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Park Chelsea Apartments
880 New Jersey Ave., SE
Land purchased by WC Smith from the Washington Post in 1999
436-unit apartment building; construction begun late 2012, first move-ins April 2016
- 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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For more before-and-after photos of the construction from various angles, see the
Park Chelsea Expanded Photo Archive.
Feb. 28, 2016 - The Park Chelsea as seen from New Jersey and I, with the leasing office now open.
The Park Chelsea, Sliding from to February 2007 to November 2019
Feb. 11, 2016 - The main entrance, on New Jersey Avenue, SE.
Feb. 11, 2016 - The leasing center, now open. (See this gallery for additional photos.)
Feb. 11, 2016 - A one-bedroom model unit. (See this gallery for additional photos.)
Feb. 11, 2016 - One of two kitchen finishes available, as seen in one of the one-bedroom models. (See this gallery for additional photos.)
Feb. 11, 2016 - The view of the interior courtyard. (See this gallery for additional photos.)
Feb. 11, 2016 - Another view of the leasing center. (See this gallery for additional photos.)
Feb. 11, 2016 - Almost as anticipated as the completion of the building itself was the opening of a new block of I Street between New Jersey and 2nd, which finally opened on February 8, 2016.
Jan. 2, 2016 - Zooming up to the roofline to see the detail on the panels covering the false front at the roof line.
January 8, 2012 - The northeast corner of New Jersey and I, the same angle as the rendering, in January 2012, before the trash transfer station was demolished.
November 3, 2019 - The same angle, with construction nearly completed. 
Jan. 10, 2015 - For now, the Park Chelsea is a large portion of the view from the Southeast Freeway, though this will only last until its sibling 800 New Jersey goes vertical.
June 9, 2014 - A first peek inside the building, looking at the ground-floor amenity spaces. See this gallery of a June 2014 project tour for more interior shots.
June 9, 2014 - Standing on the roof during construction, looking down toward the courtyard but also glimpsing the famous neighbor to the north. And the freeway. Note that 800 New Jersey is being built between the Chelsea and the freeway, so this view is temporary.
August 21, 2003 - Looking to the northwest at 2nd and I streets, during the block's life as a parking lot.
January 12, 2020 - The same location, with construction moving along (and with Agora now rising to the north).
July 14, 2005 - Moving away a from the Park Chelsea's lot a bit, to the corner of 2nd Place and K, back when it was just an overgrown parking lot.
November 2, 2019 - The same angle, already vastly changed with the 2012 arrival of Canal Park but soon to have the Park Chelsea (center) changing the vista, too.
1992 - An overhead photo of Square 737, when it was occupied by a warehouse. The main white building was a beautiful marble-or-limestone turn-of-the-century structure; it was demolished in 2000, and I weep every time I think of how I never got my own photo of it. (Waaaaaah!) From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Virginia Avenue Collection.
May 2008 - A similar view of Square 737, this time from on top of 100 I Street in May, 2008. The building at rear is the old Post Plant at 225 Virginia Avenue.
June 26, 2012 - The northwestern corner of the old DPW site known as the trash transfer station sat on the footprint of both the to-be-built I Street and some of the Park Chelsea land, and so it had to be demolished before work could begin on the apartment building and the infrastructure work below. That finally happened in the summer of 2012.
June 26, 2012 - When people described the "deep" infrastructure work that had to be done on Square 737 before construction could start on the Park Chelsea, they weren't kidding.
June 26, 2012 - Looking at the Park Chelsea footprint from the trash transfer station ramp, during demolition. If you have x-ray specs, you can see the Freedom statue on top of the Capitol dome just behind the freeway. This location is where the new I Street will run.
June 26, 2012 - Turning a smidge to look more at the Park Chelsea site, which for a number of years was a parking lot.
July 18, 2006 - Before work began to redevelop Square 767, Canal Street ran on a strange northwest-then-north path through the block. Here is Canal's northern jog, on its way to H Street in the distance.
July 18, 2006 - Turning around and looking south on Canal back to the trash transfer station, and over to the old Post Plant at 225 Virginia.
Latest News
February 11, 2016
First Peek: Park Chelsea's Leasing Center and Models
February 8, 2016
At Last, I Street SE's New Block is Now Open
January 5, 2016
A Look into the Crystal Ball at What's to Come in 2016
December 6, 2015
Park Chelsea Floor Plans, Prices--And Unveiling 'The Collective'
November 10, 2015
Project Updates: The Getting-Closer Lineup
April 28, 2015
The April Out-of-the-Ground Report
December 14, 2014
Progress Photos: Dirt and Concrete in Your Stocking Edition
November 18, 2014
Status Updates for Holes in the Ground and Topped-Out Buildings
October 19, 2014
Snapshots of the Latest Construction Goings-On
