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Joseph Askew
Director, DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment (OCTFME)
Jack Boarman
Executive Director, National Building Museum
Deputy Mayor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Donna Cooper / Co-Chair Region President, Pepco
Richard Lake / Co-Chair Emeritus
Partner, Nelson Mullins Vice President, Government Relations, Verizon Managing Partner, BKV Group
Steven Boyle
Chief Development Officer, EDENS
Managing Principal, Roadside Development
Jean-Luc Brami
Omar McIntosh / Vice Chair
Anita Butani
Principal, Gelberg Signs
Regional Executive, Senior Vice President, Smoot Construction
Project Executive, HRGM Corporation
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President & CEO, Motir Services
Executive Director, H Street Community Development Corporation
Timothy F. Veith / Treasurer
Regional President, United Bank
Olivia Byrne / General Counsel Partner, K&L Gates
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Emmanuel Irono
Ernest Chrappah
Director, Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)
Brunson Cooper
Managing Director, Corenic Construction Group
Colette Dafoe
DC Office Managing Partner, Nixon Peabody
President & CEO, Washington DC Economic Partnership
Josh Etter
Sybongile Cook / DMPED Representative
Jennifer Eugene
Director of Business Development & Strategy, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Director, Development, Foulger Pratt Manager, Utility Sales, Washington Gas
Kim Dreux-Kelly
Executive Director, Think Local First
Angie Gates
Dr. Brent Glass
Roslyn Hopkins-Fernandes
Director of Account Management, Major Accounts & Public Sector Markets, UnitedHealthcare
Emmanuel Irono
President & CEO, Motir Services
Stanley Jackson
President & CEO, Anacostia Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)
Caroline Kenney
Managing Director for Public-Private Ventures, Urban Atlantic
W. Wolfgang Lewis
Senior Director, Enterprise Services for the Beltway Region, Comcast Business
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President, Hoffman & Associates
Joseph Torraca
Vice President of Sales & Business Development, RCN
Andrew Trueblood
Director, DC Office of Planning
Mitch Weintraub
Managing Partner, Cordia Partners
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DEVELOPMENT SECTOR 21 OFFICE 35 RETAIL 49 RESIDENTIAL 63 HOSPITALITY 75 QUALITY OF LIFE
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT 88 BUZZARD POINT 89 SAINT ELIZABETHS EAST
APPENDIX 92 METHODOLOGY 93 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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By: Jonathan Chambers, Vice President, Delta Associates
U.S. ECONOMIC RECOVERY The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the nation’s economy since spring 2020. In perhaps the most economically volatile year in American history, real GDP plunged by -31.4% in the second quarter, but recovered by 33.1% in the third quarter, closing the year with annual growth of -3.5%—the weakest GDP growth since 1946. Economic growth was initially dragged down by a precipitous decline in economic activity triggered by widespread “stay-at-home” orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic but rebounded during the summer as businesses reopened and new virus cases declined.
growth in the third quarter. Personal consumption, which has been the backbone of the nation’s economic growth over the last decade, was somewhat more stable, falling by -33.2% in the second quarter and rebounding by 41.0% in the third quarter. For all of 2020, personal consumption decreased -3.9%, while business investment decreased -5.3%. The only positive growth sector during the year was federal spending, increasing 4.4%. The pandemic-triggered recession ended the longest economic expansion in U.S. history, but the current focus is the strength of the economic recovery, which has waned in the fall.
Business investment has been on a wild see-saw ride, plunging by -46.6% in the second quarter before recovering to 86.3%
However, the economic fallout and subsequent pace of recovery have been stronger than many economists had expected. Despite
THE DISTRICT’S GDP YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH RATE 8.0% 6.0% 4.0%
3.2%
2.0% 0.0%
-0.9% -2.0%
2008 2009
2010
2011
DC Total
2012
DC Public
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Delta Associates; December 2020. *Q3 2019–Q3 2020 growth..
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2013
2014
2015
2016
DC Private
2017
2018
-2.8% -2.9% 2019 2020* U.S. Total
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some economic recovery over the summer, it appears that both economic output and employment could hit a ceiling and stabilize at lower levels than they would have remained in the absence of the pandemic. That gap could take several years to close, especially in more vulnerable industry sectors such as leisure/hospitality. Consumer spending was the primary and most consistent driver of economic expansion during the last recovery period but fell precipitously during the initial stages of the pandemic. The good news is that this critical pillar of the economy has bounced back. Although consumer sentiment remains about 20% lower than a year ago as of December, outstanding consumer credit has rapidly expanded over the summer and home and auto sales are booming thanks to lower interest rates. The bad news is that stimulus policies that included checks issued to every household and significantly increased unemployment benefits have long been exhausted in most cases and there is serious concern of the cycle restarting absent additional federal government intervention (which has not been forthcoming as of early December). Economic growth in 2021 and beyond, including whether the ideal “V-shaped” recovery can be sustained, will continue to depend heavily on two factors: 1. The Federal Government and 2. Control of the COVID-19 pandemic (via vaccination and social distancing policy). The former inaction of the federal government in the provision of additional financial relief to residents and businesses last fall threatened to deal a significant blow to the economic recovery. However, as economic conditions worsened Congress finally passed a stimulus package in December, with additional economic assistance likely under the Biden administration. As of mid-December, distribution was underway of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, while three other vaccines developed by AstraZeneca/Oxford University, Johnson & Johnson, and Novavax were also contenders for securing emergency FDA approval. Realistically, a slow return to “normal” is unlikely to begin until at least
mid-2021. Even after the vaccines become widely available at pharmacies and supermarkets, the majority of Americans will likely not be inoculated until summer.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ECONOMIC RECOVERY Following a year of renewed economic growth, the Washington metro area economy was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic in March, when most private business in the region came to a virtual standstill. Many area businesses were forced to dramatically reduce the size of their active workforce, to closer match costs to the drop in revenue, although service firms were able to continue operating remotely. While much of the businesses initially affected have reopened or switched to remote operations, there is still a long way to go before the regional economy returns to full output. The decline in local business transactions can be directly traced to pandemic social distancing efforts, including stay-at-home orders in the spring. In April and May, the amount of time that District residents stayed at home increased over 20% compared to January, but the time difference has steadily shrunk to just 16% as of November. Retailers, restaurants, transit stations, and workplaces saw foot traffic reduced by over -60% in April, although the deficit has shrunk to about -50% for retailers/ restaurants and workplaces and -65% for transit stations as of November. The decrease in foot traffic has caused the number of open businesses in the District to decline by -45% as of November compared to January. Total business revenue has also fallen by -44% in the District since February as of December. In the second quarter of 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, total economic output in the District of Columbia plunged at an annual rate of -20.4%. This was significantly better than the national economic nosedive of -31.4%, but well short of the District’s 1.6% annual rate of growth in 2019. Leisure/ Hospitality was hit hardest of all major economic sectors, both in the Washington region and the nation. The sector’s two main
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 15.0%
12.0%
9.0%
6.0%
3.0%
0.0%
2015
2016
2017
District of Columbia
U.S. Boston MSA
2018
2019
Washington MSA
Los Angeles MSA
2020 Chicago MSA
New York MSA
San Francisco MSA
Dallas/Fort-Worth MSA
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Delta Associates; December 2020.
industry components—Arts/Entertainment/Recreation and Accommodation/Food Services—both saw economic output in the District plunge by over -90% in the second quarter. Unsurprisingly, the Federal Government is the only local economic sector that has maintained positive growth through the pandemic. Between Q3 2019 and Q3 2020, the District ‘s GDP declined -0.9%, but this outperformed the national GDP decline of -2.8% over the same period.
PROJECTED JOB GROWTH (THOUSANDS) WASHINGTON MSA TOTAL:
130.0
47.0
150
120
35.0
90
There is still a great deal of uncertainty on what the “new normal” will even look like when the pandemic is over and the dust settles, in terms of how many businesses will remain, how many jobs will return, and what permanent behavioral and spending patterns will persist in the workplace and at home. The good news is that the Washington metro area remains better positioned than virtually every other region to weather the current economic downturn.
60
55.0
15.0 30
0
40.0
25.0
2021
2022
7.0
District of Columbia Source: Delta Associates; December 2020.
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Northern Virginia
Suburban Maryland
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ANNUAL JOB GROWTH (THOUSANDS) 2020
Education/Health Services
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON MSA
-9.6
-31.2
ANNUAL AVERAGE (2010–2019) U.S.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON MSA
-1,198.0
2.2
9.0
U.S.
465.9
Federal Government
4.6
9.2
52.0
-0.7
-0.1
3.1
Financial Activities
-2.2
-4.8
-51.0
0.3
1.6
106.2
Information
-2.0
-4.5
-241.0
0.2
-0.5
14.0
-29.4
-83.5
-3,616.0
2.2
8.1
381.9
Professional/Business Services
-8.9
-11.1
-876.0
2.6
10.7
497.8
Retail Trade
-0.8
-6.6
-347.1
0.6
1.8
129.6
0.2
-26.8
-1,298.0
0.6
3.3
14.0
Leisure/Hospitality
State/Local Government other
-4.0
-18.5
-1,570.9
2.0
7.1
613.1
Total
-52.1
-177.8
-9,146.0
9.9
41.0
2,225.6
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Delta Associates; December 2020.
While economic growth during the boom period lagged many high-growth metros in the South and West, the Washington area ranked second in GDP growth and fourth in payroll job growth among the 30 largest metro areas in the nation during the Great Recession. The region again looks to be better prepared than its peers for the gloomy days ahead. As of December 2020, the Washington metro area’s unemployment rate was 5.6%, 300 basis points higher than a year prior, but significantly lower than most every other major metro areas.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA’S LABOR MARKET Positive monthly job growth through the summer and fall brought back much of the Washington region’s jobs that were initially lost in the spring, but job growth for all of 2020 remained sharply negative at -177,800. This compares to the all-time low figure of -315,700 for the 12 months ending May 2020. The District accounted for about a quarter of job losses in the region, with 52,100 positions shed in 2020. Unfortunately, the bulk of job losses occurred in lower-wage sectors, including Leisure/Hospitality and Transportation/Utilities. Among large metro areas, Washington remained in the middle in terms of both absolute and employment growth. However,
more regionally, the metro area is outperforming its Northeastern peers by a wide margin, particularly New York and Boston which have seen total employment shrink by over 10%. While no sector of the region’s economy (except Federal Government) has fully recovered from the initial job losses caused by the pandemic, most have recorded at least some positive job growth in recent months. Despite the strong job growth in the summer, there was some deceleration in the fall, and most sectors remained in the red for all of 2020. The Federal Government will continue to provide a strong positive boost to the region’s workforce, which will offset some of the private sector declines. We anticipate that job growth in the rebound will rebound in 2021, with approximately 130,000 net additions through the year. The economic cornerstones of each substate: tech and federal contracting in Northern Virginia, life sciences in Suburban Maryland, and the Federal Government in the District will continue to be well insulated from negative shocks in the period ahead.
Leisure/Hospitality The Washington area’s Leisure/Hospitality sector experienced the largest net loss of jobs in 2020 at -83,500. Although Leisure/ Hospitality has also been the worst performer nationally, the Washington region has a relatively high exposure to shocks in the sector. The District is one of the top 10 tourist destinations
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in the country and the metro area boasts the nation’s largest concentration of hospitality headquarters. Many large local hotel properties have had to wind down operations or shutter entirely, including the Washington Four Seasons and Hay-Adams Hotel in the District. Although leisure travel picked up nationally through the summer, economically lucrative business travel has continued to be virtually nonexistent. In addition, targeted self-quarantine restrictions have placed a damper on travel to the region. Tourist destinations such as museums, stadiums, parks, and theaters were prohibited from opening or required to operate at very low capacity. Restaurants in the region (particularly in the District and Maryland) that were forced to close their seating areas for months during the spring, were allowed to re-open in the summer with very limited indoor seating or outdoor dining only. Many restaurants and bars have attempted to adapt to the restrictions with new or enhanced carry-out and delivery options. In response to a local rise in COVID-19 cases, new restrictions lowering indoor dining capacity from 50% to 25% were put in place in early December.
Federal Government Unlike every other economic sector, the federal government has maintained positive employment growth through most of the pandemic, as expected. In fact, the 4,900 positions added in August was the highest monthly total in just over 10 years. However, monthly job growth trended slightly negative in the fall, as temporary census workers left the workforce. Nevertheless, for all of 2020 the Federal Government sector has the highest 12-month employment tally at 9,200. The strong performance in the sector is obviously good news for the Washington metro area as the federal government is the region’s largest employer and economic bread and butter, despite recent diversification efforts.
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A new presidential administration and Congress is mostly good news for the Washington region heading into 2021, especially in the midst of the current pandemic. A new set of spending priorities, initiatives, and new residents at the beginning of a new administration provides a boost to the region’s economy. With Democratic in control of both the House and the Senate (the latter by a tie-breaker), the region has likely avoided being in the midst of a political tug-of-war that could have resulted in budget sequestration, debt ceiling battles, government shutdowns and even mass layoffs.
Professional and Business Services The Professional/Business Services sector was the strongest performing sector in the last economic cycle and we expect that trend to continue in the current recovery. Net job growth in the sector in 2020 was -11,000, but we expect growth to quickly turn positive in 2021. Demand for services remains high and the white-collar office using nature of the sector has allowed most firms to continue operating remotely. The sector will bounce back much quicker than others and continue to be the primary private job creation source in the region in the long term. The tech industry has ballooned in the Washington region in recent years, primarily in Northern Virginia, but also in the District and Suburban Maryland. Amazon’s growing HQ2 presence in Arlington County is the obvious regional juggernaut, but many other tech companies have planted stakes or expanded in the region in 2020 including NGP VAN and EveryAction in the District and Microsoft in Northern Virginia. Nationally, the tech industry has been largely insulated from the negative economic effects of the pandemic, and some industry sectors such as videoconferencing and cloud services has seen demand swell. However, not every business is immune. Commercial clients have shrunk IT budgets, which has weighed on tech revenue. Smaller, undercapitalized companies (particularly startups) have been especially vulnerable to cash-flow challenges. In addition, IT companies have to contend with the same supply chain, travel, and workforce disruptions as every other industry.
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW POPULATION GROWTH Retail Trade Job growth in the beleaguered Retail Trade sector remains in the red, but the sector has experienced a remarkably strong resurgence in recent months, especially compared to most other sectors. Net employment growth in 2020 was -6,600 in the metro area and -700 in the District. This was a dramatic improvement from the -31,900 (metro area) and -2,700 (District) 12-month job growth figures recorded in May. Many nationwide and regional retailers have been repositioning for survival amid online shopping by belt-tightening, closing low-performing stores, and increasing efficiency overall, so they happened to be better situated in advance of the pandemic compared to businesses in other sectors. The grocery store industry has been a major bright spot in the sector as most food retailers have recorded very strong sales through the pandemic and have accordingly increased their workforces to meet demand. The COVID-19 recession has unfortunately claimed multiple victims in the sector, particularly higher-end national chains. Most recently IT’SUGAR, Tailored Brands (Jos. A. Bank/ Men’s Wearhouse), and Lord & Taylor have declared bankruptcy.
The District’s population grew by more than 3,000 or 0.5% in 2019 to 705,749, extending its positive growth streak to 19 straight years. Population growth in the District was due to a net natural increase of about 3,800 and international migration of approximately 2,600. However, net domestic migration remained negative at approximately 2,200. The District’s median age, which has been steadily but very slowly trending upwards for nearly a decade, accelerated in 2019 to 34.3. Younger households, especially those seeking to buy homes, have been increasingly priced out of the District in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unplanned relocations nationwide for several reasons including perceived safety, school closures, and loss of employment. One of the purported relocation trends that has dominated headlines since March is a supposed mass migration from large cities and dense urban areas to more suburban and rural areas. With the majority of white-collar workers working remotely from home, square footage has become more important while proximity to the workplace has become less important. While much of the discussion is based on speculation and anecdotal evidence, there has been some data that would indicate the trend could be existent at some level in certain areas.
WASHINGTON METRO CRE INVESTMENT VOLUME (2019 vs. 2020) Office Industrial Retail Apartment Land/Dev. Site -100%
-80%
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
Source: Real Capital Analytics, Delta Associates; December 2020.
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any major city in the nation (according to C2ER’s Cost of Living Index), the data is not surprising. That said, comprehensive, hard evidence of any migration still won’t be available until Census population figures are released in 2021.
According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in June, due to the pandemic: 3% of Americans have relocated, 6% had someone move into their household, and 14% know someone who relocated. Note that this survey does not identify the geographic origin or destination of those who moved. Many people have been forced to relocate within the same community for economic reasons, despite a pause in evictions in most states. The surging housing market—one of the few economic components that has thrived through most of the pandemic—has also been interpreted as evidence of a wave of pandemic-related relocations, but rock-bottom interest rates likely play a major role as well.
Given that the District of Columbia is a coastal city with a high cost of living, there has been speculation on whether the city-tosuburbs trend has manifested here. According to HireaHelper data, this might in fact be the case. The District experienced 58% more move-outs than move-ins between March and June. Interestingly, Alexandria and Arlington County in Northern Virginia experienced an even greater discrepancy at 63% and 78%, respectively.
Data from moving companies do present a more geographically-specific, but still somewhat vague, picture on where out-migrations may be occurring. Two cities in particular, New York and San Francisco, seem to be epicenters of this trend.
MLS data on regional home sales (primarily resales) between March 2020 and October 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 seems to mostly confirm this trend. Home sales during the period in the urban core of the District, Arlington, and Alexandria, as well as the Inner Suburban Ring, were less than 1% higher than a year prior. Meanwhile in the Outer Suburban Ring and Exurban Ring, sales ballooned 11.8% and 20.8%, respectively. It remains to be seen how this trend will play out in the long-term, especially as the pandemic abates and area residents return to the workplace.
According to HireAHelper’s records of its clients, over 80% more people sought help to move out of a home in San Francisco and New York than to move in between mid-March and the end of June. Given that New York City and San Francisco have the highest and third-highest costs of living of
20 THE DISTRICT’S CHANGE IN BUSINESS REVENUE SINCE JANUARY 2020 0 -20
-33% -41% -43% -44%
-40 -60 -80
-88%
-100 February
March
April
May
Total (All Businesses)
June
July Transportation
Education/Health Services Source: Womply via Economic Tracker, Delta Associates; December 2020.
