SANDLOT UPTOWN
20,000 SQFT @ 1900 7TH STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
2025
Two years ago, CVS vacated its location down the street from Howard on Florida and Georgia Ave, leaving the building abandoned. Now, Ian Callender, a D.C. native with a passion for revitalization, wants to bring the empty building back to life. “The moment that they vacated and we saw the sign come off, I said this might be the opportunity to do something special in an area that needs it the most,” Callender said.
Sandlot Uptown aims to transform the once deserted lot into an event space where Howard students and the surrounding community can gather, create and celebrate. Sandlot Uptown is the latest addition to Sandlot D.C. brand which remodels vacant facilities for community events like concerts and art galleries.
Like his other projects, he hopes it will clean up the surrounding neighborhood and support community-led events. In addition to hosting programming, he imagines the space will be utilized by Howard students due to his partnership with the university. During the last week of September, a group of students from the School of Fine Arts visited the site. It was a part of their curriculum in Professor Charles Jean-Pierre’s class to sketch the CVS building before work was done on it.
