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Greater Greater Washington is endorsing Ankit Jain for shadow senator, and Oye Owolewa for shadow representative.

The century-old rule has shaped the District’s iconic horizontal skyline, but some Council members say it need revision in light of the region’s growing housing crisis.

The District of Columbia's Height Act has kept buildings low, but Mayor Muriel Bowser's Comeback Plan might include revisions to the 1910 law and raise the city's skyline.

Could amending the Height Act be a solution to the housing shortage in D.C.?

IZ+ is one tool the Office of Planning is deploying to extract more income-restricted, affordable units out of new development projects in the District.

As DC continues to explore ways to incentivize office-to-residential conversions and revitalize downtown, the Zoning Commission recently dismissed a pending text amendment that would...

Mayor Muriel Bowser is considering amending the D.C. Height Act to allow the maximum height of buildings in the District to be raised from 130 to 160 feet.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing to rewrite the federal law to give the city a bit of leeway as part of her efforts to revitalize downtown D.C. by increasing the number of available residential units.