Occupying the Franklin School may have been easy, but figuring out what to do with it in the long run isn't. more ›

Eleven people were arrested on Saturday evening after having occupied the Franklin School, a historic building on the corner of 13th and K Streets NW that served as a homeless shelter but was shut down in 2008. more ›

This afternoon the Franklin School located at 13th and K Streets NW was occupied by a group of protesters affiliated with Occupy DC. The school, which was built in 1869 and served as a homeless shelter until it was closed in 2008, is unoccupied as the city debates what to do with it. more ›

It's been a year since D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty shut down the Franklin Shelter, and while homeless advocates are still fighting in court to get the historic Franklin School reopened as a shelter, the Fenty administration is moving ahead with its redevelopment plans. As Ruth Samuelson recently reported over at Housing Complex, the Franklin School RFP seeks "Highly-qualified development teams with experience in planning, financing, building, and operating small to medium scale mixed-use, commercial, hotel, residential, or retail use development projects and experience in working with community stakeholders are strongly encouraged to respond to this RFP." The Business Journal followed up today with a story of its own. more ›