They are the buildings for which Washington is famous and for which 33 million people travel annually to visit the two-mile stretch of lawns between the Capitol and the Potomac River. Washington now has so many stately, white memorials clustered around the National Mall that the space is considered full. But with ideas for new memorials always in the works, architects are being asked to dream […]
It sure doesn’t look as if the new FBI headquarters will be named after J. Edgar Hoover
For 41 years J. Edgar Hoover’s name has graced the entrance of the FBI’s headquarters, the hulking building on Pennsylvania Avenue he lived three years too short to see completed. But as the FBI advances plans to move to a larger, more secure campus, there’s no certainly the former director’s name will survive the transition. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), […]
Feds reassign manager of FBI headquarters project
The General Services Administration has reassigned the official in charge of developing a new FBI headquarters in the middle of its search for a private sector partner to build the new complex. GSA project executive William Dowd had overseen the project since 2013. In January, the agency launched a final search for a developer willing to build […]
Why people are suddenly worried the new FBI HQ could become a traffic disaster
Five years ago local officials and commuters bemoaned the Pentagon’s decision to relocate 6,400 employees to the Mark Center, an Alexandria office complex far from Metro that was chosen using what turned out to be flawed traffic data. Now there are early concerns that government officials are turning their backs on Metro again, this time, in terms of the criteria […]
Metro considers a potential bonanza — selling its headquarters
Paul J. Wiedefeld, the new general manager of Metro, penned a Washington Post op-ed on Sunday pledging as part of his efforts to turn around the agency he would “analyze revenue potential from the sale of Metro’s headquarters building that could be used for customer service initiatives.” It wasn’t the first time someone proposed selling Metro’s headquarters building, a […]
Bill Marriott on headquarters relocation: “We have no idea where we’re going yet.”
Marriott International, likely to soon become the world’s largest hotel company, is looking to move its headquarters from a sprawling suburban complex in Bethesda in coming years. John Willard “Bill” Marriott Jr., the company’s executive chairman, said Thursday that the company was in the process of considering a number of locations but had not made […]
Architect unveils glitzy design for Redskins stadium complex
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder doesn’t know where the future home of his football team will be but he’s already got an idea of what he wants it to look like. Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, hired recently by Snyder to design a new stadium for the team, unveiled a model of the proposed project […]
Fundrise CFO says he was ousted after alerting crowdfunding company of ‘serious fraudulent behavior’
The former chief financial officer and treasurer of Fundrise, the real estate crowdfunding start-up, says he was terminated by the company after alerting its chief executive to what he called “serious fraudulent behavior” and said the company’s assertion that he had tried to extort it for more than $1 million was baseless. Michael S. McCord’s allegations came in response to […]
These Redskins stadium renderings look an awful lot like they’re in Oxon Hill, Md.
It isn’t often a company commissions architectural models of a billion-dollar real estate project without knowing where the project will be built, the way the Washington Redskins owners did in hiring Bjarke Ingels Group to lay out a vision for a new stadium. Or did they? A closer look at some of the background topography, roads, buildings and […]
Mayor Bowser offers properties across D.C. for economic development
District officials unveiled 17 building projects to local investors and businesses Friday. Located across the city, the projects could deliver the city affordable housing, re-opened school buildings, new libraries and upgraded recreation facilities. Soon after entering office last year, Bowser held a “March Madness” event to pitch local developers and investors on six economic development projects, and this […]
Amtrak unveils $50 million solution to cramped conditions at Union Station
Amtrak plans to begin building a new $50 million Union Station concourse this summer that it said would double the space for passengers and improve circulation throughout the station by 2019. Union Station passengers have long complained that the waiting area for trains there, the second busiest in the country for the rail service, is dark, cramped and difficult to […]
Trump’s campaign could finally be damaging his businesses, survey says
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has successfully won the support of millions of working class Americans but he may be alienating the wealthy consumers whom he covets for his hotel and golf businesses, according to a new survey. Among 500 U.S. residents who make $200,000 or more, 45 percent said they would make a specific point […]
When residents talk about replacing RFK, proposals for a new stadium take a back seat
More than 300 people filled a meeting room at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center Monday evening to see and hear the ideas for what to do with the 190 acres surrounding RFK Stadium, and for the next three hours the possibility of a Redskins stadium or basketball and hockey complex on the property mostly took a […]
When residents talk about replacing RFK, proposals for a new stadium take a back seat.
More than 300 people filled a meeting room at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center Monday evening to see and hear the ideas for what to do with the 190 acres surrounding RFK Stadium, and for the next three hours the possibility of a Redskins stadium or basketball and hockey complex on the property mostly took a […]
Trump’s campaign could finally be damaging his businesses, survey says
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has successfully won the support of millions of working class Americans but he may be alienating the wealthy consumers whom he covets for his hotel and golf businesses, according to a new survey. Among 500 U.S. residents who make $200,000 or more, 45 percent said they would make a specific point […]
Amtrak unveils $50 million solution to cramped conditions at Union Station
Amtrak plans to begin building a new $50 million Union Station concourse this summer that it said would double the space for passengers and improve circulation throughout the station by 2019. Union Station passengers have long complained that the waiting area for trains there, the second busiest in the country for the rail service, is dark, cramped and difficult to […]
Mayor Bowser offers properties across D.C. for economic development
District officials unveiled 17 building projects to local investors and businesses Friday. Located across the city, the projects could deliver the city affordable housing, re-opened school buildings, new libraries and upgraded recreation facilities. Soon after entering office last year, Bowser held a “March Madness” event to pitch local developers and investors on six economic development projects, and this […]
These Redskins stadium renderings look an awful lot like they’re in Oxon Hill, Md.
