We’ve admired the building above before but the one across the street (pictured below) is pretty sweet too: New (to me) Painted Building in NoMa

The sporting goods store REI has not finalized its decision to open its first District store inside the redeveloped Uline Arena, a company representative said Friday. The statement comes just days after a Douglas Development representative reportedly confirmed that the sporting goods store would open an outpost in NoMa, at 3rd and M streets NE. “We

“Perfect,” Milena Mateo-Ortiz, 47, says as she weighs a pat of butter on an electronic scale at Union Kitchen, a shared cooking space in Northeast. On this day in September, the smell of chocolate hangs in the oven-baked air. When Milena isn’t looking, her husband, Lizandro Mateo-Ortiz, 51, removes a smidgen from the scale to

TIAA-CREF has added another multifamily property to its Washington, D.C., portfolio. The national financial services organization recently purchased Flats 130 at Constitution Square for an undisclosed price. The seller was a joint venture between Bethesda-based StonebridgeCarras and an affiliate of Walton Street Capital L.L.C., of Chicago. http://www.cpexecutive.com/cities/washington-dc/tiaa-cref-buys-d-c-s-flats-130-at-constitution-square-2/1004108891.html

There are big changes coming to the l’Enfant Plaza and around the DC area with new 3 murals by international street artists, James Reka, (Australia)  Rafael Gerlach (German) known as SatOne and Nawer (Poland), as well as others. There are 19 murals planned via the JBG Companies, sponsor of the JBG Mural Project. http://www.ashley-spencer.com/ArtIsEverywhere/2014/12/developers-add-dramatic-design-to-dc/

Those bicycle lanes with a physical barrier between the lane and other road users have been appearing around the region: 15th, L, and M streets NW and 1st Street NE in DC, Hayes Street in Arlington, and Woodglen Drive in White Flint. What should we call these? http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/25071/cycletrack-protected-bike-lane-what-do-you-call-them/