Underway: West End Library and Fire Station Projects

Two long-awaited EastBanc projects got underway after a Dec. 15 groundbreaking: the redevelopment of the West End Public Library at 24th and L Streets NW and the D.C. firehouse at 23rd and M Streets NW.

Here are details from EastBanc: “Plans for EastBanc’s West End Library and Fire Station development project call for a new 21,000-square-foot library and 7,300 square feet of retail topped by 164 market-rate units – 71 condos and 93 rentals – and a new fire station topped by 55 affordable units and Squash on Fire — a state-of-art squash facility with eight courts and full-service restaurant. … The company is committed to bringing more residents to the West End neighborhood, expanding retail offerings … EastBanc has engaged world-renowned architect Enrique Norten of T.E.N. Arquitectos of Mexico City to design both buildings.”

The projects involve a public-private partnership between the District of Columbia, EastBanc, the JBG Companies and Clark Enterprises.