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

• Park Space: 1.85 acres
• Development Cost: $12 million

• 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

• $10 million dollars of construction contracts with minimum 35 percent LSDBE participation
• Creation of 40 construction jobs

• Cutting-edge low-impact design and stormwater management system