Development Overview

The Capitol Riverfront, the “Front,” is DC’s new neighborhood on the river, a growing district-within-the-District that extends the city’s skyline to the water’s edge. Located just five blocks south of the US Capitol Building, the Front offers the best in city living with the extraordinary advantages of a riverfront setting, distinct industrial heritage, and access to what matters: unique parks and trails, sports and entertainment, exceptional value, and proximity to Capitol Hill. In the Front, DC’s businesses and residents are part of a once-in-a-generation opportunity—shaping a new community on the river.

The Front is already home to a mixed-use community of 35,000 daytime employees in 6.5 million SF of office including the Washington Navy Yard and U.S. Department of Transportation, 2,427 residential units including apartments, condos, co-ops and townhouses with an estimated residential population of over 3,100 people, a 200-room Courtyard by Marriott, and the 41,000 seat Nationals Park.

Development Summary

Estimated Delivery	Office Sq. Ft.	Retail Sq. Ft.	Residential Units	Hotel Rooms	Total Sq. Ft.	Estimated Total Cost
Existing/Completed	6,522,967	150,280	2,427	204	10,365,493	$2.3 billion
Under Construction**	379,000	31,000	170	0	563,000	$532 million
Planned	9,364,780	858,790	5,696	921	24,747,713*	$6.0 billion
Totals	16,266,747	1,040,070	8,293	1,125	35,676,206*	$8.8 billion

Source: Capitol Riverfront BID 2Q 2010
* Total sq. ft. numbers include the allowed zoning by right on lots where a building program has not yet been determined.
**Includes both projects under construction and paused projects scheduled to resume construction in the near term (next 6 months).

Some of the prominent office tenants in the Front include: U.S. Navy Yard, NCIS, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, William C. Smith & Company, Alion, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Computer Science Corporation, Unity Health Care, Washington Nationals, Living Classrooms, Earth Conservation Corps, AT&T, Lockheed Martin, Booz | Allen | Hamilton, Northrup Grumman, Parsons Engineering, Bureau of Land Management, Sayres and Associates and more.

Additionally retail, entertainment and hospitality tenants currently operating include: Courtyard by Marriott, Starbucks, CVS, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Cornercopia Market and Deli, Justin's Cafe, Subway, Quiznos, Chicken Tortilla, The Port Cafe, Barracks Row Restaurants (including Matchbox, Belga Cafe, Cava, Starfish Cafe and more), Congressional Dry Cleaners, Sizzling Express, Chevy Chase Bank, SunTrust Bank, Wachovia Bank, Dogma Dog Daycare, Casa degli Angeli Bed and Breakfast, Nationals Park, and the U.S. Navy Museum.