1) The developers expect the artists to pay 1+ million dollars a year to rent the third floor now just being offered, along with many other conditions tagged onto an agreement that was thrown at the artists 4 days before the hearing.

2) The developers are including the walls and space in their restaurants, bars, and lounges as part of the “artists” gallery space counting towards the so-called 19,000 square feet of “artists” space in the luxury hotel.

3) The developers “new vision” as the article puts it, is for DC’s artists to become a zoo-exhibit for the 1% tourists visiting the luxury hotel.

http://tinyurl.com/twilightzoning1