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55 Developer's rendering of how the building would look like from the Braddock Road metro station. Courtesy image. City Council passed a bevy of requests for the Braddock West development during Saturday’s public hearing, moving forward the 180-unit mixed-use apartment project that had been previously denied by council. The applicant, West Street Acquisitions, will provide two of its 14 affordable units with an increase of base density from 2.5 to 3.0 FAR, rezone the site to the Office Commercial High Zone, reduce parking for residential and commercial uses, provide retail and personal serv...

190 Developer's rendering of how the building would look like from the Braddock Road metro station. Courtesy image. To the editor: City Council’s seeming anxiousness to bring Braddock West back for reconsideration, after voting it down last month, exemplifies city hall’s lack of transparency, almost as if transparency is seen as an obstacle to overcome to “get things done,” especially controversial development projects. Clearly, something has gone on outside of public view for this project to be returning for reconsideration. It is exactly this sort of thing which causes a wide segme...

69 Developer's rendering of how the building would look like from the Braddock Road metro station. Courtesy image. City Council voted to rescind its previous denial of a special use permit for a 180-unit multi-use apartment building during Tuesday’s legislative meeting. Council voted 4-3 during the March 13 public hearing to deny a permit from developer West Street Acquisitions, LLC to build the project across from the Braddock Road Metro station. As initially proposed, the project would include 180 units of housing – 14 of which would be affordable – as well as space for retail, resta...