Potomac River Generating Station

Old Town North

In June 2026, the first phase of HRP Group's redevelopment of the former Potomac River Generating Station in Old Town North was approved. HRP is now targeting a 2027 groundbreaking for the 19-acre coal plant site. The approved permits cover the project's first two vertical blocks — Block B (designed by Gensler) and Block C (designed by Handel Architects) — plus two new public spaces: a Potomac-fronting park and a rail corridor park along the site's eastern edge. Together, the two residential blocks will bring hundreds of apartments and condos across four towers, split evenly between rental and for-sale units, along with roughly 85,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and a share of affordable housing. The waterfront park will include a Great Lawn, an overlook atop the historic pumphouse, a non-motorized watercraft launch, and new Mount Vernon Trail connections; the rail corridor park will add sport courts, play areas, and a dog park.