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August
September
October
November December
Professional/Business Services Leisure/Hospitality
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT The U.S. commercial real estate investment market has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the effect has varied considerably among different property types or geographic locations—a key difference from the Great Recession. The total volume of all commercial real estate properties sold in the U.S. was 32% lower than in 2019. Trade volume is deeply negative year-over-year across all sectors. However, the greatest disparity between property types was in pricing. While prices of warehouse, apartment, and suburban office properties increased 7.4%, 8.5%, and 6.6% on average respectively, CBD office, retail, and hotel prices fell -0.2%, -6.7%, and -6.8%, respectively. CRE investors stepped back to await further guidance and certainty on investment risk. Specifically, the lack of comparable transactions and extremely high uncertainty during the global pandemic has made underwriting assets and tracking pricing trends challenging. This is especially true for certain property
types, particularly office and hotel, that could be in store for potentially major market restructurings. Some opportunistic investors are also waiting for the dust to settle before they swoop in and acquire distressed assets. For offshore investors, the U.S. remains the most attractive location to park their capital, primarily due to the relative stability of the market. The District has not been immune to the greater CRE market struggles, despite the stabilizing presence of the federal government. Total CRE trade volume was down -51% in 2020 compared to 2019. Based on the limited number of transactions, office prices in the District declined -10.5% in 2020, while apartment prices declined -3.3%. It’s also worth noting that for most deals sellers are still realizing positive long-term gains on their investments, the obvious exception being distressed asset sales (which are predicted to increase in coming quarters). Cap rates nationally have budged little from a year ago, except for hotel properties.
THE DISTRICT’S POPULATION GROWTH BY AGE (2018–2019) 5,000
4,128
4,000 3,000
1,911
2,000 1,000
687
0 -1,000
-1,070
-2,000 -3,000
-2,362 Under 18 years
18–24 years
25–39 years
40–64 years
65 years and over
Source: Census Bureau, Delta Associates; December 2020.
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12.7
14.4
13.4
12
10.4
10.2 9
89
10.6
90
6
2004
2005
9.8
80
65
101 80
50
4.3 45
2006
2007
2008
2009
65
77
86
79
92
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Total SF
PROJECTS
SF
ESTIMATED VALUE ($B)
1,573
216,478,505
$72.0
2001 – 2010
803
109,678,947
$31.0
2011 – 2020
770
106,799,558
$41.1
2011
54
5,489,253
$2.3
2012
68
7,848,994
$2.5
2013
80
11,619,129
$4.8
2014
71
11,533,842
$4.6
2015
70
6,224,685
$2.6
2016
99
12,870,149
$4.5
2017
85
13,276,702
$5.3
2018
80
11,236,779
$4.1
2019
88
13,443,702
$6.0
2020
75
13,256,323
$4.4
110
20,427,917
$10.3
2021 delivery
83
9,867,709
$4.8
2022 delivery
23
8,833,673
$3.8
2023+ delivery
4
1,726,535
$1.7
Pipeline
444
120,394,407
$37.1
Near Term
197
29,633,149
$8.8
Long Term
247
90,761,258
$28.3
Source: Washington DC Economic Partnership
1. Includes new construction and major renovations.
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76
11.9
6.5 69 41
SUMMARY OF PROJECTS (DECEMBER 2020)
Under Construction
11.8
4.3
No. of Projects
Completed
12.0 10.5
10.2
7.5
3
0
10.5
13.9
2017
2018
2019
2020
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PROJECTS COMPLETED (2001–2020) UNITS
ROOMS
¢ Office
# OF PROJECTS
305
65,467,061
SQ. FT.
--
--
¢ Retail
478
9,933,705
--
--
¢ Residential
785
90,046,217
91,524
--
¢ Hospitality
141
21,628,536
--
21,193
¢ Quality of Life
323
24,492,561
--
--
216.5 MILLION Square Feet Completed
Total Estimated Value of Projects: $72.0 billion
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (DECEMBER 2020) UNITS
ROOMS
¢ Office
# OF PROJECTS
20
2,776,597
SQ. FT.
--
--
¢ Retail
46
1,093,947
--
--
¢ Residential
70
12,898,040
13,777
--
¢ Hospitality
18
1,910,949
--
1,414
¢ Quality of Life
19
1,535,662
--
--
UNITS
ROOMS
20.4 MILLION
Square Feet Under Construction
Total Estimated Value of Projects: $10.3 billion
PIPELINE PROJECTS # OF PROJECTS
SQ. FT.
¢ Office
104
31,931,477
--
--
¢ Retail
203
4,896,392
--
--
¢ Residential
294
59,485,705
66,498
--
¢ Hospitality
47
3,515,819
--
5,867
¢ Quality of Life
59
5,283,661
--
--
120.4 MILLION Square Feet in the Pipeline
Total Estimated Value of Projects: $37.1 billion
Despite the health pandemic more than 4.6 million SF of projects broke ground between March and December 2020. During this time the month of August experienced the most project starts with five, totaling just over one million SF. The vast majority of projects were multifamily residential showing the continued investor interest in this sector.
PROJECTS STARTED DURING COVID-19 (MARCH–DECEMBER 2020)
UNITS
ROOMS
¢ Office
# OF PROJECTS
4
188,600
SQ. FT.
--
--
¢ Retail
8
183,581
--
--
¢ Residential
22
3,699,686
4,007
--
¢ Hospitality
6
418,403
--
472
¢ Quality of Life
4
38,215
--
--
4.6 MILLION
Square Feet Under Construction
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YEARS OF GROWTH Over the past 20 years, the District has experienced 216.5 million SF of new development resulting in 65.5 million SF of new and modernized office buildings, 91,500 housing units, 21,200 hotel rooms, and nearly 10 million SF of retail space.1 The two preceding decades have seen similar development levels, with 109.7 million SF of deliveries between 2001–2010 and 106.8 million SF from 2011–2020. Construction in the 2000s was concentrated in the DowntownDC, Mt. Vernon Triangle, Northwest One neighborhood cluster where nearly a quarter of the District’s development took place. However, the 2011–2020 development cycle expanded and intensified into other neighborhoods such as Capitol Riverfront,
Howard University, U Street, Shaw, and Union Market, New York Ave., NE/Ivy City. The neighborhoods that have experienced the largest share of development have also seen the most residential construction during the past 20 years with the Capitol Riverfront (10,770 units), DowntownDC, Mt. Vernon Triangle, Northwest One (10,263), and H Street NE, NoMa, Union Station (7,812) leading the way. As development continues to head east, current hotspots of construction will continue to see growth and new areas such as St. Elizabeths (8 M SF), Anacostia, Barry Farm (4.5 M SF), and Minnesota & Benning (2.6 M SF) anticipated to experience significant investment over the next decade.
SELECT NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (SF IN MILLIONS) COMPLETED 2001–2010
2011–2020
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
PIPELINE
1. DowntownDC, Mt. Vernon Triangle, Northwest One
25.6
13.8
1.6
12.7
2. H Street NE, NoMa, Union Station
8.2
9.1
2.8
15.3
3. Capitol Riverfront
9.2
10.6
2.1
9.9
4. Buzzard Point, Southwest Waterfront, The Wharf
8.0
9.3
2.5
11.6
5. Eckington, North Capitol, Rhode Island Ave., NE/Brentwood
1.6
4.0
1.7
11.2
6. Union Market, New York Ave., NE/Ivy City
0.9
3.8
1.5
6.3
7. Capitol Hill
1.3
2.7
0.1
5.8
8. Congress Heights/St. Elizabeths
0.6
1.9
0.3
8.0
9. Anacostia, Barry Farm
0.9
0.9
0.2
4.5
10. Minnesota & Benning
0.6
0.4
0.0
2.6
NEIGHBORHOOD(S)*
*Boundaries are based on the Office of Planning's Neighborhood Clusters. Names are based on WDCEP's Neighborhood Profiles and Office of Planning's Neighborhood Clusters. 1. Includes major renovations
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COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2001–2010)
TOTAL SF ■ n/a ■ < 2.5 M SF ■ 2.5–5 M SF ■ 5–10 M SF ■ > 10 M SF
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (DECEMBER 2020)
TOTAL SF
■ n/a ■ < 500,000 SF ■ 500,000–1 M SF ■ 1 M–2 M SF ■ > 2 M SF
COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2011–2021)
TOTAL SF n/a < 2.5 M SF 2.5–5 M SF 5–10 M SF > 10 M SF
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE (DECEMBER 2020)
TOTAL SF ■ n/a ■ < 2.5 M SF ■ 2.5–5 M SF ■ 5–10 M SF ■ > 10 M SF
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DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW The figures below list the developers, architects, and contractors that have been the most active in contributing to DC’s development activity since 2015.
¢ Completed ¢ Under Construction ¢ Pipeline
MOST ACTIVE DEVELOPERS SINCE 2015 (# OF PROJECTS)4 JBG Smith1
16
2
13 31
Douglas Development Corporation
20
6 26
Brookfield Properties
2
11 1
11 23
WC Smith
11
3
5 19
MRP Realty
6
5
6 17
If measured by square feet the most active developers include JBG Smith (11.0M SF), Urban Atlantic (10.3M SF), Brookfield Properties (10.0M SF), Akridge (6.9M SF), and MRP Realty (6.5M SF).
MOST ACTIVE ARCHITECTS SINCE 2015 (# OF PROJECTS)4 Bonstra | Haresign Architects
17
5
21 43
Shalom Baranes Associates
13 Torti Gallas + Partners3
6
11
16 35
9
15 35
WDG Architecture
22 Hickok Cole
18
5
7 34
3
12 33
Eric Colbert & Associates
If measured by square feet the most active architects include Shalom Baranes Associates (18.4M SF), WDG Architecture (13.5M SF), Perkins Eastman DC (13.2M SF), Torti Gallas + Partners (12.2M SF), and SK+I Architectural Design Group (11.6M SF).
MOST ACTIVE GENERAL CONTRACTORS SINCE 2015 (# OF PROJECTS) 4 Clark Construction Group
38
4
4 46
MCN Build
23
4
3 30
James G. Davis Construction Co.
20
4 24
4
4 24
Gilbane Building Company
16 Hamel Builders
14
4
4 22
If measured by square feet the most active contractors include Clark Construction Group (15.5M SF), Balfour Beatty (6.9M SF), Donohoe Construction (6.8M SF), James Davis Construction Corporation (5.6M SF), and CBG Building Company (5.5M SF).
1. Includes projects developed as The JBG Companies. 2. Includes projects developed as Forest City Washington. 3. Includes Torti Gallas Urban projects 4. Projects completed since January 2015, under construction or in the pipeline as of December 2020 (excludes government agencies and colleges/universities). Only companies with 10 or more projects since 2015 are included in SF calculations.
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By: Jonathan Chambers, Vice President, Delta Associates
While the long-term nature of leases in the office sector have provided better protection from the COVID-19 shock compared to other sectors such as hospitality and multifamily, it has not escaped unscathed.
OFFICE INVENTORY 1
NET ABSORPTION 1
DIRECT VACANCY RATE 1
SQUARE FEET (Q4 2020)
SQUARE FEET (2020)
(Q4 2020)
111.1 M
430 K
Office vacancy has climbed virtually across the board nationwide and rent growth has turned negative, yet the full impact of the economic dip on the office market remains in flux as the pandemic persists. The current damper in office demand will likely continue in the short-term as most tenants are unlikely to move forward with major moves or expansions until they can
AVERAGE FACE RENT 1
13.9%
$56.69
PER SQUARE FOOT (Q4 2020)
definitively assess their future space needs in the post-COVID world. Renewals and subleases have dominated since the start of the pandemic, while new leases have dwindled. Nationwide, the inventory of sublease space has increased by at least 25% through the year. In the District, sublease space increased by about 20% since February according to Transwestern data.
GROWTH OF OFFICE-USING EMPLOYMENT SECTORS IN THE DISTRICT (2010–2020) TOTAL:
8,300
-600
5,000
-4,900
-1,400
5,600
4,700
-1,100
700
7,100
-9,200
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 -2,000 -4,000 -6,000 -8,000 -10,000
Federal Government
Financial Activities
Source: BLS, Delta Associates; February 2021.
1. REIS, Delta Associates; February 2021 (does not include owner-occupied buildings)
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Information
Professional & Business Services
State/Local Government
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
The District's office market had a solid year of growth in 2019, but the pandemic-triggered recession brought a halt to positive momentum in early 2020. On the surface, net absorption for 2020 remained positive at 430,000 SF, but this figure includes nearly one million SF of pre-leased new construction space that delivered during the year. Removing pre-leased space that delivered in 2020, net absorption totaled -745,000 SF. Office vacancy in the District has steadily trended upward over the year from 12.7% in Q4 2019 to a new record high of 13.9% in Q4 2020. Class A vacancy has also increased from a rate of 13.1% in Q4 2019 to 13.9% as of Q4 2020.
The pandemic’s effect on office asking rents has been adverse but minimal. Average asking rent growth in the District in 2020 was 0.3%. There have also been isolated stories of property owners slashing rents to fill large blocks of vacant space. Lease concessions have skyrocketed, with the average tenant improvement (TI) package for new deals reaching triple digits for the first time in history. TI allowances for new first-generation space have climbed even higher as developers seek to quickly stabilize their assets. Meanwhile, lease terms for new deals have fallen over the past year by roughly 10% to 5.9 years on average— the lowest in nearly a decade. These generous terms could end up weighing on property valuations over the longer term, even in the unlikely event that teleworking doesn’t markedly affect demand.
DISTRICT OFFICE LEASING CONCESSIONS METRICS (CLASS A/B/C BUILDINGS) $102.50
$100.00
8.0
7.0
5.9
$80.00 5.0
4.0
$ PER SQ. FT.
TIME (MONTHS/YEARS)
6.0
3.7
3.0 $60.00 2.0
1.0
0.0 Q1 2017
Q2 2017
Q3 2017
Q4 2017
Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Avg. Months of Free Rent
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Q2 2019
Avg. Lease Term (years)
Q3 2019
Q4 2019
Q1 2020
Q2 2020
Q3 2020
Q4 2020
Avg. Tenant Improvement Package/SF
Source: REIS, Delta Associates; February 2021.
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OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
Unlike its suburban neighbors (where most construction has been for pre-leased space), there has been a lot of speculative construction in the District for the greater part of a decade. While a little over two million SF of space delivered over the past year, there is still another 2.8 million SF of space currently being constructed or under extensive renovation/ rebuild. We anticipate that the construction boom has come to a grinding halt, with very few (if any) speculative groundbreakings for at least the duration of the pandemic. With the exception of the Federal Government, job growth among the primary office-using employment sectors have plunged in the District, including the lucrative bread and butter Professional & Business Services sector. The good news is that none of these sectors have been among the worst performers, and all have regained a significant share of the lost positions. Unfortunately for office owners, the bulk of the workforce at most of these tenants are working remotely as their space sits under-utilized. In the District only about one-quarter of workers continue to work on-site.2
If a significant number of current office tenants decide to commit to a telework-heavy operational model, this could heavily crater office demand and trigger a long-term depression in the market. However, there has been no hard evidence of such a major structural change being imminent. None of the largest tenants in the District have yet committed to shedding most or all their physical office presence and pivot to remote operations, although a handful in the suburbs have, as well as smaller tenants in the District. Still, roughly a third of employers in the metro area plan to shift at least a portion of their workforce to permanent telework after the pandemic is over, and more than 80% of employers plan to allow for greater telework flexibility, according to the Capital COVID-19 Snapshot. If employers do follow through with plans to shift workers offsite, it will likely be a slow, gradual change, especially for tenants locked into long-term leases or occupying their own space. Natural demand generated by economic growth will also offset some of the demand deficit. It is also worth noting that dedicated office space provides value to both employers and workers that extend beyond simple productivity measures.
NET ABSORPTION BY QUARTER (2020) TOTAL:
1,364,000
-620,000
1,196,000
-349,000
1,500,000
SQUARE FEET
N
1,200,000
372,000
900,000
99,000
600,000
468,000
893,000
749,000
300,000
180,000
0
-125,000 -121,000
-300,000
-21,000
-317,000
-374,000
-600,000
-212,000
-900,000 Q1 2020 District of Columbia
Q2 2020
Q3 2020 Suburban MD
Q4 2020 Northern VA
Source: Delta Associates; February 2021. 2. Capital COVID-19 Snapshot: Safe Return to Work survey sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) and Greater Washington Partnership, August 2020.
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OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
Regardless of future teleworking trends, the pandemic is prompting office developers, owners, managers, and tenants to rethink how they provide, manage, and consume space. In the near-term, the pandemic will likely lead lease agreements and office contracts to incorporate a reassessment of liability under emergency circumstances. In addition, long-term contingency plans will need to be more clearly defined by building managers, who are already, promoting safe and comfortable environments through a variety of measures such as temperature checks, motionsensing hand sanitizer stations, HVAC/air filtration upgrades, operable exterior windows, mandatory mask policies, ultraviolet lighting, elevator and building circulation controls, and robust and frequent cleaning/disinfecting schedules.
Tenants may reconsider densification and open-work spaces, although open floorplans, which foster in-person interaction and collaboration—a key advantage of the physical office environment—will likely persist. The rapid expansion of coworking firms in the Washington region has likely come to an end. Even prior to the pandemic there was concern over the risk that the coworking industry brought to office investors, especially since the industry has not yet proven how well it could weather an economic recession. So far it already appears that these fears were at least partially valid as leasing activity has not only dried up (in concert with the overall market trend), but tenants have been actively reducing their footprints across the nation.
TOP NEW OFFICE LEASES (2020) TENANT
LOCATION
DC Government (Dept. of General Services)
th
SUBMARKET
322 40 St., NE
River East (Minnesota & Benning)
SQ. FT.
