B26-0157 • 2025

Langston Slater Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025

Education Housing

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: at the request of the Mayor
Last action: 2026-07-03
Official status: Under Congressional Review
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text lists the Act Number as A26-0343 but cites it within the bill body as being approved June 25, 2026. The candidate explanation title uses '2025' while the enacted act is cited as 'Act of 2026'.

Langston Slater Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025

This law declares the former Langston and Slater School buildings at 33-45 P Street NW as surplus property no longer needed for public use and approves a plan to dispose of it through sale or lease.

What This Bill Does

Declares that the District of Columbia owns the real property known as the Langston and Slater Schools, located at 33-45 P Street NW (Lot 0827 in Square 0615), which includes two former elementary schools.
States that the property is no longer required for public purposes and will benefit from private development.
Authorizes the Mayor to dispose of the property within three years after the law takes effect.
Approves a specific developer, Lebanon Village at Langston Slater MD LLC, to develop the site into mixed-income rental and for-sale residential housing.
Requires that at least 30% of the new residential units be dedicated as affordable housing.
Mandates that developers contract with Certified Business Enterprises (CBEs) for at least 35% of project spending, include CBEs in at least 20% equity roles, and ensure they have at least 20% development participation.
Requires the developer to enter into a FirstSource Agreement regarding job creation and employment.
Approves disposing of part of the property through a ground lease longer than 15 years for rental units and selling another portion outright (fee simple) for homes sold directly.

Who It Names or Affects

The District government as the current owner of the surplus property
Lebanon Village at Langston Slater MD LLC, a joint venture selected to develop the site
Certified Business Enterprises that may receive contracts or equity in the project
Future residents who will live in the new affordable and market-rate housing

Terms To Know

Surplus property: Land owned by the government that is no longer needed for public use.
Certified Business Enterprise (CBE): A business certified under D.C. law to receive special consideration in government contracts and development projects, including requirements for equity participation.
Ground lease: An agreement where a developer rents land from the owner for many years instead of buying it outright; this act requires leases longer than 15 years for rental units.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not state when construction will begin or how long the project will take to finish.
Specific details about the number of housing units and their exact locations are described in separate documents like the term sheet, which this text references but does not include.