It isn’t often a company commissions architectural models of a billion-dollar real estate project without knowing where the project will be built, the way the Washington Redskins owners did in hiring Bjarke Ingels Group to lay out a vision for a new stadium. Or did they? A closer look at some of the background topography, roads, buildings and […]
Fundrise CFO says he was ousted after alerting crowdfunding company of ‘serious fraudulent behavior’
The former chief financial officer and treasurer of Fundrise, the real estate crowdfunding start-up, says he was terminated by the company after alerting its chief executive to what he called “serious fraudulent behavior” and said the company’s assertion that he had tried to extort it for more than $1 million was baseless. Michael S. McCord’s allegations came in response to […]
Architect unveils glitzy design for Redskins stadium complex
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder doesn’t know where the future home of his football team will be but he’s already got an idea of what he wants it to look like. Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, hired recently by Snyder to design a new stadium for the team, unveiled a model of the proposed project […]
Bill Marriott on headquarters relocation: “We have no idea where we’re going yet.”
Marriott International, likely to soon become the world’s largest hotel company, is looking to move its headquarters from a sprawling suburban complex in Bethesda in coming years. John Willard “Bill” Marriott Jr., the company’s executive chairman, said Thursday that the company was in the process of considering a number of locations but had not made […]
Metro considers a potential bonanza — selling its headquarters
Paul J. Wiedefeld, the new general manager of Metro, penned a Washington Post op-ed on Sunday pledging as part of his efforts to turn around the agency he would “analyze revenue potential from the sale of Metro’s headquarters building that could be used for customer service initiatives.” It wasn’t the first time someone proposed selling Metro’s headquarters building, a […]
Why people are suddenly worried the new FBI HQ could become a traffic disaster
Five years ago local officials and commuters bemoaned the Pentagon’s decision to relocate 6,400 employees to the Mark Center, an Alexandria office complex far from Metro that was chosen using what turned out to be flawed traffic data. Now there are early concerns that government officials are turning their backs on Metro again, this time, in terms of the criteria […]
Why companies are paying millions to move a mile in Tysons
Three years ago the Meridian Group, a Bethesda developer, bought the former corporate campus of government contractor SAIC. At 18 acres, the property immediately established Meridian as one of the largest landowners in Tysons Corner a year before the Silver Line began running and stopping at the Greensboro Metro station right out front. Meridian and its managing director, […]
D.C. Council, Tony Williams would like a word with you
Tony Williams enjoys what comes with no longer being D.C. mayor. He teaches, travels, jaywalks occasionally, avoids people who recognize him on the street and recently took up tennis. “I’ve got the legs for it,” he said this winter at a buffet-style cafe near his downtown office. “I don’t feel 65.” Williams’s preference for staying out […]
D.C. Council member proposes spending cap for Wizards facility
D.C. is close to agreeing to put up $50 million in taxpayer funds for a 5,000-seat arena and Washington Wizards practice facility, but one District official wants to make sure it doesn’t spend a penny more than that. Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At large) proposed Tuesday to bar District leaders from spending more than $50 million to build the facility. […]
The federal government tried to trade away some of its ugliest buildings in Washington. It didn’t work.
The federal government is abandoning a plan to trade away some of its most obsolete buildings along Independence Avenue south of the National Mall after officials said they were unable to come to an agreement with interested developers. More than three years ago the General Services Administration, which manages real estate for the federal government, began […]
A cap on liquor licenses brought peace to Georgetown. And now that’s a problem.
Sure, there are still good restaurants in Georgetown. Chef Frank Ruta’s Grill Room, at the Capella Hotel, wins high marks among reviewers. Café Milano and 1789 remain stalwarts. Fiola Mare on K Street was recently ranked the best in the region by Washingtonian Magazine. But for the most part the restaurant boom that has populated […]
Mayor releases details of arena plan, hops in excavator amid protests
Before finalizing the details on $55 million agreement to build a basketball and entertainment arena, D.C Mayor Muriel E. Bowser was behind the controls of an excavator Thursday destroying two vacant buildings to make way for the project. The next day Bowser submitted an agreement between the District, its quasi-independent sports agency and the owners of the […]
Ted Leonsis close to securing Arena Football League team to play at Verizon Center
Ted Leonsis is close to expanding his Washington sports empire by adding an Arena Football League team that would play at Verizon Center beginning in the spring of 2017, according to a top official at his ownership group. “We’re in serious negotiations and we’re excited about the opportunity,” said Randall Boe, executive vice president and […]
As surrounding area bustles, convention center looks to add retail again. Will it work?
When the District’s convention center opened in 2003, the storefronts along its perimeter were designed to connect the hulking building to the neighborhood around it, bringing new energy and business to Shaw and Mount Vernon Square. Instead it’s been the other way around. Managers of the convention center tried filling the storefronts initially, but their efforts didn’t pan out. A few mom-and-pop stores […]
Up next for Tysons? Another year of staggering growth
For those who doubted that building four Metro stations in Tysons would lead to a massive construction boom, a ride on the Silver Line — passing through a gauntlet of construction cranes — quickly settles the matter. As the Silver Line opened, people wondered: ‘Who would want to live in a high-rise in Tysons?’ Even with the Metro running […]
In Silver Spring, the long, difficult business of saving a mall
You don’t have to look far to find a developer that’s decided it’s time to give up on the mall business. Owners of a string of local malls decided it’s time to go in another direction in recent years as big box stores and online shopping ate away at their base of shoppers. Landover Mall and White Flint Mall, […]
Hoyer: I’m not a fan of Hoover Building swap for FBI headquarters
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday that he was encouraged by the Obama administration’s efforts to build a new FBI headquarters, but that he is exploring ways to pay for it other than by trading the J. Edgar Hoover Building to a developer. FBI officials led by Director James B. Comey Jr. are pressing for a new headquarters that […]
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