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Orangetheory comes to Union Market

3/22/2019

 
WTOP News
by Jeff Clabaugh

D.C. developer Level 2 Development has filled in a piece of the retail puzzle at its new Highline Union Market apartment building, with Orangetheory signing on.

The 12-story Highline Union Market apartment building, at 320 Florida Ave., N.E., has an unusual architectural design, with framed glass cubes that weave in and out of the Florida Avenue facade at varying depths.

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Construction Begins On $100M Highline At Union Market

2/16/2017

 
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Bisnow
by Jon Banister
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Mayor Muriel Bowser was on hand Wednesday to mark the groundbreaking of the latest major multifamily project at Union Market. 

Level 2 Development, Federal Capital Partners and Clark Enterprises broke ground on The Highline, a 318-unit apartment building with 10k SF of ground-floor retail at 320 Florida Ave. NE. The $100M project is expected to deliver in the first quarter of 2019. 

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Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. breaks ground on 12 new affordable homes with $1.3 Million Contribution from Level 2 Development

10/7/2016

 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Next Tuesday, Oct. 11,  Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. (DC Habitat) and Level 2 Development (Level 2) will be joined by Mayor Muriel Bowser and community members to celebrate the groundbreaking of 12 new affordable homes in Ivy City. The event kicks off the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development's (CNHED) Community Development Week, a series of events highlighting the ways that Coalition members are creating a District of Columbia where all residents can thrive.

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EDENS, LEVEL 2, TRAMMELL CROW BREAK GROUND ON 432-UNIT, LATIN MARKET-ANCHORED DEVELOPMENT

6/14/2016

 
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Bisnow
by Jon Banister

Edens and co-developers Level 2 Development and Trammell Crow Residential broke ground on their 1270 4th St NE development, which will combine retail and residential to help expand the community near the booming Union Market.  Edens CEO Jodie McLean (right) brought in renowned Philadelphia-based chef Jose Garces (left of Jodie) to create a 20k SF Latin marketplace concept for the ground floor of the development.  They broke ground Monday at the site of the development, using shovels designed by local artists.

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12 low-priced townhouses coming to D.C.’s Ivy City

10/19/2015

 
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Washington Post
by Shilpi Malinowski

​Twelve new houses are coming to a blighted area of Northeast Washington reserved for families making up to 50 percent of the area median income, or about $54,722 for a family of four.

The 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom residences will be on Central Place NE, a one-block street in Ivy City. Six three-story townhouses will be divided into two residences apiece.

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Level 2 Development partners with Habitat for Humanity to double its affordable housing commitment in D.C.

10/19/2015

 
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Together, Level 2 and Habitat for Humanity have secured sites for 12 of 13 planned affordable homes in Ivy City.

The partnership allows Level 2 to reimagine affordable housing requirements under current zoning regulations with more impactful results.

WASHINGTON, October 12, 2015 — D.C-based Level 2 Development (Level 2) is on track to exceed its off-site affordable housing public benefit for its Planned Unit Development (PUD) The Highline at Union Market at 320 Florida Ave., N.E., furthering its goal to create more impactful affordable housing 

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Final leasing begins at D.C.’s Takoma Central

9/25/2015

 
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​Washington Post
by Michele Lerner

​Takoma Central, a 150-unit apartment building at 235 Carroll St. NW, is already fully leased in phase one of the two-phase development and has now opened the final phase of apartments for leasing.

Ground-floor retail in the building includes a Busboys & Poets restaurant, and nearby, in Takoma’s main street historic district, residents can find an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants. The Takoma Metro station is also nearby.

​Developed by 
Federal Capital Partners and Level 2 Development, Takoma 

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The Highline Gets Final Nod to Go Up Near Union Market

7/14/2015

 
Urban Turf
by 
Tianna Mañón
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Level 2 Development’s proposal to build a mixed-use building near Union Market got the thumbs up it needed on Monday night. Modeled after steel shipping containers, the 315-unit development at 320 Florida Avenue NE (map) will include a multi-tiered park that will offer a walkway that leads into the market itself. It’s slated to join the growing development on the busy avenue in late 2018.

​​The Zoning Commission gave The Highline at Union Market the go-ahead that it needed on Monday night, approving variances for requirements related to the rear yard, compact parking spaces and the loading and roof structure requirements. 

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The Union Market Housing Boom Is About to Explode

4/30/2015

 
Washingtonian
by Marisa M. Kashino

There’s a gold rush under way just east of the NoMa Metro tracks.

