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Planned Shelter May Face Hurdle
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"We don't want a 200-bed shelter," Graham said.
The mission paid $2 million for the parcel, now home to a vacant carwash and next door to a liquor store. A block away is a strip club. The shelter is negotiating to buy a vacant storefront that adjoins the carwash.
Developers have discovered the area in recent years, refurbishing row houses and building condominiums.
Central Union plans to sell its Logan Circle headquarters for $7 million to developer Jeffrey Schonberger after the Georgia Avenue shelter is completed.
After the deal to purchase the new location was first announced last spring, dozens of residents attended a community meeting, criticized the proposal and expressed fear that the shelter would force property values to plummet.
Despite the initial opposition, Treadwell said this week, "Things are much more pleasant now. The community realizes a lot of the effort we're putting into it."
Moore said Treadwell is deluding himself if he thinks the neighborhood's attitude toward the shelter has changed.
"Maybe in his mind he feels that way," he said. "But we don't feel that way. . . . That's his imagination."