INDUSTRY
TIMEFRAME
250,000
Local Government
Q2 2020
Wiley Rein LLP
2050 M St., NW
Central Business District
166,000
Legal
Q2 2020
National Endowment for Democracy
1201 Pennsyvania Ave., NW
East End
82,000
Non-Governmental Org.
Q2 2020
Wells Fargo
1700 K St., NW
Central Business District
69,000
Finance
Q1 2020
American Trucking Association
80 M St., SE
Capitol Riverfront
60,000
Trade Assoc.
Q1 2020
Mintz
701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
East End
57,000
Legal
Q4 2020
DC Government (Dept. of Employment Services-Labor Standards Bureau)
400 Virginia Ave., SW
Southwest
56,400
Local Government
Q3 2020
DC Government (Dept. of Housing and Community Dev.)
1909 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE
Q2 2020
River East (Anacostia)
55,000
Local Government
McGuireWoods
th
888 16 St., NW
Central Business District
50,600
Legal
Q1 2020
Morning Consult
1025 F St., NW
East End
49,000
Tech
Q4 2020
Texas A&M University School of Government Public Sevice
1620 L St., NW
Central Business District
47,400
Education
Q3 2020
GSA (Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admin.)
370 L'Enfant Plz., SW
Southwest
38,000
Federal Government
Q2 2020
The Atlantic
610 Water St., SW
Southwest
35,000
Information
Q4 2020
EveryAction
th
655 15 St., NW
East End
35,000
Tech
Q1 2020
NGP VAN Inc.
655 15th St., NW
East End
34,000
Tech
Q2 2020
Central Business District
33,900
Legal
Q2 2020
Southwest
31,400
Advocacy/Lobbying
Q2 2020
East End
28,000
Advocacy/Lobbying
Q1 2020
NoMa
25,000
CRE/Architecture
Q2 2020
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
1901 L St., NW
Media Matters for America
800 Maine Ave., SW
NAEYC
1401 H St., NW
Hickok Cole
301 N St., NE
Source: Delta Associates; February 2021.
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Coworking industry giant WeWork was wrestling with its own financial challenges before the year even began, and the pandemic has only compounded its troubles. WeWork is the largest private sector tenant in many coastal gateway cities, including the District, where it occupies over one million SF. In 2020 WeWork placed 56,000 SF of its 100,000 SF Dupont Circle space on the market for sublease and closed three of its oldest locations in the District totaling about 100,000 SF of space. Another three locations in the District totaling over 200,000 SF are slated for closure in 2021. WeWork’s sudden reversal in fortunes hits the District particularly hard in comparison to its suburban neighbors, as WeWork has accounted for more net positive office absorption in the city over the last few years than any other private sector tenant, by a wide margin. WeWork isn’t alone in reducing its footprint, Regus, MakeOffices, and spaces have all closed locations in the District or completely shut down operations altogether.
at weathering a downturn, thanks primarily to its heavy reliance on federal tenants, which are unlikely to drastically decrease their physical presence in the city, whether due to large-scale teleworking or agency relocations to other regions. The longstanding uncertainty surrounded the federal sector has evaporated somewhat following the election of President Joe Biden and unified party control of Congress. The results of the recent elections will almost certainly have an outsized impact on future federal spending, and indirectly the local office market. The growing GSA backlog of leases in extension or holdover status, the large-scale shift from leased space to federally-owned properties, the recent trend of moving federal agencies to other regions, and historically weak federal hiring, could all be resolved or reversed in the District’s favor with a new Democratic government in power.
Despite the somewhat bleak and uncertain overall outlook, the District’s office market is better prepared than most
THE DISTRICT’S AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE FOR SUBLET (DECEMBER 2019–DECEMBER 2020) 2.0
1.9
1.8
MILLIONS OF SQ.FT.
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0 Dec-19
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Source: Transwestern, Delta Associates; December 2020.
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Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
July-20
Aug-20
Sept-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
GROUNDBREAKINGS
(DECEMBER 2020, OFFICE SF, IN MILLIONS)
PRIVATE 4.9 0.4 5.3
2004 2005
2005
2006
3.8 0.4 4.1
2006
4.7 4.7
2007
3.0
2008
0.9
2009
2012
0.4 1.7
2011
1.3
0.4 1.7
2012
3.0
2015
1.8
0.9 3.9
0.7 2.4 2.7 0.3 3.0
2017
1.2 1.2
0.8
2.0 0.9
2015
0.6 0.1 0.7
2021*
2.1 4.1
1.0 1.9 2.0 0.3 2.2 1.3
0.8 2.1 2.9 0.3 3.1 3.4
2020
2022*
0.7 3.4
1.0 1.8
2019
0.3 0.1 0.3
0.4 6.0
0.8 2.0
2018
1.8 0.2 2.0
2019
1.2 3.2 2.7
1.2
2014
2017
1.5 5.9
0.6 4.3 5.6
2016
2.6 0.2 2.8
2018
2.0
2013
2014
2016
4.4 3.7
2010
1.3
GOVT
3.6 3.6
2008
1.1 0.2 1.2
2013
PRIVATE
2009
2.8 3.4
2011
2020
0.5 3.5
PROJECTED GOVT
1.2 3.2
2007
1.1 2.0
0.7
2010
PRIVATE 2.0
2004
1.4 4.2
2.8
COMPLETED
GOVT
0.5 3.9
1.6 0.2 1.8 1.3 0.2 1.4 1.2 0.1 1.2
*projections based on targeted delivery dates of projects under construction as of December 2020
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT (DECEMBER 2020) PROJECTS
COMPLETED (SINCE 2001) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
OFFICE SF
305 10 8 9 20 11 4 19 11 15 18 7
65,467,061 3,408,455 1,987,719 1,818,359 4,127,439 1,925,674 651,500 2,211,006 2,125,785 3,139,202 3,897,360 1,766,846
20 14 5 1
2,776,597 1,427,435 1,217,162 132,000
PIPELINE NEAR TERM LONG TERM
104 41 63
31,931,477 5,859,577 26,071,900
TOTAL
429
100,175,135
UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2021 DELIVERY 2022 DELIVERY 2023+ DELIVERY
80 M Street, SE addition
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16
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VIRGINIA
U.S. CAPITOL
28
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27
26
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15
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Y W PK
4 3 21 8 6 5 7 12 19 18
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All project locations are approximate.
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE PROJECT
WARD
LOCATION
DEVELOPER(S)
OFFICE SF
EST. VALUE ($M) 1
DELIVERY2
TOP OFFICE PROJECTS COMPLETED (Q4 2019–Q4 2020) 1
Sentinel Square III
6
45 L St., NE
Trammell Crow Company
545,000
$250
2
250 Massachusetts Avenue
2
250 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Property Group Partners
507,764
$275
3
2050 M Street
2
2050 M St., NW
Tishman Speyer
353,200
4
1900 N
2
1900 N St., NW
JBG Smith
259,000
5
1901 L Street
2
1901 L St., NW
The Meridian Group
202,000
6
2100 L Street
2
2100 L St., NW
Akridge / Argos Group
182,000
7
888 16th Street
2
888 16 St., NW
Trammell Crow Company / Meadow Partners
150,000
8
1050 17th Street
2
1050 17th St., NW
The Lenkin Company
148,610
Q2 20
9
1 M Street
6
1 M St., SE
Monument Realty
129,536
Q1 20
Shops at Penn Branch (Phase I)
7
3200 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
10
th
Q2 20 Q4 19 Q1 20
$230
Q4 19 Q1 20
$47
Q3 20 Q4 19
17,000
$25
Q4 19
TOP OFFICE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 11
The Wharf (Phase II)
6
Southwest Waterfront
Hoffman & Associates / Madison Marquette
547,000
$1,150
Q3 22
12
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue
2
2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Boston Properties / George Washington University
423,562
$360
Q2 22
13
1275 New Jersey Avenue
6
1275 New Jersey Ave., SE
Brookfield Properties
296,176
14
Signal House
5
1255 Union St., NE
Carr Properties
214,000
$135
Q1 21
15
250 M at Canal Park
6
250 M St., SE
WC Smith
180,600
$133
Q1 21
16
H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse
2
500 Indiana Ave., NW
DC Superior Court
176,000
$97
2021
17
City Ridge
3
3900 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Roadside
170,000
$715
Q2 22
18
699 14th Street
2
699 14th St., NW
Lincoln Property Company / Cara Real Estate
149,000
Q1 21
19
The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
2
1501–1505 Pennsylvania Ave., NW & 730 15th St., NW
Akridge / Milken Family Foundation
132,000
2024
20
80 M Street
6
80 M St., SE
Columbia Property Trust
112,000
Q4 21
Q4 21
TOP OFFICE PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE 21
2100 M Street
2
2100 M St., NW
Meadow Partners / Network Realty Partners
369,097
22
600 5th Street
2
600 5th St., NW
Stonebridge Associates / Rockefeller Group
355,000
$300
23
Saint Elizabeths East (Parcel 17)
8
Saint Elizabeths East Campus
Redbrick LMD / Gragg Cardona Partners
267,000
$170
2023
Northeast Heights
7
Minnesota Ave. & Benning Rd., NE
Cedar Realty Trust / Trammell Crow Company
265,000
$420
2022–28
25
Reunion Square (Building 4)
8
Shannon Place & W St., SE
Four Points / Curtis Development
229,859
26
5 M Street
6
5 M St., SW
JBG Smith
226,132
27
Cannon House Office Building Renewal (Ph III)
6
27 Independence Ave., SE
Architect of the Capitol
206,500
$188
28
300 7th Street
6
300 7th St., SW
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
203,414
$122
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615 H Street
2
615 H St., NW
Monument Realty
69,000
$55
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MLK Gateway II
8
1909 Martin L King Jr Ave., SE
Menkiti Group
60,000
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2023 2022
2022
1) may include non-office components & pipeline values may include additional phases ($ in millions) 2) delivery date may reflect phase I delivery or final phase delivery .
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1 M STREET
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1050 17TH STREET
LOCATION:
1 M Street, SE Monument Realty ARCHITECT(S): HOK CONTRACTOR(S): Lendlease LEED: Gold STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
1050 17th Street, NW The Lenkin Company ARCHITECT(S): Gensler CONTRACTOR(S): Clark Construction Group LEED: Gold STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020
SPECS: 1 M Street is an 11-story, 131,000 SF office building with 4,100 SF of ground-floor retail space. It is the new headquarters for the 150-employee National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). NAB purchased the building for $63 million in 2019.
SPECS: 1050 17th Street is a new 12-story, 153,000 SF office building with 4,300 SF
2100 L STREET
Image courtesy of Boston Properties
Photo by Alan Schindler (courtesy of WDG Architecture)
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of retail space. The building features a 3,600 SF fitness center, a 4,700 SF rooftop lounge, 200 parking spaces in four below-grade levels, and a "triple-scrubbed" fresh air delivered to each occupied space via a Dedicated Outdoor Air System, exchanging 100% of the air every 55 minutes.
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2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
LOCATION:
2100 L Street, NW Akridge / Argos Group ARCHITECT(S): WDG Architecture / Martinez & Johnson CONTRACTOR(S): James G. Davis Construction Corporation LEED: Platinum STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: 2100 L Street is a 10-story, 190,000 SF trophy office building with 8,000 SF of retail space. The building offers floor-to-ceiling glass, a two-story lobby, an art gallery with private outdoor terraces, a penthouse conference center, and an outdoor pocket park.
SPECS: 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue will be an 11-story, 454,000 SF trophy office building with up to 30,000 SF of neighborhood-serving retail. The building will have two wings interconnected by a central atrium space and about 325 parking spaces. WilmerHale is the anchor tenant, leasing about 288,000 SF of office space.
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2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Boston Properties / George Washington University ARCHITECT(S): Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects / WDG Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Balfour Beatty LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $360 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2022
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS
250 M AT CANAL PARK
Image courtesy of CoStar
Image courtesy of WC Smith
WARD 6
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699 14TH STREET
LOCATION:
250 M Street, SE WC Smith ARCHITECT(S): Hickok Cole Architects CONTRACTOR(S): HITT LEED: Silver/Gold EST. VALUE: $133 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2021
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
699 14th Street, NW Lincoln Property Company / Pearlmark Real Estate ARCHITECT(S): Shalom Baranes Associates CONTRACTOR(S): Manhattan Construction Company LEED: Gold STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2021
SPECS: 250 M at Canal Park will be a 189,000 SF Class A office building with 6,700 SF of ground floor retail and 177 parking spaces across three levels of underground parking. It will be the new headquarters for the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and designed to meet LEED Silver for base building and Gold for tenant improvements.
SPECS: The historic National Bank of Washington building will be restored and renovated, and a new 11-story Class A office building addition will be constructed on the adjacent lot. The entire development will offer 157,000 SF of office space and up to 25,000 SF of retail uses.
Photo by Ron Blunt (courtesy of Hickok Cole)
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ANTHEM ROW 700 K & 800 K Streets, NW The Meridian Group ARCHITECT(S): Hickok Cole CONTRACTOR(S): Clark Construction Group LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $142 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2019
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2100 M STREET
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: Anthem Row was the result of an extensive renovation of an existing
SPECS: The redevelopment plan for 2100 M Street calls for a full building renovation and the addition of three floors (87,800 SF) and a penthouse (8,600 SF). The new 388,500 SF office building will offer 19,440 SF (with potential for up to 46,440 SF) of retail space.
office building into a 12-story, 420,000 SF office building with up to 70,000 SF of retail space. The new mixed-use development provides double-height retail space and an enhanced 8th Street pedestrian plaza.
2100 M Street, NW Meadow Partners / Network Realty Partners ARCHITECT(S): Morris Adjmi Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Grunley Construction STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: 2022
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DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS
MLK GATEWAY I
Image courtesy of Brookfield
Image courtesy of Menkiti Group
WARD 8
WARD 6
1275 NEW JERSEY AVENUE
LOCATION:
1205–1215 Good Hope Road, SE The Menkiti Group ARCHITECT(S): Cunningham + Quill Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Consigli Construction EST. VALUE: $23 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2021
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
1275 New Jersey Avenue, SE Brookfield Properties ARCHITECT(S): Gensler CONTRACTOR(S): James G. Davis Construction Corporation LEED: Gold STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2021
SPECS: Five DC government-owned parcels are being redeveloped into 20,000 SF of office space (anchored by Enlightened’s new HQ & tech incubator) and approximately 14,000 SF of retail uses. The retail space will be home to a Capital One Café and is also expected to have a sit-down restaurant and other neighborhood-serving tenants.
SPECS: The Yards (Parcel G) is being redeveloped into an 11-story, 310,000 SF office building with 13,400 SF of retail space. The building will have a doublestory ground-level podium with a nine-story, dual-axis tower above. Chemonics International is expected to occupy the entire building (1,200-1,400 employees).
Image courtesy of Four Points, LLC
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REUNION SQUARE (BUILDING 4)
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SAINT ELIZABETHS EAST (PARCEL 17)
LOCATION:
Shannon Place & W Street, SE Four Points, LLC / Curtis Development ARCHITECT(S): Hickok Cole Architects LEED: Gold STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2023
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: Building 4 is part of the 1.57 million SF Reunion Square development located in Anacostia. It will consist of 236,000 SF of office space, 6,640 SF of retail space, and 241 parking spaces. The DC Department of Health will relocate its headquarters to Building 4.
SPECS: As part of the 15.8-acre Phase I redevelopment of the historic St. Elizabeths East Campus, a new 120,000 SF, six-story office building to be occupied by Whitman-Walker Health and Whitman-Walker Health System will be constructed adjacent to the Congress Heights Metrorail Station. There is the potential for up to 18,000 SF of retail uses in the building. A second 160,000 SF office building, designed by Hickok Cole, with 23,000 SF of retail space is also planned on the site.
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Saint Elizabeths East Campus Redbrick LMD / Gragg Cardona Partners / DMPED ARCHITECT(S): Winstanley Architects & Planners LEED: Gold STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2023
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS Signal House/Carr Properties, courtesy of Gensler
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SENTINEL SQUARE III
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SIGNAL HOUSE
LOCATION:
45 L Street, NE Trammell Crow Company ARCHITECT(S): SmithGroup CONTRACTOR(S): Clark Construction Group / Rand Construction LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $250 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
1255 Union Street, NE Carr Properties ARCHITECT(S): Gensler CONTRACTOR(S): John Moriarty & Associates LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $135 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2021
SPECS: The third building of the 1.3 million SF Sentinel Square development is an 11-story, 556,000 SF office building, anchored by the Federal Communications Commission (473,000 SF), with 11,000 SF of retail space. Phases I and II were delivered in 2010 and 2013, respectively.
SPECS: Signal House will be a 10-story, 227,000 SF office building with 12,000 SF of retail space. The building will feature ceiling heights of 11’ 11” (slab-to-slab) and wide column spacing (30’x38’). Signal House is part of the 1.4 million SF mixeduse Market Terminal development located in the Union Market neighborhood.
THE WHARF (PHASE II) Southwest Waterfront Hoffman & Associates / Madison Marquette ARCHITECT(S): ODA Architecture / WDG Architecture / Rafael Vinoly Architects / Morris Adjmi Architects / Studios Architecture / Hollwich Kushner / Perkins Eastman DC / SHoP / S9 Architecture CONTRACTOR(S): Balfour Beatty Construction / Donohoe Construction / DPR Construction / Cianbro LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $1.2 billion STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2022
Image courtesy of Brookfield
Image courtesy of Hoffman & Associates
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THE YARDS (PARCEL F)
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: Phase II of The Wharf will deliver 547,000 SF of office space in three buildings, 95,000 SF of retail space, a 131-room Pendry hotel, 351 residential units (apartments & condos), two below-grade parking garages, a 200+ slip marina, and four acres of public park/open space. Williams & Connolly LLP will be the anchor office tenant.
1st & N Streets, NE Brookfield Properties ARCHITECT(S): Selldorf Architects LEED: Gold STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: 2023 SPECS: Parcel F will be developed into a nine-story mixed-use building containing approximately 267,500 SF of office space, 22,800 SF of ground-floor retail, an 8,350 SF habitable penthouse, and two levels of underground parking. The building will contain several levels of outdoor terrace/amenity space and have a two-story ground-level podium.
