Subject: Press Release - Vision McMillan Partners Move Forward in Entitlement Process for McMillan
From: info@envisionmcmillan.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 17:10:17 +0000

View this email in your browser May 22, 2014                                                                                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                             Vision McMillan Partners Move Forward in Entitlement Process for McMillan HPRB’s procedural denial of Raze Application for Underground Sand Filtration Cells sets the stage for Mayor’s Agent Hearing Washington, DC. In response to a raze application for sixteen of the underground sand filtration cells on the McMillan Sand Filtration Site by Vision McMillan Partners (VMP), the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), in a standard response to historic development proposals seeking a permit for demolition, responded by letter today recommending that a permit not be issued. While the HPRB voted unanimously in October of this year to support VMP’s redevelopment plans, it may not consider whether a project is one of "special merit" and instead routinely finds that demolition of historic structures is inconsistent with the preservation law. The recommendation sets the stage for a hearing before the Mayor’s Agent, who will evaluate the project for special merit and determine if demolition is permissible. “Vision McMillan Partners is confident that our proposed project and related demolition of some underground cells will be deemed justified in the public interest to allow for a project special merit that provides jobs, affordable housing, the city’s largest new park and other significant benefits to the city and the communities surrounding the Sand Filtration Site.” said Anne Corbett, VMP Project Director. The HPRB's unanimous endorsement of the conceptual design plan for the site's redevelopment will help support the case as one of special merit.   # # # #   Copyright © 2014 Vision McMillan Partners, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in getting updates related to Vision McMillan Partner's plan to transform the McMillan property into a model 21st century community. Our mailing address is: Vision McMillan Partners 1508 U St, NW Washington, DC 20009