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Zoning hearing for Wesley Seminary focuses on $8M off‑site IZ offer and who should run it
Summary
At a Nov. 24 Zoning Commission hearing on Wesley Theological Seminary’s further processing (case 23‑08A), the debate centered on Landmark’s proposed 659‑bed student residence and Wesley’s $8,000,000 off‑site inclusionary‑zoning (IZ) contribution. ANC and community witnesses, and an independent valuation, said the amount is likely below the value needed to produce the minimum IZ units; DHCD proposed administering a Ward 3 fund and a homeownership pilot option.
The Zoning Commission on Nov. 24 heard several hours of testimony on Wesley Theological Seminary’s further processing application and Landmark Properties’ proposed university housing, but the hearing quickly focused on the project’s inclusionary‑zoning (IZ) commitment.
The applicant team told the commission it has proposed an $8,000,000 payment to satisfy the off‑site IZ obligation tied to the text amendment that allowed the university housing concept. "We have indicated an $8,000,000 contribution," said a member of the applicant team during the presentation (applicant representative Patrick Brown). The donation, the applicant said, derives from project budgeting and earlier design changes.
Opposition parties, ANC 3E and neighborhood groups, pressed that the figure is insufficient. Jonathan Bender, chair of ANC 3E, introduced a…
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