Supporting Documents

Many of the detailed complaints that neighbors have raised reference the following documents:

Building Permit & Application Form: http://www.box.net/shared/68svsf561s

Architectural Plans Roll 1 (older): http://www.box.net/shared/x3sm9thlfx

Architectural Plans Roll 2 (newer): http://www.box.net/shared/xsn8eufdz0

Things to note about the Building Permit & Application:

The building permit for 605 P ST NW indicates it is for renovation work on an R-3 single family dwelling which is inconsistent with the new construction of a rooming house that is going on at the site. On the building application form, the applicants lied about and misrepresented the construction, repeatedly failing to check boxes indicating that significant razing would occur and stating that total construction costs were estimated at $36K rather than the owner’s public estimation of “more than $1 Million” at a recent Convention Center Community Association meeting. As a result, it appears that the city was misled to believe the project was a renovation of an existing rooming house rather than a ground-up new construction requiring additional reviews for parking, disability impact etc. and additional permits for razing and foundation work. Owners at 603 & 607 P ST were not given the notice and contact information required by city regulations governing razing and foundation work, causing extensive delays in contacting the owners of 605 P when multiple leaks arising from the work on their property arose.

Things to note about the Architectural Plans:

Electronic copies of the architectural drawings submitted to the city for 605 P ST NW can be accessed below. The applicants submitted two rolls’ worth of drawings. It appears the earlier drawings were by a professional architectural firm and are for apartments which were not approved. Later drawings are of poor quality and conflicting, but some reflect a rooming house with most rooms, including closet/bathroom around 200 square feet and tight common quarters. Some indicate the rear wall is to remain intact (consistent with building permit application but not the actual construction going on at the site) whereas others indicate the rear of the house is to be razed completely (consistent with actual construction activity but not the permit application nor the permits granted by the city).

These drawings were scanned and supplied to us electronically by DCRA’s printing company, Blueboy Printing. They can also be requested directly from DCRA for a fee.