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Home for the Holidays
Happy Holidays Washingtonians!
This is the time of the year when many of us go “Home for the
Holidays.”
And lucky for us, home is Washington, D.C.
This
month, we learned that 10,000 more people in 2016 chose the
District as their new “home” according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. In fact,
the District has not had this many residents since the 1970s!
I
am ecstatic about this news. It drives me to continue what we are doing at
DMPED – and do even more.
Our
work to spur jobs, affordable housing, real estate, tech and business are
helping to make the District an even more attractive place to live, work and
start a family or business…and what a year it’s been at DMPED achieving these
goals.
This
year, we’ve introduced legislation and moved major projects forward that will
create more than $4.02B in tax revenue over 30 years, nearly 18,500
total jobs, and more than 2,000 units of affordable housing.
Because
of our work and your support, the District is a
stronger, more resilient city — with one of the strongest local economies in
the country.
So
let’s celebrate our success, yet continue to push to ensure every current and
future resident can call the District home.
We
look forward to working with you to make 2017 our most prosperous one yet.
Regards,
Deputy
Mayor Brian T. Kenner
#DMPEDdelivers
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Featured Stories
Breaking "Sand" at McMillan
Mayor
Muriel Bowser and Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner turned "sand" at a
ceremonial groundbreaking Dec. 7 at McMillan Sand Filtration Site in Ward 5.
The groundbreaking represents the first activity at the site in nearly
three decades and signals the beginning of the historic preservation and
stabilization work for early 2017. The 25-acre development located at
North Capitol Street and Michigan Avenue, NW in Ward 5 is expected to create 6,200
jobs, 134 affordable housing units and produce $1.2
billion in economic activity over 30 years. Read more: Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on McMillan Redevelopment in Ward 5
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District Releases First-In- Nation Inclusion Innovation Report
The
District is already the #1 for women tech entrepreneurs, but we want to be the
nation's nation’s premier hub for all technology inclusion. Mayor
Muriel Bowser and Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner released “Pathways to Inclusion,”
the District’s first-ever report on the current state of inclusion in our tech,
innovation, and entrepreneurship economy. “Pathways to Inclusion” sets
bold goals to expand opportunities for District residents, including
creating 5,000 new tech jobs for underrepresented workers and 500 new
tech businesses founded by underrepresented entrepreneurs. The report
highlights the barriers underrepresented communities face upon entering an
industry vital to Washington, D.C.’s economic growth. Read the report and more here.
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Did you know that the District’s Economic Development Cluster has
14 different agencies covering areas from arts to business, transportation to
environment, regulation and more? Deputy Mayor Kenner is bringing all the
agencies together for a cluster-wide Open House on Jan. 12, 2017 at the
Convention Center. The event will provide residents with the opportunity to
meet agency leadership and learn about all the programs and services our
cluster offers. Bring your great ideas and questions! RSVP
and more information at this link: https://econdevopenhouse.eventbrite.com
DC Supports Women Entrepreneurs!
DC officially
signed on to BEACON: The DC Women Founders
Initiative, a campaign to make Washington, D.C. the most supportive
ecosystem for women entrepreneurs in the United States.
The initiative will bring together business leaders, investors,
government leaders, mentoring networks and other allies in a unified effort to
expand funding and other resources and opportunities for women entrepreneurs.
On behalf of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor Kenner took part in the
launch to announce the city’s support and that it would dedicate grant funding
for organizations that provide resources, mentoring and other support to women
founders in the D.C. area. More information on BEACON to come in 2017.
Read more: DC
Tech Leaders Launch Major Initiative to Support Women Entrepreneurs
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McMillan: Historic preservation and stabilization work
is set to begin in early 2017. As noted above, the Mayor and DMPED participated
in ceremonial groundbreaking or “turning of sand” in early
December.
MLK Gateway: DMPED announced earlier this month that
Menkiti Group and Enlightened, Inc. were selected to lead the development of MLK Gateway, a partnership between DMPED and
DHCD at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE and Good Hope Road SE.
Delivering on the Bowser Administration’s promise to provide greater economic
opportunities to D.C.’s most underserved communities, the proposed development
is expected to create a tech incubator, bring over 200 jobs, and
long-awaited retail and amenities to Ward 8, establishing MLK Gateway as a
destination for innovation and commerce.
