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Washington Canal Park  

Canal Park  

Narrative Description

Washington Canal Park will be one of the first public parks built as part of the District's Anacostia Waterfront initiative through a unique public-private funding arrangement. Located on three narrow blocks along the route of the historic Washington Canal near Nationals Park, the site was once a canal that connected the Anacostia River to the US Capitol and the Potomac River. Washington Canal Park will be the centerpiece of an emerging high density, mixed-use, development district that includes the new federal Department of Transportation headquarters, the $42 million Park at The Yards and the Capper Carrollsburg neighborhood.

 

Development Partners

William C. Smith & Co.; JBG Co.; District of Columbia Housing Authority; Environmental Protection Agency; Gustafson Guthrie Nichol; Jeff Lee and Assoc.

 

Location

200 M Street SE (Bounded by I Street, M Street, Second and Third Streets SE)

 

 

Next Steps

  • Pre-Development Early 2009
  • Construction and Development First Quarter 2009
  • Completion Early 2010
Development Program
  • Park Space: 1.85 acres
  • Development Cost: $12 million
Community Benefits
 
Civic Investments
  • Park will be a centerpiece for about 10,000 office workers and 2,000 new housing units
  • Public art projects are being incorporated into park with support of the DC Commission on Arts and the Humanities
  • Park will provide a green pedestrian link between Capitol Hill and the Anacostia River
  • Replaces three blocks of surface parking with gardens, water features, and sitting, play, and performance areas
Economic Opportunities
  • $10 million dollars of construction contracts with minimum 35 percent LSDBE participation
  • Creation of 40 construction jobs
Environmental Sustainability
  • Cutting-edge low-impact design and stormwater management system
 
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