Some critics are looking down on a proposal to loosen restrictions on how tall certain D.C. buildings can be. more ›

Wal-Mart has announced that it only plans on opening one store in 2013, pushing back plans for the five remaining stores it has planned for D.C. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray has agreed to meet with community members in Capitol Hill to discuss plans for a proposed Washington Redskins training facility near RFK stadium. more ›

He may have some goofy politics, but Donald Trump is still a real estate mogul at heart. And today he landed a big local property to redevelop: the Old Post Office located at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. more ›

Over at City Paper, Lydia DePillis makes the case why Trader Joe's is the inevitable centerpiece of a new retail and residential development going up at 14th and U streets NW. If she's wrong, she'll shop at Walmart. more ›

A crowd of boating enthusiasts gathered in an unfinished office above Washington Harbour last night to kick off a National Park Service study to determine the feasibility of designating a large segment of the Potomac riverfront in Georgetown for the development of new boathouses for non-motorized crafts. more ›

The second piece of big Walmart-related news to be revealed in the last few days, courtesy of Michael Neibauer: the retailer and the District have come to terms on a citywide community benefits agreement which outlines several conditions regarding Walmart's six proposed D.C. stores. more ›

While residents who lept at the chance to live near Nationals Park early in the going might be frustrated at the lack of neighborhood amenities to spring up over the past five years, there's one portion of the revamped area which has at least made some progress: the Yards development. more ›

Move the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, or leave it be? How about splitting the difference? more ›

A quick update to a story we noted back in August -- the District's Historic Preservation Review Board has officially granted landmark status to the Wonder Bread Factory (officially known as Dorsch's White Cross Bakery) at 641 S Street NW in Shaw. more ›

Yeah, there might be a little lull in the housing market, and maybe renting has again become cooler than owning. But neither one is likely to be any cheaper in the future. more ›

As we noted yesterday, Walmart will add two more stores to its existing plans to construct four in the District in the coming years. Not surprisingly, that has some people very happy, and others very concerned. more ›

In the last few years, there has been a renewed interest in making something out of the former trolley station known as The Dupont Underground. What was it, and what will it be? more ›

Big retail and development news tonight from the Washington Post's Nikita Stewart, who reports that tomorrow, Walmart and Mayor Vince Gray will announce the retailer's plans to build two more stores in upcoming years, in addition to four already-planned outlets. more ›

In an email sent to constituents last night, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham reported that the U.S. Post Office located at 1915 14th Street NW will be closing on December 31. more ›

If you've got any use for a massive Art Deco-style heating plant in a great Georgetown location, the federal government might have what you're looking for. more ›

After years of delays, the CityMarket at O development in Shaw may well pick up steam thanks to a job creation plan proposed by President Barack Obama. more ›

Earlier this month, we passed along the news that the Wonder Bread/Hostess Cake Factory at 641 S Street NW in Shaw was being considered for inclusion on the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites as it underwent redevelopment. Now we know how new owner Douglas Development would like to update the site. more ›

Last week, local development blog DCMud reported that local uber-developer Douglas Development had picked up the deed on the Equitable Building at 915 F Street NW for $5 million, half of what the previous owner paid for it. It's a property that we've been keeping an eye on for some time. more ›

The District's Historic Preservation Review Board is going through a long-standing vacancy crisis, but that doesn't mean that it isn't considering buildings for preservation. The latest high-profile nominee to cross the HPRB's desk? The Wonder Bread Factory at 641 S Street NW in Shaw. more ›

First Potomac Realty Trust announced plans earlier this week to buy the Greyhound bus terminal in Northeast. The purchase of the raw 712,000 square feet property, to go for $46.75 million, is said to be one of the last major development sites to be bought up in the NoMa (North of Massachusetts) neighborhood. more ›

You guys remember when there were those rumors about Donald Trump looking to purchase the Old Post Office and turning it into a hotel? more ›

Sarah Krouse of the Washington Business Journal provides an update on the plans for the southwest corner of the 14th and U Streets NW intersection, which will be the home to a as-yet-unnamed mixed-use project. more ›

Sure, Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) was recently demoted from his beloved perch as chair of the D.C. Council's transportation committee. But he was given the parting gift of control over the District's Office of Planning. And it appears as if one of the first things Wells is focusing his planning efforts on might be a new stadium for D.C. United. more ›

Several District officials, including Mayor Vince Gray, were on hand yesterday as the developers of 360º H Street, the 290,000-square-foot mixed use development along H Street NE which will house hundreds of luxury apartments and a new Giant grocery store, broke ground. more ›

During a press conference this afternoon, Mayor Vince Gray rescinded his support for an underground Metro station at Dulles International Airport, choosing to endorse a plan supported by Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and other politicians to build the station above-ground. more ›

You know it's a big deal when Mayor Vince Gray breaks out the TelePrompTer -- this morning, Gray talked up the specifics on the retail portion of the new Yards development along the Capitol Riverfront, which will include a new Harris Teeter, several restaurants and a craft brewery from Neighborhood Restaurant Group. more ›

Sure, it might have been rodent-infested, but the old Safeway on Rhode Island Avenue NE was still the grocery of choice for many Brookland residents before it closed in March 2010. And even though a Yes! Organic Market on 12th Street NE is a fine option for some, the residential neighborhood could certainly support a supermarket. How about Harris Teeter? more ›

The District government's trip to Vegas for this year's International Council of Shopping Centers annual conference is in the books -- but the city's leaders aren't holding to the overplayed maxim regarding what happens there. The Post's Jonathan O'Connell has the big scoop this morning: Mayor Vince Gray informed representatives from Walmart during the conference that if they won't build an anchor store at the long-vacant Skyland Town Center, they can forget about building the other four stores they've planned inside the District. more ›