AMTRAK—The plan to privatize the northeast corridor of Amtrak's railways has been deemed unconstitutional. [Streetsblog]
NEW YORK AVE NE—Douglas Development won the bidding war for the former Hecht's Building on New York Ave (pictured at right). It was pretty easy to win since they were the only bidder. [WBJ]
GEORGETOWN—The new West Elm pop-up opens tomorrow on M Street and caters to the small-sized apartment crowd. Check out first look photos here. [UrbanTurf]