DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects was selected by the District of Columbia Office of Planning and the District Dept. of Transportation to prepare a study for the creation of a new traffic gateway into the core of the city. The study will focus on N. Capitol St. from Michigan Ave. to Hawaii Ave. N.E., and Irving St., Michigan Ave. from First St. N.W. The gateway would bring improve balance between the pedestrian and vehicular traffic flow and provide initial design ideas for replacing a highway-style interchange with a more pedestrian-oriented design. Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, 888 16th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005-4103.
FLORIDA The Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board approved site plans for the Atlantic Yacht Club Villas to be located on 6.5 acres in Pompano Beach. Pasquale Kuritzky Architecture Inc. was selected by Clarion Pompano Development Inc. to provide architectural design services for the luxury waterfront townhouse community, which consists of 89 two and three-story luxury townhomes in multiple buildings, a recreation building with fitness room, pool and cabanas, and a new marina basin for approximately 50 boats. Construction is projected to start sometime this year, with completion targeted for mid-2010. Pasquale Kuritzky Architecture Inc., 5101 N.W. 21st Ave., Suite 360, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33309. DR #08-800111.