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Zoning Commission OKs So Others Might Eat plan to modernize Jeremiah House, cites bike‑parking tradeoffs
Summary
The Zoning Commission voted 5‑0‑0 to approve a voluntary design review for So Others Might Eat to convert vacant Jeremiah House into roughly 61 affordable studio apartments; commissioners pressed the applicant to seek additional bicycle parking but prioritized preserving all housing units.
The Zoning Commission on Monday voted 5‑0‑0 to approve voluntary design review for So Others Might Eat’s proposal to convert and modestly expand Jeremiah House, a vacant former single‑room‑occupancy building at 18th Street and East Capitol SE, into about 61 efficiency apartments for residents earning at or below 50% of area median income.
The commission’s approval followed presentations from the applicant, support from the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning, and a DDOT report that recommended the project provide 20 long‑term bicycle spaces inside the building. Commissioners repeatedly emphasized preserving housing units and said they preferred the project not sacrifice any living units to add bike parking.
So Others Might Eat (SOME) senior housing development project manager Amani Woodby told the commission the building, constructed in 1925 and used as a rooming house since 1993, is currently…
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