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<strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> Columbia Industrial Areas Study DC Office <strong>of</strong> Planning<br />

Prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc.<br />

Sub-Area Total<br />

Acres<br />

DC Village<br />

and Blue<br />

Plains<br />

Fort Lincoln<br />

Urban<br />

Renewal<br />

11th Street,<br />

SE<br />

New York –<br />

Bladensburg<br />

PDR Opportunities PDR Constraints Suitable for<br />

Continued<br />

PDR Use?<br />

385.44 Abundant underutilized<br />

space<br />

Very isolated - limited<br />

residential exposure<br />

Prime area for municipal<br />

uses, especially “locally<br />

undesirable uses”<br />

91.88 Abundant vacant land<br />

Excellent road access and<br />

circulation<br />

73.91 Good highway, rail, and<br />

water access – especially<br />

proximate to Capitol and<br />

Downtown<br />

Relatively inaccessible to<br />

the public – secure site<br />

Strategic location for<br />

municipal users<br />

348.10 V Street PDR businesses<br />

very active and viable<br />

Excellent access to NY<br />

Avenue<br />

Underutilized federal<br />

government land south <strong>of</strong><br />

NY Ave. bordering<br />

Arboretum Mixed-use<br />

commercial and retail on<br />

Use are very poorly<br />

organized<br />

Blue Plains Sewage<br />

Treatment Plant –<br />

essentially <strong>of</strong>f limits to<br />

PDR development<br />

Limited transportation<br />

and public transit access<br />

Poor building conditions<br />

at DC Village<br />

Not industrially zoned<br />

Big box retail<br />

programmed for much <strong>of</strong><br />

the site<br />

Waterfront open space<br />

plans<br />

Existing commercial uses<br />

in northwestern portion <strong>of</strong><br />

site<br />

National Arboretum<br />

borders on the south<br />

Private development<br />

focused on NY Avenue<br />

and west <strong>of</strong> Bladensburg<br />

- 158 -<br />

If Yes,<br />

Private or<br />

Public Use?<br />

Recommendation Policy Map &<br />

Area Number<br />

Yes Public Retain existing industrial<br />

designations.<br />

Maximize use <strong>of</strong> land at<br />

DC Village.<br />

Concentrate local and<br />

federal government<br />

functions.- consider<br />

designation for public use<br />

Implement Master Plan<br />

for DC Village area<br />

Yes, for<br />

light<br />

industry<br />

or<br />

shipping<br />

uses<br />

Private Heavy industry not<br />

appropriate. Existing<br />

distributor and other like<br />

uses are appropriate.<br />

Intensify land use.<br />

Encourage R&D <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

park or public sector PDR<br />

use, if big box retail is a<br />

no go<br />

Yes Public Consider light industrial<br />

or municipal uses<br />

compatible with open<br />

space and waterfront<br />

access.<br />

Good location for secure<br />

records storage<br />

No Consider land use<br />

change<br />

Yes<br />

Private<br />

Public<br />

Enact zoning regulations<br />

and create industrial<br />

district to preserve and<br />

enhance V Street<br />

corridor.<br />

Encourage collocation <strong>of</strong><br />

existing municipal<br />

facilities, and consider<br />

municipal service zone<br />

south <strong>of</strong> NY Ave.<br />

Map 4.3<br />

Area 8<br />

Map 4.2<br />

Area 4<br />

Map 4.3<br />

Area 6<br />

Map 4.4<br />

Area 12<br />

Map 4.1<br />

Area 7<br />

Map 4.3<br />

Area 4

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