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RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC
By: Jonathan Chambers, Vice President, Delta Associates
2020 has been a tumultuous year for the District of Columbia’s retail and restaurant market as the COVID-19 pandemic has heavily curtailed demand, with the notable exception of grocery stores. Prior to the pandemic, the retail landscape in the District was robust and recorded strong growth in 2019 into the first quarter of 2020.
2019 TAXABLE RETAIL & RESTAURANT SALES1
RETAIL DELIVERIES IN 20202
DC'S POPULATION GROWTH3
NEW GROCERY STORES4
5.3% INCREASE FROM 2018
SQUARE FEET
2010–2020
SINCE 2010— 7 MORE IN THE PIPELINE
$16.4 B
~665 K
Taxable retail and restaurant sales totaled $16.4 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2019, a solid 6.3% increase over FY 2018. Notably, restaurant sales grew 8.1% in FY 2019 after experiencing a decline in FY 2018, the first time in six years. The District was one of the first jurisdictions in the country to require the closure of retailers and restaurants to customers (in addition to schools, entertainment venues, and hotels) in response to the community spread of COVID-19 beginning in mid-March 2020. Notably, grocery stores and other essential food retailers were exempt from the order. Under District's Phase 2 reopening plan that commenced in June, all restaurants and retailers were allowed to re-open with strict social distancing measures in place, including capacity capped at 50% and a minimum six-foot distance between tables in indoor dining rooms. Bars (where much of the District’s restaurants generate a considerable share of their revenue) were limited to seated guests only six feet apart, with no bartender service. The District’s Phase 2 restrictions remained in place as of December 2020.5 Retailers and restaurants in both the District and around the world have adopted different methods to adapt to the current reality with varying degrees of success. Primarily, restaurants, including those that were dine-in only pre-COVID, swiftly
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pivoted to delivery and carry-out business models in March and April by leveraging a variety of services and platforms. However, delivery platforms—specifically Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber Eats and Postmates—have exploited the skyrocketing food delivery demand by charging elevated fees and commissions (up to 30% in the spring), which has drastically cut into restaurant profit margins, with some making losses on delivery orders. Typical profit margins for full-service restaurants ranges between three and five percent. In response, the District Council passed legislation, signed into law by Mayor Bowser in May, capping delivery fees at 15% of the bill. The pandemic has been especially tough for independent retailers, many of whom lack sustained capital to lean on in the near-term. Service oriented retailers which require physical interaction, such as barbershops and salons, were forced to shut down for months during the spring. Craft alcohol producers have had to shut down tasting rooms, although some have shifted to direct-to-consumer sales models (which was heavily regulated pre-COVID) and some distilleries augmented their revenue streams by producing hand sanitizer. In sum, approximately 40% of restaurants in the District ceased operations at least temporarily during the early stages of the pandemic, while the remaining 60% saw sales fall by at least
1. Office of the Chief Financial Officer (FY 2021 Proposed Budget & Financial Plan). Year denotes fiscal year (October–September). Taxable retail & restaurant sales include retail, liquor & restaurant sales (categories are based on tax rates and may include other categories). 2. Washington DC Economic Partnership (December 2020, projections based on projects under construction). 3. Census Bureau, Population Division 4. Washington DC Economic Partnership (November 2020) 5. For the most up-to-date information please visit coronavirus.dc.gov/.
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SELECT RETAIL AND RESTAURANT OPENINGS DURING COVID-19 (MARCH 2020–DECEMBER 2020) TENANT
LOCATION
NEIGHBORHOOD
Atlas Brew Works
1201 Half St., SE
Capitol Riverfront
Baan Siam
425 I St., NW
Mt. Vernon Triangle
Baker's Daughter
1402 Okie St., NE
Ivy City
Bammy's
301 Water St., SE
Capitol Riverfront
Bar & Lounge 54
1207 19 th St., NW
Dupont Circle
BeauTea
1073 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Georgetown
Brine
1359 H St., NE
H Street
Call Your Mother
3428 O St., NW
Georgetown
Colada Shop
10 Pearl St., SW
Southwest
El Cielo Restaurant
1280 4th St., NE
Union Market
Fight Club
623 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Capitol Hill
Georgetown Social
2920 M St., NW
Georgetown
Ghostline
2340 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Cathedral Heights
Gypsy Kitchen
1825 14 St., NW
14th Street
KitchenCray
1301 H St., NE
H Street
La Famosa
1300 4th St., SE
Capitol Riverfront
Levain Bakery
3131 M St., NW
Georgetown
Lulu's Winegarden
1940 11th St., NW
U Street
Lupo Pizzeria
1908 14 St., NW
14th & U Streets
th
th
Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery
1201 Half St., SE
Navy Yard
Martha Dear
3110 Mt. Pleasant St., NW
Mount Pleasant
Melange
449 K St., NW
Mt. Vernon Triangle
Menya Hosaki
845 Upshur St., NW
Petworth
Mercy Me
1143 New Hampshire Ave., NW West End
Momo Chicken & Grill
1001 4th St., SW
Southwest
Muchas Gracias
5029 Connecticut Ave., NW
Chevy Chase
Other Half Brewing: DC
1401 Okie St., NE
Ivy City
Oyster Oyster
1440 8 th St., NW
Shaw
Proper 21
2033 K St., NW
Golden Triangle
Pupatella
1801 18 St., NW
Dupont Circle
RASA
485 K St., NW
Mt. Vernon Triangle
Roaming Rooster
1301 U St., NW
14th & U Streets
th
Rumi’s Kitchen
640 L St., NW
Mt. Vernon Square
Saint-Vincent
3212 Georgia Ave., NW
Petworth/Park View
Shelter
1401 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Capitol Hill
Shibuya Eatery
2321 18 th St., NW
Adams Morgan
Smokin’ Pig
1208 H St., NE
H Street
Tabla
3227 Georgia Ave., NW
Parkview
Taïm Dupont Circle
1514 Connecticut Ave., NW
Dupont Circle
The Roost
1401 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Capitol Hill
70% according to ReOpenDC.5 This resulted in net Retail job growth of -3,500 between March and May in the District, and net Leisure/Hospitality job growth (including restaurant positions) of -45,000. Following the Phase 2 re-opening, 2,000 Retail jobs and 12,600 Leisure/Hospitality jobs have returned to the city. Unfortunately, many retailers and restaurants in the District have shut their doors permanently because of the pandemic. In June, the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington predicted that the metro area could lose between 25% and 30% of independently owned restaurants. Notable closures since the beginning of the pandemic include the 14th Street NW location of Matchbox, Momofuku, Post Pub, Eighteenth Street Lounge, Ghibelina, Naf Naf Grill, Firehook Bakery, and Fado Irish Pub. Meanwhile, retailers and restaurants have engaged in intense negotiations with property owners to stay afloat. In October 2020 the District Council passed a law mandating that rent payment plans be available for retail tenants that lease under 6,500 SF during the public health emergency and for one year after. Retail rent collection rates nationally have generally improved from a low of just 57% in May to 80% in September according to Datex Property Solutions. Locally, property owners have been offering deep rent concessions (up to 50%) or deferrals to tenants. Despite the grim situation, a number of new retail leases have commenced since the start of the pandemic, indicating confidence in the long-term prospects of the sector in the District. One of the most notable leases executed was signed by Whole Foods for 40,000 SF at the Parks at Walter Reed mixed-use development in Q4 2019. Additionally, renovations are commencing at the Glover Park Whole Foods which has been shuttered for over three years. Amazon has also committed to occupy about 8,000 SF on 14th Street NW for a retail presence under a yet-to-be-determined brand with a second location on H Street NE.
5. ReOpenDC Advisory Group Recommendations to the Mayor, May 2020 Source: Delta Associates, Yelp, Washington Business Journal, Eater Washington DC; December 2020.
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RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
NOTABLE RETAIL LEASES IN THE DISTRICT (2020) TENANT
PROPERTY ADDRESS
NEIGHBORHOOD
City-State Brewing Co.
705 Edgewood St., NE
Brookland
SIZE (SF)
DATE
13,000
Q1 2020
Love, Makoto
200 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Downtown DC
9,000
Q3 2020
Blu Dot
3333 M St., NW
Georgetown
8,950
Q1 2020
Amazon
1701 14th St., NW
14th & U Streets
8,000
Q1 2020
Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar
2201 14 St., NW
14 & U Streets
7,200
Q1 2020
th
th
Handle19
319 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Capitol Hill
6,000
Q2 2020
Ilili
100 District Sq., SW
Southwest Waterfront
5,000
Q1 2020
Capital One Café
1909 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE
Anacostia
3,700
Q3 2020
Bistrow du Jour
99 District Sq., SW
Southwest Waterfront
1,770
Q4 2020
Source: Bisnow, Eater, Washington Business Journal, Delta Associates; December 2020.
Across the metro region, no single community has suffered more from the pandemic’s effects on brick-and-mortar retail than the urban village of Friendship Heights on the DistrictMaryland border. Once billed as the “Rodeo Drive of the East” and boasting one of the wealthiest demographics in the nation, the mixed-use hub had struggled to retain retailers even before the pandemic arrived. Over the last few years, luxury boutique tenants in Friendship Heights such as Saks Jandel, Gucci, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Cartier closed altogether or moved to CityCenterDC. However, the pandemic ushered in a wave of larger tenant closures, such as P.F. Chang’s, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, and Brooks Brothers. Notably, nearly all the recent closures are the product of a national crisis among luxury brick and mortar retailers. Elsewhere in the District, Brook Brothers closed its Georgetown store, J. Crew closed in Logan Circle, and Jos A. Bank closed in Union Station. While consumer spending is still far below pre-pandemic levels, it has improved dramatically since the spring. As of December, total spending by District residents (as measured by credit card transaction volume tracked by Affinity Solutions) was down -25% compared to January. This includes a -57% decrease in Restaurant/Hotel spending, -63% decrease in
6. Office of the Chief Financial Officer September 2020 District of Columbia Revised Revenue Estimates, December 2020.
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Entertainment/Recreation spending, and -66% decrease in Transportation spending. Notably, spending for all retail purchases was only down -2% compared to January, thanks primarily to a transition to online shopping. In addition, grocery expenditures have actually increased in the District through the pandemic, with sales ballooning 40% in March compared to January and up 7% in December. The increase in sales came despite a jump in prices for produce triggered by supply constraints. The near future looks somewhat bleak for retailers and restaurateurs in the District. While we expect demand to return eventually, the timing remains very uncertain. Even after vaccine distribution commences it will likely be months before shoppers feel entirely safe again in stores. In the immediate future, the struggle for survival of restaurants in the District and other temperate climate cities will only intensify as cold weather arrives, removing the option of outdoor seating. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer reported a sales tax revenue declined of -23.5% in FY 2020 (including a -46% decline in hotel and restaurant tax receipts) and gross sales tax revenue in FY 2021 is forecasted to decline -9% before rebounding by 27% in FY 2022.6
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
THE DISTRICT’S CHANGE IN CONSUMER SPENDING SINCE JANUARY 2020 40% 30% 20%
7%
10% 0%
Dec
Feb
Feb
Dec
Feb
Dec
Dec Feb
-10% -20%
Dec
Feb
-2%
-22%
-30% -40% -50% -60%
-57% -65%
-70% -80% Restaurants/Hotels
Entertainment/Recreation
Apparel & General Merchandise
Grocery
All Retail Spending
Source: Affinity Solutions via Economic Tracker, Delta Associates; December 2020.
The retail landscape will likely be permanently affected by the pandemic, even when demand does return. Unfortunately for small retailers, the rise of the one-stop-shop megaretailers will likely accelerate. While smaller mall and in-line retailers have seen sales plummet, big-box stores such as Home Depot and Best Buy, and especially discount stores like Walmart and Target, have seen sales increase. This trend will likely continue after the pandemic, even in urban areas like the District. The pandemic has also accelerated consumers’ shift to e-commerce, requiring brick-and-mortar retailers to adapt and move business online. In a somewhat ironic twist of fortunes, high-end grocer and Amazon subsidiary Whole Foods hasn’t been experiencing the same level of sales as its mainstream and discount competitors, as discussed
in an October article from Bloomberg. Many of these competitors have adopted Whole Foods’ successful strategy of accommodating pickup and delivery of online grocery orders. Other reasons for the grocer’s struggles are its infamously high prices which are less tenable with customers during a recession, as well as the lack of lunchtime crowds for its large selection of prepared food options. Online retail orders and take-out, curbside pickup, and delivery options are likely here to stay, although customers will also return to restaurants to enjoy the dining experience once the pandemic abates. In the near-term, social distancing and enhanced sanitary protocols will certainly persist, as will improved restaurant kitchen efficiency measures, including the continued proliferation of “ghost kitchens” as a lean service model without customer seating.
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RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT (SF IN THOUSANDS, DECEMBER 2020) 1,200 1,000
473
600
611
665
800
318
400 200 0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
GROUNDBREAKING
2012
2013
2014
2015
COMPLETED
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
2022*
PROJECTED DELIVERIES*
*projections based on targeted delivery dates of projects under construction as of December 2020
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT (DECEMBER 2020) PROJECTS
COMPLETED (SINCE 2001)
RETAIL SF
478
9,933,705
2010
11
330,700
2011
11
312,345
2012
16
314,324
2013
26
1,041,942
2014
27
690,259
2015
24
473,626
2016
37
749,671
2017
29
637,469
2018
30
330,439
2019
29
673,434
2020
39
664,811
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
46
1,093,947
2021 DELIVERY
34
473,110
2022 DELIVERY
11
610,715
2023 DELIVERY
1
10,122
PIPELINE
203
4,896,392
NEAR TERM
91
1,366,700
LONG TERM
112
3,529,692
TOTAL
727
15,924,044
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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE PROJECT
WARD
LOCATION
DEVELOPER(S)
RETAIL SF
EST. VALUE ($M) 1
EST. DELIVERY2
TOP RETAIL PROJECTS COMPLETED (Q4 2019–Q4 2020) 1
Hecht Warehouse (1515 New York Avenue)
5
1515 New York Ave., NE
Douglas Development Corporation
93,000
$27
Q4 19
2
Riverpoint
6
2100 2nd St., SW
Akridge / Western Development / Orr Partners / Jefferson Apartment Group
70,400
$220
Q4 20
3
Beckert’s Park
6
415 14th St., SE
Foulger-Pratt / Safeway
68,000
$138
Q3 20
4
Shops at Penn Branch (Phase I)
7
3200 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
65,000
$25
Q4 19
5
The Kelvin
6
1250 Half St., SE
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
59,000
$155
Q3 20
6
250 Massachusetts Avenue
2
250 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Property Group Partners
58,400
$275
Q4 19
7
The Wren
1
965 Florida Ave., NW
MRP Realty / JBG Smith / Ellis Development Group
49,200
$153
Q3 20
8
Hecht Warehouse District (Pappas Building)
5
1401 Okie St., NE
Douglas Development Corporation
46,800
9 10
Q4 19
AVEC
6
901 H St., NE
Rappaport / Lustine Family / WC Smith
43,700
$200
Q2 20
West Half
6
1201 Half St., SE
JBG Smith
42,000
$228
Q3 20
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City Ridge
3
3900 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Roadside Development / North America Sekisui House
196,000
$715
Q2 22
12
Crest at Skyland Town Center
7
Alabama Ave. & Naylor Rd., SE
Rappaport / WC Smith / Washington East
117,000
$199
Q1 21
13
The Wharf (Phase II)
6
Southwest Waterfront
Hoffman & Associates / Madison Marquette
95,000
$1,150
14
ART Place at Fort Totten (Phase II)
5
5300 South Dakota Ave., NE
Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
95,000
15
Eckington Yards
5
1625 Eckington Pl. & 1500 Harry Thomas Way, NE
The JBG Companies / LCOR
67,300
$265
Q2 21
16
Armature Works
6
1200 3rd St., NE
Trammell Crow Company / High Street Residential / MetLife
60,000
$400
Q2 22
17
The Hartley
4
6900 Georgia Ave., NW
Hines / Urban Atlantic / Triden Development / Bridge Investment Group
60,000
18
Bryant Street (Phase I)
5
680 Rhode Island Ave., NE
MRP Realty / FRP Development Corp
40,400
19
NoMa CNTR
6
1005 1st St., NE
Perseus TDC / Four Points / Buccini Pollin Group / Sunwater Management
39,900
$330
Q4 22
20
Press House at Union District
6
301–331 N St., NE
Foulger-Pratt
27,282
$180
Q2 21
$420
2022-28
42,400
$17
2022
Q3 22 Q4 22
Q1 22 Q3 21
TOP RETAIL PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE 21
Northeast Heights
7
3924–3968 Minnesota Ave., NE
Cedar Realty Trust / Trammell Crow Company
194,600
22
Upton Place
3
4000 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Donohoe Companies
100,000
23
Skyland Town Center (Block 3)
7
Alabama Ave. & Naylor Rd., SE
Rappaport / WC Smith
24
113 Potomac Avenue
6
113 Potomac Ave., SW
Toll Brothers
41,000
$250
2023
25
Saint Elizabeths East (Parcel 17)
8
Saint Elizabeths East Campus
Redbrick LMD / Gragg Cardona Partners / DMPED
31,000
$170
2023
26
North Building
5
1329 5th St., NE
EDENS / Gables Residential
23,100
$140
2023
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Saint Elizabeths East (Parcel 13)
8
Saint Elizabeths East Campus
Neighborhood Development Company / MCG Capital / DMPED
21,000
28
Waterfront Station II
6
1000 4th St., SW
Hoffman & Associates / CityPartners / Affordable Housing Developers / Paramount Development Corp. / DMPED
19,700
29
The Yards (Parcel I)
6
Canal & N Sts., SE
Brookfield Properties
16,000
30
The Clara on Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave
8
2313 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE
Banneker Ventures / Masjid Muhammad
14,000
2024
2024 $165
2023
$43
2022
2023
1) may include non-retail components & pipeline values may include additional phases ($ in millions) 2) delivery date may reflect phase I delivery or final phase delivery.
