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I Wish This Were... in Dupont Circle, part 3

I can't figure out why there's a parking lot right next to one of the city's busiest Metro stations, in a neighborhood with some of the city's highest rents. I envision a glamorous building matching the height of the hotel across the circle instead; it would add so much to the neighborhood.

The buildings on the left belong to PNC Bank, which recently started subleasing the old Connecticut Avenue storefronts to other businesses.

The parking lot is a small space, but a signature tower against 20th Street and Massachusetts Avenue facing Dupont Circle would look great here. As either residential or office use, it would add density and more people to contribute to the neighborhood.

Personally, I prefer to see the Farmers Market stay in that spot than another building. Maybe it could be made a 7 day a week market like the one in the Embarcadero's ferry terminal in San Francisco. This part of Dupont is already full of people and the merchants don't seem to be lacking for foot traffic. And there really can be too much of a good thing. Quality is a harder goal to acheive than quantity.

I loved your ideas on putting a park over the submerged part of Conn. Avenue and agree that something should be done about Dupont Circle. (I'd propose following the L'Etoile model here ... i.e., removing all lanes and traffic lights and crosswalks and just letting the traffic 'go at it' while the pedestrians get safe under-the-road-way access to the park ... preferably via one of the new proposed art galleries or similar venues). But I have to disagree with you on this one Michael. I'd rather see this remain open space. Preferably an extended farmers market to a parking lot, but not another high-rent building ...

Which incidentally, I'm not sure you've given thought too ... I.e., When you build in an expensive part of town, you rarely find the rents decreasing with that building, at least short term and mid term .. else the developers wouldn't build there. Instead what you get is just additional high priced building stock ... further excluding the average person.

A better place for more building is in areas where the shops and restaurants aren't already overflowing with pedestrians ... or where there simply aren't many good shops or restaurants because the critical mass (and disposable incomes) isn't there yet for these shops and restaurnats to set up shop.

We've still lots of these areas in many many spots in DC. As I said earlier, IMHO, focusing on quality is more important than focusing on quantity. Bigger is always better.

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