Interstate 395 cuts a concrete canyon through the District’s downtown core that has stymied an unprecedented surge of investment from moving from the East End to Union Station and Capitol Hill. Development rights to build above the interstate had been ensnarled in litigation for nearly two decades. Working with developer Louis Dreyfus Property Group, the District is planning a $1.1 billion mixed-use development above the Center Leg Freeway that will re-establish connections between these neighborhoods and add to the vitality of the city’s booming downtown. The District and Louis Dreyfus Property Group are planning a project that will include for sale housing, retail and commercial office space. Beginning in 2013, the proposed project could generate as much as $400 million in new tax revenue during the next 25 years.

Development Partners
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and Louis Dreyfus Property Group


Development Program

• Office (GSF): 1,995,000
• Retail (GSF): 70,000
• Residential (GSF): 180,000
• Development Cost: $1.1(+) billion

Community Benefits
• Civic Investments
o At least 30 percent of the housing will be made affordable
o At least 51 percent of new jobs will be filled by District residents
o Thousands of new permanent office jobs

Economic Opportunities
o As much as $400 million in tax revenue during the next 25 years
• Environmental Sustainability
o Design will include cutting-edge green building elements
o Built atop a major interstate highway, providing pedestrian connections between Downtown's East End and Capitol Hill