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ART PLACE AT FORT TOTTEN (PHASE II)
AVEC
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
Fort Totten Metrorail Station Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation ARCHITECT(S): Perkins Eastman DC / Studio Shanghai CONTRACTOR(S): L.F. Jennings STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2022
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: The second phase of the 2.0 million SF ART Place at Fort Totten mixeduse development, located on the 5.1-acre Block B, will consist of two buildings totaling 270 multifamily units, the Explore! Children's Museum, a family entertainment zone (anticipated to be anchored by Meow Wolf ), an Aldi grocery store (25,000 SF), 30 units of artist housing/workspace, additional retail, and 930 parking spaces.
SPECS: AVEC is a two-block redevelopment project with multiple facades. The 419-unit multifamily residential building offers 44,000 SF of retail space and a three-level underground garage that provides off-street parking for residents (309 spaces) and retail patrons (126 spaces). Retail tenants include [Solidcore], Urban Nail Lounge, AT&T, Heart & Paw, and a grocery store.
BECKERT’S PARK 415 14th Street, SE Foulger-Pratt / Safeway ARCHITECT(S): BKV Group CONTRACTOR(S): Foulger-Pratt LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $138 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020
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Courtesy of BKV Group
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901 H Street, NE Rappaport / WC Smith / Lustine Family ARCHITECT(S): Torti Gallas and Partners CONTRACTOR(S): WCS Construction LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $200 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020
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BENNING MARKET
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: Beckert's Park consists of 325 residential apartment units and 68,000 SF
SPECS: This mixed-use project will provide 12,400 SF of innovative office space and a 7,000 SF food-focused, neighborhood-serving retail, anchored by Market 7 (food hall/market), in the River Terrace neighborhood of Northeast Washington, DC.
of ground floor retail, anchored by a new 60,000 SF Safeway grocery store. The site was formerly home to a standalone Safeway with surface parking.
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3451 Benning Road, NE Neighborhood Development Company ARCHITECT(S): 2-POV EST. VALUE: $5.2 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: 2021
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS Conceptual image courtesy of EDENS
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LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S): May | Riegler Properties
2114 Georgia Avenue, NW
DEVELOPER(S): Edens / Menkiti Group / Fivesquares Development /
Howard University Studios Architecture EST. VALUE: $275 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: 2025
ARCHITECT(S):
Antunovich Associates Tishman Construction / AECOM LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $80 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020 CONTRACTOR(S):
ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: Blackbird is a mixed-use project with 167 residential units (346–1,220 SF) and 25,700 SF of retail. The retail space offers ceiling heights up to 17 feet and is anchored by The Roost, a culinary clubhouse, a food hall, and a neighborhood gathering place. There is one level of underground parking with 59 spaces.
SPECS: Howard University selected the Bond Partnership to redevelop the 2.2-acre site. Plans include 450 residential units, 55,000 SF of retail, up to 300 parking spaces, and potentially a 180-room hotel. The two historic industrial buildings onsite will be incorporated into the development.
BRYANT STREET (PHASE I) 680 Rhode Island Avenue, NE MRP Realty / FRP Development Corp. ARCHITECT(S): SK+I Architectural Design Group LEED: Gold STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021
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CITY RIDGE
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: The 13-acre Rhode Island Avenue Shopping Center will be redeveloped into a mixed-use project with up to 1,600 residential units and 275,000 SF of retail/entertainment space. Phase I will consist of three buildings totaling 487 residential units, an anticipated nine-screen Alamo Draft Cinema, and approximately 40,400 SF of additional retail space.
3900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Roadside Development / North America Sekisui House ARCHITECT(S): Shalom Baranes Associates CONTRACTOR(S): Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $715 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2022 SPECS: The former headquarters for Fannie Mae (~10 acres) will be redeveloped into 1.15 million SF of mixed-use development. The plan calls for nine mixed-use buildings totaling 690 residential units, 196,000 SF of retail space (anchored by an 82,000 SF Wegmans grocery store), and 170,000 SF of office/ cultural uses. Portions of the original building will be incorporated into the overall development plan to house the International Baccalaureate’s Global Centre for the Americas. The grand front lawn will be heavily programmed with events and cultural activities.
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COLLECTION14 LOCATION:
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2122 14th Street, NW
LOCATION:
Alabama Avenue & Naylor Road, SE
DEVELOPER(S): Madison Investments
DEVELOPER(S): Rappaport / WC Smith / Washington East
ARCHITECT(S):
ARCHITECT(S):
Perkins Eastman DC
Torti Gallas and Partners WCS Construction / L.F. Jennings LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $199 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2021
CONTRACTOR(S): McCullough Construction LLC
CONTRACTOR(S):
LEED:
Silver EST. VALUE: $100 million Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021 STATUS:
SPECS: The 2100 block of 14th Street will be redeveloped into a seven-story, 233-
unit residential building with up to 29,800 SF of commercial space (5,300 SF office, 20,500 SF retail, 4,000 SF for arts uses), 70 parking spaces, and at least 105 bicycle spaces. The existing structure at 2100 14th Street will be incorporated into the development.
SPECS: The redevelopment of the 18.5-acre Skyland Shopping Center could result in up to 320,000 SF of commercial space and 500 residential units. The Crest at Skyland will deliver roads and infrastructure, in addition to 263 apartments, over 117,000 gross SF of retail (84,000 SF net rentable). Future phases include 41,000 SF of retail anchored by DC’s first Lidl grocery store on Block 3 in 2022. A video of the project can be found at wdcep.co/skyland-video.
Mary Parker Photography (courtesy of Hickok Cole)
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J LINEA 2009 8th Street, NW Jefferson Apartment Group / Stars Investment Management ARCHITECT(S): Hickok Cole CONTRACTOR(S): CBG Building Company LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $75 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020
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NOMA CNTR
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S): Four Points / Perseus TDC / Buccini Pollin Group /
SPECS: The new 132-unit mixed-use residential building sits above 16,400 SF of street-level retail and 57 parking spaces. The avant-garde boutique residence has a unique angular geometry and a cascading gold fins series, while preserving the pedestrian scale of the narrow side street.
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1005 1st Street, NE Sunwater Management
ARCHITECT(S): HKS PC CONTRACTOR(S): John Moriarty & Associates LEED:
Silver EST. VALUE: $330 million Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2022 STATUS:
SPECS: NoMa CNTR will be a mixed-use development with 500 residential units, a 235-room Marriott hotel, and up to 40,000 SF of retail space. The building's west wing will be residential, while the east wing will include residential and hotel uses.
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS Courtesy of Foulger-Pratt Companies
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PRESS HOUSE AT UNION DISTRICT
Minnesota Avenue & Benning Road, NE
LOCATION:
301 N Street, NE Foulger-Pratt ARCHITECT(S): Torti Gallas Urban / AA Studio CONTRACTOR(S): Foulger-Pratt LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $180 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2021
DEVELOPER(S): Cedar Realty Trust / Trammell Crow Company
DEVELOPER(S):
ARCHITECT(S): Perkins Eastman DC / Moya Design Partners /
SK+I Architectural Design Group $420 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near-Long Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: 2022–28 EST. VALUE:
SPECS: The 13.2-acre site, bisected by Minnesota Avenue, involves the redevelopment of two distinct existing shopping centers. Total build-out could result in 265,000 SF of office space (anchored by the 700-employee DC Department of General Services), 1,355 residential units, 194,600 SF of retail uses, 1,127 parking spaces, and 706 bicycle spaces.
RIVERPOINT
SPECS: This project will deliver 356 residential apartment units, 25,700 SF of office space, and 27,300 SF of retail space. The project will rehabilitate and incorporate the historical structure onsite to serve as the new home for Hickok Cole. A future phase may include a hotel/condo building.
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LOCATION:
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LOCATION:
Saint Elizabeths East Campus
DEVELOPER(S): Akridge / Western Development Corporation /
DEVELOPER(S): Neighborhood Development Company / MCG Capital /
ARCHITECT(S):
ARCHITECT(S):
Jefferson Apartment Group / Orr Partners Antunovich Associates CONTRACTOR(S): CBG Building Company LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $220 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2020
SPECS: RiverPoint is an adaptive reuse of the former U.S. Coast Guard
headquarters at Buzzard Point into 481 residential apartments and up to 70,400 SF of restaurant and retail space, anchored by a seafood restaurant by Greg Casten, and a waterfront restaurant, a food hall by Spike Gjerde, and DC Central Kitchen's new HQ.
DMPED Bonstra | Haresign Architects CONTRACTOR(S): GCS-Sigal LLC STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: 2024
SPECS: Redevelopment plans for the 2.9-acre site call for a seven-story, 421-unit residential rental building with 126 affordable units, 21,000 SF of commercial space, and 240 underground parking spaces. The retail will be anchored by the restaurant Halfsmoke and social services organization A Wider Circle. The project will also include pedestrian access to the Congress Heights Metrorail Station.
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STRAND THEATER LOCATION:
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5119–5127 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S): The Warrenton Group / Washington Metropolitan CDC /
NHP Foundation PGN Architects PLLC CONTRACTOR(S): WCS Construction LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $38 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021 ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: The Strand Residences will be built adjacent to the historic Strand Theater and will feature approximately 1,400 SF of retail space on the groundlevel, 1,200 SF of community/business incubator space, and 86 affordable residential units. The historic theatre will be renovated and become home to Deanwood Smokehouse, from the owners of Ivy City Smokehouse.
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Urban Atlantic / Hines / Triden Development Group ARCHITECT(S): Torti Gallas Urban, Inc. CONTRACTOR(S): CBG Building Company STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2022 DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: The Hartley (Building I/J) is a mixed-use project located on the former Walter Reed medical campus. The building will include 323 rental apartments and 60,000 SF of retail space, anchored by a 40,000 SF Whole Foods grocery store. The Hartley is the first component of the "town center" portion of the 3.1 million SF Walter Reed redevelopment master plan and is being constructed on the site of the former 2.6 million SF hospital building.
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WEST HALF
LOCATION:
965 Florida Avenue, NW MRP Realty / Ellis Development Group / JBG Smith ARCHITECT(S): Hord Coplan Macht / PGN Architects CONTRACTOR(S): John Moriarty & Associates LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $153 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S): JBG Smith
SPECS: MRP and Ellis Development Group won the RFP from the DC government (July 2013) to redevelop the site into a 400,000 SF mixed-use project. The Wren features 433 residential rental apartments (130 affordable), a 44,000 SF Whole Foods grocery store, and 344 parking spaces on three levels of below-grade parking.
SPECS: West Half is an 11-story mixed-use building featuring 465 residential rental apartment units (some with large terraces facing Nationals Park) and 42,000 SF of retail space on two levels.
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1201 Half Street, SE
ARCHITECT(S):
Eric Colbert & Associates / ODA Architecture HITT LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $228 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020 CONTRACTOR(S):
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC
Image courtesy of Bonstra | Haresign Architects
By: Nick DuBose, Real Estate Analyst, Delta Associates
The Washington metro area is the seventh largest apartment market in the U.S., with the Census Bureau approximating its multifamily supply at 561,000 units.
TOTAL DC HOUSEHOLDS 1
RENTAL UNIT INVENTORY 2
STABILIZED APARTMENT VACANCY 2
RESIDENTIAL UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3
Q4 2020 (CLASS A+B MARKET-RATE)
Q4 2020 (CLASS A+B MARKET-RATE)
~83% MARKET-RATE UNITS (DECEMBER 2020)
52,387
313,459
17.5% INCREASE FROM 2010
In 2020, 10,842 Class A market-rate apartment units were delivered in the Washington metro area, with 5,559 of those units located in the District. Over the same period, 3,692 Class A and B market-rate apartments were absorbed in the Washington metro area on a net basis. The District contributed just 469 units (net) to that total, which was a massive drop from the 4,314 units absorbed in 2019.
9.6%
13,777
Most recent apartment deliveries have been concentrated in the Capitol Riverfront and Southwest, with a total of 12 projects with over 4,000 units completed in the two neighborhoods during the year, and another nine projects with over 2,500 units currently under construction. Additional concentrations of construction activity are in the NoMa/Union Market, Columbia Heights, and Shaw submarkets. The 17 projects that began leasing in
THE DISTRICT’S CLASS A + B APARTMENT MARKET 20%
4,000 15.5%
15% 10%
3,000
2,000
0% -5%
NUMBER OF UNITS
5%
1,000
-10% 469
-15% -20% Q2-15 Q3-15 Q4-15 Q1-16 Q2-16 Q3-16 Q4-16 Q1-17
2015
2016 ANNUAL ABSORPTION
-18.5% Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
2017
2018 ANNUAL RENT GROWTH
2019
0
2020
OVERALL VACANCY
Source: Delta Associates; December 2020
1. Esri forecasts for 2020 2. Delta Associates, December 2020. “Stabilized Vacancy” is the rate of “available units” in properties that have achieved 95% occupancy. The building stays in the pool of stabilized properties even if it falls below 95% occupancy at a subsequent date. 3. Washington DC Economic Partnership, December 2020. Includes rental & ownership units (market-rate & non-market rate) in new construction & major renovation projects
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the District in 2020 have seen an average lease-up pace of approximately 12 units per month. Over the next two years, about 10,700 new market-rate units are expected to enter the District’s apartment market. During the same timeframe, a total of 26,200 new apartment unit deliveries are projected metro-wide.
than double the 4.9% rate a year prior. The greater metro area had a stabilized vacancy rate of 6.1% for all classes of apartments at the end of 2020, compared to 4.6% at year-end 2019. Nevertheless, multifamily vacancy in the Washington region remains lower than other major metropolitan areas like Boston, Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, South Florida, Houston, and Chicago. Multifamily demand in Washington is relatively strong, although it has been tempered due to the pandemic. Hyper-supply in the region is the most significant threat to healthy vacancy rates in the coming years, and the apartment market in the District is under even greater pressure due to outmigration to the suburbs.
A substantial number of deliveries over the past five years, combined with the current crisis surrounding COVID-19, have caused vacancy rates in the District and Washington metro area to rise significantly in 2020. The District had a stabilized vacancy rate of 10.3% for Class A apartments as of the end 2020, more
WASHINGTON METRO AREA CLASS A + B APARTMENT MARKET 6.6% 6.0% 15,000 4.0% 2.0%
-2.0% -4.0%
5,000
NUMBER OF UNITS
10,000
0.0%
3,692
-6.0% -8.0% -10.0% Q4-15
2015
Q1-16
Q2-16
Q3-16
2016
Q4-16
Q1-17
Q2-17
Q3-17
Q4-17
Q1-18
2017 ANNUAL ABSORPTION
Q2-18
Q3-18
Q4-18
Q1-19
2018 ANNUAL RENT GROWTH
Q2-19
Q3-19
Q4-19
Q1-20
2019
-10.1% Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
0
2020 OVERALL VACANCY
Source: Delta Associates; December 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. at the end of Q1 2020, concessions have skyrocketed in the District. Over the past two quarters, as a percentage of face rent, average concessions have increased from 2.2% in Q1 2020 to a whopping 10.7% in Q4 2020—the highest rate of lease concessions in recent history. So far, these efforts have done little to temper the rise in vacancy caused by the pandemic.
The multitude of deliveries and lack of absorption over the past year have worsened the crisis. With a rapidly increasing supply of units and renters seeking more affordable options during economic volatility, the District multifamily market will continue to be highly vulnerable to fluctuating demand and heightened competition in the short-term, but prospects remain positive over the long-term for the city.
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SINGLE-FAMILY, CONDO, AND TOWNHOME MARKET
MULTIFAMILY UNITS AND VACANCY SELECTED U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS (Q4 2020) Q4 2020 VACANCY
LOCATION
In stark contrast to the rental apartment market, the District’s for-sale market performed relatively well in 2020. There were a total of 9,549 condo, townhome, and single-family existing home sales recorded in the District during 2020, a 6.0% increase in volume over 2019. Existing condo sales grew 9.8% during 2020, while existing rowhome sales increased 6.8%. However, sales volume for detached single-family homes in the District decreased 6.5%. The median price for all existing home types as of Q4 2020 was $664,200, a nearly 10% increase from a year prior. The median sales prices for these types of units in 2020 through October were $505,500 and $780,000, respectively. New condo sales in the District were down in 2020 at 408 total units compared to 543 units in 2019. However, “same-store” prices increased 2.5% District-wide, with positive gains in every submarket except Central DC (-1.6% price change). Low interest rates coupled with mortgage payments comparable to many Class A apartment rents helped increase condo demand in 2020. Upper Northwest (where all sales are in high-end luxury buildings) remained the new condo price leader in 2020 at an average of $1,319 in effective price per SF. In contrast to apartments, concessions remained low for new condos averaging 0.5% as a percentage of asking price as of Q4 2020.
COVID-19’S IMPACT ON THE DC RESIDENTIAL MARKET COVID-19 has devastated the District’s multifamily market, while the city’s for-sale market remains relatively unaffected. The -18.5% annual rent growth for all apartments in the District in 2020 is unprecedented, and ongoing construction continues to threaten market stability going forward. Declining rents may help curb the rise in vacancy, but not enough to return the market to pre-pandemic performance. Tenant rent payment rates have declined as households struggle financially and eviction moratoriums were put in place. Nationally, the rate of rent collection fell to a new all-time low of 75.4% in December 2020, compared to 83.2% a year prior.4
4. National Multifamily Housing Council, December 2020.
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Atlanta
5.5%
Boston
6.0%
Chicago
5.9%
Dallas/Fort Worth
6.1%
Houston
6.0%
Los Angeles Basin
4.3%
New York
4.7%
San Francisco Bay
4.8%
South Florida
6.8%
Washington
4.7%
Note: Vacancy includes Class A and Class B. Source: REIS, Delta Associates; December 2020
CLASS A APARTMENT EFFECTIVE RENT AND ANNUAL RENT GROWTH (Q4 2020) SUBMARKET
EFFECTIVE RENT
RENT CHANGE
VACANCY
Brookland/Fort Totten
$1,859
-10.1%
8.4%
Capitol Hill
$2,898
-6.5%
11.5%
Capitol Riverfront
$2,138
-21.4%
11.4%
Columbia Heights
$1,950
-17.2%
10.2%
Dupont/Logan Circle
$2,451
-21.0%
6.9%
East End
$2,184
-23.4%
10.6%
H Street
$2,153
-15.4%
8.6%
Mount Vernon Triangle
$1,986
-23.9%
8.2%
NoMa/Union Market
$2,052
-15.7%
9.2%
Shaw
$2,069
-24.0%
10.5%
Southwest
$2,091
-21.0%
14.4%
U Street
$2,455
-17.6%
10.3%
West End
$3,021
-19.2%
8.5%
District Average
$2,185
-17.9%
10.3%
Source: Delta Associates; December 2020
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT CONCESSIONS AS A PERCENTAGE OF FACE RENT (Q1 2018–Q4 2020) 10.7% 10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0% Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2018
Q2
Q3
2019
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2020
Source: Transwestern, Delta Associates; December 2020.
