Evening star., 1962-10-25
Planners Approve
Renewal of2Areas
Adoms-Morgon.
North Capitol
Projects Pushed
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS
Star Staff Writer

for the purchase Of more
than 81 acres.
The land would be cleared
for private and public redevel-
opment, which would add 824
units of public housing plus
3,133 units of privately built
units for rental and sale.
Acting on the long-delayed
renewal of the uptown Adams
Morgan area and the North
Capitol-West area, the National
Capital Planning Commission
voted to transmit the two plans
Immediately for review and
comment" by the District gov
ernment.
The commission said it would
like to have the Districts views
and those of the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency on both
plans by November %.
Under the plans 80 acres
would be purchased in the
Adams Morgan neighborhood
and 81 in the North Capitol
West section.
The Adams Morgan area is
bounded by Sixteenth street.
Connecticut avenue, Florida
avenue, Calvert street and Co
lumbia road NV. The North
Capitol West area is bounded
by North Capitol street and
Massachusetts,, New Jersey and
New York avenues NV.
Land Cost Not Given
No estimate was given today
on the cost of the land. Earlier
estimates were for a total prof.
ect cost of $31 million in the
Adams Morgan area and $11
million in the North Capitol
West area.
The plans spell out how land
shall be redeveloped and set up
rehabilitation standards for
properties that will not be
purchased.
NCPC staff members said 40
per cent of a total of 89 acres
| in the North Captiol-West area
would be acquired, whereas only
20 per cent of the las met"
acres, exclusive of streets and
alleys, in the Adams Morgan
area are scheduled for pur-
chase.
While there was no objection
from commission members tC
either plan, Mrs. James H
Rowe, jr., commission chair.
man, commented that the North
Capitol-West plan "has not
been reviewed to the extent OF
that for the AdamS-M Morgan
area"
Walter C. Louchheim, refer
ring to what he said we're a
number of cul-de-Sac or dead
end Streets" said questions had
been raised as to the lighting
and controlling of these streets.
II think we will be hearing
more from the District on this"
he said.
Map Varied Occupancy
Redevelopment of the Adams
Morgan area would center on
the Eighteenth and Columbia
road district and would in
clude high-rise commercial and
apartment buildings, as well as
housing for low, moderate and
upper income families.
Redevelopment in the North
Capitol-West area is designed
largely for IAN atmosphere for
low and moderate income fami-
lies" and to improve the vista
along North Capitol street
toward the Capitol" a staff
planner said. Public housing
units would be scattered"
through the area and would
include high-rise apartment
buildings.
William E. Finley, NCPC staff
director, said it hoped to obtain
the District governments COM
ment so that NCPC may con-
slider the plans final adoption
at a meeting in December.
Before actual work could be
undertaken, a public hearing
on the plans would be sched-
uled by the District. A begin
ming of work could be expected
in the spring if no major OBJ
stacles are raised, it was ex-
Iplained.
Mall Parking Okayed
In other action the planning
commission approved a new
version of the Southwest urban
renewal plan. This will permit
Developer William Zeckendorf
to build and operate 1000
car garage under the proposed
Tenth street Mall just south of
independence avenue.