A judge for the U.S. District Court for D.C. on Friday sided with the owner of a Shell gas station who wants to redevelop the property into a 57-unit residential project in Petworth.
The decision by Judge James Boasberg comes three months after owner John Formant filed a lawsuit against city officials over legislation that prohibits stations from being redeveloped into other uses.
Boasberg ruled that Formant has a viable claim that the government effectively took his gas station property at 4140…
