A major development near the Catholic University-Brookland Metro station is going before a D.C. zoning panel after objections from citizens prompted delays in its approval last year.
Called 901 Monroe Street LLC, the 61-foot-tall, mixed-use development would demolish the Colonel Brooks’ Tavern as well as five neighboring houses on a block directly east of the Metro station.
The development, which would include up to 230 residential units with about 12,900 square feet of ground-floor retail along Monroe Street in Northeast, is set for a hearing on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. If approved, it would give developers the green light to obtain the necessary permits to start construction.
The project last year was mostly opposed by adjacent neighbors who said the development’s size was out of line with the neighborhood’s character. Several attempts to derail the project last year failed, including a move by the Advisory Neighborhood Commission to designate the tavern and adjacent houses as historic.
