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The first phase of the redevelopment of the 44 acres of the Southeast Federal Center site will see the construction of the Yards Park, the renovation of three existing buildings and the construction of one new one. Note that specifics such as start dates are estimates, and all designs may still undergo modifications. All renderings are courtesy Forest City Washington.
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The Boilermaker Shop
The same view, with all exterior work completed. (11/11/12)
The southern exterior of Building 167, awaiting rehabilitation. (7/17/08)
And the same facade seen above, with new windows, doors, and now sidewalk. (1/29/13)
The east end of the building, facing Tingey near 4th Street, where the signage marks the eventual entrances to Nando's Peri-Peri (left) and Buzz Bakery and Bluejacket at the far end of the building. (2/10/13) 
Buzz and Bluejacket. (1/29/13)
The building's western end, at 3rd Street, where Willie's Brew and 'Que will be. (9/6/12)
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The east side of the Boilermaker Shop, facing Fourth Street, in June 2007. (06/07)
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A non-wide-angle view of the same part of the building. (9/6/12)
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An old, bad, through-the-windshield view of the east end of the Boilermaker Shops, in May 2004, before the construction of the US Department of Transportation. (5/04)
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A similar angle, under construction and with its neighbor to the north. (3/14/13) 
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The interior of Building 167, looking toward its Fourth Street door, with its multitudes of windows along the sides and in its roof letting in much light, even on a cloudy day. (7/17/08)
The huge 15-ton crane in the building's rafters that used to help move objects along the floor. (7/17/08)
The same crane, now contained within a new mezzanine office space. (9/9/12)
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The old office at the southeast corner. (7/17/08)
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The window structure will be retained (though of course new glass will be installed). The exposed brick beneath the windows will also be cleaned up and retained. (7/17/08)
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A closer view of the ceiling. (7/17/08)
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One more view of the interior, this time looking toward the northern side of the building at the Third Street entrance. (7/17/08)
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A very wide-angle lens view back in 2008 showing the Boilermaker Shop's location relative to the Foundry Lofts and the Yards Park, down what will be a new section of Third Street. (4/5/08)
Lastly, a view of the Boilermaker Shops, the Foundry Lofts, and the Lumber Shed at the Yards Park (along with the red brick Building 170 that's JBG's purview and not part of the Yards) as seen from the northwest, as the foundation was being dug for the US Department of Transportation headquarters. (Guess I won't be getting an "after" of this angle.) (9/2/04)
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The Foundry Lofts
Additional Photos: January 2012 Interiors | November 2011 Construction Tour
Originally constructed in 1918, the distinctive four-story structure once known as Building 160 and the Pattern/Joiner Shop is being redeveloped as the 170-unit Foundry Lofts, with two new floors added on top and a five-story open interior courtyard and some ground-floor retail. Work began in 2008, but stalled later that year because of funding issues. Financing for the affordable housing component was secured in August 2010, and work restarted soon after, with the first residents moving in late in 2011. Ground-floor retailers are Potbelly Sandwich Works and Kruba Thai and Sushi, which opened in April and November 2012, respectively, while Desi Living Loft Furniture is expected to open in June of 2013. Designs by SK&I Architecture Design Group.
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A view of the old Building 160 in August 2005. (8/05)
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Five years later, the building has been buffed and scrubbed, and given two new floors on top. (11/11/12)
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A closer view of the south side of the building, in August 2005. (5/08)
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A different angle of the same side of the building, with the renovating all but completed, and showing the penthouse units on top. (2/26/12)
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The interior of the then-soon-to-open Potbelly Sandwich Works on the northwest corner of the building, seen via peeking through a smudgy window. (2/26/12)
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The southwest corner of the building, where Kruba Thai and Sushi opened on Nov. 9, 2012. A new awning has been installed over the sidewalk, in preparation for outdoor restaurant seating. At the other end of the building is the retail space where Desi Furniture is expected to open in late spring 2013. (11/9/12)
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One end of the Foundry Lofts's interior courtyard, showing a seating area and the yoga platform. (1/25/12)
The community room. For more photos of the building's interior and the courtyard, see this gallery. (1/25/12)
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A model unit inside the Foundry Lofts. For more interior photos, see this gallery and this one. (11/1/11)
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The view looking southward along the balconies of the two-story penthouse units. The Yards Park and the Douglass Bridge are visible at right. (1/25/12)
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A shot showing the very industrial look of the units, with the Navy Yard visible through the windows. (11/1/11)
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The hallways, running along windows looking at the interior courtyard. (11/1/11)
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Looking at the Pattern Joiner Shop building from the southeast, in August 2005. (The huge wheels are just an added bonus.) (5/08)
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The same angle 6 1/2 years later, standing in what is now the Yards Park. (2/26/12)
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Looking at the Pattern Joiner Shop building from Fourth Street, in December 2007. (12/07)
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The same location, with construction all but finished, and with a nice view of the two new top floors. (3/14/13)
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Another view of the building, looking north in August 2005, while the DOT HQ was still under construction. The DOT HQ is at the left/center (with 3rd Street bisecting its two buildings). (08/05)
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The same spot, now smack in the middle of the Yards Park, with construction nearing completion. (1/29/13)
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The Foundry Lofts building, as seen in a wide-angle-lens shot from Third and Tingey in December 2006. (See, I told you it was Building 160.) (12/06)
A non-wide-angle-lens shot from the same location, with the renovation all but completed. (2/26/12)
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Factory 202
Factory 202 (the splashy new name for what's been known as the Gun Assembly Building or Broadside Mount Shop or Building 202) was originally built in 1941. It is being co-developed by Forest City and PN Hoffman as a 271-unit condo building, again with two floors added on top, and could be completed in 2011. (3/07)
Two views of what the renovations of Factory 202 may look like, specifically showing the two floors added to the roof and the glass-enclosed atrium inside the building. Designs by SK&I Architecture Design Group.
