2007 FOGGY BOTTOM CAMPUS PLAN:
Square 39/School of Public Health & Health Services (SPHHS) - OVERVIEW

Project Exterior Perspective - View from Washington Circle

Square 39 is the site for the university’s new home for its School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). Square 39 is one of the 16 approved development sites in GW’s 2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan and is bounded by K Street NW, Washington Circle, New Hampshire Avenue NW, and 24th Street N.W. The triangular building will face Washington Circle and provide a new front door to the Foggy Bottom Campus. The Warwick Building, previously located on the site, was razed in preparation for the construction. Construction began in March of 2012 and will continue through 2013, with occupancy anticipated during the spring 2014 semester.

GW President Steven Knapp, SPHHS Dean Lynn Goldman, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and Board of Trustees Chair W. Russell Ramsey were among those celebrating the groundbreaking for the new SPHHS building on May 16, 2012.

The university’s School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) is committed to advancing the health of the populations of local, national, and global communities by developing tomorrow's leaders in public health and health services. Established in July 1997, SPHHS brought together three longstanding university programs in the schools of medicine, business, and education. Today, more than 900 students from nearly every U.S. state and more than 35 nations pursue undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level degrees in public health. The School’s student body is one of the most ethnically diverse among the nation's private schools of public health. SPHHS also offers an array of joint degree programs, allowing students to couple a law degree with the Master of Public Health (MPH), or to combine an MPH with a medical degree or an MA in International Affairs. A joint MPH/Physician's Assistant program is available, as is the opportunity to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer while pursuing an MPH.

SPHSS has never had a true “home” and its seven departments currently occupy space in various University buildings and several leased office locations in the nearby Golden Triangle/K Street business corridor. The Square 39 project will consolidate the school’s activities from its disparate locations and create a signature building and singular identity for the School.

	RELATED DOCUMENTS FACT SHEET Construction Updates Live Construction Images SPHHS in the news Understanding Mental Health, Mental Illness Lynn R. Goldman Elected to Institute of Medicine Governing Council SPHHS Faculty elected to Institute of Medicine Controlled Blasting Planned for Site of SPHHS Building GW Holds Groundbreaking for new SPHHS Building New Ground for Public Health A Center for the Epidemic The Changing Face of Health Care GW Professor Creates Mobile-Based Smoking Cessation Program HHS Unveils Million Hearts Initiative at GW DC Zoning Commission Approves New Building for SPHHS The Future of GW Public Health at GW Answer of Medical and Health Education at GW Supporting Community Health Centers Ecolipedmic A New View of Health A Healthier America Progress Made Toward Public Health Building Protecting Children's Health Public Health Leader to Serve as SPHHS Dean New Building to House School of Public Health and Health Services School of Public Health Services images from the June 12, 2011 filing - click on each thumbnail for high resolution image View looking Southeast of sidewalk along Washington Circle View looking Southwest from Washington Circle View looking North from intersection of 24th Street and New Hampshire Ave. View looking North from intersection of 24th Street and K Street. View looking West of sidewalk along Washington Circle Model Material Photograph, Aerial View from Northwest Model Material Photograph, View from South Facade Model Material Photograph, Aerial View from East Model Material Photograph, Aerial View from the North Model Material Photograph, Northeast View Concept renderings of interior spaces for the School of Public Health Services Cafe & Lounge Deans Conference Room Study Area Main Auditorium Convening Space Convening Center 40-Person Classroom Services Suite Exercise Physiology

REGULATORY FILINGS

July 25, 2011 - Zoning Commission Order of Approval for Square 39/"School of Public Health and Health Serivces"
The July 25, 2011 Order of Approval (06-11/06-12C) was published in the DC Register on July 25, 2011 and is available online

July 12, 2011 - Filing to Zoning Commission regarding an Amendment to the July 11, Draft Order for Square 39/"School of Public Health and Health Serivces"

• Post-hearing Statement

July 11, 2011 - Filing to Zoning Commission regarding proposed Post Hearing Submission and Draft Order for Square 39/ "School of Public Health and Health Services"

• Proposed findings of fact/ conclusion of law (draft order)
• Post-hearing Statement

July 11, 2011 - Filing to Zoning Commission of Post-Hearing Statement for Square 39/ "School of Public Health and Health Services"

• Supplemental Post Hearing Statement

June 17, 2011 - Presentation to the DC Zoning Commission at Square 39 Public Hearing

• Public hearing presentation

May 27, 2011 - Pre-hearing Submission to the District of Columbia Zoning Commission for Review and Approval of a Second-Stage Planned Unit Development

• Pre-hearing statement
• Pre-hearing statement, Exhibit A
• Pre-hearing statement, Exhibit B

March 30, 2011 - Pre-hearing Submission to the District of Columbia Zoning Commission for Review and Approval of a Second-Stage Planned Unit Development; Modification of a First-Stage Planned Unit Development; and Further Processing Approval of an Approved Campus Plan

• Pre-hearing statement
• Pre-hearing statement, Exhibit A
• Pre-hearing statement, Exhibit B
• Pre-hearing statement, Exhibit C
• Pre-hearing statement, Exhibit D

December 27, 2010 – Application to the District of Columbia Zoning Commission for Review and Approval of a Second Stage Planned Unit Development; Modification of a First Stage Planned Unit Development; and Further Processing Approval of an Approved Campus Plan

• Cover letter
• Project Narrative
• Exhibit A: Architectural Drawings and Elevations, including Tabulation of Development Data, Zoning Map, and Photographs of the Subject Property and Surrounding Area
  Due to the large size of this filing it is divided into 8 parts with last bullet linking to a complete version at 65 MB
  • Part 1/pages 1-3
  • Part 2/pages 4-7
  • Part 3/pages 8-17
  • Part 4/pages 18-22
  • Part 5/pages 23-26
  • Part 6/pages 27-35
  • Part 7 /pages 36-45
  • Part 8/pages 46-C05
    • Complete version of above items/Exhibit A in one 65 MB file
• Exhibit B: Application Forms
• Exhibit C: Surveyor’s Plat
• Exhibit D: Notice of Intent to Surrounding Property Owners and Certificate of Notice
• Exhibit E: Property Owners’ List
• Exhibit F: Environmental Analysis
• Exhibit G: List of Publicly Available Information
• Exhibit H: Traffic Analysis by Wells + Associates
• Exhibit I: FAR Report
• Exhibit J: Fall 2010 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan Compliance Report
• Exhibit K: Streetscape Plan Progress Report
• Exhibit L: Off-Street Parking Census
• Exhibit M: Transportation Management Program Status Report
• Exhibit N: Certificate of Presentation to Advisory Committee and Meeting Minutes
• Exhibit O: List of Outsourcing Activities
  

November 22, 2010 – Notice of Intent to File a Zoning Application

• Notice mailed to Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A, the Foggy Bottom Association, the West End Citizens Association, and to all owners or all property within 200 feet of the perimeter of the project site