The facade of the Old Equitable Bank at 915 F St. NW, which housed Platinum nightclub and hosted “Club Bounce.” Photo by Mr. T in DC.

Local blog Penn Quarter Living has a complete roundup of media about yesterday’s city action against Club Bounce, which operated at 915 F Street NW. Formerly the space of the notorious Platinum nightclub, District officials claimed that a shooting which followed a fight outside the building was the impetus for the shuttering. According to the Post’s writeup, eighty youths have been picked up for curfew violations near the club since mid-September. Club Bounce, which is an under-18 dance party that “bounces” between different locations (clever, eh?) and gathers upwards of 500 youths every Saturday night, will still continue to operate at its other locations around town.

The story inside the story, though, is the continuously contentious relationship that the city government has with the owner of the club space Abdul Khanu, and his company, Abdul Productions II. Platinum was closed in March after a shooting outside the club prompted D.C. to threaten Khanu with closure and a revocation of his liquor license. Platinum had a dry reopening in May, but closed down for good in June, after the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control board ruled that Abdul Productions II could only hold one liquor license in the city. (Khanu is also the owner of waterfront club H20, which has had it’s own share of violent incidents in the past.)

Additionally, outside of the seemingly random violent altercations that are prone to occur at Abdul’s nightclubs around town, the recent uptick in unruly adolescent crowds in Chinatown – which have some dubbing the area “7th and Hell” – likely had something to do with the government’s swift action. Police presence in the area has been significantly upgraded in recent weeks.

We want to hear from those of you that live and play near the space in question. D.C. has a reputation as a jurisdiction which lends little lenience to clubs for incidents caused by rowdy patrons. Do you agree with the government for shutting out Club Bounce from the F Street space – or is this another case of District officials acting hastily to blame nightclubs for the more pervasive issue of youth violence? Let us know what you think in the comments.