Development News

DC's free, floating school lands a semi-permanent home

Monday, September 14, 2015

A free school open to all is moving in to Northeast this fall for a two-month pop-up. Learn salsa, French, Welsh, or bagel-baking!

At DCPL's new maker space, motto is "if you build it, they will build it"

Monday, August 03, 2015

The investment proves that the library isn't just about books anymore; these tools give people new ways to interact with information, library associate Joseph Koivisto says.

Ballou High School set for 2015 opening

Monday, November 03, 2014

When students return from winter break in January 2015, they'll enter the brand-new Ballou Senior High School.

Murch Elementary School set for major renovation

Melissa Salmanowitz Friday, October 10, 2014

$44 million has been approved for the upper NW elementary school redo.

Historic building to become UGA dorm

Thursday, September 04, 2014

The University of Georgia has purchased a building dating from 1931 and is converting it to student housing for its prestigious summer program.

Just in time for the school year, charter school network KIPP DC opens three new schools

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

An early-childhood school and an elementary school in Capitol View and a middle school in Trinidad expand charter school KIPP DC's offerings.

As Capitol Riverfront grows, DC plans elementary school reopening

Monday, July 14, 2014

Van Ness Elementary, in Capitol Riverfront, will reopen in time for the 2015 academic year.

Environmental project gets underway in Chinatown

Thursday, July 10, 2014

The American Society of Landscape Architects is installing a Green Streets Demonstration Project on Eye Street NW.

KIPP DC begins work on new high school near Ivy City

Monday, June 09, 2014

KIPP DC's high school is relocating from the charter school's Anacostia campus to a new building on Brentwood Parkway NE.

Montessori, dual-immersion, Catholic school eyes fall opening

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

The private school is likely the first of its kind--Montessori-certified, Catholic, and dual-language-immersion--in the nation.

Mixed-use building under construction on H St aims to be teaching tool, green icon

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The building going up at 1115 H Street NE is also a teaching tool for nearby high school students studying architecture and design.

Northeast Library re-opens Monday after multimillion renovation

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Northeast Library, on the Hill, is the fourth oldest library in DC still in operation--though it's been closed since 2011 for a renovation. It opened Monday.

KIPP DC embarks on Phase 2 of school construction in Trinidad

Friday, November 15, 2013

The charter school already operates pre-K, kindergarten, and elementary school at the Webb campus, a former DC public school, and will open a middle school in summer 2014.

Park View Playground designated a historic landmark

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The Historic Preservation Review Board recently designated the Park View Playground and Field House a historic site. The property played an important role in integrating D.C. playgrounds.