THIS THURSDAY, January 26 -- BE AT THE HPRB HEARING, Starting at 3PM -- 441 4th Street NW, Suite 200 South

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PN Hoffman wants to buy the Suntrust building (the bank property has yet to be sold to PN Hoffman) to construct more dormitory-style condos at the gateway of the Washington Heights Historic District.

The Adams Morgan community is overwhelmingly in opposition to PN Hoffman's designs to throw up a out-of-scale condo project that paves over the community's plaza. See the plans, click here.

The neighborhood's opposition is reflected in the:

Hundreds of petition signatures of Ward One residents seeking to save the plaza,

100+ individual letters submitted to HPRB plus lengthy verbal testimonies in opposition,

At least two Advisory Neighborhood Commission resolutions in opposition,

The Kalorama Citizens Association resolution in opposition (KCA is the oldest civic organization in Adams Morgan),

the recent letter from Councilmember Brianne Nadeau supporting preservation of the plaza,

a trove of documents from the archives of Washingtoniana showing the plaza was given to the Adams Morgan community back in the 1970’s,

a legal memo showing the public rights to Suntrust Plaza as indeed a historically public-controlled space and remains so to this day.

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This Thursday, January 26, 2017, the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) will again review PN Hoffmans behemoth. Two months ago your great many letters helped us win a temporary victory -- the vote to support the project failed (3 for and 3 against). We really need to generate another outpouring of letters to the HPRB Commissioners and push for complete victory. Use this easy online form below to send her a letter!

Use the form below to send a letter and sign the petition about the above important civic issue:

Send your letter by making sure your receipients are selected (checked) as shown below.

To the Historic Preservation Office
Staff at HPO (David Maloney & Anne Brockett)

To Councilmember Nadeau
Ward One Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau and staff

Now's your chance to edit our draft letter so you can send your message to City officials:
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SUBJECT LINE:

MAIL MESSAGE [edit as necessary]:
Dear city officials, I am writing to you about the Suntrust Plaza project in the heart of Adams Morgan. The project as proposed threatens the historic low-rise human-scale famous to this neighborhood and seems to be in great contrast to prevailing community architecture. The Brockett report to HPRB Commissioners about PN Hoffman's proposal is atrocious in how it disregards the community's concerns completely. This is not a back porch or a pop-up project. The Suntrust site is at the historic gateway of Adams Morgan. Any project here, especially an out-of-scale one, will change the face of our neighborhood significantly as well as pave over an important public space founded through the historical efforts of a progressive inclusive community. Further, it is appalling that the information provided by HPO is void of any inference to the history of the public easement for our plaza. https://saveourplaza.com/2016/06/18/plaza-history/ Not only that, the applicant before you neither owns the property, nor the public easement on the plaza. This means you are evaluating a project not proposed by the owners of the property (Suntrust, and the public) but you are instead reviewing a proposal from a proxy group of real estate agents who simply want to make profit off our predominantly low rise historic district by blowing out the height and paving over our plaza. I ask you rescind any prior support for PN Hoffman's proposal in HPA 16-388 and fulfill the advisement of our local ANC, Councilmember, community groups, and hundreds of residents. Regards,
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THIS THURSDAY, January 26 -- BE AT THE HPRB HEARING, Starting at 3PM -- 441 4th Street NW, Suite 200 South

PN Hoffman wants to buy the Suntrust building (the bank property has yet to be sold to PN Hoffman) to construct more dormitory-style condos at the gateway of the Washington Heights Historic District.

The Adams Morgan community is overwhelmingly in opposition to PN Hoffman's designs to throw up a out-of-scale condo project that paves over the community's plaza. See the plans, click here.

Now's your chance to edit our draft letter so you can send your message to City officials: (edit as necessary)

Now's your chance to edit our draft letter so you can send your message to City officials:
(edit as necessary)