INDUSTRIAL LAND IN A POST-INDUSTRIAL CITY District of ...

District of Columbia Industrial Areas Study DC Office of Planning
Prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc.
Ownership Patterns and Property Assemblages The only significant assemblage occurs
along V Street, where SMC United Industrial Limited Partnership controls many of the parcels.
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Environmental Issues It is likely that there are significant environmental issues in these
areas, given the concentration of light industrial activities including waste transfer, vehicle
maintenance, and an auto scrap yard.
Historically or Architecturally Significant Buildings There are no known historic or historiceligible
buildings, but it is suggest that the V Street corridor is deserving of some industrial area
recognition.
Development Pressures The low density residential neighborhoods and the Arboretum
present no direct pressures on this industrial area. However, parcels on the triangular site south
of New York Avenue are being assembled for private commercial development.
Other Planning Issues There are some sites or spaces along V Street that may be vacant
or are for lease, which, along with the concentration of municipal facilities in the area, present
interesting co-location opportunities for businesses or municipal services. New York Avenue
should be reviewed for the possibility of a creating a convenience retail corridor, given its high
visibility and high traffic volumes.
Area 21 of the October 19, 2005 DRAFT Land Use Change Map is an infill area. It is a
Development Opportunity Areas under the existing Comprehensive Plan.
KEY FINDINGS
The area is home to a wide variety of users, and the V Street corridor is particularly
robust. Appropriate zoning and land use policies should be enacted to preserve the
V Street industrial area in use and character.
Several municipal government uses exist in the area. Two police (MPD) facilities
provide an opportunity for consolidation. A large WMATA bus garage facility presents
some opportunity for more efficient use through technical innovations. Open space
on federal government land is an opportunity for DPR to collocate with NPS or other
park-like agency.
Government/ public sector use zones should be established where the real estate
market permits cost-feasible development.
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