In May, the first mixed residential/retail building planned for the Northeast DC neighborhood around Union Market is slated to break ground. And if all goes as planned for the five big developers invested in the area, at least eight more such projects will follow.

The momentum has been growing since 2009, when the District published a framework for future development of the 45 acres bounded by Florida and New York avenues and Penn

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More Big NoMa News – Check Out a Rendering for The Highline at Union Market hoping to come in late 2018

2/4/2015

 
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Prince of Petworth 

“Level 2 Development, LLC (Level 2) filed a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application with the Zoning Commission for their latest project, The Highline at Union Market, a 315 unit mixed-use apartment building with 8,472 square feet of retail at the front steps to the burgeoning Union Market district in Washington, DC. Located one block from the NoMa/Gallaudet Red Line Metro Station at 320 Florida Ave., NE, The Highline at Union Market will connect the NoMa and Union Market neighborhoods.


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Level 2 envisions bringing flavor of New York's Meatpacking District to Union Market area

2/4/2015

 
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Washington Business Journal 
by Daniel J. Sernovitz

Level 2 Development is planning to develop a 315-unit mixed-use apartment project near Union Market that it hopes will pay homage to New York's Meatpacking District at a gateway site leading into the District's NoMa neighborhood.

Level 2, which is also a part of the team working with Edens to remake the 45-acre Union Market, has filed a Planned Unit Development Application with the District to build 315 apartment units and just shy 


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Level 2’s 315-Unit Union Market Project Sets Delivery for Late 2018

1/29/2015

 
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Urban Turf
by Lark Turner 

Level 2 Development’s 315-unit project adjacent to Union Market has set a planned delivery date for late 2018.

The project, dubbed The Highline at Union Market — undoubtedly a nod to the urban-industrial aesthetic of the New York project bearing the same name — will be built on the site of a Burger King at 320 Florida Avenue NE (map). Developers filed a planned-unit development application for the


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315 Unit Mixed-use Apartment Plans Advance Near Union Market

1/29/2015

 
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District Source
by Shaun Courtney 

Level 2 Development filed a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application with the Zoning Commission this week for a proposed 315-unit apartment building with 8,472 square feet of retail at 320 Florida Ave. NE, steps from Union Market and the NoMa Metro on the current site of a Burger King.

The project, dubbed The Highline at Union Market, is a joint venture of Level 2 Development and Clark Enterprises, Inc. 


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Level 2 Files PUD for Mixed-Use Project

1/29/2015

 
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Globe Street
by Erika Morphy 

WASHINGTON, DC--Level 2 Development has filed a Planned Unit Development Application with DC's Zoning Commission for a 315-unit, mixed-use apartment project that it hopes to develop jointly with Clark Enterprises.

The building, which will be called The Highline at Union Market, will have 8,472 square feet of retail and be located next to the Union Market district at 320 Florida Ave., NE.


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Apartments at center of D.C. proposal styled on New York’s Meatpacking District

1/29/2015

 
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Washington Post
by Shilpi Malinowski

Could a warehouse-filled, traffic-clogged District neighborhood one day match the post-industrial glamour of New York City’s Meatpacking District?

Inspired by the famed New York neighborhood known for its trendy restaurants, boutiques and bars, Level 2 Development is seeking to transform a site at 320 Florida Ave. NE — currently home to a Burger King and some weedy overgrowth — into a 315-unit


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Politics and Prose will open satellite stores in Busboys and Poets restaurants

11/6/2014

 
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Washington Post 
by Ron Charles

In a move to expand its retail operation and cultural offerings, Politics and Prose Bookstore will open five satellite locations in Busboys and Poets restaurants around the Washington area.

Under an arrangement announced Thursday, the venerable bookstore in Chevy Chase will stock and manage the retail book sections of all but one of the current and planned Busboys and Poets owned by entrepreneur-artist-activist Anas “Andy” Shallal. The mini-stores, staffed by 


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Takoma Park Busboys and Poets will house a coworking space

9/30/2014

 
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Elevation DC
by Julekha Dash 

The Takoma Park Busboys and Poets will have a space dedicated to coworking when it opens at the end of the year, owner Andy Shallal says.
 
Takoma Park is one of at least three Busboys that are in the works, along with Brookland and Anacostia. The venues are known as a community gathering place that hold poetry readings, book signings, film screenings, political and social discussions, live music and other events.


