The Two Projects That May (Or May Not) Be In The Works At DC's Starburst Intersection

• April 9th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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Today, UrbanTurf continues our tour of neighborhood developments around the region as we take a look at the residential pipeline in and around DC's Starburst intersection. 

There are only two big projects that may still be in the works for this section of DC, but if one comes to fruition, it would be one of the biggest developments in the city. Last year, the owner of the Hechinger mall and the area around it said it was beginning to look for partners to create a nearly 2.5 million square foot development at the site. 

In case you missed them, here are the other neighborhoods we have covered thus far this year:

• The Hotel, The Flatiron And 1,100 Units In The Works At Union Market
• The 5 Projects In The Walter Reed/Takoma Development Pipeline
• Mall Conversions, Trader Joe's And The Thousands Of Units Coming To Friendship Heights
• The Final Two Developments On The Boards Around The Wharf
• The Thousands Of Residences Still In The Works At National Landing
• The Nearly 3,000 Units Still In The Works At Buzzard Point
• Stalled Or Full Steam Ahead: The 3 Developments In The Tenleytown and AU Park Pipeline
• Jose Andres, Heating Plants And The 10 Developments Coming To Georgetown
• Podcast Studios, Outdoor Rooms and A Get Down: The 3,500 Units on the Boards For Navy Yard
• The 1,000 Units In The Works Along 14th Street
• The 7 Developments On The Boards Around Howard University

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Hechinger Mall Redevelopment

A year ago, Ashkenazy Acquisition said that it was once again looking for partners to redevelop DC's Hechinger Mall -- the 8.5 acre mall site east of the H Street Corridor at 1518 Benning Road NE (map) -- into a sprawling mixed-use residential development. 

The general plans for the project call for up to 2,100 residential units, over 200,000 square feet of commercial space, up to two acres of public open space and over 1,000 underground parking spaces.

There has been little movement on these plans since last April. 

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1801-1805 Maryland Avenue

Plans were approved with DC's Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) back in 2022 for a 28-unit development at 1801-1805 Maryland Avenue NE (map). Eleven of the residences will be two-bedroom units and the remaining apartments will be one-bedrooms. The building, designed by Square 134 Architects, will have three surface parking spaces and ten bicycle parking spots. 

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the_two_projects_that_may_or_may_not_be_in_the_works_at_dcs_starburst_inter/23379.