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2010 Year End Development Update
As part of the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District's efforts to facilitate development in the neighborhood, we monitor metrics throughout the BID. This year's 2010 Year End Development Summary is provided below. The major projects in the BID include the construction of the 400,000 SF office building 1015 Half Street, the office building for DC Government agencies at 200 I Street, the 170-unit Foundry Lofts, the second phase of the Capitol Quarter townhouses, and Canal Park.  In addition, with 90% of the 2,427 total residential units in the BID now occupied the current residential population is estimated at 3,300. Remember that you can view the BID's 2010 Annual Report, and the data available in the report, here.

 

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*Total SF numbers include the allowed zoning by right on lots where a building program has not been determined

Help Choose the Theme of this Year's Summer Film Series
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This Summer, the Capitol Riverfront BID will be sponsoring another ten week Summer Film Series. You can help us decide the theme of the series. By clicking on the link below, you can cast your vote for the Summer Vacation or an Oscar Awardee theme. Check out the next issue of FRONTpage news for a link that will help us to choose the movies themselves!

  
DC Circulator Wants Your Opinion

Circulator to Union StationWashington DC Circulator Buses continue to improve their service. Most recently, the Circulator has expanded its website and they want to hear your opinions about the improvements.

 

If you haven't been to the website, be sure to check it out at www.dccirculator.com. After you give it a spin, respond to their user survey, available here.

Clean and Safe Team Celebrates Another Year at a Wizards' Game

Wizards GameThe Capitol Riverfront BID's Clean and Safe Team, along with Executive Director Michael Stevens, attended Wednesday nights' Wizards' game against the Milwaukee Bucks to witness a 100-85 victory. Arent Fox LLP was gracious and generous by providing use of their executive suite. Of special note was a visit from famous Washington Bullets player Gheorghe Muresan, who took the time to  pose for photos with excited Capitol Riverfront Clean and Safe Team members shown here to the left. Special thanks to the Clean and Safe team, and Operations Manager Leon Johnson, who help to make our neighborhood clean, safe and friendly.

Progress on the 11th Street Bridge Project

bridgeAfter little more than a year of construction, the District's largest-ever transportation con­struction project is well on its way towards completion.

Since November 2010, structural steel has been placed for one of the three new bridges, and portions of southbound I-295/DC 295 have been also been elevated. Construction contractors Skanska-Facchina set the first of the 169 structural steel girders required to support the three bridges. The girders, weighing an average of 34 tons and ranging in length from 60 to 130 feet long, were delivered by trucks and offloaded onto barges in the Anacostia River. From there, cranes hoisted the 7-foot-high, foot-and-a-half-wide girders into place at all hours of the day without impact­ing freeway traffic.

As of the end of January 2011, crews set 48 of the 54 girders needed for the new inbound freeway bridge, connecting the four bridge piers in Anacostia River and the bridge's southeastern-most abutment, or touch-down point, in Anacostia Park. Work setting girders connecting this bridge to the northwestern side of the river will follow in early 2011.

As Summer approaches, they will begin to place concrete for the eight to ten-inch thick roadway decks in anticipation of opening both new freeway bridges to traffic by the end of the year. At the same time, workers will continue with substructure work for the new lo­cal bridge, constructing pier struts and caps to connect its river piles and later allow placement of steel girders on them as well.

This new, local bridge is planned to open to traffic in Win­ter 2012/2013.

For a full report on the 11th Street bridge, check out their newsletter.

Free Business Assistance Workshops this February 
 
dslbdThe DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is offering free business assistance workshops in February 2011, which are designed to help business owners open, operate and expand their businesses.  

 

To register or obtain additional workshop details, visit www.dslbd.dc.gov, click the "Register for Classes" icon in the Featured Programs section.

 

The Department of Small and Local Business Development is a full-service, cabinet level agency charged with fostering economic growth and the development of emerging District-based business enterprises through programs and opportunities, agency and public/private contract compliance, advocacy, and supportive legislation. This series is part of their efforts to provide DC entrepreneurs with training, workshops, assessments, and cutting edge computer software that helps their businesses become successful.

Audition to Become a Racing President

teddyThe Washington Nationals will give fans the opportunity to run in the footsteps of giants as a GEICO Racing President. The team is now accepting applications and will hold auditions during the Presidents Day weekend to fill the shoes of Abe, George, Tom and Teddy for the 2011 baseball season.

To be eligible, applicants must fulfill the following requirements: measure between 5' 7" and 6' 6" in height; be able to run from center field to home plate in 40 seconds (approx. 200 yards); the ability to wear a costume weighing approximately 45 lbs for several hours; and be available for at least 35 Nationals home games.

 Racing hopefuls will have until today, Friday, February 11 to submit their cover letter, resume and photo to entertainment@nationals.com. Once these materials are received, applicants will be contacted and required to answer six mascot-related questions.  Select candidates will then be invited to Nationals Park on Saturday, February 19, 2011, where they will be required to perform a freestyle dance, run a 40-yard dash and run two Presidents Races from center field to the home dugout. They will also be interviewed by the Game Operations panel. This tryout is by invitation only and is not open to the public. Tryouts will take place regardless of weather conditions. For more information, visit nationals.com/racingpresidents.

Faces of the Front: Johnny Kersey, of Levi's Soul Food Cafe

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Johnny Kersey, owner of Levi's Soul Food Café on 8th Street SE between L Street & M Street, has been part of the Capitol Riverfront community for nearly seven years. Having come to DC from Cary, North Carolina, all his recipes have been passed down from his family. Levi's Café specializes in good old southern styles, home cooked and seasoned to taste. All the items on the menu are prepared fresh every day, and they are famous for North Carolina barbeque, mac & cheese, ribs and a lot more.

 

Johnny's favorite things about the community are the recent changes and developments. He said he chose to locate his business here because "we knew it was a growing area and in the long run it would be a great location to develop a business."

Faces HeadesSomething special about Levi's is that the food is prepared in a healthy style, without salt, and that all the vegetable dishes are vegetarian friendly.

Johnny said he appreciates the efforts that the Capitol Riverfront BID's Clean and Safe Team make along 8th Street, his favorite part of the neighborhood. He said, "the Clean & Safe team do a great job, they are here every day, they are handy and reachable, and that has been great for us."

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