New Date: BID Annual Meeting - January 12, 2012
UPDATED: Please join the Capitol Riverfront BID for our Annual Meeting Luncheon on Thursday January 12, 2012 from 11:30am-1:30 pm.
Shyam Kannan, Principal at Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO) will be this year's keynote speaker. He will present data and review findings from
a new study examining the Green Line commissioned by the Capitol Riverfront BID. The BID's Clean & Safe team will be recognized through our annual awards and the 2011 Annual Reports will be distributed.
The BID's Annual Meeting Luncheon will be held at 1015 Half Street, SE. To find out more about 1015 Half Street, SE visit this link.
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Opening Next Week: Pedestrian Bridge Connects Riverwalk Trail
November 22, 2011 marks the opening of a
brand new pedestrian bridge that connects Diamond Teague Park and the Yards Park.
This bridge connection creates a continuous 1-mile riverwalk trail that is publicly accessible within the Capitol Riverfront and connects to a larger trail system being developed along the Anacostia riverfront and throughout the District of Columbia.
Join city officials, Forest City Washington and local partners for a ribbon cutting to celebrate this terrific new riverfront connection on November 22 at 1:30pm at the bridge.
To view the full trail system map, including the new bridge connection in the Capitol Riverfront, click here.
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New Restaurant Lease Signed for Canal Park Pavilion 
A new restaurant lease has been signed for the Canal Park
pavilion space with local restaurateur Xavier Cervera. Xavier owns Lola's, the Chesapeake Room, and Senart's on Barracks Row. He is also responsible for the ongoing renovation of Capitol Hill's famous Hawk 'N' Dove.
Prior to this, Cervera already announced plans to open a restaurant, Willie's Brew and Que, in the Boilermaker Shops at The Yards.
For more information about the future plans in Canal Park, click here.
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Sneak Peak: Forest City's Foundry Lofts
Foundry Lofts is an adaptive reuse of a historic Navy Yard industrial building directly adjacent to the Yards Park. This Forest City mixed-use development is comprised of 170 modern residential units that include two-story penthouse apartments overlooking the riverfront. The Foundry Lofts also offer 1BR and 2BR lofts and affordable apartments, as well as 10,000 square feet of street level retail featuring Potbelly and Kruba Thai + Sushi.
The residences at Foundry Lofts include a variety of amenities from landscaped courtyards, a resident lounge, yoga terrace, fitness center and a terrific view of the Yards Park.
See our Flickr photos here for a sneak peak of the Foundry Loft units! Residents are due to begin moving into the building this month.
For more information about Foundry Lofts or for a tour of the residential units, please visit: http://www.foundryloftsdc.com
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The Yards Park named one of America's Best New Parks
The Atlantic Monthly's Cities Blog has named the Yards Park one of the nation's best new parks. Citing the Yards Park as "one of the best and most contemporary public spaces in D.C. for years to come" the magazine lauds the park for its distinctive design, water features, as well its contribution to creating a unique neighborhood identity in the Capitol Riverfront.
The Yards Park was selected among a prestigious short list of new urban parks including The Highline (New York City), Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle, WA) and CityGarden (St Louis, MO).
Last month, the Yards Park was ranked by Project for Public Spaces and Planetizen as #16 among the Top 100 Public Spaces in the U.S. & Canada.
To review the Atlantic's full roster of America's Best New Parks, visit this link.
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Clean & Safe Team Acknowledgments
Congratulations to several members of our BID Clean & Safe Team!
William Wardlaw and Andre Tobe celebrate their fourth year with the BID's Clean & Safe Team, Exzell Nicks and Jeffrey Malcolm celebrate their third year, and Rick Carmichael celebrates his second year with the team. We are grateful for their dedication and hard work!!
Workers, residents, and visitors coming off of the Navy Yard Metro are welcomed by their friendly greetings and helpful answers to questions, and appreciate their hard work keeping the neighborhood clean. From cleanliness to safety to special events, our Clean & Safe Team members provide valuable contributions to the BID.
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Capitol Riverfront BID's New Brochure
Be Out Front and Be in the Know!
Check out the BID's new 2011-2012 brochure featuring an updated overview of the area's development data, transportation options, as well as the new riverfront access and amenities.
The brochure features a BID map that highlights recent updates to office tenants, retail, hospitality and entertainment tenants, as well as parks and riverwalk connections in the BID.
You can find the full brochure in PDF form here
as well as on the BID's web page for maps and resources here.
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Faces of the Front: John Palinski, BEST Kids Mentoring Program 
BEST Kids is a volunteer mentoring organization located in the Capitol Riverfront that seeks to promote better futures for youth in DC's child welfare system by developing and supporting one-on-one mentoring relationships between the youth and caring, consistent adults. The program promotes early intervention and long-term, sustained commitment from its volunteer mentors. BEST Kids moved into 515 M Street, SE in October of 2010. John Palinski from BEST Kids (pictured at right, with colleagues Emily Ernes, Cedric Loiseau, Nicole Harrison, Fria Wilson and Rachel Kohl) commented on how much the staff enjoys the Yards Park and proximity to the Nationals' Stadium. The Nationals Baseball team, he noted, kindly provided tickets for a BEST Kids teamwork session for mentors and mentees this past July, which was enjoyed by all. John also noted that "the Capitol Riverfront area is an easy bike ride, drive or metro from the homes and schools of many of the youth in our program as well as the Child and Family Services Agency. BEST Kids office location also provides an excellent location for hosting mentor trainings." The staff at BEST Kids is eagerly anticipating the addition of the Boilermaker Shops, providing new lunch and happy hour options, as well as the newly refurbished Foundry Lofts. John also shared that they are especially "pleased with the security and the friendliness" provided by the BID's hospitality ambassadors and clean & safe teams. John encourages those of you interested in volunteering and mentoring local DC youth to contact BEST Kids for more information at http://www.bestkids.org. |
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