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Well, I'll be darned: I've been given the heads up by the developers that construction is now underway on the 350 321-unit apartment building dubbed "The Riverfront" that's the first phase of RiverFront on the Anacostia, better known to all as Florida Rock. It will be built on the east end of the site, next to Diamond Teague Park. The $65 million construction loan for the project was announced on Oct. 8, as was an expected delivery date of September 2016. I've been told there will be an official groundbreaking in the next few months. It should also be noted that this is the first residential project in the neighborhood actually being built right on the west bank of the Anacostia River. That's a smidge over 2,230 units in all, and close to 2,450 if you add the recently completed 220-unit Twelve12. And that tally of non-single-family residential units begun since 2012 is a bit more than double the 2,340 units that were built in the neighborhood between 2004 and 2011. So get ready for a lot of new high-rise neighbors! Having written more than 100 posts on Florida Rock over the years, I think I'll skip yet another full rundown other than to say that the entire project is designed as a four-building 1.1-million-sq-ft residential/office/hotel/retail project, with no timeline as yet for the rest of the development. All of which looks a little different from these views of the Florida Rock footprint, seen first in August 2005 before the construction of Nationals Park (left) and in January 2012 (right), after the concrete operations were removed and demolished:
It's been a long time coming. And I can't wait for all the steps I'll get trudging down there to take pictures. UPDATED 11/2 with what appears to finally be a definitive unit-count for the building--321 units in a 9-story building . There will also be 18,650 square feet of retail and 286 parking spaces on two below-ground levels. And the amenities will include "grand lobby with onsite leasing presence, ground floor level club/game room with billiards, bar area, and gaming, state of the art health club, rooftop swimming pool, Wi-Fi service and storefront business lounge, conditioned storage, bike storage, 24 hour front desk service and fully access controlled building." All of these tidbits from the MRP Realty page for "The Riverfront."
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JES says: (11/1/14 12:17 PM)
I'm so excited for the potential of this development. It's gonna be like a mini Wharf. And gets almost zero mainstream press coverage.
JES says: (11/1/14 12:17 PM)
...except for the relentless coverage from JD, of course :-)
Jaybird says: (11/1/14 2:51 PM)
And will bring live to the south side of the park which seems to be quiet. The Nats have a very cool historic walk line if you will from that approach, even mentioning the 1867 Nationals!!
conngs0 says: (11/3/14 9:06 AM)
Jaybird, you're absolutely right about the south entrance to Nats Park. The ramp up to the entrance is very well done, so it will be great when more fans have an excuse to enter the park from that direction. Aside from just being excited to see another project make some progress, I'm particularly hopeful that such significant movement on the southwestern edge of the neighborhood will increase the pressure on DC Water to move out of their current space to allow for development of the movie theater (and perhaps at least one of the residential buildings!). When you envision development on Florida Rock combined with the completed Hampton Inn project and the very sensible part-time solution at the old NGA site, those Yards at DC Water parcels start to look a lot more conspicuous!
JD says: (11/3/14 9:49 AM)
.... Though I imagine that, at least for now, this will mainly spur more people to go up the big staircase and enter at the 1st base gate. It's still a long way from 1st and Potomac to South Capitol and Potomac and the grand entrance.
Then you'll have all the Douglass Bridge-related work (new oval and then demo of the old bridge), which will make that entrance pretty unappetizing for a while, I imagine. Unless there's a soccer stadium a few blocks away. :-)
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Three-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Construction begun in spring 2011, opened Nov. 16, 2012.Nationals Park
21-acre site, 41,000-seat ballpark, construction begun May 2006, Opening Day March 30, 2008.Washington Navy Yard
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5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. First phase completed September 2010.Van Ness Elementary School
DC Public School, closed in 2006, but reopening in stages beginning in 2015.Agora/Whole Foods
336-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.New Douglass Bridge
Construction underway in early 2018 on the replacement for the current South Capitol Street Bridge. Completion expected in 2021.1221 Van
290-unit residential building with 26,000 sf retail. Underway late 2015, completed early 2018.NAB HQ/Avidian
New headquarters for National Association of Broadcasters, along with a 163-unit condo building. Construction underway early 2017.Yards/Parcel O Residential Projects
The 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 HQ
A wrap-around six-story addition to the existing O Street Pumping Station. Construction underway in 2016, with completion in 2018.Square 769N Apts
Mixed-income rental building with 179 units, including 36 public housing units. Underway early 2017.West Half Residential
420-unit project with 65,000 sf retail. Construction underway spring 2017.Novel South Capitol/2 I St.
