100093 CPMtg Pres 131217
U.S. General Services Administration
Cotton Annex Section 106 Consultation Meeting
December 17, 2013
Parcel Exchange
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
USDA Bureau of Economics Building (Cotton Annex), view looking northeast Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Aerial Map Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Parcel Map Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preliminary Area of Potential Effects Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Identification Efforts
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Building History •
Constructed in 1936-1937 by the Treasury Department
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Built for USDA’s Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE)
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BAE developed the wool and cotton standardization and classification process.
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Designed by Louis A. Simon Supervising Architect
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Building History •
Held 75 offices and laboratories “dedicated to research, service, and regulatory work centering in the standardization and marketing of cotton, hay, wool, and a number of other farm products.”
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Occupied by the Department of Agriculture’s Tobacco Division in the 1950s.
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
National Register Status •
GSA has determined the building Eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A. •
From 1937 until the 1980s served as the primary building for the USDA’s classification and standardization of cotton.
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Standards developed continue to be used in over fifty countries for both manual and instrument classification of cotton.
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Original Site Plan Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Original Site Plan (proposed expansion outlined) Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View looking southeast
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
North elevation, looking south Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View looking northwest Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View looking northeast from 12th and D Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View of skylight, north elevation
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 12th Street Facade Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, North Elevation Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, East Elevation Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, South Elevation Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View of first floor corridor
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View of room in warehouse/“mezzanine”
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Interior details: main entrance, basement door, typical office door
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 1st Floor Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 2nd Floor Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 7th Floor (attic) Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Phase IA archaeological study •
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Phase IA study provides developmental history of site, using sources such as historic maps, tax assessments, city directories GIS created from overlays of historic maps Cotton Annex site developed as residential neighborhood in late 1800s, with some light industry Field investigation included geoarchaeological borings (soil cores) to assess archaeological potential
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Existing Conditions and Zoning Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Existing Conditions Building: • 90 to 95 ft. high • 6 Stories above a full basement • Main block (west) – 7 full floors and partial attic • Warehouse/“Mezzanine” (east) 6 full floors • 89,032 total floor area sq. ft. Site: • Building footprint: 13,115 sq. ft. Parcel: 60,175 sq. ft.
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
DCOP Proposed Zoning Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Zoning DC Office of Planning is proposing a D8B1 zoning for this area to: • promote a desired mix of uses, in particular encourage residential use • provide for 14 foot high clear ground floors on major streets • achieve the objectives of the Maryland Avenue Southwest Plan • promote greater connectivity for pedestrians and vehicles through opening historic street rights of way D8B1 includes: • 6.5 commercial Max FAR • Unlimited residential FAR up to the Height Act • 6.0 Max FAR for portion of the property within the footprint of a historic landmark, contributing building in a historic district, or a building that received its first certificate of occupancy before 1936 • Creation of density credits for residential and affordable housing, adaptive reuse, arts uses, community center or child care, etc. Under the proposed zoning, the Cotton Annex building exceeds the 6.0 maximum FAR and therefore, no additional stories would be allowed. The adjacent developable area would be subject to the provisions for any infill development in the D8B1 area. Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Cotton Annex Section 106 Consultation Meeting
December 17, 2013
Parcel Exchange
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
USDA Bureau of Economics Building (Cotton Annex), view looking northeast Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Aerial Map Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Parcel Map Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preliminary Area of Potential Effects Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Identification Efforts
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Building History •
Constructed in 1936-1937 by the Treasury Department
•
Built for USDA’s Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE)
•
BAE developed the wool and cotton standardization and classification process.
•
Designed by Louis A. Simon Supervising Architect
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Building History •
Held 75 offices and laboratories “dedicated to research, service, and regulatory work centering in the standardization and marketing of cotton, hay, wool, and a number of other farm products.”
•
Occupied by the Department of Agriculture’s Tobacco Division in the 1950s.
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
National Register Status •
GSA has determined the building Eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A. •
From 1937 until the 1980s served as the primary building for the USDA’s classification and standardization of cotton.
•
Standards developed continue to be used in over fifty countries for both manual and instrument classification of cotton.
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Original Site Plan Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Original Site Plan (proposed expansion outlined) Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View looking southeast
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
North elevation, looking south Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View looking northwest Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View looking northeast from 12th and D Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View of skylight, north elevation
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 12th Street Facade Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, North Elevation Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, East Elevation Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, South Elevation Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View of first floor corridor
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
View of room in warehouse/“mezzanine”
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Interior details: main entrance, basement door, typical office door
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 1st Floor Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 2nd Floor Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Preservation Zones, 7th Floor (attic) Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Phase IA archaeological study •
• •
•
Phase IA study provides developmental history of site, using sources such as historic maps, tax assessments, city directories GIS created from overlays of historic maps Cotton Annex site developed as residential neighborhood in late 1800s, with some light industry Field investigation included geoarchaeological borings (soil cores) to assess archaeological potential
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Existing Conditions and Zoning Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Existing Conditions Building: • 90 to 95 ft. high • 6 Stories above a full basement • Main block (west) – 7 full floors and partial attic • Warehouse/“Mezzanine” (east) 6 full floors • 89,032 total floor area sq. ft. Site: • Building footprint: 13,115 sq. ft. Parcel: 60,175 sq. ft.
Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
DCOP Proposed Zoning Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
Zoning DC Office of Planning is proposing a D8B1 zoning for this area to: • promote a desired mix of uses, in particular encourage residential use • provide for 14 foot high clear ground floors on major streets • achieve the objectives of the Maryland Avenue Southwest Plan • promote greater connectivity for pedestrians and vehicles through opening historic street rights of way D8B1 includes: • 6.5 commercial Max FAR • Unlimited residential FAR up to the Height Act • 6.0 Max FAR for portion of the property within the footprint of a historic landmark, contributing building in a historic district, or a building that received its first certificate of occupancy before 1936 • Creation of density credits for residential and affordable housing, adaptive reuse, arts uses, community center or child care, etc. Under the proposed zoning, the Cotton Annex building exceeds the 6.0 maximum FAR and therefore, no additional stories would be allowed. The adjacent developable area would be subject to the provisions for any infill development in the D8B1 area. Cotton Annex and GSA Regional Office Building Parcel Exchange
