Category Archives: Neighborhood Development

T-Mobile at Art Place at Fort Totten Closed

Posted by nextstoprp in Cafritz Art Place at Fort Totten

A neighbor called me this morning to let me know that the signage for the T-Mobile located at 5210 South Dakota Avenue NE was being taken down and that fixtures were being moved out. The store opened in 2019. I have received confirmation that T-Mobile has closed that location. (Cannot say I am surprised by this news).

While awaiting confirmation, I came across a January 2023 press statement from T-Mobile about its retail strategy and the place of brick and mortar stores in that strategy. The company is closing many stores.

No word on a replacement yet.

UDC Bertie Backus Campus Plan Process: Van Ness Campus Plan Fact Sheet

Posted by nextstoprp in UDC Lamond-Riggs Campus & Expansion (formerly Bertie Backus Campus)

UDC is creating the first ever campus plan for the Bertie Backus campus, which is the university’s community college campus located at 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. One goal is to make sure the plan created for the Backus campus is consistent with the campus plan for the main university campus, which is the Van Ness campus. At the request of residents, UDC has now drafted a fact sheet regarding UDC’s Van Ness Campus Plan.

See UDC Van Ness Campus Plan (2021-2030) Fact Sheet.

You can view the full Van Ness Campus Plan at https://www.udc.edu/campus-master-plan. That site also has links to presentations on the Backus Campus Plan process and a Backus Campus Plan survey. The survey is still live, so please share your thoughts about the Backus campus withe UDC.

Reminder: Complete UDC’s Bertie Backus Campus Plan Survey Soon

Posted by nextstoprp in UDC Lamond-Riggs Campus & Expansion (formerly Bertie Backus Campus)

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is planning the renovation and expansion of the Bertie Backus campus, located at 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. The University is required to submit a Campus Master Plan to the DC Zoning Commission.

Please complete UDC’s survey here by December 9, 2022, to share your ideas about the Backus campus and its development over the next 10 years. December 9 is the deadline UDC shared with me, but it is not listed on the survey so I do not know if that is a hard deadline. Take a few minutes to share your thoughts about the physical campus and campus programming.

UDC has also updated its Campus Plan website at https://www.udc.edu/facilities/campus-master-plan with a little bit of information about the Bertie Backus Campus Plan process.

For more context on this process, see this post: UDC Bertie Backus Campus Plan Underway.

Please share with neighbors.