D.C. Court of Appeals Clears Way for "Square 54"

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a zoning commission order today, giving the green light for further development of Square 54, according to University officials.

The order stemmed from an appeal by the Foggy Bottom Association, challenging two separate orders by the D.C. Zoning Commission approving GW's 2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan and Square 54 project. 

"It is gratifying to us and our partner, Boston Properties, to receive the Court's decision and have the matter so firmly decided," said GW President Steven Knapp in an official press release. "We look forward to sharing the amenities of this wonderful project with our neighbors in Foggy Bottom and beyond." 

Last September, the Court of Appeals affirmed the commission's Campus Plan decision. The latest order affirms the Square 54 decision.

Square 54 will include office space, residential apartments, extensive retail space, a full-service grocery store, and an underground parking garage. The project is expected to be completed by early 2011.