A 20-unit apartment building is being built in the former location of a church in the Woodridge neighborhood of D.C., just south of Mount Rainier.
Located at 2385 Rhode Island Ave. NE at the intersection with South Dakota Avenue, the former home of The Spirit of the Lord Baptist Church was torn down last year to make way for the apartments.
The new building is being developed by D.C.-based Citadel Design Build Development, which has also worked on projects such as the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum and renovations on the old Post Office building in downtown D.C.
D.C. property records show the owners bought the church and lot in December 2022 for $1.2 million.
The Woodridge neighborhood has seen a number of similar small condo and apartment projects on mid-sized lots in recent years, including some condos selling for more than $500,000, according to property records.
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It’s intriguing to see DC’s places of worship turned into spaces for other uses or torn down completely. I was keen to learn of the Sacred Spaces Conservancy working to preserve such spaces. Check it out at sacredspacesdc.org.