Room & Board Really Is Coming to 14th & T
Reported by Justin
14 and T Street NW DC by DCMetrocentric on Flickr.
It’s been a long journey for this building. It was a church. Then it was going to be the luxury T Street Flats, which fell through. It was an arts space. It’s been vacant. There was a plan to open a cafe/diner by the owners of Tryst, along with a yoga/dance studio, comedy club, and indie film space, with investors including Dave Chappelle. Then Room & Board outbid them. Then Room & Board couldn’t get funding. Then nothing. Now Room & Board has finally purchased the building for $10 million, and plan to open in spring 2010.
Now I would have much preferred the Tryst/yoga/comedy plan, but this is what we’re getting, and hopefully that project can happen in another space along 14th. This is an awesome building, and Room & Board plan to do a nice job fixing the place up. I looked through their website and found these photos of other locations. That and my thoughts after the jump:
New York City:
Chicago:
Atlanta:
San Francisco:
Now I may not be the most unbiased critic, but I think this will be the best looking building of all the other Room & Board locations. It is one of the few warehouse spaces in DC that’s still standing, and it has great details. What do you think?
Comments & Trackbacks
I’m gonna miss the graffiti and street art that graced those walls. Oh well.
Tracy said at 2:17 PM on June 12th, 2009
Will there be any artist’s studio space available for rent in this building? Glad it will be preserved, neat architecture.
VikkiR said at 3:09 AM on July 1st, 2009