GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 3B
GLOVER PARK AND CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS
ANC3B
Minutes
June
23,
2014
Special
Public
Meeting
This
special
meeting
was
called
to
order
at
7:00
PM
by
Chairman
Brian
Cohen.
Commissioner
Blumenthal,
Commissioner
Fiorillo
and
Commissioner
Young
were
also
in
attendance.
Chairman
Cohen
stated
that
the
only
agenda
item
would
be
the
discussion
of
the
zoning
exception
request
for
development
of
new
condominium
projects
at
3915
and
3919
Fulton
Street,
NW
Washington
DC.
At
the
regularly
scheduled
ANC3B
Public
meeting
held
on
June
12,
2014,
ANC3B
took
no
position
on
the
zoning
exception
request.
ANC3B
did
recommend
that
the
developer
and
neighbors
meet
to
discuss
their
concerns
about
this
project,
and
scheduled
this
Special
Meeting
to
allow
both
parties
to
reach
a
compromise
before
the
ANC
voted
on
the
issue.
Mr.
Martin
Sullivan,
attorney
representing
the
developer
Mr.
Guy
Prudhomme,
began
by
stating
that
the
developer
had
met
with
members
of
the
neighborhood
and
responded
to
some
of
the
neighbors
concerns
about
the
projects.
Mr.
Sullivan
stated
the
buildings
were
always
intended
to
be
condos
and
the
interior
design
was
conceived
so
as
not
to
lend
itself
to
renters,
a
concern
of
many
neighbors.
He
further
stated
that
Mr.
Prudhomme
reduced
the
number
of
bedrooms
per
unit
to
2
rather
than
3,
provided
a
landscaping
plan,
provided
a
traffic
study,
agreed
to
plant
larger
trees
vice
saplings
after
construction
is
complete
and
provided
proof
of
funding
to
complete
the
projects.
He
also
added
that
the
architect
had
made
minor
changes
in
the
exterior
design
of
the
building
especially
to
the
cornices.
Mr.
George
Brenkert,
acting
as
a
spokesman
for
the
neighbors,
acknowledged
that
the
neighbors
had
met
with
the
developer
and
his
attorney.
Mr.
Brenkert
indicated
that
some
of
their
concerns
were
answered
by
the
developer
and
that
the
developer
with
his
attorney
had
responded
to
an
eight
page
questionnaire
in
regards
to
the
development
of
the
two
Fulton
Street
properties.
Mr.
Brenkert
then
displayed
a
panoramic
photo
presentation
of
the
existing
Fulton
Street
homes
and
super-‐imposed
over
the
existing
properties
the
proposed
exterior
design
of
the
condos.
He
then
asked
all
if
the
proposed
design
for
the
new
condos
“fits
in”
with
the
existing
design
of
homes
on
that
block.
Many
neighbors
responded
with
questions
about
the
brick
like
material
(fiber
cement)
that
was
projected
to
be
used
in
place
of
brick
for
exterior
construction,
the
noise
that
might
be
transmitted
from
the
proposed
roof
top
decks,
function
and
power
of
the
condo
association
if
built
as
condos,
protocol
by
the
condo
association
to
allow
renters,
the
modern
vs.
traditional
architecture
being
employed
by
the
proposed
condos,
who
will
levy
and
be
responsible
for
the
collection
of
condo
fees,
tree
size
in
regards
to
the
landscaping
plan,
if
there
was
a
legal/binding
document
to
sell
the
units
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3B01 3B02 3B03 3B04 3B05
N. GLOVER PARK E. GLOVER PARK W. GLOVER PARK CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS S. GLOVER PARK
JOE FIORILLO JACKIE BLUMENTHAL VACANT MARY C. YOUNG BRIAN A. COHEN
once
they
are
built
as
condos,
construction
start
times
in
the
morning
and
the
large
glass
windows
that
many
considered
to
give
the
building
an
office
park
atmosphere.
The
main
theme
that
most
neighbors
presented
was
that
the
exterior
design
just
didn’t
fit
in
with
the
existing
architecture
of
the
Fulton
Street
neighborhood.
Mr.
Prudhomme,
property
developer,
after
hearing
the
neighbors
response
to
development
of
the
Fulton
Street
properties
stated
that
he
would
commit
to
the
following
items
(1)
the
buildings
will
be
divided
into
condominiums
and
not
as
apartment
buildings
designed
for
rental,
(2)
each
unit
will
contain
only
2
bedrooms
(3)
trees
to
be
replaced
on
the
sites
will
be
at
least
10-‐12
feet
high
and
(5)
proof
of
funds
will
be
provided
to
the
ANC
before
construction
begins
and
after
permits
have
been
issued.
Chairman
Cohen
asked
Mr.
Prudhomme
if,
as
a
show
of
good
faith,
he
would
commit
to
developing
a
condominium
association
agreement
containing
a
rule
that
requires
approval
by
50%
of
the
owners
before
a
unit
can
be
rented.
Mr.
Prudhomme
and
Mr.
Sullivan
indicated
that
they
would,
if
they
received
ANC
approval,
add
such
a
provision.
Chairman
Brian
Cohen
asked
each
ANC
commissioner
about
their
opinion
of
the
development
of
the
Fulton
Street
properties.
Chairman
Cohen
also
reminded
all
that
Mr.
Prudhomme
does
have
the
by
right
authority,
which
requires
no
ANC
action
or
allows
any
neighborhood
action
to
keep
the
existing
brick
facades
at
each
site
and
build
8
units
on
each
site.
A
motion
was
made
by
Commissioner
Cohen
and
was
seconded
to
support
a
Zoning
Exception
for
Development
of
New
Condominium
Projects
at
3915
and
3919
Fulton
Street.
ANC3B
deadlocked
by
a
2-‐2
vote
on
this
issue.
Commissioners
Cohen
and
Fiorillo
voted
aye;
Commissioners
Blumenthal
and
Young
voted
nay.
A
motion
was
made
by
Commissioner
Cohen
to
oppose
the
Zoning
Exception.
The
motion
was
not
seconded
and
thus
was
not
voted
on.
There
was
no
additional
business
and
the
meeting
was
adjourned
at
8:14
PM.
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