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Month: May 2021
CM Bonds Calls Wardman Hotel Conversion to Affordable housing a “Dream Type Project” Councilmember Anita Bonds on the Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU) ‘Politics Hour’ today, called the Wardman Hotel project a “dream type” project and promised to look into it “seriously.” Since the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel declared bankruptcy earlier this year, neighbors and residents around the […]
press alert :: dc4reality@gmail.com :: (202) 656-5874 McMillan Park: DC Court of Appeals Continues to Halt Demolition; Residents Want DCRA to Put Safety First Washington, DC — On Friday, May 28, 2021, the DC Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Mayor Bowser's request to allow demolition to begin at McMillan Park, and the answer […]
Media release May 24, 2021 Contact Nick DelleDonne Delledonne.n@comcast.net @delledonnen 703-929-6656 CMs Gray, McDuffie Show Interest in Affordable Housing at Wardman Park Hotel The idea of turning the bankrupt Wardman Park Hotel into affordable housing has begun to surface in the DC Council. Most recently, Councilmember Vincent Gray (Ward 7) said he “would […]
Press Alert MidCity’s Private Police Force Calls MPD to Arrest Brookland Manor Children, Seniors for Community Film Screening FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2021 Contacts: Ms. Minnie Elliott, BMBVRA President, bmbvassociation@gmail.com, (202) 299-6647 Beth Wagner, Organizer, brooklandmanorcoalition@gmail.com, (301) 800-1497 The Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association (BMBVRA), representing the largest remaining affordable housing […]
Media Alert May 21, 2021 Contact Nick DelleDonne 703-929-6656 ‘Still Homeless’ – DECAA testifies on end of COVID Services “Homeless people housed in hotels are still homeless,” says Dan Casey, until recently homeless and a member of Dupont East Civic Action Association (DECAA). He will testify Friday, May 21, at the DC Council hearing […]
PRESS ALERT: Contact DC for Reasonable Development, (202) 656-5874, dc4reality@gmail.com Before the City Council Vote Today, Residents From Around the City File a Lawsuit Against the Mayor’s DC Comp Plan Changes; “A Slightly Less Racist Plan, Is Still a Racist Plan” Washington, DC — Just before the City Council takes up a […]
Media release May 17, 2021 Contact Nick DelleDonne 703-929-6656 Social Housing Enters Pages of Comp Plan DECAA Zoom – May 17, 7 pm The District's affordable housing crisis has spurred renewed interest in social housing as an alternative to Mayor Bowser's #Build,Build,Build policy, which, it seems, will never provide housing for those who need it […]
DC Grassroots Planning Coalition (DCGPC) emphasizes needed changes to the #DCCOMPPLAN before any final vote is taken. The DCGPC is asking supporters to write and call the City Council to support these last key planning issues to stop the further racial inequity in growth and the displacement of more Black and Brown families from the […]
Wardman Hotel Strategy Team For release: May 5, 2021 Contact: Gail Sonnemann, 202-286-0845, gsonnemann@gmail.com A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity Converting the Wardman to Affordable Housing The recent bankruptcy of the former Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on Connecticut Avenue, NW, in upper northwest, DC, has stimulated much discussion about converting the 1,100-room facility into affordable housing. […]