Although the for-sale market has so far prospered despite economic concerns arising from the pandemic, it may too be in for a correction as mortgage forgiveness policies expire in summer 2021. The District’s multifamily market already has excess supply and owner-occupied housing may experience a similar trajectory as elevated unemployment and expiring federal aid may cause an increase in mortgage defaults in the latter half of next year. Most indicators, particularly the arrival of proven COVID-19 vaccines, point to a potentially robust rebound in the local residential market in 2021. Specifically, the recovery from the current downturn in the apartment market and an aversion of a similar dip in the for-sale market is highly dependent on the following factors:
• Cohesive and effective public policy from the new presidential administration and unified Congress to soften the blow to the U.S. economy, especially the provision of financial assistance to individual households. • Adaptation to the current market reality by property managers, owners, and developers to remain competitive in the marketplace by: – Designing/renovating units and common areas with work-from-home in mind. – Promoting healthy and sanitary environments. – Continuing to offer generous concessions and rent relief.
• Postponement of some of the multifamily construction pipeline in supply-burdened submarkets to avoid further weighing down the market.
– Including as much outdoor space as possible in new development, including courtyards, balconies, and rooftop decks.
• The rapid and broad distribution of an effective COVID-19 vaccine to all communities in the District.
– Leverage technology to carry-out management responsibilities including socially-distanced self-guided and virtual tours.
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NEW CONDO SALES VOLUME AND PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT 200
$799
$800
$700
NO. OF CONDO SALES
150
$600
$500 $400
100
$300
55 50
$200
$100
0
$0 Q4-15
Q1-16
Q2-16
2015
Q3-16
2016
Q4-16
Q1-17
Q2-17
Q3-17
Q4-17
2017 SALES VOLUME FOR QUARTER
Source: Delta Associates; December 2020.
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Q2-18
Q3-18
2018
Q4-18
Q1-19
Q2-19
Q3-19
Q4-19
2019 EFFECTIVE PRICE PSF
Q1-20
Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
2020
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL UNITS (DECEMBER 2020) 2004
1,004
2,531 3,535 3,020 5,837
3,155
2006 2007
2,817
2008
1,460 246 1,706
2005
1,256 4,411
2006
758 3,575
2007 2008
753 173 926
2010
2009
3,539 446 3,985 5,023 499 5,522
2011
2011
5,542 556 6,098
2012 2013
2010
4,194
2014
679 4,873 4,981
2015
5,210
2016
2013
1,014 5,995
2014
614 5,824
2015
6,654
2017
2012
1,011 7,665
6,230 584 6,814
2018
6,458 291 6,749 6,666
2019
1,040 7,706
5,037 246 5,283
2020
COMPLETED RENTAL HO 2,666
2004
2,817
2005
2009
GROUNDBREAKINGS RENTAL HO
PROJECTED RENTAL HO
1,837 4,503
1,828
2,128 3,956
1,399
2,584 3,983 2,547
2,586 5,133
3,121 2,721
1,161 4,282
912 3,633
1,385 524 1,909 1,574 369 1,943 3,443 482 3,925 3,932 613 4,545 5,991 318 6,309 2,595 760 3,355 4,991 691 5,682
2016
6,165 870 7,035
2017
5,367 768 6,135
2018 2019
5,776 268 6,044
2020
8,264 886 9,150 5,657 1,067 6,724
2021* 2022*
6,410 186 6,596
Note: HO = Home ownership *projections based on targeted delivery dates of projects under construction as of December 2020.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (DECEMBER 2020) PROJECTS
SF
UNITS
RENTAL
HO
CONDOS
785
90,046,217
91,524
71,621
19,903
15,591
2010
21
2,186,187
1,909
1,385
524
146
2011
22
1,899,277
1,943
1,574
369
269
COMPLETED (SINCE 2001)
2012
31
4,010,523
3,925
3,443
482
173
2013
37
4,040,803
4,545
3,932
613
463
2014
35
5,836,063
6,309
5,991
318
139
2015
39
3,006,007
3,355
2,595
760
607
2016
48
5,432,938
5,682
4,991
691
314
2017
50
6,924,549
7,035
6,165
870
827
2018
48
5,359,891
6,135
5,367
768
622
2019
42
5,821,828
6,044
5,776
268
150
2020
48
8,586,406
9,150
8,264
886
824
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
70
12,898,040
13,777
12,524
1,253
1,121
2021 DELIVERY
50
6,317,202
6,724
5,657
1,067
1,025
2022 DELIVERY
19
6,253,425
6,596
6,410
186
96
2023 DELIVERY
1
327,413
457
457
0
0 3,296
PIPELINE
294
59,485,705
66,498
37,957
4,149
NEAR TERM
134
17,418,466
19,417
16,295
1,692
1,288
LONG TERM
160
42,067,239
47,081
21,662
2,457
2,008
1,149
162,429,962
171,799
122,102
25,305
20,008
TOTAL
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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE PROJECT
WARD
LOCATION
DEVELOPER(S)
UNITS
TYPE1
EST. VALUE ($M)2
DELIVERY3
TOP RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS COMPLETED (Q1 2020–Q4 2020) 1
Crossing DC (Phase I)
6
949 1st St., SE
Tishman Speyer
512
R
2
Riverpoint
6
2100 2nd St., SW
Akridge / Western Development / Orr Partners / Jefferson Apartment Group
481
R
$220
Q4 20 Q4 20
3
West Half
6
1201 Half St., SE
JBG Smith
465
R
$228
Q3 20
4
Watermark
6
1900 Half St., SW
Douglas Development Corporation
453
R
$190
Q3 20
5
The Wren
1
965 Florida Ave., NW
MRP Realty / JBG Smith / Ellis Development Group
433
R
$153
Q3 20
6
AVEC
6
901 H St., NE
Rappaport / Lustine Family / WC Smith
419
R
$200
Q2 20
7
The Garrett
6
150 Eye St., SE
WC Smith
373
R
$170
Q4 20
8
Beckert’s Park
6
415 14th St., SE
Foulger-Pratt / Safeway
325
R
$138
Q3 20
9
The Kelvin
6
1250 Half St., SE
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
312
R
$155
Q3 20
Parc Riverside (Phase II)
6
1010 Half St., SE
Toll Brothers
308
R
$103
Q2 20
10
TOP RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 11
Illume (Phase I & II)
6
809 & 853 New Jersey Ave., SE
Greystar Development / J.P. Morgan Asset Management / Oxford Properties Group
756
R
Q2 22
12
City Ridge
3
3900 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Roadside / North America Sekisui House
690
R
$715
Q2 22
13
Eckington Yards
5
1625 Eckington Pl. & 1500 Harry Thomas Way, NE
The JBG Companies / LCOR
681
R/O
$265
Q2 21
14
Armature Works
6
1200 3rd St., NE
Trammell Crow Company / High Street Residential / MetLife
635
R
$400
Q2 22
15
Sursum Corda Redevelopment (Phase I)
6
North Capitol St., M St., 1st St., L St., NW
Toll Brothers
562
R
$226
Q2 22
16
NoMa CNTR
6
1005 1st St., NE
Perseus TDC / Four Points / Buccini Pollin Group / Sunwater Management
500
R
$330
Q4 22
17
Museum Place
6
65 I St., SW
Lowe
492
R
$200
Q4 22
18
Bryant Street (Phase I)
5
680 Rhode Island Ave., NE
MRP Realty / FRP Development Corp
487
R
19
300 M
6
300 M St., NE
LCOR
457
R
$212
Q4 22
20
The Gantry (Building A-1)
5
300 Morse St., NE
Kettler / Carmel Partners
450
R
Q3 21
R
2022-28
Q3 21
TOP RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE 21
Northeast Heights
7
3924–3968 Minnesota Ave., NE
Cedar Realty Trust / Trammell Crow Company
1355
22
100 V Street (Phase I)
6
1st, 2nd, T & V Sts., SW
Akridge
1100
R
23
Columbian Quarter (Phase I)
8
Suitland Parkway & Howard Rd., SE
Redbrick LMD
725
R
2023 $260
2023
24
Upton Place
3
4000 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Donohoe Companies
689
R
25
113 Potomac Avenue
6
113 Potomac Ave., SW
Toll Brothers
520
R
$250
2023
2024
26
Bond Bread
1
2114 Georgia Ave., NW
EDENS / Menkiti Group / Fivesquares Development / Howard University
450
R
$275
2025
27
Waterfront Station II
6
1000 4th St., SW
Hoffman & Associates / CityPartners / Affordable Housing Developers / Paramount Development Corp. / DMPED
449
R
$165
2023
28
The Yards (Parcel I)
6
Canal & N Sts., SE
Brookfield Properties
379
R
2023
29
1313 L Street
2
1313 L St., NW
Lincoln Property Company
222
R
2023
30
400 I Street
6
400 Eye St., SW
Bozzuto / Dantes Partners / Westminster Presbyterian Church
222
R
2024
1) R = rental; O = ownership 2) may include non-residential components 3) delivery date may reflect phase I delivery or final phase delivery.
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DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS Image courtesy of Jefferson Apartment Group
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WARD 5
1319 SOUTH CAPITOL STREET LOCATION:
1400 MONTANA AVENUE
1319 South Capitol Street, SW
LOCATION:
1400 Montana Avenue, NE MidCity ARCHITECT(S): Maurice Walters CONTRACTOR(S): L.F. Jennings EST. VALUE: $33 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2022
DEVELOPER(S): Jefferson Apartment Group / Fortis
DEVELOPER(S):
ARCHITECT(S):
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners Gold EST. VALUE: $130 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2023 LEED:
SPECS: Plans call for an 11-story, 320-unit residential apartment building on a site across South Capitol Street from Nationals Park. The eight rowhouses on the site will be incorporated into the development as live/work space or commercial uses.
ALTA 801 801 New Jersey Avenue, NW Wood Partners ARCHITECT(S): WDG Architecture LEED: Silver STATUS: Pipeline
Image courtesy of Neighborhood Development Company
Image courtesy of WDG Architecture
WARD 6
SPECS: The site of a former drive-through bank building will be redeveloped into 108 residential apartments and 33 surface parking spaces. The project is targeted LEED for Homes v4: Multifamily and started construction in December 2020.
WARD 4
THE ARBOR AT TAKOMA
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S): Neighborhood Development Company
SPECS: The existing site is bounded by New Jersey Avenue, 1st Street and H Streets, NW. The redevelopment plan for the current gravel parking lot calls for 327 residential rental units and 2,000 SF of retail space.
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218 Cedar Street, NW
CONTRACTOR(S):
Square 134 Architects $20 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: 2023 EST. VALUE:
SPECS: The Arbor at Takoma is a four-story (plus penthouse), ground-up development comprised of 8,400 SF of office/retail space and 36 residential condominiums (four will be dedicated as affordable units). Neighborhood Development Company plans to relocate its headquarters to the development once completed.
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS
BOATHOUSE
Image courtesy of Smoot Construction
Image courtesy of WDG Architecture
WARD 2
WARD 3
THE BROOKS
LOCATION:
2601 Virginia Avenue, NW Urban Investment Partners ARCHITECT(S): WDG Architecture CONTRACTOR(S): UIP General Contracting LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $84 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2020
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S): Department of General Services
3320 Idaho Avenue, NW
SPECS: Boathouse is the conversion and expansion of a former 110,000 SF dormitory (and former hotel) into a 145,000 SF residential building with 250 apartments and 5,000 SF of ground-floor retail. The building features a rooftop pool, amenity space, and covered parking.
SPECS: The Ward 3 Short Term Family Housing project is a new six-story, 42,000 SF housing facility for the Department of Human Services that provides 50 short term family housing units for families coming out of homelessness. The structure consists of a one-story conventional concrete podium, with five stories of composite structural slab supported with prefabricated metal stud bearing walls.
ARCHITECT(S):
Ayers Saint Gross Smoot Construction DC LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $30 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020 CONTRACTOR(S):
Image courtesy of Banneker Ventures, LLC
WARD 8
THE CLARA ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AVE
WARD 5
ECKINGTON YARDS
LOCATION: 2313 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S): Banneker Ventures, LLC / Masjid Muhammad
DEVELOPER(S):
ARCHITECT(S): dp+partners CONTRACTOR(S):
Hamel Builders / Banneker Ventures, LLC $43 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2022 EST. VALUE:
SPECS: The Clara on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue will be a six-story building spanning half of a city block and comprised of 81 affordable rental housing units with 14,000 SF of neighborhood-serving retail space, along with community space, and underground and surface parking.
1611–1625 Eckington Place, NE & 1500 Harry Thomas Way, NE JBG Smith / LCOR ARCHITECT(S): Eric Colbert & Associates CONTRACTOR(S): CBG Building Company LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $265 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2021 SPECS: The 3.1-acre site was redeveloped into four connected buildings totaling 681 residential units (457 apartments, 179 condos, 45 stacked duplexes), 67,300 SF of retail/commercial/maker space, and 331 underground parking spaces (on two levels). The commercial space will be located along a woonerf (shared street) and include Union Kitchen Grocery and Brooklyn Boulders.
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DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS WARD 6
THE GARRETT LOCATION:
WARD 5
LEDGER UNION MARKET 150 Eye Street, SE
LOCATION:
1300 4th Street, NE EDENS / Great Gulf ARCHITECT(S): Shalom Baranes Associates CONTRACTOR(S): James G. Davis Construction Corporation LEED: Gold STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2020
DEVELOPER(S): WC Smith
DEVELOPER(S):
ARCHITECT(S):
SK+I Architectural Design Group WCS Construction LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $170 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2020 CONTRACTOR(S):
SPECS: The Garrett is a 13-story, 373-unit residential rental property with 13,200 SF of retail space. The building features an indoor basketball court, racquetball court, and tennis court, as well as an enclosed garden and a 5,000 SF memberonly co-working space.
SPECS: As part of EDEN’s Union Market District, the second phase of the 4th
Street development includes a 134-unit residential building with 12,000 SF of retail space and 118 parking spaces (in three underground levels) with 61 bike spaces. This is Great Gulf’s first project in the Washington, DC market.
Image courtesy of H Street CDC
WARD 8
LIVING PLACE AT SOUTHERN LOCATION:
306 Southern Avenue, SE
DEVELOPER(S): Dantes Partners / Gilbane Building Company /
H Street CDC / Carding Group Gilbane Building Company EST. VALUE: $67 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021 CONTRACTOR(S):
SPECS: Living Place at Southern will be a five-story, 152-unit affordable senior assisted living facility. All tenants will have access to support services including medical, dental, rehabilitative, and counseling services. Eleven percent of the apartments are designed to be fully accessible.
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EVERTON LOCATION:
7th & Monroe Streets, NE
DEVELOPER(S): Bozzuto / Pritzker Realty Group ARCHITECT(S):
Maurice Walters Bozzuto Construction LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $58 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2020 CONTRACTOR(S):
SPECS: The Everton (Block E) was the final phase of the 8.9-acre Monroe Street Market project and consists of 156 multifamily residential units above 20,200 SF of ground-floor retail space.
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS
MUSEUM PLACE LOCATION:
Image courtesy of SK+I Architecture
WARD 6
WARD 6
NORTHWEST ONE (PHASE I)
65 I Street, SW
LOCATION:
North Capitol & L Streets, NW
DEVELOPER(S): Lowe
DEVELOPER(S): MRP Realty / CSG Urban Partners / Taylor Adams Associates
ARCHITECT(S):
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP Balfour Beatty / Christman LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $200 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2022
ARCHITECT(S):
CONTRACTOR(S):
CONTRACTOR(S):
SPECS: The historic Randall School will be renovated and become the new home for a 31,800 SF contemporary art museum and 18,600 SF of commercial space with retail, service, office (including co-working), and education uses. A 12-story, 489-unit (20% affordable) multifamily building will be constructed adjacent to the school. Approximately 19 of the units will be two-level “townhouse-style” units located on the ground floor.
SPECS: The first phase of the 740-unit, three-building, three-phased Northwest One redevelopment will be a seven-story, 220-unit residential building. The building will feature 150 affordable units and 56 three- or four-bedroom units.
SK+I Architectural Design Group McCullough Construction LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $81 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2022
Hoachlander Davis Photography (courtesy of Bonstra | Haresign Architects)
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ORA
WARD 6
PARC RIVERSIDE (PHASE II)
LOCATION:
2144 California Street, NW Bedrock Real Estate Partners ARCHITECT(S): Bonstra | Haresign Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Grunley Construction EST. VALUE: $66 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2019
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
1010 Half Street, SE Toll Brothers ARCHITECT(S): WDG Architecture CONTRACTOR(S): Toll Brothers LEED: Certified EST. VALUE: $103 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020
SPECS: The existing nine-story, 113-unit multifamily building was built in 1959 and underwent a gut rehabilitation that included renovating the building’s exterior facades, grounds, entry area, ground floor lobby with leasing and amenity areas, and public corridors. The existing rooftop terrace was expanded, and existing exterior windows and doors were replaced.
SPECS: Parc Riverside (Phase II) is a 308-unit apartment building on 28,200 SF of land located at Half, K, and L Streets, SE. The first phase (a 287-unit apartment building) delivered in Q1 2015.
