Abdo Development, the company that helped revive Logan Circle and H Street NE in the
District, hopes to restore the economic vibrancy of another part of the city by
building a mixture of stores, housing and restaurants directly across from
Catholic University in Brookland.The plan calls for building 825 residential units and 85,000 square feet of retail on nine acres of
university-owned land along Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street. The planning includes a public square and clock tower that would be similar to piazzas in
Europe with cobblestones, cafes and restaurants; an arts walk that would provide
artists' work space; an arts building that would offer room for recitals and
artists' demonstrations; and a college main street that would be filled with
eclectic mom-and-pop shops. What exciting news for this beautiful neighborhood!
(from a 10/7/09 Washington Post article by Ovetta Wiggins)