600 Apartments + Two Acres Of Open Space: The Big Plans Just Pitched in Navy Yard

• August 15th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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The development boom that defined DC's Navy Yard neighborhood for the last several years has quieted down recently. That may be about to change.

UrbanTurf has learned that developers MRP Realty and Florida Rock have plans in the works for a pair of large residential buildings along the Anacostia River just to the south of Nationals Park (map). 

The plans call for two 130-foot residential buildings with 309 and 281 apartments, respectively, along with approximately 6,300 square feet of ground-floor retail that will sit along the water. A community dog park will be constructed between the two buildings and a garden with native plants will be located to the east of the 281-unit building.

The project, designed by SK+I Architecture with landscape design by OCULUS Landscape Architects, will have 385 parking spaces, and approximately 60 of the apartments will be set aside for those earning 60% of median family income. 

If these plans sound a bit familiar, that would make sense. The new buildings are Phases 3 and 4 of a planned unit development (PUD) that goes back a decade. Phase One was completed in 2016 when Dock 79, a 305-unit apartment building that now includes retail such as The Salt Line and All Purpose, opened its doors at 79 Potomac Avenue SE (map). Phase Two included delivery of Maren in 2020, a 264-unit apartment building next door. Phases 3 and 4 were originally planned as office, but the development team pivoted to apartments in recent years. 

"The Project finalizes the decades-long vision of this important waterfront property by creating an iconic entrance to Navy Yard with two 130-foot buildings surrounded by welcoming open space intended to draw people towards the waterfront," the development team said in application materials. 

UrbanTurf will continue to provide updates on the development as it makes its way through the zoning process. For a rundown of the other projects in the works around Navy Yard, click here. 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/600_apartments__two_acres_of_open_space_the_big_plans_just_pitched/22604.