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Image courtesy of Torti Gallas Urban
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PROVIDENCE PLACE LOCATION:
RESIDENCES AT ST. ELIZABETHS EAST
50th & Fitch Street, NE
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S): Urban Matters Development Partners /
Flaherty & Collins Cunningham + Quill Architects, PLLC CONTRACTOR(S): Flaherty & Collins EST. VALUE: $100 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2020 ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: Residences at St. Elizabeths East (RSEE), located on Parcel 11, were the result of adaptive reuse of seven historic, former hospital buildings into apartments (80% affordable / 20% market-rate) and started to deliver units in November 2019 (Phase I) through November 2020 (Phase II).
SPECS: Providence Place will be a four-story, 93-unit affordable housing
development with 35 units as replacement homes for Lincoln Heights & Richardson Dwellings communities. Solar panels will cover 6,000 SF of the roof.
SEVEN | H
Image courtesy of WDG Architecture
Image courtesy of Rock Creek Property Group
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WARD 6
SURSUM CORDA REDEVELOPMENT (PHASE I) 646–654 H Street, NE
DEVELOPER(S): Rock Creek Property Group /
Cornerstone Development Group
ARCHITECT(S): PGN Architects CONTRACTOR(S):
Eichberg Construction Certified STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2020 LEED:
SPECS: 7|H is a new six-story, 23-unit mixed-use condominium building with up to 14,000 SF of retail space. Residences feature nine-foot ceilings and the retail space offers 12-14-foot ceiling heights. Portions of the existing one- and twostory buildings previously on the site were incorporated into the project.
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DEVELOPER(S): Anacostia Economic Development Corporation /
Atlantic Pacific Communities / Progressive National Baptist Convention CDC ARCHITECT(S): Torti Gallas Urban CONTRACTOR(S): Hamel Builders EST. VALUE: $39 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021
LOCATION:
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LOCATION:
North Capitol Street, M Street, 1st Street, L Street, NW Toll Brothers ARCHITECT(S): WDG Architecture CONTRACTOR(S): Harvey Cleary Builders / Ellisdale Construction & Development LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $226 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2022 DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: Phase I is located on 2.44 acres on the southern parcel between Pierce & L Streets, NW and will consist of a nine-story, 216-unit residential building and an eight- to ten- story, 346-unit residential building. The overall development calls for 122 of the 199 affordable units to be reserved for Sursum Corda residents.
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC
Image courtesy of The Smithsonian
By Nick DuBose, Real Estate Analyst, Delta Associates
After years of consistent occupancy and RevPAR rates, despite thousands of new hotel rooms being added to the market, the COVID-19 pandemic has made a major impact on the hospitality sector. 2020 PROJECTED DOMESTIC VISITORS1
2022 PROJECTED DOMESTIC VISITORS1
~50% DECREASE FROM 2019
SIMILAR TO 2016 VISITATION LEVELS
11 M
NEW HOTEL ROOMS DELIVERED IN 20202
20 M
1,275
Hotel occupancy in the District plunged to a record low of 10.9% in April 2020 (75.8% below April 2019 levels), but has since slowly improved, albeit still trending below 50% of last year's occupancy rates. For the 12-months ending October 2020, the District's occupancy rate stood at 40%, compared to 76.5% for 2019.
HOTEL ROOMS UNDER CONSTRUCTION2
1,414
AS OF DECEMBER 2020
Between 2018 and 2019, the average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the city increased by 2.1% and 0.7%, respectively, with minimal gains resulting from a growing short-term lodging supply. These gains were wiped away in 2020, with a -24.6% decline in ADR and -68.3%
HOTEL OCCUPANCY, ADR, REVPAR, ROOM SUPPLY AND DEMAND $250
80
$200
70
$181.90
60
$100
50 $72.58
$50
39.9%
$0
30 2016
2017 District ADR
2018 District RevPAR
Source: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Revenue Analysis, DC Economic & Revenue Trends. *12 months ending October 2020.
1. DestinationDC/MMGY Travel Intelligence/Tourism Economics, August 2020 2. Washington DC Economic Partnership (includes major renovations)
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2019 District Occupancy
2020*
OCCUPANCY %
$150
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT
HOTEL OCCUPANCY & RATES YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE 10% 0% -10% -20% -30%
-33.8%
-40% -50%
-54.2%
-60% -70% -80% Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20
District Occupancy
District ADR
Source: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Revenue Analysis, DC Economic & Revenue Trends.
drop in RevPAR through October compared to the same period in 2019. District hotel demand continues to be influenced by home-sharing services (Airbnb, VRBO, FlipKey, etc.), despite active home-sharing rentals in the city decreasing by an average of -2.2% each quarter over the past three years. Most of these lodging options (76%) offer entire home rentals. As of mid-October, at least 115 hotels welcomed guests in the city. Mayor Muriel Browser deemed hotels to be essential businesses, though some have closed temporarily in light of drastic reductions in visitation this year. At the same time, at least four new hotels opened in the District in 2020: CitizenM, Riggs Washington DC, AC
Hotel DC Convention Center, and Thompson Washington DC. The NoMa area will see a substantial amount of hotel growth in the coming years, with the Meininger, Mob Hotel, and CitizenM expected to deliver in the next couple of years. Capitol Riverfront and the Southwest Waterfront are also projected to see an increase in hotel supply, with the Cambria and Pendry Hotels delivering over the same time frame. Continued hotel construction suggests that developers are confident in the District’s tourism market, despite recent fluctuations during COVID-19. The prevalence of hotel deliveries this year and those projected in the years ahead show faith in the V-shaped recovery forecasted by DestinationDC earlier this year.
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HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT
DOMESTIC VISITATION TO WASHINGTON, DC 25
15
16.8
16.1
15.5
18.3
17.4
20.8
20.0
19.3
20.0 17.0
40%
20%
0%
11.0 10
-20% 5
ANNUAL GROWTH
MILLIONS OF VISITORS
20
60%
22.8
21.9
-40%
-60%
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020*
2021*
2022*
Y-o-Y Growth
Domestic Visitors Source: DestinationDC (*projections)
The District received 24.6 million domestic and international visitors in 2019—a 3.4% increase from 2018. Domestic and international tourists accounted for $8.2 billion in spending throughout the year, contributing $896 million to local tax revenue, a 5.3% year-over-year gain.3 These numbers do not reflect the drastic downturn of visitation
to the city in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. After years of growth in tourism, visitation to the city halted as international and domestic travel was restricted or completely barred for most of 2020. A baseline forecast for domestic visitor volume shows at least a 50% drop this year, before a V-shaped recovery commencing between 2021 and 2022—
SMITHSONIAN VISITATION (DC MUSEUMS ONLY) 22.1 M
20,000,000 4.2 M
MILLIONS OF VISITORS
4,000,000 3.3 M
3.2 M
3,000,000
2.8 M
2.0 M
2.0 M
2,000,000
1.7 M
1,000,000 387k
0
Total Visits
American Art*
321k
Portrait Gallery 2019
Source: Smithsonian. *Includes Renwick Gallery.
3. DestinationDC 4. DestinationDC
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572k
368k
African American History & Culture
267k
Air & Space 2020
310k
American History
Natural History
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT
The metro area’s primary driver for room-night demand is the Federal Government. Steady tourism and travel related to government activity have historically sustained hotel demand, even in the worst economic downturns. This fact is reflected in the tight connection of the area’s ADR growth and the federal annual per-diem rate. However, the pandemic has upended the conventional market assumptions. The Federal Government’s travel per-diem rates increased from $94 to $96 in 2020, suggesting an additional 2.1 percent ADR growth in the metro area between 2019 and this year. However, this is extremely unlikely, and ADR growth for the full calendar year will likely be deeply negative as it has been since spring.
assuming no additional lockdowns occur and widespread vaccination in 2021.4 An increase in federal jobs in 2020 is a relative bright spot for the future recovery of visitation to the District, as employment in the sector is critical to the long-term viability of the city’s hospitality industry. Regional airport traffic to Reagan National, Dulles, and Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Marshall airports was severely depressed in the second and third quarters of 2020. Prior to the crisis hitting in March, the region had a five-year average of 18,125,000 airline passengers each quarter. Passenger traffic decreased to 13,405,000 in the first quarter of 2020, before plummeting to 2,248,000 in Q2 and 5,453,000 in Q3. Dulles and Reagan National airports, which primarily serve the international and domestic business travel markets, respectively, have been especially affected, while BWI Marshall airport (which has a much larger share of domestic leisure travel) has performed slightly better.
Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond, we expect the 2020 fallwinter spike in COVID-19 cases to prolong the recovery of the local hospitality industry. Widespread inoculation is the single most important factor to the recovery of the hospitality industry going forward. Additionally, with the presidential election decided, the future has become slightly clearer.
REGIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGER TRAFFIC 19.4M
20
20.0M
19.5M
20.2M
19.9M
18.4M 16.1M
15.6M
20.2M 19.3M
18.7M 16.1M
MILLIONS OF VISITORS
15
13.4M
10
5.5M
5 2.2M
0
Q1-17
Q2-17
Q3-17
2017
Q4-17
Reagan National
Q1-18
Q2-18
Q3-18
2018
Q4-18
Q1-19
Dulles International
Q2-19
2019
Q3-19
Q4-19
Q1-20
Q2-20
2020
Q3-20
Baltimore/Washington International
Source: Metro Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority, Delta Associates December 2020. Total passenger enplanements and deplanements.
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Entertainment and Sports Arena was built in 2018 on the St. Elizabeths East Campus.
HOME SHARING RENTAL GROWTH (ACTIVE RENTALS, QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER CHANGE) 4%
3.6%
2%
0%
-2%
-4%
-6%
-8%
-10% Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Source: AirDNA (data retrieved on March 7, 2021). Includes AirBNB and VRBO rentals.
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Q2 2019
Q3 2019
Q4 2019
Q1 2020
Q2 2020
Q3 2020
Q4 2020
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT
HOTEL ROOM DEVELOPMENT (DECEMBER 2020) 3000 2500
570
1000
844
1,055
1500
1,275
2000
500 0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
GROUNDBREAKING
2013
2014
COMPLETED
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
2022*
PROJECTED DELIVERIES*
*Projections based on targeted delivery dates of projects under construction as of December 2020.
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT (DECEMBER 2020) PROJECTS
HOSPITALITY SF
ROOMS
NET NEW ROOMS*
141
21,628,536
21,193
9,711
2010
3
865,000
1,614
0
2011
3
134,100
204
204
2012
5
64,000
356
0
2013
4
282,070
426
305
2014
8
1,540,863
1,795
1,795
2015
8
425,465
1,203
546
2016
9
1,763,835
1,352
1,023
COMPLETED (SINCE 2001)
2017
9
1,533,241
2,527
1,339
2018
7
1,214,488
913
648
2019
6
882,650
1,270
585
2020
7
610,125
1,275
739
18
1,910,949
1,414
1,178
UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2021 DELIVERY
9
497,610
844
608
2022 DELIVERY
7
656,339
570
570
2023+ DELIVERY
2
757,000
0
0
PIPELINE
47
3,515,819
5,867
5,368
NEAR TERM
17
427,783
986
986
LONG TERM
30
3,100,036
4,881
4,382
206
27,055,304
28,474
16,257
TOTAL
Conceptual rendering of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command
* Net new rooms only reflect rooms in hotel projects or rooms added/removed in redevelopment projects (rooms are removed from inventory based on project's status).
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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE PROJECT
WARD
LOCATION
DEVELOPER(S)
HOSPITALITY SF
HOTEL ROOMS
EST. VALUE ($M)1
DELIVERY2
252
$120
Q3 20
$41
TOP HOSPITALITY PROJECTS COMPLETED (Q3 2019–Q4 2020) 1
555 E Street (CitizenM)
6
555 E St., SW
CityPartners / Paramount Development Corp. / Potomac Investment Properties / Adams Investment Group / DC Strategy Group
130,000
2
AC Hotel
2
1112 19th St., NW
OTO Development
125,700
219
3
Thompson D.C. Hotel
6
227 Tingey St., SE
Brookfield Properties / JW Capital Partners / Geolo Capital
114,800
225
Q4 19 Q1 20
4
Hotel Zena
2
1155 14th St., NW
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
106,300
191
$25
Q4 20
5
Yotel
6
415 New Jersey Ave., NW
BLDG Management / Metrovest Equities
103,000
373
$45
Q4 20
6
AC Hotel Washington D.C. Convention Center
6
601 K St., NW
Douglas Development Corporation
96,800
234
$47
Q3 20
7
The Reach
2
2700 F St., NW
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
72,000
$175
Q3 19
8
National Children's Museum
2
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
National Children's Museum
33,000
$15
Q1 20
9
Franklin School (Planet Word)
2
13th & K Sts., NW
Franklin School Development LLC / DMPED
26,300
$35
Q4 20
$900
TOP HOSPITALITY PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 10
National Air and Space Museum
2
The National Mall
Smithsonian
687,000
11
ART Place at Fort Totten (Phase II)
5
5300 South Dakota Ave., NE
Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
201,000
12
NoMa CNTR
6
1005 1st St., NE
Perseus TDC / Four Points / Buccini Pollin Group / Sunwater Management
184,400
235
$330
Q4 22
13
Armature Works
6
1200 3rd St., NE
Trammell Crow Company / High Street Residential / MetLife
147,000
204
$400
Q1 22
118,000
247
$93
Q3 21
80,000
131
$1,150
Q3 22
154
$58
Q1 21
14
Holiday Inn Express
6
303–317 K St., NW
Habte Sequar
15
The Wharf (Phase II) - Pendry Hotel
6
Southwest Waterfront
Hoffman & Associates / Madison Marquette
16
Cambria Hotel
6
69 Q St., SW
Donohoe Companies
77,500
17
The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
2
1501–1505 Pennsylvania Ave., NW & 730 15th St., NW
Akridge / Milken Family Foundation
70,000
18
AC Marriott
6
867 New Jersey Ave., SE
Greystar Development / J.P. Morgan Asset Management / Oxford Properties Group
19
World War I Memorial
2
Pershing Park
Doughboy Foundation / U.S. WWI Centennial Commission
2024 Q4 22
2024 200
Q3 21 $42
Q4 21
$275
2025
TOP HOSPITALITY PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE 20
Latham Hotel
2
3000 M St., NW
Thor Equities
140,000
256
21
Bond Bread
1
2114 Georgia Ave., NW
EDENS / Menkiti Group / Fivesquares Development / Howard University
135,000
180
22
Parcel F1
6
N Place & 1 1/2 St., SE
Brookfield Properties
66,400
2024
23
100 V Street (Phase I)
6
1 , 2 , T & V Sts., SW
Akridge
66,100
180
24
45 Q Street
6
45 Q St., SW
D.B. Lee Development & Construction
62,000
190
25
Waterfront Station II
6
1000 4th St., SW
Hoffman & Associates / CityPartners / Affordable Housing Developers / Paramount Development Corp. / DMPED
26
Arlo DC
2
333 G St. & 704 3rd St., NW
Quadrum Global
421
st
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9,300
2023 $165
27
citizenM Hotel
6
1222 1 St., NE
Altus Realty Partners
290
28
280 12th Street
6
280 12th St., SW
Pacific Star Capital
163
29
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
6
Washington Navy Yard
Navy History and Heritage Command
st
2024
2023
2022 $450
2025
1) May include non-hospitality components & pipeline values may include additional phases ($ in millions) 2) Delivery date may reflect phase I delivery or final phase delivery for pipeline projects.
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280 12TH STREET
Image courtesy of CityPartners
WARD 6
WARD 6
555 E STREET
LOCATION:
280 12th Street, SW Pacific Star Capital ARCHITECT(S): BBGM STATUS: Pipeline (Long Term)
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S): CityPartners / Paramount Development Corp. /
555 E Street, SW
SPECS: Plans call for an 11-story, 163-room hotel on the site. Ingram Texas Partners
LEED:
DC Strategy Group / Potomac Investment
ARCHITECT(S): FXCollaborative CONTRACTOR(S):
LLC purchased a 0.59-acre lot from the GSA in May 2019 for $4.1 million.
Donohoe Construction Gold EST. VALUE: $120 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3/Q4 2020 SPECS: 555 E Street features two towers sitting atop a retail base and three levels of underground parking. One tower is home to the District’s first 252-room CitizenM hotel (October 2020 opening), and the other tower offers 194 rental apartments (58 units for seniors) and 10,500 SF of retail space.
Image courtesy of WDG Architecture
WARD 2
AC HOTEL
WARD 6
AC HOTEL WASHINGTON D.C. CONVENTION CENTER
LOCATION:
1112 19th Street, NW OTO Development ARCHITECT(S): WDG Architecture CONTRACTOR(S): Lendlease LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $41 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2019
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: The former site of a Smith & Wollensky restaurant was redeveloped into
SPECS: The site of a small parking lot and two-story building, adjacent to the Association of American Medical Colleges building, was redeveloped into a 13-story, 234-room AC Hotel by Marriott. The hotel features 15,000 SF of restaurant, bar, and lounge space.
a 219-room AC Hotel by Marriott. Amenities include lounge and bar, club room, meeting room, fitness center, and a rooftop terrace.
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601 K Street, NW Douglas Development Corporation ARCHITECT(S): FILLAT + Architecture CONTRACTOR(S): CBG Building Company EST. VALUE: $47 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS Image courtesy of Trammell Crow
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ARLO DC LOCATION: DEVELOPER(S): ARCHITECT(S): STATUS:
WARD 6
ARMATURE WORKS 333 G Street & 704 3rd Street, NW Quadrum Global Architecture Inc. Pipeline (Long Term)
LOCATION:
1200 3rd Street, NE
DEVELOPER(S): Trammell Crow Company / High Street Residential /
MetLife Shalom Baranes Associates / Leo A Daly CONTRACTOR(S): Clark Construction Group LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $400 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2022 ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: Plans for 333 G Street and 704 3rd Street call for a 421-room Arlo Hotel. A
new 12-story tower will be built behind the historic Harrison apartment building. The Harrison structure (c. 1888–1890) will be rehabilitated and incorporated into the development.
SPECS: Armature Works is a 2.43-acre redevelopment site adjacent to the NoMa-Galludet U. Metrorail Station. The development will contain 635 residential rental units, up to 60,000 SF of retail space, and a 204-room hotel. These components will be woven together by a series of urban open spaces and pocket parks totaling approximately one acre.
