Spotlight: New Projects in Development | Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. is experiencing new development on a large scale, turning the city into one of the fastest growing construction markets in the United States. From commercial offices and hotels to residential towers...

D.C. has a numerous large-scale projects that are currently under construction, or will be constructed in the near future. Here are just a few of the projects that ElectricWeb-Atlantic has been following:

Skyland Town Center / Hillcrest

Development of the 18.5-acre site where Naylor and Good Hope Roads intersect with Alabama Avenue SE stalled a bit after Wal-Mart pulled out of their agreement to construct a location there earlier this year.

The project will construct approximately 340,000 square feet of retail and 476 residential units surrounding a public square.

The plan also includes 823 parking spaces; the Skyland Development Team includes the Rappaport Companies, W.C. Smith, Torti Gallas and Partners and Michael Marshall Architecture.

Good Hope Rd SE and Alabama Ave SE
Washington, DC 20020

Poplar Point Development / Anacostia

Forest City and Perkins+Will are leading the development of 130-acre Poplar Point, sandwiched between Howard Road SE and the Anacostia River on the opposite bank from the Capitol Riverfront developments.

A three-pronged 70-acre park will be interspersed with 4,100 residential units, 1.2 million square feet of office space, 465,000 square feet of retail, and two 300-room hotels.

This will allow every residential unit to overlook public space. A pier, capped by a cultural and environmental facility, will extend to the river.

1900 Anacostia Rd SE
Washington, DC 20020

McMillan Redevelopment / Pleasant Plains

The redevelopment of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site includes 146 town homes, 677 apartments, a grocery store, other retail and medical office buildings.

The Parcel 2 building includes 236 residential units, of which 25 percent will be designated affordable, and 19,000 square feet of retail.

The building is designed by MV+A Architects.

Developers on the project are Jair Lynch Partners, EYA and Trammell Crow and architects Shalom Baranes and Perkins Easton.

1st St NW & Michigan Ave NW
Washington, DC 20310

Barry Farm Redevelopment / Barry Farm

The plan is to demolish the 432 apartments on the site and the twelve units at Wade Apartments and replace them with up to 1,800 mixed-income residential units, 50,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, and 80,000 square feet of green space.

The residences will be a mixture of apartments, condominiums and town homes. The DC Housing Authority, A&R Development, and the nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. are presently working to secure funding and approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to begin construction on the project.

Firth Sterling Ave SE and Sumner Rd SE
Washington, DC 20020

Dulles World Center / Herndon, VA

Dulles World Center will be a massive new mixed-use community featuring more than 4.1 million square feet of office space, commercial space, retail stores, a hotel and civic use space.

The project will also construct 1,265 multifamily apartments in a series of vertically integrated buildings.

Infrastructure work is presently underway, with building construction expect to begin later this year.

Old Ox Rd. & Shaw Rd.
Herndon, VA 20166