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Capitol Quarter
Six-block portion of the Capper/Carrollsburg redevelopment; construction completed in 2012.
138 market-rate townhouses, 76 workforce-rate units, 13 Section 8 ownership units and 86 subsidized rental units.
- 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
Lofts at Capitol Quarter Expanded Photo Archive.
An overhead view of the first three blocks constructed at Capitol Quarter, built during 2008 and 2009. The Southeast Freeway is at left, K and L Streets run through the blocks, and Fourth Street runs in front of the townhouses. The empty blocks in the foreground are where the phase 2 townhouses will be built. You can see more overhead views of Capper going back to 2006 here. (3/5/10)
The southeast corner of 4th and L streets, showing the south side of L Street, in October 2003, one year before their demolition. (10/03)
February 28, 2016 - The same location, now a row of townhouses, with owners moved in. Construction began here in spring 2008; however, problems were uncovered with the foundations on the original units, and in October 2008 it was decided to demolish the first frames and foundations and start again. Two months later, new framing began, and the first residents moved in in April 2009. 
Another view of the southeast portion of the 4th and L intersection, this time looking south down L, in October 2003. These buildings were demolished in late 2004. (10/03)
June 16, 2018 - The same location, completed.
Looking at the south side of L Street, west of Fifth Street, during the November 2004 demolition of the old Capper buildings. The Carroll Apartments at 410 M Street are at rear. (11/04)
April 27, 2009 - The same spot, now looking slightly different.
Looking west on L Street from Fifth Street in October 2003, when Capper buildings were still occupied. (10/03)
March 24, 2019 - The same location.
Looking north on Fifth Street from L Street, in May 2003. (5/03)
August 26, 2009 - The same location, completed.
The southeast corner of 4th and L Streets, with demolition underway in November 2004. (11/04)
June 16, 2018 - The same location, with the construction massing strangely echoing the old building.
Looking east on K Street at Fourth Street, just before demolition in late 2004. (11/04)
June 16, 2018 - The same location, completed.
The south side of I Street, at Fourth Street, in early 2007, more than two years after the Capper buildings that surrounded the St. Paul AUMP Church had been demolished. (3/07)
January 12, 2020 - The same location, where townhouses sprung up in fall 2009, with the church no longer looking quite so alone.
Looking west on I from Fourth Street, in December 2004. These buildings were left standing but boarded up until June 2006. (12/04)
November 4, 2019 - The same location, completed. This is the final block of Phase 1.
The west side of 5th Street, looking south from Virginia Avenue, showing the other block of private houses within the Capper footprint in November 2004 while the Capper dwellings were being demolished. These private homes will not be demolished; new townhomes will be built around them. (11/04)
May 1, 2010 - The same location, with construction underway. Compare the existing homes with the "before" photo to see how many have been renovated.
Many people get their only view of the Capitol Quarter area when they drive under the SE Freeway and onto Virginia Avenue at 3rd Street, on their way to the I-295 on-ramp at 8th Street. This is the northeast corner of 3rd and Virginia, in July 2005. (7/05)
May 19, 2019 - The same location, with construction all but finished.
The south side of I Street, between Third and Fourth, in January 2003 (one of the very first photos I took of Near Southeast), when much of the Cappers was still inhabited. (04/06)
April 26, 2015 - The same location, where construction began in fall 2009. This is the final block in Phase 1.
The three blocks that make up Phase 2 run north to south from I Street. This is I, looking east from Third, in November 2004, with some units still occupied. (11/04)
October 5, 2014 - The same location, with the north side of the block finished as part of Phase I, and the south side now complete as the first part of Phase 2.
Three views of the southwest corner of 4th and I streets; (top left) in April 2006, having been vacant more than a year; (top right) in March 24, 2019, with construction complete; and (bottom left) the EYA model that showed what this spot would look like.
The southeast corner of 3rd and I, in July 2005. (07/05)
July 31, 2011 - The same location.
Looking east at K Street, at its intersection with 3rd Street, in 2005, not long after the buildings were vacated. (02/05)
July 11, 2018 - The same location, after.
