What's Hot: A 30-Unit Conversion Pitched Along K Street in Georgetown | DC Is Launching Rent Control Database
Key Bridge Exxon Site is Likely DC Station For Georgetown Gondola
✉️ Want to forward this article? Click here.

A rendering of the gondola connecting Georgetown and Rosslyn.
The results of a feasibility study for a gondola connecting Georgetown and Northern Virginia will be released in the coming weeks, but UrbanTurf has learned where a DC station would likely be located if the initiative moves forward.
A source familiar with the study and Otto Condon, principal at Zimmmer Gunsul Fransca (ZGF) Architects which is leading the study, tell UrbanTurf that the Exxon station near Key Bridge at 3607 M Street NW (map) has been determined to be the most practical location for a station on the DC side. There are number of reasons that this location was chosen, including:
- The Exxon site offers direct sight lines to a likely stop along North Lynn Street in Rosslyn. The gondola technology requires a direct shot, so if the gondola makes a turn of any kind, another station is needed, adding to the cost of the project.
- The site’s location can serve a significant portion of the neighborhood’s population with close proximity to the university, hospital, the western portion of the commercial district and the West Village.
- The station site needs volume, ideally dimensions 100 feet deep, 60 feet wide, 20 feet high, and there aren’t many places that offer these dimensions in the neighborhood.
- DC owns the 36th Street right of way adjacent to the site which the gondola would use.
- Other sites were considered for the station but they are less practical because they are not proximate to likely users or are owned by the National Park Service or are on top of buildings which would require complicated negotiations with property owners, and higher engineering and construction costs.
story continues below
loading...story continues above
The gas station, which sits adjacent to the Exorcist stairs, has been slated for redevelopment for several years. While there is talk that those plans have been shelved, Condon indicated that the station could be incorporated into the mixed-use development.
In February, the Georgetown-Rosslyn Gondola Executive Committee released a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a team to evaluate all aspects of the potential construction, operation and maintenance of an aerial gondola system connecting Rosslyn to Georgetown. In April, ZGF Architects was chosen to conduct the feasibility study.
See other articles related to: georgetown, georgetown 2028, georgetown gondola
This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/georgetown_exxon_station_would_be_dc_station_for_georgetown_gondola/11788.
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever

UrbanTurf catches up with what's in the works in terms of residential development alo... read »

Our guide for amateur landlords who don't really know what they're doing.... read »

The conversion will likely bring some very high-end residences to the neighborhood.... read »

Add another conversion to the growing list of developments in the works for Georgetow... read »

The RentRegistry will launch in June.... read »
- The 6 Big Projects In The Works For Columbia Pike
- The Essential Guide to Being an Amateur Landlord in DC
- A First Look At 135-Unit Office-To-Residential Conversion Planned At Georgetown's Flour Mill
- A 30-Unit Conversion Pitched Along K Street in Georgetown
- DC Is Finally Launching A Database Of Rent-Controlled Apartments
DC Real Estate Guides
Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market
We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!
First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro