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A BILL 1
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26-157 3
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
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To declare as surplus and approve the disposition of District-owned real property known as the 9
Langston and Slater Schools, located at 33-45 P Street, NW, and known for taxation and 10
assessment purposes as Lot 0827 in Square 0615. 11
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 13
act may be cited as the “Langston Slater Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 14
2026”. 15
Sec. 2. Definitions. 16
For the purposes of this act, the term: 17
(1) “Act” means An Act Authorizing the sale of certain real estate in the District 18
of Columbia no longer required for public purposes, approved August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 1211; 19
D.C. Official Code § 10-801 et seq.). 20
(2) “CBE Act” means the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development 21
and Assistance Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 22
2-218.01 et seq.). 23
(3) “Certified Business Enterprise” means a business enterprise or joint venture 24
certified pursuant to the CBE Act. 25
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(4) “Developer” means Lebanon Village at Langston Slater MD LLC, with a 26
business address of 875 N Street, NW, Suite 202, Washington, DC 20001, a District of Columbia 27
joint venture by and among special purpose entities affiliated with CSG Urban Partners, LLC, 28
with a business address of 875 N Street, NW, Suite 202, Washington, DC 20001, and special 29
purpose entities affiliated with Mount Lebanon Community Development Corporation, with a 30
business address of 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Unit 2142, Washington, DC 20002. 31
(5) “First Source Agreement” means an agreement with the District governing 32
certain obligations of the Developer pursuant to section 4 of the First Source Employment 33
Agreement Act of 1984, effective June 29, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-93; D.C. Official Code § 2-34
219.03), and Mayor’s Order 83-265, dated November 9, 1983, regarding job creation and 35
employment generated as a result of the construction on the Property. 36
(6) “LDDA” means the draft Land Disposition and Development Agreement 37
transmitted by the Mayor to the Council on February 28, 2025, with the introduced version of 38
this act. 39
(7) “Property” means the real property located at the current address of 33-45 P 40
Street, NW, and known for tax and assessment purposes as Lot 0827 in Square 0615, which is 41
improved with 2 former elementary schools—John Fox Slater Elementary School and John 42
Mercer Langston Elementary School. 43
Sec. 3. Findings. 44
(a) The District of Columbia is the owner of the Property. 45
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(b) The Property consists of approximately 30,000 square feet of land. 46
(c) The Property is no longer required for public purposes. 47
(d) The District government and the public will benefit substantially from the disposition 48
of the Property for private development. 49
(e) The Mayor, through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic 50
Development (“DMPED”), satisfied the public hearing requirement of section 1(a-1)(4) of the 51
Act (D.C. Official Code § 10-801(a-1)(4)) by holding a virtual public hearing on February 11, 52
2021, to obtain community input on potential public uses of the real property to inform the 53
Mayor’s determination whether the real property is no longer required for public purposes. 54
(f) The Mayor, through DMPED, has selected the Developer to develop the Property. 55
(g) The intended development of the Property is mixed-income, rental, and for sale 56
residential development, as further described in the term sheet (“Project”). 57
(h) The Mayor has proposed that the terms of the disposition of the Property include the 58
following: 59
(1) The Developer shall comply with the requirements of section 1(b-3) of the Act 60
(D.C. Official Code § 10-801(b-3)), by dedicating at least 30% of the residential units in the 61
Project as affordable housing units; 62
(2) The Developer shall enter into an agreement that shall require the Developer 63
to, at a minimum, contract with Certified Business Enterprises for at least 35% of the contract 64
dollar volume of the Project and shall require at least 20% equity and 20% development 65
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participation of Certified Business Enterprises in the Project, in accordance with section 2349a of 66
the CBE Act (D.C. Official Code § 2-218.49a) and section 1(b)(6) of the Act (D.C. Official Code 67
§ 10-801(b)(6)); and 68
(3) The Developer shall enter into a First Source Agreement. 69
(i) The method of disposition shall be a ground lease of greater than 15 years for that 70
portion of the Property where the Developer intends to develop rental residential units and a fee 71
simple private sale for that portion of the Property where the Developer intends to develop for 72
sale residential units, as further described in the LDDA documents transmitted by the Mayor to 73
the Council on February 28, 2025, with the introduced version of this act and the amended term 74
sheet transmitted on November 21, 2025. 75
(j) The LDDA for the disposition of the Property shall not be inconsistent with the 76
substantive business terms of the transaction transmitted by the Mayor to the Council on 77
February 28, 2025, with the introduced version of this act and the amended term transmitted on 78
November 21, 2025, in accordance with section 1(b-1)(2) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 10-79
801(b-1)(2)), unless revisions to those substantive business terms are approved by the Council. 80
Sec. 4. Surplus declaration and disposition approval. 81
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Council determines that the Property 82
is no longer required for public purposes and authorizes the Mayor to dispose of the Property. 83
(b) The authority of the Mayor to dispose of the Property pursuant to this act shall expire 84
3 years after the effective date of this act. 85
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Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 86
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 87
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 88
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 89
Sec. 6. Effective date. 90
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or, in the event of veto by the 91
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review 92
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 93
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813, D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 94