1st-phase 380-unit apartment building, on old McDonald's site. Construction underway early 2017.1250 Half St.
445 residential units in two phases, 60,000 square feet of retail. Underway spring 2017.Parc Riverside Phase II
314ish-unit residential building at 1010 Half St., SE, by Toll Bros. Construction underway summer 2017.99 M Street
A 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.The Garrett
375-unit rental building at 2nd and I with 13,000 sq ft retail. Construction underway late fall 2017.Yards/The Estate Apts. and Thompson Hotel
270-unit rental building and 227-room Thompson Hotel, with 20,000 sq ft retail total. Construction underway fall 2017.1000 1st St. Residential
275-unit residential building, by Paradigm. Construction underway early 2018.The Maren/71 Potomac
264-unit residential building with 12,500 sq ft retail, underway spring 2018. Phase 2 of RiverFront on the Anacostia development.Square 696
Block bought in 2016 by Tishman Speyer, with plans for 800 apartment units and 44,000 square feet of retail. Digging underway April 2018.One Hill South Phase 2
300ish-unit unnamed sibling building at South Capitol and I. Work expected to be underway summer 2018.
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ONYX ACQUISITION LLC / BAKER DC LLC
TC1800039 /
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PC 1346 LLC / INSPECTOR STEVENS
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For elevator review ONLY in reference to permit # B 1711594
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FC1346 LLC / ASHLY SALISBURY; KONE
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY / XIOMARA A VARGAS APONTE
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The International Colombian Festival at Canal Park.
We are placing 8x8 fences (560 feet total).
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null / DONNA G GRAHAM
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WR #3476633-VAETH / BRUNO-PEPCO CREWS WORKING THE 300-400 BLK OF M ST SE SPLICING CABLES - FROM TUESDAY NIGHT (7 / 10 / 18) THROUGH SATURDAY NIGJT (7 / 14 / 18) FROM 9PM TIL 9AM
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CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION / NA CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.
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Work in public ROW within the Virginia Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction Project LOD for utility, demolition, and concrete structure construction activities.
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CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION / RPS INC
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PER WORK PLAN, ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION, DATED JUNE 25, 2018 (SEE ATTACHED), THE WORK INVOLVES DRILLING 10 SOIL BORINGS USING A GEOPROBE RIG FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING SOIL SAMPLES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION. BORING DEPTHS RANGE FROM 20 TO 50 FT. BORINGS WILL BE PROPERLY BACKFILLED AFTER COMPLETION.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / GARRETT MILLS
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Event: Play Ball Park DC
Location: The Yards, Parcel A (Corner of First Street and M Street); Play Ball Park is a Fan event sponsor zone that features BaseBall clinics, Sponsor Areas, Food and Beverage, and Entertainment.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / SHANNON BURKE
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Site is being investigated before construction in accordance with Consent Order between GSA and EPA. Temporary soil borings will be installed for soil and groundwater sampling.
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FORIDA ROCK PROPERTIES INC / BARR CONCRETE
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FORIDA ROCK PROPERTIES INC / DANIEL P. THOMPSON
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RIVERFRONT HOLDINGS I LLC / CARLOS H. LOPEZ
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GONE YARD HOTEL OWNER, LLC / STEPHEN J. EXELBERT
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / DFM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LLC
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Afterhours Permit to allow for work under Permit B1801871 (Yards Parcel L2) to occur from 5am to 7am on July 12 through July 17. ANC approval provided.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / DFM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LLC
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Parcel L1 - Revision to Permit FD1700126 to incorporate changes requested and approved by DC Water.
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