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200 I Street /225 Virginia Avenue/Old Post Plant
Originally built in the late 1950s as a printing plant for the Washington Star and then Washington Post
The city sublet the building in 2006, then paid $85 million in 2009 to purchase the building outright
Now home to D.C. Child and Family Services Agency, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- 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 additional Before-and-After photos,
see my 225 Virginia/200 I Expanded Photo Archive.
After years as a newspaper printing plant (followed by a few more years as an empty shell), 225 Virginia Avenue has been remade into 200 I Street, with a much more typical office-building feel. This rendering shows the final "reskinned" building, as seen from the southwest corner of the building at Second and I, where the new building's lobby is now located. Construction started in January 2011, and DC government workers began moving in during 2012. (From the DC Department of Real Estate Services.)
The southwest corner of 225 Virginia, in its previous incarnation; the two garage doors left of center are where trains used to enter the building directly to deliver newsprint and other goods. The south side of the building at right faces Canal Park. (02/07)
September 29, 2018 - The same angle, completed. 
The lobby area, in its pre-reconstruction state. (2/15/11)
Peeking at the lobby after the completion of the renovation. This is where the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities displays some of its holdings. (11/16/12)
The main entrance of 200 I, now on the southwestern corner of the building across from Canal Park. (11/16/12)
What used to be the front of the building when it was 225 Virginia, seen here from the corner of 3rd and Virginia. The loading dock will now be located here. (1/23/07)
November 2, 2019 - The same angle, completed.
The southeast corner of 225 Virginia, at 3rd and I streets, where a new parking deck containing about 100 spaces will be built (with an additional 80 spaces available underneath the building). This corner faces the Capper/Carrollsburg area. (01/07)
November 2, 2019 - All dressed again, now with windows, and the new parking deck, already obscured by landscaping.
The southern side of the building, as seen from the Canal Park footprint, in early 2011. This is now main side of the building, after the renovation. (1/23/11)
The same southern side of the building, but from a different angle, thanks to Canal Park construction stealing my original spot! (12/3/11)
And a surprise new view of the building's western side, now visible from New Jersey Avenue thanks to some brush clearing. (1/8/12)
Looking through what was for a long time the overgrown footprint of Canal Park at K Street, showing how 225 Virginia towers over what will be the northern end of the new park. (02/07)
November 2, 2019 - The same angle, with 200 I completed and the park opened.
A postcard from the late 1950s showing the "new" Evening Star building. Courtesy Streets of Washington.
A bit of neighborhood and family history: This photo of my brother was taken in Garfield Park (at 1st and F) in 1964, and you can clearly see not only the top of what was then the Star Plant, but the construction of the Southeast Freeway. If we could turn back time.... (1964)
On February 15, 2011, a ceremony and "stonebreaking" was held to kick off the renovation of 225 Virginia. See my photo gallery for more pictures. (2/15/11)
Latest News
September 12, 2012
Updated Photos From Under-Construction Projects, Finally
February 27, 2012
Photos from All Over, Feb. 2012 Edition
January 24, 2012
Tuesday Lack-of-Tidbits Post: Yards Park Kudos, 200 I Progress
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
March 20, 2011
Updated Photos From the Center of the Neighborhood
