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1221 Van Street Apartments
Residential building 290 units and 26,000 square feet retail
Construction underway November 2015, move-ins underway in early 2018
Land originally purchased by Monument Realty in 2005/06, then sold to JBG in late 2013
Known for some time as 1244 South Capitol
Retail tenants: Mission Dos, District Dogs, Walters Sports Bar, Boom Box
- Full Neighborhood Development MapThere's a lot more than just the projects listed here. See the complete map of completed, underway, and proposed projects all across the neighborhood.
- What's New This YearA quick look at what's arrived or been announced since the end of the 2018 baseball season.
- Food Options, Now and Coming SoonThere's now plenty of food options in the neighborhood. Click to see what's here, and what's coming.
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- Anacostia RiverwalkA bridge between Teague and Yards Parks is part of the planned 20-mile Anacostia Riverwalk multi-use trail along the east and west banks of the Anacostia River.
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- Virginia Ave. Tunnel ExpansionConstruction underway in 2015 to expand the 106-year-old tunnel to allow for a second track and double-height cars. Expected completion 2018.
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- Rail and Bus Times
Get real time data for the Navy Yard subway, Circulator, Bikeshare, and bus lines, plus additional transit information. - Rail and Bus Times
Get real time data for the Navy Yard subway, Circulator, Bikeshare, and bus lines, plus additional transit information. - Canal ParkThree-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Construction begun in spring 2011, opened Nov. 16, 2012.
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- Nationals Park21-acre site, 41,000-seat ballpark, construction begun May 2006, Opening Day March 30, 2008.
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- Washington Navy YardHeadquarters of the Naval District Washington, established in 1799.
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- Yards Park5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. First phase completed September 2010.
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- Van Ness Elementary SchoolDC Public School, closed in 2006, but reopening in stages beginning in 2015.
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- Agora/Whole Foods336-unit apartment building at 800 New Jersey Ave., SE. Construction begun June 2014, move-ins underway early 2018. Whole Foods expected to open in late 2018.
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- New Douglass BridgeConstruction underway in early 2018 on the replacement for the current South Capitol Street Bridge. Completion expected in 2021.
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- 1221 Van290-unit residential building with 26,000 sf retail. Underway late 2015, completed early 2018.
- NAB HQ/AvidianNew headquarters for National Association of Broadcasters, along with a 163-unit condo building. Construction underway early 2017.
- Yards/Parcel O Residential ProjectsThe Bower, a 138-unit condo building by PN Hoffman, and The Guild, a 190-unit rental building by Forest City on the southeast corner of 4th and Tingey. Underway fall 2016, delivery 2018.
- New DC Water HQA wrap-around six-story addition to the existing O Street Pumping Station. Construction underway in 2016, with completion in 2018.
- The Harlow/Square 769N AptsMixed-income rental building with 176 units, including 36 public housing units. Underway early 2017, delivery 2019.
- West Half Residential420-unit project with 65,000 sf retail. Construction underway spring 2017.
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- Novel South Capitol/2 I St.530ish-unit apartment building in two phases, on old McDonald's site. Construction underway early 2017, completed summer 2019.
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- 1250 Half/Envy310 rental units at 1250, 123 condos at Envy, 60,000 square feet of retail. Underway spring 2017.
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- Parc Riverside Phase II314ish-unit residential building at 1010 Half St., SE, by Toll Bros. Construction underway summer 2017.
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- 99 M StreetA 224,000-square-foot office building by Skanska for the corner of 1st and M. Underway fall 2015, substantially complete summer 2018. Circa and an unnamed sibling restaurant announced tenants.
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- The Garrett375-unit rental building at 2nd and I with 13,000 sq ft retail. Construction underway late fall 2017.
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- Yards/The Estate Apts. and Thompson Hotel270-unit rental building and 227-room Thompson Hotel, with 20,000 sq ft retail total. Construction underway fall 2017.
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- Meridian on First275-unit residential building, by Paradigm. Construction underway early 2018.
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- The Maren/71 Potomac264-unit residential building with 12,500 sq ft retail, underway spring 2018. Phase 2 of RiverFront on the Anacostia development.
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- DC Crossing/Square 696Block bought in 2016 by Tishman Speyer, with plans for 800 apartment units and 44,000 square feet of retail in two phases. Digging underway April 2018.
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- One Hill South Phase 2300ish-unit unnamed sibling building at South Capitol and I. Work underway summer 2018.
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- New DDOT HQ/250 MNew headquarters for the District Department of Transportation. Underway early 2019.
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- 37 L Street Condos11-story, 74-unit condo building west of Half St. Underway early 2019.
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- CSX East Residential/Hotel225ish-unit AC Marriott and two residential buildings planned. Digging underway late summer 2019.
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- 1000 South Capitol Residential224-unit apartment building by Lerner. Underway fall 2019.
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- Capper Seniors 2.0Reconstruction of the 160-unit building for low-income seniors that was destroyed by fire in 2018.
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- Chemonics HQNew 285,000-sq-ft office building with 14,000 sq ft of retail. Expected delivery 2021.
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May 19, 2019 - The northeast corner of South Capitol and N Streets, where 1221 Van opened to tenants in early 2018. The ground-floor corner space here at South Capitol and N is occupied by Walters Sports Bar, while Mission has the red awning'ed portions of the second floor. Also now open is District Dogs, at far left.
Feb. 5, 2018 - The northern view of 1221 Van, as seen from South Capitol south of M Street, with Parking Garage B of Nats Park in the background.
Feb. 5, 2018 - The residential entrance.
May 19, 2019 - Walters, a few weeks after it opened in 2019.
May 19, 2019 - Boom Box, bringing you fitness and boxing, coming later in 2019.
May 19, 2019 - District Dogs, up close.
Sept. 29, 2018 - Zooming in to Mission's frontage, on two floors.
;July 14, 2018 - The large second-floor bar of Mexican restaurant Mission, which opened in July 2018.
July 14, 2018 - Mission's upstairs seating area.
;July 14, 2018 - Mission's back bar on the 2nd floor.
Feb. 5, 2018 - A room with a view. For more interior photos, see this gallery.
April 3, 2017 - Looking at Opening Day 2017 at Nats Park from 1221 Van's rooftop. See more rooftop photos here and here.
The northwest corner of Van and N, in early 2007, the same as the above-left rendering. (2/11/07)
September 29, 2018 - The same view, showing how the first two floors are designed for high-ceilinged retail. 
Oct. 21, 2007 - The northeast corner of South Capitol and N as it looked for a number of years, with the BP Amoco station in its final weeks of operation. Note the familiar white-domed building in the distance at left.
November 3, 2019 - The same location.
May 24, 2015 - During the summer of 2015, the site became home to a gameday pop-up by Hill Country barbecue.
July 9, 2006 - The BP gas station operated until late 2007. This image from the summer of 2006 also shows the Monument Realty branding of the site. (7/9/06)
December 29, 2006 - This odd little building stood along South Capitol Street, on the northwest edge of what is now the 1244 South Capitol footprint, until January 2007. If you look closely you can see initial Nationals Park construction in the distance at far right.
Latest News
June 12, 2018
A Quick Hard Hat Peek at Mission-to-Be
February 7, 2018
A Photo Tour of JBG's 1221 Van Apartment Building
January 24, 2018
Mission Dos Restaurant Coming to 1221 Van in 2018
April 4, 2017
Checking Out the Rooftop Views at 1221 Van
February 27, 2017
Photo Update: Surveying the Landscape, Part I
December 12, 2016
Development Update: Last Looks Up and Down for 2016
