Glenmont Metro station, one of five that will be temporarily closed in summer 2024. Image by thisisbossi used with permission.

Red Line reboot: Summer rail transit construction comes with temporary bus lanes

WMATA and Maryland officials announced Tuesday that the summer shutdown of five Red Line stations in Maryland will be accompanied by seven miles of temporary dedicated bus lanes to help Metro shuttle buses bypass traffic. Additionally, MARC and Commuter Bus fares will be reduced. The shutdown, from June 1 to August 31, will enable the Maryland Transit Administration to make progress on Purple Line construction. (The Post article may be behind a paywall.)  (WUSA9, Danny Nguyen / Post)  

Jubilee Housing unveils plans for former SunTrust Plaza in Adams Morgan

Jubilee Housing proposes a 50-unit all-affordable building for the former SunTrust site. It is seven stories, with retail on the street level and a community room in the penthouse. The front plaza will be for community and building events. After years of delays and pushback, the building’s prior owners donated the property to nonprofit Jubilee Housing in 2023.  (UrbanTurf)  

Baltimore officials file suit against owner of ship that caused Key Bridge collapse

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the City Council have filed suit against the owners of the cargo ship which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The lawsuit alleges negligence because of ignored pre-departue alarms about the ship’s power supply.  (Tashi McQueen / AFRO)  

WMATA to release four more requests for development proposals this summer

WMATA will release four new requests for proposals by the end of the summer for developments on properties it owns near the Brookland, Capitol Heights, Deanwood, and North Bethesda Metro stations. Projects will include a large mixed-used development in North Bethesda centered around life sciences and up to 500 new multifamily units near Brookland station.  (Jon Banister / Bisnow)  

Foxtrot cafe chain abruptly closes all stores

Foxtrot cafe and market, which had almost a dozen locations across the DC area, suddenly closed all its stores Tuesday, April 23. The chain, with local retail locations including Bethesda, Rosslyn, Georgetown, Adams Morgan, and Dupont Circle, posted to social media that they couldn’t find viable options to continue running the business. (The Business Journal article is behind a paywall.)  (James Musial / MoCo360, Business Journal, ARLnow)  

Holding company moves from Rosslyn to Rosslyn

Graham Holdings Co., former owner of the Washington Post, will relocate from its current Rosslyn location in Arlington Tower to a smaller, but high-end office space at 1812 N. Moore Street, also in Rosslyn. Some point to the move as the latest indication of companies’ “flight to quality,” with higher-end office spaces performing better than the market overall. (This article is behind a paywall.)  (Dan Brendel / Business Journal)  

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