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