BZA approves CitizenM Georgetown hotel without on-site parking, requires off-site spaces and TDM

The Board of Zoning Adjustment on July 23 approved a special-exception request that allows a 230-room CitizenM hotel at 3401 K Street NW to be built without the 27 on-site parking spaces the zoning rules normally require. The board voted 4–0–1 to grant the relief with conditions, including securing 17 off-site spaces within a half-mile, implementing a transportation demand management plan and a loading management plan, and entering a memorandum of agreement with ANC 2E.

Why it matters: The site is in the MU‑13 zone in the Georgetown area and includes a contributing historic warehouse. The applicant argued that the hotel’s business model (small, tech‑forward rooms, limited in‑house amenities) and proximity to transit and abundant off-site parking make the full parking requirement impractical, while opponents and some board members pressed for concrete mitigation to address…