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The eastern side of Building 202 finally came into view from M Street east of Fifth in summer 2008, when a hole was punched in the historic brick wall to make way for the eventual 5 1/2 Street, SE. Building 74, at left will eventually be redeveloped into townhouses. (8/24/08)
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Building 202, facing M Street. (10/03)
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Although the Federal Protective Services has now moved out of Building 202, some evidence remains. (10/29/08)
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A closeup of the northeast corner of the building, just inside the M Street brick wall. (10/29/08)
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Building 202 (right) as seen from the roof of the old Capper Seniors building just before it was demolished. (11/1/07)
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Twelve12 Apartments ("Parcel D")
Construction began in December 2011 to turn what was known as "Parcel D" into a residential building known as the Twelve12 apartments with 200-225 units (including 20 percent affordable housing), with a Harris Teeter on ground floor on the north end, near the red brick wall and turret at 401 M Street. that will also include a three-story Vida Fitness center and spa, and should open in spring 2014.
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The southeast corner of 4th and M Streets, seen here in 2007, with the very historic red brick wall and turret dominating. (5/6/07)
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The same angle, with construction now above the brick wall. (5/02/13)
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A 2012 rendering showing Twelve12 as seen from Tingey Street, with the three-story Vida Fitness club spa (with additional retail) at front and center. Vida was finally officially announced as a tenant in October 2012, after years of rumors. Rendering courtesy Forest City Washington. (4/13)
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The same angle, with construction underway. (Factory 202 is the red brick building at rear.) (5/02/13)
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Looking northward across the project footprint from Tingey Street toward M, showing the parking garage and much of the ground floor of the northern portion of the project. (5/2/13)
Standing on 4th Street looking at the construction on the Harris Teeter portion of the building. (5/2/13)
Zooming in along M to better show how the construction is now peeking above the brick wall. (5/2/13)
Indicators of progress. (3/14/13)
What one used to see near the old brick turret when looking south on 4th from M. (10/20/03)
The old view of the Parcel D lot from 4th Street was not particularly inviting. (Although being able to see all of Building 202 is not a bad thing.) (3/07)
Old Parcel D Designs
The original Parcel D designs, unveiled in 2007, called for 320,000 sq ft of office space above the supermarket, and a separate residential building, 400 Tingey, with 170-190 apartments. Designs by Shalom Baranes Associates.
A view of the previous designs for Parcel D, showing the western side of the development, which would face 4th Street. At far left is the sentry tower at M Street. The grocery store is still planned for the ground-floor area at left, but in 2010 the site plan was redesigned to be a single all-residential building with ground-floor retail. These 2007 designs by Shalom Baranes Associates.
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The Yards Park
A May 2009 rendering showing an aerial view of the Yards Park at dusk. The "Great Lawn" is the green patch at left, the expanded Canal Basin with its pedestrian bridge is just to the right, the Lumber Storage Shed (to be rehabbed with glass walls) and its plaza is at top center, and the boardwalk runs across the bottom past marinas and piers and west to Diamond Teague Park. The first phase of the park was completed in September 2010. Piers, marinas, and the retail buildings would come in later phases. Image courtesy Forest City Washington. The park's official web site is at yardspark.org.
