Georgetown Post Office Garners Old Georgetown Board Design Approval

A proposed rear addition  to the Georgetown Post Office at 1215 31st St. is closer to a reality after developer EastBanc, Inc. received Old Georgetown Board approval for its revised concept. The project will now preserve a 1920s-era addition to the existing historic building and add a reduced footprint in the form of a three-story commercial structure.

The proposed office building will connect to the 1920s Post Office addition, which will be renovated to meet the needs of a modern office tenant. One story of the new structure will be below-grade and will extend to the property line on the south and east side of the lot just north of M Street.

Project architect, Guy Martin of CORE Architects, . But subsequent meetings with the Office of Planning forced the designer and his client to rethink the plan and . Then, just recently another reversal came when the 1920s structure was declared significant, compelling government agencies and the architect to again switch from a residential building to a commercial structure. 

"It’s quite changed from the first time it was brought forward," said Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Tom Birch.

Birch said the next step is for the architects to submit permit drawings for review and the construction permitting process can begin from there.

A call to EastBanc, Inc. could not be immediately returned.