Petworth Holdings, LLC v. Bowser

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PETWORTH HOLDINGS, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-3 (JEB) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION With great ambitions of turning a profit, Plaintiff Petworth Holdings, LLC acquired a lot in Northwest Washington about fifteen years ago. Although a full-service gas station was situated there, Plaintiff wanted to ultimately convert the lot to a residential property or sell it to someone else to do the same. The D.C. Council had ambitions of its own: ensuring that, as the city grows, it maintains a sufficient…