Bill History

2026-07-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0343 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 009159
2026-07-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Sep 04, 2026
2026-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0343
2026-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2026-06-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 01, 2026
2026-06-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-03-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Committee Mark-up of B26-0157 by the Human Services Committee
2026-03-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Committee Mark-up of B26-0157 by the Facilities Committee
2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Re-Referred to Committee on Facilities, and Committee on Human Services
2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Re-Referral published.
2025-03-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0157 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Referred to Committee on Facilities, and Committee on Business and Economic Development
2025-02-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0157 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Langston Slater Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C.ACT 26-343
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
JUNE 25, 2026
TodeclareassurplusandapprovethedispositionofDistrict-ownedrealpropertyknownasthe
LangstonandSlaterSchools,locatedat33-45PStreet,NW,andknownfortaxationand
assessmentpurposesasLot0827inSquare0615.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis,
actmaybecitedasthe“LangstonSlaterSurplusDeclarationandDispositionApprovalActof
2026”.
See.2.Definitions.Forthepurposesofthisact,theterm:(1)“Act”meansAnActAuthorizingthesaleofcertainrealestateintheDistrict
ofColumbianolongerrequiredforpublicpurposes,approvedAugust5,1939(53Stat.1211;
D.C.OfficialCode§10-801efseq.)(2)“CBEAct”meanstheSmallandCertifiedBusinessEnterpriseDevelopment
andAssistanceActof2005,effectiveOctober20,2005(D.C.Law16-33;D.C.OfficialCode§
2-218.01efseq.).(3)“CertifiedBusinessEnterprise”meansabusinessenterpriseorjointventure
certifiedpursuanttotheCBEAct.(4)“Developer”meansLebanonVillageatLangstonSlaterMD LLC,witha
businessaddressof875N Street,NW,Suite202,Washington,DC20001,aDistrictofColumbia
jointventurebyandamongspecialpurposeentitiesaffiliatedwithCSGUrbanPartners,LLC,
withabusinessaddressof875N Street,NW,Suite202,Washington,DC20001,andspecial
purposeentitiesaffiliatedwithMountLebanonCommunityDevelopmentCorporation,witha
businessaddressof2 MassachusettsAvenue, NE, Unit 2142, Washington, DC 20002.
(5)“FirstSourceAgreement”meansanagreementwiththeDistrictgoverning
certainobligationsoftheDeveloperpursuanttosection4oftheFirstSourceEmployment
Agreement Act of 1984,effectiveJune 29, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-93;D.C. OfficialCode § 2-
219.03),andMayor’sOrder83-265,datedNovember9,1983,regardingjobcreationand
employmentgeneratedasaresultoftheconstructionontheProperty.
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(6)“LDDA”meansthedraftLandDispositionandDevelopmentAgreementtransmittedbytheMayortotheCouncilonFebruary28,2025,withtheintroducedversionofthisact. (7)“Property”meanstherealpropertylocatedatthecurrentaddressof33-45P
Street,NW,andknownfortaxandassessmentpurposesasLot0827inSquare0615,whichisimprovedwith2formerelementaryschools,JohnFoxSlaterElementarySchoolandJohnMercerLangstonElementarySchool.
Sec.3.Findings.
(a)TheDistrictofColumbiaistheowneroftheProperty.
(b)ThePropertyconsistsofapproximately30,000squarefeetofland.
(c)ThePropertyisnolongerrequiredforpublicpurposes.
(@)TheDistrictgovernmentandthepublicwillbenefitsubstantiallyfromthedisposition
ofthePropertyforprivatedevelopment.
(¢)TheMayor,throughtheOfficeoftheDeputyMayorforPlanningandEconomic
Development(*DMPED"),satisfiedthepublichearingrequirementofsection1(a-1)(4)ofthe
Act(D.C.OfficialCode§10-801(a-1)(4))byholdingavirtualpublichearingonFebruary11,
2021,toobtaincommunityinputonpotentialpublicusesoftherealpropertytoinformthe
Mayor'sdeterminationwhethertherealpropertyisnolongerrequiredforpublicpurposes.
(8)TheMayor,throughDMPED,hasselectedtheDevelopertodeveloptheProperty.
(g)TheintendeddevelopmentofthePropertyisforamixed-income,rental,andforsale
residentialdevelopment,asfurtherdescribedinthetermsheet(“Project”).
(h)TheMayorhasproposedthatthetermsofthedispositionofthePropertyincludethe
following:
(1)TheDevelopershallcomplywiththerequirementsofsection1(b-3)oftheAct
(D.C.OfficialCode§10-801(b-3)),bydedicatingatleast30%oftheresidentialunitsinthe
Projectasaffordablehousingunits;
(2)TheDevelopershallenterintoanagreementthatshallrequiretheDeveloper
to,ataminimum,contractwithCertifiedBusinessEnterprisesforatleast35%ofthecontract
dollarvolumeoftheProjectandshallrequireatleast20%equityand20%development
participationofCertifiedBusinessEnterprisesintheProject,inaccordancewithsection2349aof
theCBEAct(D.C,OfficialCode§2-218.49a)andsection1(b)(6)oftheAct(D.C.OfficialCode§ 10-801(b)(6));and
(3)TheDevelopershallenterintoaFirstSourceAgreement.
(i)Themethodofdispositionshallbeagroundleaseofgreaterthan15yearsforthat
portionofthePropertywheretheDeveloperintendstodeveloprentalresidentialunitsandafee
simpleprivatesaleforthatportionofthePropertywheretheDeveloperintendstodevelopfor
saleresidentialunits,asfurtherdescribedintheLDDA documentstransmittedbytheMayorto
theCouncilonFebruary28,2025,withtheintroducedversionofthisactandtheamendedterm
sheettransmittedonNovember21,2025.
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(i)TheLDDAforthedispositionofthePropertyshallnotbeinconsistentwiththesubstantivebusinesstermsofthetransactiontransmittedbytheMayortotheCouncilonFebruary28,2025,withtheintroducedversionofthisactandtheamendedtermtransmittedonNovember21,2025,inaccordancewithsection1(b-1)(2)oftheAct(D.C.OfficialCode§10-801(b-1)(2)),unlessrevisionstothosesubstantivebusinesstermsareapprovedbytheCouncil.
Sec.4.Surplusdeclarationanddispositionapproval.(a)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,theCouncildeterminesthatthePropertyisnolongerrequiredforpublicpurposesandauthorizestheMayortodisposeoftheProperty.(b)TheauthorityoftheMayortodisposeofthePropertypursuanttothisactshallexpire
3yearsafiertheeffectivedateofthisact.
Sec.5.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.6.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(or,intheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
24,1973(87Stat.813,D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1))
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