The Pedestrian Bridge and Light Tower, seen at the park's Sept. 7 grand opening. For many more photos from the ribbon cutting, see this Gallery. (9/7/10)
Near the water's edge. (9/7/10)
A nighttime shot at the park, showing the canal basin, the Lumber Shed, and the ghostly presence of the Foundry Lofts building. For more nighttime shots of the park, see this gallery. (9/24/10)
Looking at the Yards Park and the Foundry Lofts from downriver, on the Douglass Bridge, in January 2012. (1/8/12)
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A "before" view of the park's footprint along 3rd Street south of Water, in August 2005. (8/6/05)
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The same location, now to be known as the Third Street Plaza. For many more before-and-afters in the park, see the Expanded Archive. (9/7/10)
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Turning around and looking north up Third Street from south of what would become Water Street, in 2005. (8/6/05)
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The same location, showing off the canal basin, the waterfall, and the fountains at the Third Street Plaza, on the day of the park's ribbon cutting. (9/7/10)
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The riverfront near the bulkhead, before. (7/17/08)
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A similar view of the same location, with the park completed. (9/7/10)
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The historic Lumber Storage Shed, built in the 1930s and showcasing its decidely non-historic salmon-colored tin exterior. (7/17/08)
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A similar view, with the shed long since de-skinned and now under construction and surrounded by trees. It is scheduled to open as a retail pavilion in 2013. (More details here.) (1/29/13)
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Walking on the bridge at night. For more nighttime shots of the park, see this gallery. (9/24/10)
A view from the overlook toward the open grass and boardwalk. (8/27/10)
The boardwalk and the light tower, looking toward Diamond Teague Park and the Florida Rock site and the Douglass Bridge (and Buzzard's Point in Southwest) in the distance. (9/7/10)
Looking at the park footprint from the southeast viewing platform at Nationals Park, first on 9/1/07 while the stadium was in under construction, and then at the end of the ballpark's third season, a few weeks after the Yards Park opened. (9/25/10)
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Standing on the Great Lawn, looking back toward the Canal Basin and the Foundry Lofts. (9/7/10)
A water's edge view of the stepped landscaping that rises up from the boardwalk. The three (well-concealed) retail pavilions, with the shed at left, won't be completed until the park's second phase.
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Standing south of the axis of Fourth Street, looking east toward the Navy Yard and the Display Ship Barry, in 2005. (8/6/05)
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The same location, with the location known as the "Virginia Avenue Gardens" getting some down-to-the-wire work done just before the park's opening. (9/7/10)
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Looking toward the Douglass Bridge from near the Fourth Street line, in 2008. (10/29/08)
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The same location, on the day of the park's ribbon cutting. (9/7/10)
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Another nighttime look at the park, showing the canal basin, the pedestrian bridge, and the light tower. For more shots of the park after dark, see this gallery. (9/24/10)
Yards Park Second Phase
The second phase will see the rehabilitation of the Lumber Storage Shed as well as the construction of two new buildings, all of which will offer a combined 55,000-sq-ft of retail. Here are basic drawings of the three structures, as seen from along the water (top) and from Water Street (bottom).
A similar view to the above rendering, with construction underway and the glass exterior nearly completed. (1/29/13)
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A 1983 photo of the Lumber Storage Shed, from the NCPC Yards Phase 2 design review. After years with a corregated exterior, the shed returned to this "naked" look in 2010.
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A rendering showing what the same view of the Shed will look like after renovation. (see a larger version) (4/11/11)
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A similar view to the above photos, with construction underway. (3/14/13)
The shed's river-facing side, now encased in glass. Osteria Morini will be at right, and Agua 301 at left. (3/14/13)
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The Lumber Storage Shed with its faaaaahbulous salmon corregated tin wrapper, in 2005. (08/05)
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A rendering of the same angle, at night, showing the "jewel box lighting" effect designers and ANC commissioners want to see. (see a larger version) (4/11/11)
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Standing at the recently built intersection of Fourth and Water streets, looking southwest into what will be the park. The Douglass Bridge is seen in the distance. (12/7/08)
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A 2009 rendering of the same spot, with the two new-construction retail pavilions at left, and the Lumber Storage Shed not quite visible behind the trees.
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A 2009 nighttime rendering from the second floor of the eastern retail pavilion, looking across past the middle building (far right) and the Lumber Storage Shed (right center), with the light tower and the pedestrian bridge visible as well.
The less-than-inviting interior of the old Lumber Storage Shed back when it was still the terra-cotta-colored building sitting in the middle of the park's footprint. (7/17/08)
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The second floor of the storage shed, before. (7/17/08)
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Looking down onto the shed's ground floor. (7/17/08)
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Later Phases
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Looking west into what will be the eastern footprint of the park, from the riverwalk in front of the Navy Yard, in April 2004. (04/04)
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The educational organization Living Classrooms of the National Capital Area will be eventually building their new main campus building on this location. There's no timeline yet for construction, and it will probably be a while, since Living Classrooms will be undertaking a fundraising drive to pay for the project. (Rendering from STUDIOS Architecture)
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"Parcel N" Apartments
I'm working on it!
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The Foundry Lofts
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The Boilermaker Shops
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Twelve12 Apartments
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Factory 202
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The Yards Park
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