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The Trail Lobby is Coming: Second Phase of Washington Gateway Expected to Break Ground Soon

  • July 31st 2019

by Nena Perry-Brown

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Rendering of South Tower, as viewed from Florida Avenue. Click to enlarge.

Last year, UrbanTurf heralded the 387-unit second phase of the Washington Gateway project in NoMa as having the best amenity in the city: a "Trail Connection Lobby". Now, after the dismissal of an appeal against the development, groundbreaking is nigh for the mixed-use neighborhood connector.

241 DC Apartments Proposed Atop a Trail Lobby Near Union Market: Figure 4
Schematic rendering of trail lobby. Click to enlarge.

MRP Realty and Barings announced on Wednesday that the partnership had closed on the properties for both this 15-story building where the Metropolitan Branch Trail intersects with Florida Avenue NE (map) and a future 250-unit Phase III building, which is currently being designed. Construction is expected to begin within the month on the Phase II building and on a parking garage which will serve the entire development.

241 DC Apartments Proposed Atop a Trail Lobby Near Union Market: Figure 5
Rendering of trail lobby seen from plaza. Click to enlarge.

The Phase II building amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop deck with pool, club room, dog run, and the trail lobby, where part of the double-height lobby will be a publicly-accessible amenity, complete with bike ramps, trail and neighborhood maps, elevators, water fountains, WiFi, an emergency call box and a bike repair area. The trail lobby will be publicly-accessible from 6am-midnight every day. SK&I Architecture is the designer. 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/noma-trail-lobby-building-expected-to-break-ground-soon/15723.

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