Map Amendment Filed to Rezone 3rd District Police HQ & Engine Company 9 Site

The Office of Planning has submitted a map amendment to rezone the site located at the northeast corner of 17th and U Streets, NW. The site is currently occupied and will continue to be occupied by, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Third District Police headquarters and by Fire and Emergency Services (FEMS) Engine Company 9. The map amendment would enable the provision of more market-rate housing and affordable housing, which would help mitigate rising housing costs that affect households of color disproportionately.

Because the property is District-owned any future lease, disposition or RFP would include ANC and neighborhood participation in the process and in the design of future construction on the site. Depending on the ultimate development plan, the MU-10 zone’s density and height maximums could permit the construction of newer MPD and FEMS facilities, over 200 affordable housing units and a larger garage for the many public and employee vehicles that now spill-over onto neighborhood streets.

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