Seems as if the proposed Walmart for the Brightwood neighborhood can’t do anything the nearby residents like. But this time the locals have a legitimate case in raising a stink: This week the site’s owner Foulger-Pratt started dismantling the old car barn without a construction permit.
Um, oops.
The demo was stopped after only the roof had been removed from the old Curtis Chevrolet site on Georgia Avenue. According to the Brightwoodian blog, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission had not been informed of the demolition this week and neither had the nearby residents.
Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser sent an inspector over on Tuesday who determined that the missing roof, “while questionable, it did not rise to the level of demolition or raze.” But on Wednesday, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs issued a citation and stop work order to Foulger-Pratt.
“Foulger-Pratt’s flagrant disregard for due process in developing the Curtis Chevrolet site does not bode well for their presence in our community” said Baruti Jahi, a spokesperson for Ward Four Thrives, which opposes the Walmart.
