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District of Columbia Industrial Areas Study DC Office of Planning Prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc. Ownership Patterns and Property Assemblages The District and WMATA are the major property owners in the area. OTHER Environmental Issues There are no known environmental hazards in the area. However, it is probable that fuel leakage and runoff from the towing yard, auto repair shops, and from I- 295 itself present some soil and water contamination problems. Historically or Architecturally Significant Buildings There are no apparent historic or historiceligible buildings in the study area. A school and several buildings along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue may be historic and deserve recognition. Development Pressures The only known pressure is a rezoning request submitted for a 120-unit hotel on a parcel on the southerly side of I-295, paralleling Shannon Place between V and W Street, SE. The area is currently home to auto/transportation uses. Other planning Issues The Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) includes some of Anacostia Poplar Point in its plan. While the AWI does not currently contemplate developing on the industrial land in this study area, its adjacent land improvements, including a 60-acre waterfront cultural park, will most likely draw its own real estate and speculative development pressures, for both residential and commercial uses. Also, the DC United professional soccer team has proposed a stadium and mixed-use development for the Poplar Point parkland. Barry Farm is in poor condition and in need of revitalization. It is also probable that the area surround the Metro station will see a sort of transit-oriented development (TOD) take place over the next several years. Office, retail, and residential development will all seek to take advantage of this location, only several Metro stops from Downtown. Portions of the area and environs are listed on the October 19 DRAFT Land Use Change Map (V, 44, 45) as revitalization and land use change areas. KEY FINDINGS Proximity to residential uses and a planned open space development associated with the AWI do not make this area ideal for heavy industrial use. Rather, its strategic access could be a good location for municipal uses. The CSX2 corridor should be rezoned for mixed-use. Transit-oriented development at the Anacostia Metro and neighborhood Main Street commercial corridor development will be a boon to this area - mixed-use should be encouraged around the Metro station. - 143 -
District of Columbia Industrial Areas Study DC Office of Planning Prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc. 6.2.15 DC VILLAGE AND BLUE PLAINS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Location and Land Area These areas in the far southwest of the District are roughly bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW on the east and the Potomac River on the west. Interstate 295 splits the two areas, with Blue Plains to the west and DC Village to the east. The area slopes down towards Interstate 295 and the Potomac River. In total, the area of DC Village and Blue Plains is 385.44 acres (14.64 percent of total industrial land). Building Typologies The DC Village area is characterized by low one- and two-story square brick and concrete buildings of 1950’s vintage. The Job Corps buildings seem to be in particularly poor condition. Blue Plains is the District’s only wastewater treatment facility, operated by the DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA). General Site Condition The sites are low density and uninviting to a casual visitor. The municipal areas are gated to restrict access. Overgrown brush, rusting and falling chain-link fences, and largely empty tracts of land abut the major interior circulation roads in DC Village. Blue Plains is a vast wastewater treatment plant is not accessible to the public. LAND USE Land Use, General Character, and Function Land use in DC Village is classified as “Local Public” and is characterized by very low density municipal uses and social service uses. Several large lots such as the impoundment lot dominate the southern end of the area. Small campuses of residential buildings exist in the Job Corps and Family Shelter areas. Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP) is classified “Industrial” and consists of separating tanks, settling ponds, and treatment pools. The Blue Plains AWTP is the largest advanced wastewater treatment facility of its type in the United States. Surrounding Land Use Context There are residential developments and schools to the east of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW. The downward slope, dense vegetation, and site fencing form a distinct boundary between these areas. To the north of Blue Plains is the Navy Research Laboratory. Access and Circulation The main access road for this area are Blue Plains Drive, SW, from Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW, and Shepherd Parkway, which is accessible from I- 295. While these major arterial roads provide fair access for the municipal users, they severely isolate the Job Corps and the Family Shelter from any neighborhood residential or commercial area, and from the rest of the District (however there is a Metro bus line through the area). With the exception of roads within the Job Corps complex, all roads are in fair to good condition. - 144 -
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