A quick thought this morning, it's been three years since I started watching all the construction in my work neighborghood. While one of the original three buildings is substantially completed - it even looks to be occupied on some of the office floors, the North Block building is still in the works, and of course, the church building is very much in the early stages.Starting with the church - such an iconic picture - the photo shows formwork going in for below grade parts of the structure. I'll see if I can find some information about the garage capacity. As part of the building's Silver LEED certification, I understand that proximity to Metro - this is about a block from the Orange Line Clarendon stop - allowed the developer to reduce the space allocated to parking.
Also visible, the little green structure near the church steps looks like it will be a sample board.
Next, here is the "North Block" building. The covered walkway area here is in front of the storefronts where the new BGR Burgers Joint will be. Lots of coming and going there. Otherwise, I have seen office furnishings on the lit upper floors at night, but so far not a lot of foot traffic going in and out. So I don't think the building is occupied yet.
The two tower embellishments were "ignited" during the holidays. Behind the glass block masonry is a computerized LED lighting system that can cycle through a full range of colors. These lights were programmed to be red and green during the holidays, although for a couple of days they cycled through the spectrum in unison. I'd like to see that again. I just thought they were going to be some kind of white light beacon for the conservative activist think tank that is going to move in here.
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