The middle of the block along K Street between 3rd and 4th, during demolition of the site in August 2006. (08/06)
June 10, 2012 - The same location, bisected by the new street known as 3rd Place.
The north side of Fourth Street, at K Street, looking looking west northwest, in April 2004, with the units still partially occupied. (04/04)
October 5, 2015 - After.
The west side of Fourth Street, at K Street, looking south, in April 2004. (04/04)
April 26, 2015 - The same location.
Looking westward on L, in November 2004. The cranes at rear left are on the Capitol Hill Tower site, then under construction. (11/04)
April 26, 2015 - The same location. In addition to Capitol Hill Tower, you can also now see 909 New Jersey in the distance.
The northwest corner of 4th and L, in November 2004. (11/04)
June 16, 2018 - The same location, which was cleared in 2006 and was home to the original Capitol Quarter sales center; the trailer was removed in June 2011.
In April 2006, this Capper building on the north side of L Street just west of 4th stood waiting for demolition. (05/06)
September 9, 2012 - The same location.
In November 2006 the last section of Capper buildings within the Capitol Quarter footprint were finally demolished; this is a May 2006 photo of the southwest corner of 4th and L streets. (05/06)
March 24, 2019 - The same location, after. Note the additional disappearance of the old brick townhome next to 300 M; this house had been bought by the DC Housing Authority in 2005.
The last of the blue-roofed Capper apartment buildings to remain standing, south of L Street between 3rd and 4th, shown here in April 2006. (04/06)
June 16, 2018 - The same location, all done, marking the completion of Capitol Quarter.
There are actually some already existing private homes within the Capitol Quarter footprint; these will not be torn down. Here are some of the ones along 3rd and K streets; the 3rd and K Market closed some months after this photo was taken, but reopened in 2009 as Cornercopia. The Capper buildings at far left have since been demolished. (11/04)
The northeast corner of 3rd and L, where there are also private residences. (04/06)
In June 2009, Capitol Quarter moved its sales center from a temporary trailer to one of the newly completed townhouses on Fourth Street, with the sales center and the house next door also being model homes.
The lobby of the sales center.
The huge scale model of the entire Capitol Quarter development (scroll down for close-ups).
The "finishes" section of the sales center is on the third floor.
The living room and dining room in the Banneker II model.
The kitchen in the Banneker model.
The Banneker's master bedroom....
...And master bath.
The dining room and kitchen in the Addison II model.
The Addison's living room, as seen from the dining room.
The Addison designs come with an optional loft level and roof deck.
The reverse view of the loft level.
A closer view of the roof deck.
Looking along the row of roof decks along Fourth Street, looking northwest. The Capitol dome, pretty much invisible in this shot (it's just to the right of the dormer), is much more prominent in person, although a Garfield Park tree prevents the view from being pristine.
Looking to the southwest from the rook decf, with the old Sales Center down below.
Looking south on 4th Street, just past the freeway overpass, in April 2004. Relocation of Capper/Carrollsburg residents had begun in 2003, but many of these units were still occupied at this time. (04/04)
The same location, in April 2009, with Capitol Quarter constrction now visible. The buildings along the left/east side of 4th, including the ones that surrounded St. Paul's Church, were demolished in late 2004. The buildings on the right/west side were demolished in summer 2006. (04/09)
Latest News
March 13, 2012
Tuesday Tidbits: Best Evaluated by Volume, Not Weight
February 27, 2012
Photos from All Over, Feb. 2012 Edition
February 22, 2012
Tidbits, Capper Edition: Trailers Leaving, New Curbs, More
December 4, 2011
A Slew of Shots Snapped on a Sunny Saturday Sojourn
October 23, 2011
Updated Photos: Capitol Quarter Phase II and 225 Virginia/200 I
October 18, 2011
Final Capitol Quarter Workforce Housing Lottery Completed
October 12, 2011
Tree Planting on Saturday, Metro Name, Nats Park Uses
