5325414 Resolution 20-744, Hill East Redevelopment -- Phase 1: Parcels F-1 and G-1 Surplus Property Declaration Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014
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A RESOLUTION
20-744
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
December 17, 2014
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to declare as no longer needed for public purposes the District-owned real property located at the northeast corner of 19th Street, S.E., and Massachusetts Avenue, S.E., known for tax and assessment purposes as Parcels F-1 and G-1 in Square E-1112.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Hill East Redevelopment – Phase 1: Parcels F-1 and G-1 Surplus Property Declaration Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 2. (a) The Hill East Redevelopment project has been in the planning phase for many years, and community stakeholders, particularly ANCs 7F and 6B, desire to see this project move forward expeditiously.
(b) Council approval will allow the development team to secure an anchor tenant that will be key to a successful redevelopment.
(c) Immediate Council approval will allow the development team to obtain financial commitments from potential lenders.
(d) Council approval will allow the District to declare the site as surplus to allow for redevelopment so the Districts and its residents can realize the many benefits of the project, including 354 units of new housing, 106 affordable housing units, and a village square with green space, parking, retail, and streetscape improvements.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Hill East Redevelopment – Phase 1: Parcels F-1 and G-1 Surplus Property Declaration Emergency Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
