Council granted a time‑limited extension for the Braddock West development special‑use permit (DSUP) for the site at 727 Northwest Street to allow staff, the applicant and community groups to follow up on stormwater, phasing and community‑engagement questions.

Planning staff summarized the project as a mixed‑use redevelopment across from Braddock Metro with two options for resident parking (one‑level garage or potential second underground level), 180 residential units and 14 on‑site affordable units. The applicant has already completed significant infrastructure work, including demolition and installation of a major sanitary sewer connection and a stormwater vault intended to reduce runoff and to enable site redevelopment. Staff said the applicant had constructed about 650 linear feet of sewer piping and upgraded capacity for surrounding developments.

Public comment addressed two central concerns. First, neighbors and the West Old Town Civic Association said the intersection near the site floods rapidly and asked for additional analysis and mitigation. City stormwater staff said the applicant’s stormwater work exceeds required standards and noted prior city studies for infrastructure in that area; staff said any additional larger measures could be expensive and might involve coordination with WMATA as redevelopment progresses. Second, representatives of Lincoln Lodge No. 11 and counsel said the lodge had an earlier agreement for space in the redeveloped building and that communications with the current developer had stalled; attorney Herbert Rosenblum asked council to delay action until the parties met. The applicant’s counsel, Daniel Watkins, said the developer had repeatedly engaged the lodge, had offered lodge space at cost in 2021, and that discussions continued in multiple formats. Testimony included differing accounts of past offers and escrowed funds; council members asked the parties to meet promptly to resolve that contract dispute.

Councilman Al Newby moved to extend the DSUP for a three‑month interval (returning to council in October) so staff could continue discussions with stormwater advisors, WMATA and community stakeholders; Councilman Aguirre seconded. The council adopted the extension by roll call, and staff and the applicant agreed to meet with Old Town North community groups and the stormwater advisory group during the deferral.

Ending: The extension gives staff and the developer time to complete additional stormwater coordination and for the parties to try to resolve the lodge dispute; council asked staff to coordinate with WMATA and the ad hoc stormwater committee during the interval.