New DCI School at Walter Reed: The District
of Columbia International School, DCI, recently closed on their
financing on December 16, 2016 to secure Building 11 on the former Walter Reed
site. This milestone secures their sublease with the Master Developer, The
Parks at Walter Reed, and a long term lease with the District that allows them
to renovate the historic 130,000 sf Delano Hall, including the addition of a
new gym, auditorium and student commons area. The school expects to open for
the 2017 school year and will eventually accommodate 1,500 students from DCI
and the Latin American Montessori Bilingual School (LAMB). This is another huge
milestone on the Walter Reed site and will bring a brand new facility for this
growing school.
Bruce Monroe, Fort Totten and Capitol Vista: The
DC Council held the final vote approving the surplus and disposition of the
three projects during its final Legislative meeting of the year on Dec. 20.
Plans for Bruce Monroe include 400 affordable housing units and a park;
Fort Totten will feature affordable homeownership opportunities in a growing
area; and Capitol Vista will include 100 affordable housing units. DMPED
is now one step closer to delivering on these major developments.
Northwest One: The deadline closed for
RFPs for redevelopment of the site located at the corner of North Capitol and K
Street NW in Ward 6 and the proposal review process is underway. Northwest One
is part of the New
Communities Initiative, a District program focused on creating
vibrant mixed-income and mixed-used neighborhoods through physical architecture
and human capital development. The RFP is also the product of the “OurRFP”
process, a Mayoral initiative that incorporates community engagement early in
the RFP process.
Bryant Street Development: DMPED provided Tax Increment
Financing (TIF) of up to $10 million to help redevelop this isolated
surface-parked shopping center adjacent to the Rhode Island Ave Metro Station,
leading to the revitalization of the Edgewood neighborhood and the Rhode Island
Avenue commercial core. The project will include over 1.7 million sq. ft. of
development at full build-out, including over 1,450 residential units, 300,000
sq. ft. of retail, 1.5 acres of green space, improvements to the Metropolitan
Branch Trail (MBT), and a dedicated bike lane across nine buildings and six new
city blocks.
Mayor, DMPED Chosen to Participate in Prestigious Leadership Program
Mayor Bowser, Deputy Mayor Kenner, OP Director Eric Shaw and DHCD Director were recently selected as fellows in the Daniel Rose Fellowship for Public Leaders, led by the Urban Land Institute. For the next year, these District leaders will receive leadership training and professional development opportunities, focusing on the intersection of public sector strategy and private sector expertise in real estate, land use, development, design, and planning. Mayor Bowser was one of just four large American cities invited to participate in the Rose Fellowship program
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Data Corner: DC Population Highest in Four Decades
As you know, DMPED loves data. So you can probably guess that we
were excited to see the latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau
on D.C.'s population. (Data from July 1, 2015-July 1, 2016.)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the largest contributor to
population growth in Washington, D.C. in this period was domestic and
international migration—people moving into town from other parts of the United
States and from abroad.
Between July 2015 and 2016, in addition to the natural increase
(births minus deaths) of 4,324, a total of 6,392 net new residents moved into
the District, or 59 percent of the total growth this period. Of these 6,392 net
new residents to the city, 4,116 moved to D.C. from other countries and
2,276 from other U.S. states. Since 2014, our city has attracted more
than 4,000 new international residents each year. The baby boom also
continued this year with 9,779 births, 122 more than the previous year. Welcome
home everybody!
Read more: DC Reaches Four-Year High
Chart of the Week
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District picks The Menkiti Group, Enlightened for MLK
Gateway project
Mayor Wants 5,000 New Tech Jobs For Underrepresented
Workers By 2020
Affordable two- and three-bedroom apartments planned for
D.C.’s Shaw
DC just set an ambitious goal to become the No. 1 city for
‘inclusive innovation’
Here's when work will start, for real, at Walter Reed
DC’s Affordable Housing Investments Are Paying Off
Economic Development Cluster Open House, Jan. 12, 2017, Convention Center, 4-8 p.m., Rooms 151 A/B
See all: DMPED Event Calendar
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