Photo by NCinDCGet ready for some major construction, Brookland residents. The D.C. Zoning Commission unanimously approved plans for development along Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street NE on Monday night. Submitted by Abdo Development, responsible for over 30 projects in the D.C. area, the plans include 825 residential units and 85,000 square feet of retail space on land owned by Catholic University. Abdo also aims to turn the CU area into a quaint college neighborhood by building “a public square, a clock tower and a college main street with bookstores and mom-and-pop shops,” according to the Washington Post. Additionally, Abdo plans to include “below market” artist spaces (a sticking point that delayed the vote a few days) and will contribute $275,000 to community organizations and scholarship programs.
If you haven’t tried out the Zoning Commissions new interactive map, you can use it to see the area for the new CU development (though it’s still marked as “pending”). The map was launched just a couple weeks ago and allows users to see all of D.C. current, planned and pending zoned areas, as well as ANC boundaries, air and water rights, and tax lots and parcels.
