On July 31, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) demolished 2228 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E., a part of the Big K Solicitation for Offers issued in June.  The historic property, which was built before 1880, suffered from years of demolition-by-neglect and could not be saved.  DHCD purchased this property and the historic properties adjacent to it (the Big K site) for the purpose of adaptive re-use and redevelopment.   A Solicitation for Offers (SFO) for development of the Big K site was issued in June.