Congress Heights redevelopment STOPPED after slumlord Geoff Griffis gets another home demo

Update July 28:WMATA tables proposed sale of Metro property required for Congress Heights redevelopment, blocking Geoff's proposed luxury apartment and office plans. This was after multiple visits to the home of Geoffrey Griffis plus an email campaign to Jack Evans. Once again, protest works. During the campaign of anti-vivisection protests that also commonly visited areas like Cleveland Park it was noted that the third residential protest was often the point where the opposition threw in the towel.

July 23: The residential protest at the home of Geoffrey Griffis

Geoffrey Griffis, managing member for CityPartners, LLC is up to his neck in the efforts to evict all residents of Congress Heights in Anacostia so a new "mixed use" development can take their place. On the 23rd of July under scorching heat, dozens of Congress Heights tenants backed up by residents of other properties facing deliberate slum conditions and other illegal eviction schemes showed up at Geoffrey's luxurious Cleveland Park home to warn that he can't try to put people out of their homes, then return to his home and not have problems. Protesters called out CityPartners LLC for a business model based on emptying out buildings so the condos can come.

Geoff was called out for sending thugs to tell tenants to be out by 5PM or else without court orders and intentionally allowing rats, roaches, and bedbugs to infest Congress Heights. He was also called out for donating huge sums to Mayor Bowser's campaign fund instead of spending the money on repairs. Since he took over Congress Heights conditions have steadliy deteriorated and even court orders have brought only temporary relief. After all, if the tenants leave and the city and WMATA also vacate two adjacent parcels, he can build his condos and shops over a Metro station!

With all this going on, Geoff foolishly thought he could buy off the protesters with a case of bottled water on ice. This set off a furious round of shouting as he appeared, and almost nobody touched his water except to throw several bottles back at his house. With both sides expecting the heat, protesters brought a cooler full of ice water of their own. This was not the first protest at Geoffrey's house and it won't be the last unless he stops trying to illegally evict the tenants of Congress Heights and instead repairs the damage he has done and permitted to occur.

Details on Geoffrey's plans for Congress Heights

Video including Geoff coming out in an attempt to buy off protesters with bottled water