Interested in the future of Poplar Point? Presentations displayed December 12th.

This coming week, on Wednesday, December 12th, the four remaining Poplar Point development proposals will be presented at Birney Elementary School in at 2501 MLK Jr Ave in SE.

According to the DMPED website,

What: The four short-listed teams of developers that responded to the District’s Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) to develop Poplar Point will present their proposed vision for the site to the community. The District is seeking a development partner to transform the approximately 130-acre site along the Anacostia River in Ward 8 into a world-class waterfront neighborhood.

Who:
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty
Chairman Vincent C. Gray, D-At Large (Invited)
Councilmember Marion Barry, D-Ward 8 (Invited)
Councilmember Kwame R. Brown, D-At-Large
Councilmember Yvette Alexander, D-Ward 7 (Invited)
Deputy Mayor Neil O. Albert

Development Teams
Archstone-Smith/Madison Marquette
Clark Realty Capital
Forest City Washington
General Growth Partners, Mid-City Urban, Doracon

When: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 6:30 pm

Where: Birney Elementary School
Multipurpose Room
2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Ward 8

****If you dont plan to attend but would still like more information, I will be recording the event and will be posting it on here the day after the meeting for everyone to watch****

Thanks to JDLand.com for the notification.

Poplar Point RFEI Draws Seven Proposals

As many have been following the recent stories regarding the fate of one of DC’s last 100+ acre sites, Poplar Point may not turn out the way many had originally thought. For three years now the owner of DC United, Victor MacFarlane, and city officials have been negotiating the price the owner would have to contribute to develop the site DC United’s new stadium. At least until Fenty. Months ago, when Fenty and MacFarlane were unable to come to common terms as to the cash input MacFarlane would need to contribute to develop the site, Fenty publicly announced his intent to allow other developers the opportunity to submit their proposals for what they would do with the prime piece of property. As of this past week we have seven interested parties. According to the Washington Business Journal, those parties are:

• Archstone-Smith, one of the developers of the old convention center site, and D.C.-based Madison Marquette
• Clark Realty Capital, based in Arlington, which has done mixed-use developments at Fort Totten and the Vienna Metro station
• Forrest City Enterprises, based in Cleveland, developer of the Yards in D.C. and other property around the Washington Nationals ballpark
• A three-member team formed by General Growth of Chicago, Mid-City Urban LLC of Silver Spring and Doracon Contracting of Baltimore
• City Interests
• Urban-City Ventures LLC
• Capital Area Regional Center Jobs Fund

As you can see, MacFarlane is not on the list. Now, council member (and former mayor) Marion Barry, wants his voice heard. He feels that the cities long-term negotiations with the team should continue and the new site would be ideal not only for the team but for the economy of Anacostia.

As a result of the RFEI, MacFarlane met with the comptrollers from both Virginia and Maryland in an attempt to find a more suitable site outside the city. No information has risen as to whether or not his plans to leave will continue.