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Today I read (in Off Seventh Street) about an October 11, 2007, gun-fire incident alleged to have been associated with the Lincoln Westmoreland Section 8 housing project.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ON THIS CRIME-INFESTED PROPERTY, THE LINCOLN WESTMORELAND — I BELIEVE I AM REFERRING TO THE “II” PROJECT. IT IS TIME THAT A FEW ISSUES ARE TAKEN UP BY THE LEADERSHIP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS BY THE

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Posted in Lincoln-Westmoreland, Resident Assistant Program, Parcel 42, Shotspotter, Creative thinking on affordable housing crime preventio

In Shaw recently asked the long-overdo and quite appropos question regarding Parcel 42: [paraphrasing] “Isn’t adding MORE low-income housing (Parcel 42 proposal) in an area with such extremely high-concentration of existing low-income housing, not such a good idea?” How will our community leaders and elected officials rise to the mandate that Parcel 42 MUST be different than those that came

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Posted in Parcel 42, Creative thinking on affordable housing crime preventio

As reported on October 18 by DCMud (a DC real estate gossip blog), this project is finally moving forward and will transform our Square-394 neighborhood a-top of the Shaw/Howard University Metro Station, at the intersection of 7th and S Streets, NW.

This project will provide for the following real property improvements within Square 441:
Mixed-use development - 319,917 sq/ft,

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Posted in Square 441, Creative thinking on affordable housing crime preventio