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What's New at Nationals Park for 2016 / Photo Gallery
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
The annual media event put on by the Nationals to showcase the changes around the ballpark before the season gets underway. More details here.
- 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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A pretty day at the ballpark, and great timing to see both the cherry blossoms and the work vehicles in bloom. (link)
A pretty day inside the ballpark, too. Not really visible in this photo (sorry) is the safety netting, now extended to the outer ends of both dugouts. (link)
Delta Airlines is now the Official Airline and Official Private Jet Carrier for the Nationals, which brings with it sponsorship of the former Presidents' Club, now the Delta Sky360 Club. (link)
New banners going up on the garages, with Stephen Strasburg and Ben Revere waiting to see who will be joining them. (link)
Hard to tell from this shot, but Shake Shack has expanded into the space formerly occupied by El Verano Taqueria. There will also now be an e-cash line at Shake Shack for Nats Plus members. Also expanding this year is Virginia Country Kitchen, which will offer its biscuits and other delicacies in Section 315 in addition to Section 113. (link)
Promotional giveaways this season include Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer No-Hitter(s) bobbleheads, and a Bryce Harper Chia Pet. There will also be Dusty Baker and fan's choice bobbleheads, Nationals sunglasses, a Racing Teddy Window Cling, and more. (link)
There will also be theme nights again, like 80s Night, Rat Pack Night, Oktoberfest, Election Night (in September) and, of course, Star Wars Day. (link)
And now to the food, which was showcased to the hungry media hordes in the old team store space on N Street, which is now "Center Field Social." (link)
The team is getting into the kid's birthday party business this year, with packages available during every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday home game. There will be pizza, cupcakes, drinks, and a mascot visit in Center Field Social, along with special present for the birthday child. (No, packages aren't available for adult birthday parties.) (link)
Did I mention that Budweiser is now the Official Beer? This means that the basic beer lineup will include Bud, Bud Light, Goose Island, Shock top, Stella Artois, and Blue Point Toasted Lager. (link)
Top Chef contestant Mike Isabella will have two new outlets at the ballpark, including Kapnos at the Park in Section 301, which will include Greek-inspired dishes like gyros, hummus, and tzatziki. (link)
Isabella's other operation will be Catchfly, also in Section 301 and featuring ribs, waffle fries, Nashville Hot Chicken, popcorn chicken, and more. (link)
The Norfolk Southern Club will have On Rye, offering Jewish-style deli sandwiches, like Reubens, and also babka ice cream sandwiches. (link)
One of two local vendors that won the team's Pitch Your Product Culinary Contest, Haute Dog and Fries will have gourmet hot dogs and hand-cut fries in Section 105. (link)
Pinch Dumplings was the other contest winner, and will offer its pork, beef and vegetarian options in Section 302. (link)
The big renovation inside the park for 2016 is in the PNC Diamond Club, with a new entrance a few feet west of its old one. (link)
The Diamond Club is now a two-story venue, with considerably more seating and bar space. This shot looks down on the showy sign and light fixtures of the first floor, along with the first floor bar, considerably extended. (link)
Also new for 2016 is a space just off the Home Plate Gate (formerly the PNC Diamond Lounge) where fans can buy a "Homeplate Tailgate Package." For $75 per person (minimum 75 people), groups can get game tickets, food, beer and wine, and of course, cornhole. Because cornhole rules everything. (link)
The Nats also highlighted their Community Relations work, including: a Nationals STEM Education curriculum that demonstrates connections between baseball, science, and mathematics, a partnership with the DC Public Library Summer Reading Program, and a NatsPrep course for high school students for hospitality, sports promotion, and event management. (link)
The Nationals have also donated a Nationls jersey and cap to every boy and girl playing in a DC Little League or in the Department of Parks and Rec Rookie League, in enough different styles to allow all teams to wear the donated clothes as their uniforms and saving DC Little Leagues more than $110,000. (link)
Not completely new this year (it launched in August 2015) is the Lansinoh Nursing Mother's Lounge, adjacent to Section 223, which you may not see photos of in too many other spots because most of the media men on the tour seemed hesitant to go in. (link)
The not-new team store was also on the tour this year because the Nats will now be operating the Main Team Store themselves, which the team says will result in better prices, broader selection and "exclusive styles." They also showed new merchandise, such as the plush Bryce Harper, and the team caps not only in colors of local schools, but with the local school's logo on the back. There will also be a new "5th & Ocean" store at Section 114 featuring merchandise for women. (link)
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