CFA Meeting — 15 October 2020

Please note: The 15 October meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts will take place on Zoom. For reasons of security, all applicants and members of the public are required to register for the meeting here. A link to the meeting will be provided via email once registration is complete. We recommend registering in advance, although it will be possible to register during the meeting as well.

During the meeting, attendees will not be visible or audible. For members of the public wishing to comment on submissions, written comments will be accepted through the public comments page on the CFA website or via email to cfastaff@cfa.gov; please submit comments by 4pm on Wednesday, October 14. Comments will be shared with the Commission members before the meeting and entered into the public record.

9:00 A.M. CONVENE, via Zoom internet videoconference.

ADMINISTRATION

A. Approval of minutes: 17 September 2020

B. Dates of next meetings: 19 November 2020, 22 January 2021*, 18 February 2021
*Note: In January 2021, the meeting of the Commission is scheduled for Friday, 22 January 2021, due to the proximity of Inauguration Day on Wednesday, 20 January 2021.

C. Report on the approval of two objects proposed for acquisition by the Freer Gallery of Art.

Submissions and Reviews

Appendices

Consent Calendar (Government Projects)
Shipstead-Luce Act Appendix
Old Georgetown Act Appendix

U.S. Department of the Army

CFA 15/OCT/20-1

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. Southern Expansion Project. Final.

Previous Review:

Smithsonian Institution

CFA 15/OCT/20-2

Freer Gallery of Art, 1050 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. Courtyard accessibility and landscape improvements. Final.

Previous Review:

U.S. General Services Administration

CFA 15/OCT/20-3

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, St. Elizabeths West Campus, 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, Washington, DC. New ten-story office building for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Concept.

D.C. Department of Transportation

CFA 15/OCT/20-4

, Intersection of New York Avenue, Florida Avenue, and 1st Steet, NE, including Reservation 185, Washington, DC. New public spaces created at reconfigured intersection--"Virtual Circle". Concept.

Submitted Documents:
Virtual Circle presentation

D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

CFA 15/OCT/20-5

Parcel 17, Building 1, Saint Elizabeths East Campus, 1201 Alabama Avenue, SE (at 12th Street), Washington, DC. New six-story office building with occupiable penthouse; site design. Revised concept.

Previous Review:

D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

CFA 15/OCT/20-6

Parcel 6, Saint Elizabeths East Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE (at Cypress and 13th Streets), Washington, DC. New seven-level public parking garage. Final.

Previous Review:
Submitted Documents:
Parcel 6 Garage presentation

D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation

CFA 15/OCT/20-7

Fort Lincoln Park, 3291 Fort Lincoln Drive, NE, Washington, DC. Renovation of park and community pool. Concept.

D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation

CFA 15/OCT/20-8

Fort Lincoln Park, 3100 Fort Lincoln Drive, NE, Washington, DC. New community center building. Concept.

D.C. Department of General Services

CFA 15/OCT/20-9

School-Within-School at Anne M. Goding Elementary School, 920 F Street, NE, Washington, DC. Building renovation and additions. Concept.

D.C. Department of General Services

CFA 15/OCT/20-10

Henry Smothers Elementary School, 4400 Brooks Street, NE / 1300 44th Street, NE, Washington, DC. Building renovation and additions. Concept.

Previous Review:

D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

SL 21-008

Salvation Army National Capital Area Command, 2626 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Replacement building facades and additions for residential use. Concept.

Letter: