A Brief History 1977 2008 • Fletcher- 1851 Johnson • HD Woodson school opens High School serving 1000+ • Payne students Swing Space Cemetery 1966 2006 • 2000+ graves • Fletcher- moved & Johnson reinterred closed
Fletcher Johnson: A Community Resource 4 th largest publicly owned city parcels (15+ acres) Walking distance to the Benning Road Metro Station & future streetcar Centrally located within Ward 7 Walking distance from major thoroughfares – East Capitol St., Southern Ave., Benning Rd., Central Ave. Site in 2018 is likely to be assessed at around $52 million
City & Community Redevelopment Efforts: 2014- Present * From DME 2014 Fletcher Visioning Session
City & Community Redevelopment Efforts: 2014-Present Photo of February 2017 Community Meeting Photo of October 2014 Community Meeting
DME and DGS Presentation from Feb. 22, 2017 https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/page_content/attachments/Fletcher%20Johnson %20Community%20Meeting%202.22.2017.pdf
Our Community Vision Since 2014, the community has u Arts space asked for consideration of a Incubator space for entrepreneurs Adult evening and weekend education programs Grocery store Health clinic or urgent care Community Retail & Amenities hub Housing
Equity: A tale of two schools Fletcher Johnson School Hine School @ Marshall Heights @ Eastern Market Near Eastern Market Metro Station Near Benning Road Metro Station in in SE Washington, DC SE Washington, DC Construction began in 1966 Construction began in 1966 Closed as surplus in 2008 Closed as surplus in 2006 RFO in 2008, no awardee selected RFO in 2014, no awardee selected City declared Landrieu Act satisfied, City refused to declare Landrieu Act project moved from DME to DMPED satisfied, project remained in DME New DME RFO drafted in 2017, never NEW DMPED RFO released 2009 released
The Yard at Eastern Market
Equity: A tale of two schools 15.6 acre campus remains Rezoned and developed 3.2 unused and blighted, while acres into: Ward 7 lacks: 2 market-rate apartment New market rate housing buildings (128 units) High-end grocery store Adequate grocery stores 4 other small commercial Commercial spaces, sit-down spaces and eateries restaurants, and local jobs Urgent care and other health Coworking space resources Art spaces and community Preschool hubs
A Community Consensus
Our Request For budget cycle appropriate at Move the site from least $6M to DMPED DME’s portfolio to specifically for the DMPED’s portfolio remediation and site preparation Acknowledge the Work with the Ward Landrieu Act 7 Community to requirements are realize our satisfied collective vision Future Fletcher
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