Friday, September 15, 2017

WBJ post on yesterday's DC Zoning Commission approval of the McMillan development plan

Click on the link to read the entire Washington Business Journal article.

D.C. Zoning Commission rules in favor of McMillan developers, again, but this fight isn't over


Karen Goff

Staff Reporter
Washington Business Journal

The D.C. Zoning Commission on Thursday approved — again — the 2.1 million-square-foot redevelopment of the 25-acre, District-owned McMillan Sand Filtration Plant, but the fight to preserve the historic property likely is not over.
                                                                                      
The $720 million mixed-use project led by Vision McMillan Partners — a team led by EYA, Trammell Crow and Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners — has largely stalled since December. That month, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled that the Zoning Commission's previous approval of the development plan did not adequately address issues related to the environment, land values, open space, building height and increased demand for public services, as well as the project's conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.
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Here are two paragraphs from further down in this WBJ article, regarding attorney Andrea Ferster:


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