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Sep 28, 2009

D.C. Seeks to Redevelop the Franklin School

Photo by army.arch 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…

 
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