Town-gown relations between George Washington University and their Foggy Bottom neighbors have always been somewhat contentious. Those relations may soon be getting worse.
As noted in the Washington Business Journal, the development of Square 54, the site of the university’s old hospital, has been linked to a possible university expansion, one which the neighborhood does not seem to be a fan of. The university’s plan to develop the site into a $250 million shopping, housing and office complex requires that the D.C. Zoning Commission increase density on the 38-acre campus by almost 2 million square feet, a move Foggy Bottom neighbors are none too happy with.
