Poplar Point, in the Future

The mayor's office heard presentations yesterday from four developers, finalists from among seven submissions solicited on how the District should reshape Poplar Point. Criteria used to evaluate proposals included a firm's qualifications, vision, community benefits and financial and developmental feasibility. All plans commingle residential, retail and office units, with residential areas closest to the river.

SOURCE: Office of the Mayor | By April Umminger and Laura Stanton | The Washington Post - December 13, 2007

This Story Poplar Point Prospects Prompt Dialogue Article \| The plans are the talk of Southeast Washington. The District government publicly unveiled several proposals last month to turn Poplar Point, a 110-acre swath of parkland along the Anacostia River, into a regional attraction. Since then, the possibilities for jobs and development have a lot of people... Details on the Four Proposals		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Office of the Mayor \| By April Umminger and Laura Stanton \| The Washington Post - December 13, 2007 ¬es=The mayor's office heard presentations yesterday from four developers, finalists from among seven submissions solicited on how the District should reshape Poplar Point. Criteria used to evaluate proposals included a firm's qualifications, vision, community benefits and financial and developmental feasibility. All plans commingle residential, retail and office units, with residential areas closest to the river." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Office of the Mayor \| By April Umminger, Laura Stanton \| The Washington Post - December 13, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Metro News » washingtonpost.com
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This Story Poplar Point Prospects Prompt Dialogue Article \| The plans are the talk of Southeast Washington. The District government publicly unveiled several proposals last month to turn Poplar Point, a 110-acre swath of parkland along the Anacostia River, into a regional attraction. Since then, the possibilities for jobs and development have a lot of people... Details on the Four Proposals		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Office of the Mayor \| By April Umminger and Laura Stanton \| The Washington Post - December 13, 2007 ¬es=The mayor's office heard presentations yesterday from four developers, finalists from among seven submissions solicited on how the District should reshape Poplar Point. Criteria used to evaluate proposals included a firm's qualifications, vision, community benefits and financial and developmental feasibility. All plans commingle residential, retail and office units, with residential areas closest to the river." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Office of the Mayor \| By April Umminger, Laura Stanton \| The Washington Post - December 13, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Metro News » washingtonpost.com
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