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Monday, May 7, 2012

MedStar: Georgetown Hospital is Staying Put

Georgetown Hospital quashed rumors that the hospital was considering a move downtown.

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is not moving, a hospital spokesperson insists. Last week the Washington Post reported that a developer of the downtown Capitol Crossing site over I-395 said the location was perfect for Georgetown's hospital. “We think this is a great site for a medical school or hospital facility,” Robert Braunohler, Property Group Partners regional vice president, told the Post. For Georgetowners the most meaningful part of a possible relocation was what would happen with the space if and when the hospital relocated. Neighbors were quick to comment on the Patch article about the rumored move. "Works for me, if they'll actually convert the old hospital into dorms" one commenter wrote. But the Washington Business …

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Speak Out: Georgetown Campus Downtown?

Capitol Crossing, the future development over I-395, is courting Georgetown University to create a 'Georgetown East Campus.'

As Georgetown University looks for space to house expanding programs and to make up for aging buildings, developers of the future Capitol Crossing are hoping their new project could become "Georgetown East Campus," according to the Washington Post.  Capitol Crossing will sit over the entrance to I-395 just south of Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest. The prime location was the source of consternation during recent redistricting efforts as Ward 2's Jack Evans pushed to have the site included in his ward and Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells said it belonged in his. Evans won out. Throughout the Georgetown University campus plan process, neighbors have expressed their growing frustration with the increasing impact of students in the community…

Altex Lansing

4:07 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012

To "John Murray" and others, clearly any semi-serious analysis of the negatives or the positives of GU's presence in the Georgetown neighborhood by supporters or opposers is skewed and lacks any basic research of the data. And nobody has ever suggested for GU to go anywhere, which is simply nonsense. But why not read what GU itself presented to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) when they …   more ›

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