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Town Square | New green apartments now leasing in Northwest

8/18/2014

 
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The Washington Post
by Michele Lerner

Federal Capital Partners and Level 2 Development recently began leasing Takoma Central, a new 150-unit apartment building in Northwest Washington’s Takoma D.C. neighborhood adjacent to the Takoma Metro station.

The building’s first floor will be occupied by a Busboys and Poetsr estaurant, and residents will be able to walk to the neighborhood’s eclectic mix of shops and restaurants as well as the year-round Takoma Park Farmers Market.



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Takoma development with Busboys and Poets, new apartments set to open in fall

8/12/2014

 
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Gazette.net
by Kevin James Shay

Takoma Central, a 150-unit apartment community with retailers that include a new Busboys and Poets coffeehouse and bookstore, should open by late fall in Washington, D.C., just over the Takoma Park border, officials say.

The development on Carroll Street near the Takoma Metro station was originally slated to open in the spring. It is expected to provide a boost to the nearby Old Takoma commercial district with more residents available to shop and dine at the businesses in Takoma Park, said Laura Barclay,


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Level 2 Development buys development site near Union Market

8/7/2014

 
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Washington Business Journal
by Daniel J. Sernovitz

Level 2 Development, part of the team working with Edens to remake part of the 45-acre Union Market in Northeast D.C., is spreading out with plans to redevelop another site nearby.

An affiliate of Level 2, 320 Florida Owner LLC, bought the Burger King site at 320 Florida Ave. NE July 22 for about $8.8 million. It picked up the property from Lionstone Investments, a Texas-based real estate investment trust that had owned it since 2006.


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Micro-units help D.C. renters live to the max

7/21/2014

 
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Washington Post
by Liz Essley Whyte

Julie Williams’ studio apartment is about the size of a large master bedroom, except that a kitchen and bathroom are crammed in as well. At 350 square feet, it’s the smallest apartment she’s ever lived in, and she loves it.

“I previously lived in a two-bedroom [in Olney, Md.], but I would rather live here,” says the 36-year-old National Institutes of Health employee, who is one of a new wave of renters willing to swap space for the ideal location. “I have everything


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500 Units and 40,000 Square Feet of Retail Proposed for Union Market

5/8/2014

 
Urban Turf
by Lark Turner

Edens Realty is planning a massive mixed-use development adjacent to Union Market at 1270 4th St. NE (map). The 11-story, 110-foot development will have about 40,000 square feet of retail and 420 to 520 residential units across 370,000 square feet. The units will range in size from studios to three-bedrooms.

​According to a planned unit development (PUD) submitted to DC’s Zoning Commission, the residences, which will face 4th Street, will be built on top of existing warehouse space that will be converted into high-ceilinged retail. The goal is to create “an exciting vibrant mixed use retail and residential project on the 


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Construction Resumes at Carroll and Maple

3/18/2013

 
Takoma Park News
by Roz Grigsby

A tower crane rising from the depths of the muddy excavation site is a sign that work is underway again at Takoma Central, the long-awaited development at the corner of Carroll Street and Maple avenue on the Takoma Park/Takoma, D.C. line. With the arrival of heavy equipment and a load of steel I-beams, one of the most visible  developments in the Takoma area seems to be back on track. 

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Busboys, Poets and Change

3/5/2013

 
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Washington Post 
by Clinton Yates

Abinet Birrratu, a student at a nearby Strayer campus, stops in for a snack at Takoma Bistro, in Takoma Park, Maryland, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. At right, Katrina Browne enjoys the quiet ambience of the restaurant. A new Busboys and Poets Restaurant will bring more dining options to the neighborhood which straddles the DC/Maryland border. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post) (Nikki Kahn - THE WASHINGTON POST) Looks like Andy Shallal has struck gold. The owner of Busboys and Poets, the highly successful chain of Washington


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Busboys and Poets Coming to Takoma, and May Head to Brookland Next 

2/27/2013

 
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Washington Post Capitol Business Blog
by Jonathan O'Connell

Shortly after Andy Shallal opened Busboys and Poets on 14th Street NW in 2005, he said he began receiving a stream of e-mails and phone calls from residents of the Takoma neighborhood of D.C. and its Maryland neighbor, Takoma Park, a neighborhood long known for its counter-culturism.

Would Shallal, an Iraqi-American whose opposition to the invasion of Iraq helped put Busboys on the map, consider opening a location there?

The e-mails never stopped, and on Tuesday, Shallal decided that he would answer them by signing a lease to open a 6,500-square-foot Busboys in a new retail-and-apartment project 


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