aesthetically broken down into four smaller volumes through
articulations of grey, white, and wood tones of panel siding and lap siding,
and through subtle projections. A mix of recessed and Juliette balconies
creates visual interest on the front and side elevations."The project will have
just under 4,000 square feet of space dedicated to amenity space and
residential service areas. There are parking and loading areas located below
grade.
