Huge Project, including new hotel, Coming next to Nationals Park

Rendering via Grosvenor Americas

From a press release:

Grosvenor Americas (GA) and Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc. today announced plans for a mixed-use project of more than 650,000 square feet directly north of the new Washington Nationals ballpark in the Capitol Riverfront district of Washington, DC.

The site, which offers direct access to Metrorail’s Navy Yard station, comprises the eastern half of Square 701, bounded by N Street, SE to the south, M Street on the north, 1st Street on the east, and Cushing Place on the west.

On October 1, 2012, the Washington, DC Zoning Commission supported plans with minor modifications for this mixed-use development in conformance with the District’s Capitol Gateway Overlay District. Final approval is expected later in the month. On September 10, the project received support from Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D. The plans allow:

· A 224,000 SF Class A office building, to be developed by Skanska on the northern end of the site fronting M Street. This building, with direct access to the Metro station, is designed to meet the criteria for LEED Platinum certification and include 11,000 SF of ground-level retail space, a green roof, rooftop terrace, and below-grade parking for over 140 cars.

· A 170-key hotel, to be developed by GA directly south of the office building fronting 1st Street.

· Two residential buildings with 285 units, 23 of which are designated affordable dwelling units. The two structures, to be developed by GA, would be separated by a courtyard and connected by a trellised glass bridge. This new community would feature a green roof as well as a rooftop pool, spa, and garden terrace. It would provide approximately 180 below-grade parking spaces

· 43,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level of the office, hotel, and residential buildings, as well as in a separate two-level structure to be developed by GA on the corner of 1st and N Streets.