Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-26
Transit Subsidiary Wins
Southwest Renewal Job
Design Is Chosen
For $5.3 Million
RedeveIopment

u. y. transit system was
chosen today to develop $50
million MISUNDERSTANDING and
housing project in the South
west redevelopment area.
The site formerly was owned
in part by the transit company
and was sold to the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency.
The design submitted by the
D. C. Realty and Development
Corp. was chosen from 10 sub
mitted to the RIA on the basis
Of a fixed price for the land.
An independent group of five
architects acted as judges.
The approximately five-acre
site is bounded by Fourth
street, Maine avenue, a park
strip north of Fort McNair and
o street, which will be re-
designed as a cul-de-sac.
200 Units Included
The project includes a total
of 290 units. including two
eight-story elevator apartment
buildings, walk-up apartment
units and II row houses.
The special features Of the
winning design include a large
plaza between the two apart
ment buildings which would
serve as a cover for a parking
garage to be entered from
Fourth street.
Each building will have
special parking Hobbies where
passengers could be dropped
off near elevators. A similar
plaza will cover parking for the
walk-up apartments. No parked
automobiles would be in sight.
Phil A. Doyle, executive d.
rector Of the RIA, said this
was the first time a D. C.
Transit subsidiary has sub
mitted a design for develop
ment in the Southwest renewal
area.
He said the RIA is pleased
with the interest shown in the
competition for the site, and
noted that the Is designs repre-
sented the highest number ever
submitted for a single project.
Fixed Land Price
The fixed price for the land
is $40 per square foot, or ap-
proximately $720.SS5 for the
entire site.
Mr.. Doyle said the monthly
rentals for the elevator apart
ments will be $148.50 for an
efficiency with balcony, $177.50
for a one-bedroom unit and
$288.75 for a two-bedroom unit
with two baths. The walk-up
apartment units will sell for
$4,000 for one-bedroom units
to $500 for two-bedroom units,
Prices for the three bedroom:
townhouSes will range from
$29, 900 to $4,000.
The site Is known specifically
as Southwest Parcel HOO.
Immediately to the north will
be the Harbour Square devel-
opment.
Architects of the winning
design are Morris Lapidus,
Harle and Lehman Of New
York.
Public Hearing Due
The RIA will schedule a
public hearing on the project
soon.
The members Of the archi-
tectural jury that chose the
winning design are Carl Feiss
Of Washington, Dan Kiley of
Charlotte, VT; Oskar Stonorov
Of Philadelphia; Hugh Stub
bins Of Cambridge, Mass, and
Philip Will. jr., Of Chicago.
Mr.. Doyle said about half of
the nearly five-acre site was
owned by D. C. Transit and
sold to the RIA when the
process Of clearing Southwest
was underway. He said the
company's prior ownership of
a portion Of the site had moth.
ing to do with the choice of
the winning design. In making
their selection, the judges were
not aware Of the identities of
any Of the 10 contestants.
The board of judges voted
four to one for the winning
entry, with Mr.. Kiley dissent
ing. The judges eliminated
from consideration four of the
10 entries because the panel
found that the designs were
in such grave violation Of the
published conditions of the
competition that the panel felt
that in fairness to the other
competitors who adhered to
the conditions the four must
be eliminated"