CAMBRIA HOTEL
Image courtesy of Four Points
Image courtesy of Donohoe Companies
WARD 6
WARD 2
FRANKLIN SCHOOL (PLANET WORD)
LOCATION:
69 Q Street, SW Donohoe Companies ARCHITECT(S): BBGM CONTRACTOR(S): Donohoe Construction LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $58 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2021
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
925 13th Street, NW Franklin School Development LLC / DMPED ARCHITECT(S): Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners CONTRACTOR(S): Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. LEST. VALUE: $35 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2020
SPECS: Nine parcels, located on the northwest corner of Q & Half Streets, SW, were assembled to build a nine-story, 154-room Cambria Hotel. The hotel includes a ground-floor restaurant and rooftop bar with a 3,500-SF terrace. The hotel opened in February 2021.
SPECS: The historic Franklin School was renovated and restored and is now home to Planet Word—the world’s first voice-activated museum. The museum includes several galleries (including a 3,100-SF gallery in the Great Hall), a 22-foot-high wall of words, classrooms, a 150-seat auditorium, a restaurant, and a 1,100-SF terrace.
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WARD 6
WARD 2
NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
The National Mall Smithsonian ARCHITECT(S): Quinn Evans Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Smoot Construction / Clark Construction / Consigli Construction LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $900 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: 2022–2024
303–317 K Street, NW Habte Sequar ARCHITECT(S): BBGM CONTRACTOR(S): Kinsley Construction EST. VALUE: $93 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021 SPECS: A new 14-story, 247-room Holiday Inn Express will be built at the corner of 4th & K Streets, NW. The hotel will feature 1,500 SF of meeting space in the penthouse.
SAINT ELIZABETHS EAST (PARCEL 15) Saint Elizabeths East Campus Redbrick LMD / Gragg Cardona Partners ARCHITECT(S): Adjaye Associates / Winstanley Architects & Planners EST. VALUE: $218 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2024
Image courtesy of U.S. World War I Centennial Commission
Image courtesy of Redbrick LMD
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SPECS: The 687,000-SF museum will undergo a seven-year renovation, starting with the first phases expected to be completed in 2021/22. Renovations will include replacing the glass curtain wall glazing, removal and replacement of the Tennessee marble façade, and upgrades to all 22 galleries. Additionally, a new vestibule and canopy will be constructed at the north/main public entrance. The museum will remain open during construction. WARD 2
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LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: The 4.2-acre Parcel 15 will be redeveloped into a town square surrounded by two residential buildings (288 units), a 125-150-room hotel, a 200,000 SF office building, and up to 56,000 SF of retail space. The site is located adjacent to the Entertainment & Sports Arena and the Congress Heights Metrorail Station.
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Pershing Park Doughboy Foundation / U.S. WWI Centennial Commission ARCHITECT(S): GWWO Architects / Joe Weishaar Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Grunley Construction EST. VALUE: $42 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2021 SPECS: The National World War I Memorial will be built on the existing 1.8-acre Pershing Park, located along Pennsylvania Avenue at 14th & 15th Streets. The design will feature a bronze sculpture (designed by Sabin Howard) entitled “A Soldier's Journey” that will span nearly 60 feet and feature 38 soldiers and human figures; a renovated General John J. Pershing Memorial; and a belvedere area providing additional information about the memorial and WWI.
QUALITY OF LIFE DEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC
Image courtesy of 11th Street Bridge Park
By Jill Schoenfeld, Research Analyst, Washington DC Economic Partnership
Given the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, “quality of life” spaces, defined as serving education, medical, and community purposes, have never proved more essential.
RESIDENTS LIVING WITHIN A 10-MINUTE WALK OF A PARK 1
MILES OF SLOW STREETS 2
MILES OF BICYCLE LANES3
NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 55%
DEFINED AS 15 MPH & LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
INCLUDING 17 MILES OF PROTECTED LANES
98%
26+
While healthcare facilities continue to serve an indisputably critical role in society today, civic and recreational assets have also provided vital services and helped to maintain some normalcy during this trying time. “Social infrastructure” remains crucial to facilitating interpersonal connections, albeit socially distant, and enhancing quality of life, while proximity to open space is strongly tied to life expectancy and other health outcomes.5 Since 2010, the District has seen the delivery of more than 15.8 million SF of new and renovated “quality of life” space, including more than one million SF in 2020.6 Much of the square footage produced during the past decade has served educational uses, but with significant investments by the District government, current and planned projects are increasingly focused on developing and expanding healthcare and community facilities.
HEALTH CARE Medical space capacity will grow significantly in the District with several major developments underway and in the pipeline. Currently under construction is the Children’s National Research
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and Innovation Campus, a 12-acre site on the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center Campus, with Phase I scheduled to open in Q1 2021. Children’s National will relocate its Rare Disease Institute to the new campus, which will also allocate 32,000 SF for Johnson & Johnson’s JLABS to incubate and accelerate bio- and health-tech firms as part of the Blue Knight initiative. This effort, a collaboration between JLABS and the federal Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), will support companies working to address infectious diseases and other global health security threats.7 The innovation campus will also become home to a new 12,000 SF biomedical research facility for Virginia Tech.8 Two major medical facilities are also planned at the St. Elizabeths East Campus. Beginning in 2023, Whitman-Walker Health’s new facility will offer primary, behavioral, dental, substance misuse treatment, and youth services, along with a pharmacy and administrative space.9 George Washington University (GWU) and Universal Health Services plan to deliver a new ambulatory center the same year, before opening a 24hour urgent care center and 136-bed community hospital with a
1. Center for City Park Excellence, Trust for Public Land 2. ddot.dc.gov/release/district%E2%80%99s-thriving-slow-street-program-expands-26-miles 3. opendata.dc.gov/pages/roadway-centerlines 4. dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/ DCPL_NextLibris_111020-Web.pdf 5. Klinenberg, E. Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life. Crown 2018; Yañez, E. More Parks, Longer Lives. Parks & Recreation Magazine. Nov. 19, 2020. National Recreation and Park Association. nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/2020/december/more-parks-longer-lives. 6. Washington DC Economic Partnership. 7. See jlabs.jnjinnovation.com/blue-knight. 8. Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech Announce Partnership for New Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus. Nov. 14, 2019. childrensnational.org/news-and-events/childrens-newsroom/2019/childrens-nationalannounces-partnership-with-virginia-tech. 9. Office of the Mayor. Mayor Bowser Announces Whitman-Walker Health to Locate on St. Elizabeths East Campus, Delivering New Facility to Ward 8. Nov. 14, 2019. mayor.dc.gov/release/mayorbowser-announces-whitman-walker-health-locate-st-elizabeths-east-campus-delivering-new.
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Level 3-plus trauma center in Fall 2024.10 GWU’s hospital, which will replace an existing District-owned facility, will also provide maternal health, obstetric, and newborn services, including a Level 2 neonatal intensive care unit.11 Construction of another university-sponsored project, the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Pavilion, is taking place alongside renovation of the existing hospital onsite and estimated for completion in 2023.12 Meanwhile, Howard University anticipates delivering a new hospital in 2026. Managed in partnership with Adventist Healthcare, the facility will contain 225 beds, a Level 1 trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence (sickle cell, women’s health, oral health, trauma and violence prevention, and substance abuse). The District government will support construction with more than $276 million from various public financing programs.13 While the District is seeing significant public and private investment to establish and build out hospitals, outpatient facilities are undergoing renovation as well. One notable modernization project completed in Fall 2020 brought $26 million in upgrades to 1145 19th Street, a medical office building in the Golden Triangle/ CBD offering radiology, surgery, and laboratory testing services.
QUALITY OF LIFE DEVELOPMENT (DECEMBER 2020) PROJECTS
SF
323
24,492,561
2010
15
1,186,818
2011
17
1,193,187
2012
19
1,237,579
2013
18
1,322,988
2014
13
1,528,010
2015
19
1,727,039
2016
24
2,379,575
2017
17
1,556,544
2018
17
962,210
2019
14
1,557,702
2020
12
1,147,174
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
19
1,535,662
2021 DELIVERY
16
1,030,347
2022+ DELIVERY
3
505,315
PIPELINE
59
5,283,661
NEAR TERM
23
2,923,249
LONG TERM
36
2,360,412
401
31,331,884
COMPLETED (SINCE 2001)
TOTAL
QUALITY OF LIFE DEVELOPMENT (DECEMBER 2020, SF IN THOUSANDS) 3500 3000 2500
1,147
1500 1000
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
GROUNDBREAKING
2012
2013
2014
COMPLETED
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
8
0
122
500
1,030
2000
2021*
2022*
PROJECTED DELIVERIES*
* projections based on targeted delivery dates of projects under construction as of December 2020
10. Office of the Mayor. Mayor Bowser Announces Agreements for Two New Hospitals to Bring Equity to DC’s Health Care System. April 29, 2020. mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-announces-agreements-two-new-hospitals-bring-equitydc’s-health-care-system. 11. See newhospitals.dc.gov/page/new-hospital-at-st-elizabeths-east-0. 12. See buildingmedicalexcellence.com. 13. See newhospitals.dc.gov/page/howard-university-hospital-project.
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LIBRARIES
PARKS/OPEN SPACE
Libraries have received renewed focus following the DC Public Library’s November 2020 release of Next Libris. The ten-year master facilities plan will guide efforts to relocate and rebuild certain branches and construct additional facilities with the goal of ensuring equitable access throughout the District.14 The initiative coincides with an ongoing modernization effort that reached a major milestone in September 2020 with the highly anticipated reopening of the modernized Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Having delivered a new or renovated facility every year since 2016, the library system continues to keep pace with plans to complete the Southeast Library’s redesign and upgrades to the Southwest Library in early 2021, before opening the new Lamond Riggs Library in 2022.
Among the 100 most populated cities in the U.S., the District is already notably accessible with respect to open space, as 98% of residents can walk to a park in ten minutes.15 Nonetheless, in November 2020 the District launched “Ready2Play,” a master planning process guided by public engagement to create a vision and identify corresponding strategies for the District’s parks and open space over the next two decades.16 Individual parks also continue to undergo renovations, with Phase I upgrades completed at Eastern Market Metro Park in July 2020 and the launch of Phase II in October, along with improvements to Franklin Square by the National Park Service beginning in the summer. In early 2021, the District will deliver a new Lafayette Recreation Center to expand activity and administrative space, as well as improve stormwater management. Community groups and civic organizations are further complementing these efforts by sponsoring additional projects, as with the opening of Alethia Tanner Park by the NoMa Parks Foundation in June 2020.17 Across the District, the Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged a reimagination and reallocation of the public realm to incorporate a greater number of shared uses in response to changing safety protocols and needs. For example, updated road configurations have introduced slower streets and converted parking lanes into “streateries” to increase common access to space and permit outdoor activities while promoting social distancing.18 If but a small silver lining, the current crisis has presented opportunities to pursue these and other new ways forward for our communities that we may never have realized.
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13. See newhospitals.dc.gov/page/howard-university-hospital-project. 14. Next Libris: Facilities Master Plan 2021-2030 is available at dclibrary.org/sites/default/files/DCPL_NextLibris_111020-Web.pdf. For an overview of the initiative, see dclibrary.org/dclibraryfuture. 15. The Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore index is a composite measure of resident access, park acreage, financial investment, and open space amenities (tpl.org/parkscore/about). For DC’s 2020 ParkScore, see tpl.org/city/washington-district-columbia. 16. Available at ready2playdc.com/what-is-ready2play. 17. See nomaparks.org/nomagreen. 18. Mayor's Office of Community Relations and Services. Mayor Bowser Announces Plans to Open “Streateries” and Lower Citywide Speed Limit as DC Reimagines Roads and Public Space. May 29, 2020. mocrs.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-announces-plans-open-streateries-and-lower-citywide-speed-limit-dc-reimagines.
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LOCATION
DEVELOPER(S)
QUALITY OF LIFE SF
EST. VALUE ($M)1
DELIVERY2
TOP QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS COMPLETED (Q1 2020–Q4 2020) 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Library
2
9th & G Sts., NW
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners / DC Public Library
400,000
$212
Q3 20
2
Eliot-Hine Middle School Modernization
6
1830 Constitution Ave., NE
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
143,500
$84
Q4 20
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1145 19th Street
2
1145 19th St., NW
The RMR Group Inc.
130,000
$26
Q3 20
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Jefferson Academy
6
801 7th St., SW
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
109,000
$78
Q2 20
5
Georgetown Day School Tenleytown Campus
3
4203 Davenport St., NW
Georgetown Day School
88,600
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CW Harris Elementary School
7
301 53rd St., SE
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
84,000
$52
Q3 20
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Houston Elementary School Modernization
7
1100 50 Place, NE
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
82,500
$55
Q3 20
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Thaddeus Stevens School
2
1050 21st St., NW
Akridge / Argos Group / Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
40,000
$20
Q3 20
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Bread for the City
8
17th & Good Hope Rd., SE
Bread for the City
27,700
$26
Q3 20
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Shepherd Park Community Center
4
7800 14th St., NW
Department of General Services / Department of Parks and Recreation
20,000
$13
Q3 20
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Q4 20
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Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Pavilion
2
3800 Reservoir Rd., NW
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital / Trammell Crow Company
497,000
$560
Q1 23
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Children's National Research & Innovation Campus
4
7144 13th Place, NW
Children's National Medical Center
380,000
$250
Q1 21
13
Banneker Academic High School
6
10th & R Sts., NW
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
175,000
$152
Q3 21
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Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan
6
215 G St., NE
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
100,000
$70
Q3 21
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West Elementary School
4
1335 Farragut St., NW
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
88,600
$71
Q3 21
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KIPP School (Phase III)
7
4801 Benning Rd., SE
KIPP DC
84,000
$21
Q2 21
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Eaton Elementary School Modernization
3
3301 Lowell St., NW
Department of General Services / DC Public Schools
52,600
$67
Q3 21
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Southwest Library
6
900 Wesley Place, SW
DC Public Library
22,000
$18
Q1 21
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Lafayette Recreation Center
4
5900 33rd St., NW
Department of General Services / Department of Parks & Recreation
3,300
$6
Q1 21
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Franklin Park
2
13th, 14th, I, & K Sts., NW
Department of General Services / National Park Service
$18
Q3 21
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Howard University Hospital (Phase I)
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501 Bryant St., NW
Howard University
478,000
$450
2026
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555 Pennsylvania Avenue
2
555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
John Hopkins University
400,000
$200
2023
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Saint Elizabeths East (New Hospital)
8
2730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE
Government of the District of Columbia
322,000
$326
2024
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3999 8th Street
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3999 8th St., SE & 700 Yuma St., SE
KIPP DC
158,000
$105
2022
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Skyland Town Center (Block 1)
7
Alabama Ave. & Naylor Rd., SE
Rappaport / WC Smith
131,300
$72
2023
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New Residence Hall
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Catholic University
Catholic University
104,000
$35
2023
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New Fort Dupont Ice Arena
7
3779 Ely Place, SE
Department of General Services
78,000
$25
2023
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Smothers Elementary School Modernization
7
4400 Brooks St., NE
Department of General Services
66,100
$55
2022
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400 I Street
6
400 Eye St., SW
Bozzuto / Dantes Partners / Westminster Presbyterian Church
18,513
30
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Building Bridges Across the River / DC Department of Transportation
2024 $74
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11TH STREET BRIDGE PARK LOCATION:
Image by Stacie West/NoMa Parks Foundation
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11th Street Bridge
LOCATION:
227 Harry Thomas Way, NE NoMa Parks Foundation ARCHITECT(S): Nelson Byrd Woltz / Studio 27 CONTRACTOR(S): Forrester Construction Company EST. VALUE: $27 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2020
DEVELOPER(S): Building Bridges Across the River /
DEVELOPER(S):
DC Department of Transportation Olin / OMA CONTRACTOR(S): WRA STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) EST. VALUE: $74 million TARGETED DELIVERY: Q2 2024 ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: The 11th Street Bridge Park, a public/private partnership, will be the
District's first elevated public park and will be erected on the existing piers that held up the old 11th Street Bridge. The park will will be the length of three football fields and include programming such as an amphitheater, urban agriculture, café, hammock grove, and classrooms to teach students about river systems. The Environmental Education Center will feature green infrastructure and solar, as part of a $5 million capital campaign gift from Exelon, Pepco, and Constellation.
SPECS: The 2.5-acre Alethia Tanner Park is located north of New York Avenue, bounded by Harry Thomas Way, NE, on the west and the Metropolitan Branch Trail to the east. The design includes an open green lawn, stage area, a playground, a dog park, a small café kiosk, and connections to the MBT.
Image courtesy of Perkins Eastman
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BANNEKER ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOL
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CHILDREN'S NATIONAL RESEARCH & INNOVATION CAMPUS
LOCATION:
10th & R Streets, NW Department of General Services / DC Public Schools ARCHITECT(S): Perkins Eastman DC CONTRACTOR(S): MCN Build LEED: Platinum EST. VALUE: $152 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021
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DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: A new 175,000 SF, 800-student capacity Banneker Academic High School will be built on the site of the former Shaw Junior High School. The project is seeking LEED Platinum (minimum of Gold) and NetZero and will feature a green roof, solar panels, geothermal wells, and numerous other sustainable elements.
SPECS: The 380,000 SF medical research facility will be located on 11.68 acres of the former Walter Reed Medical Center. It is the first in the nation dedicated to pediatric research focusing on research devoted to complex and rare genetic diseases and a primary care clinic. The 160,000 SF Phase I will open in early 2021 in a portion of the Research and Innovation Building. Select Partners include Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JLABS), Virginia Tech, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
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7144 13th Place, NW Children's National Medical Center ARCHITECT(S): Elkus Manfredi Architects / Array Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Smoot Construction DC / Suffolk Construction LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $250 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2021
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FATHERS RESIDENCE & MISSION HOUSE
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
3301 Lowell Street, NW Department of General Services / DC Public Schools ARCHITECT(S): cox graae + spack architects CONTRACTOR(S): Grunley Construction / GCS-Sigal LLC LEED: Platinum EST. VALUE: $67 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021
DEVELOPER(S):
3001 4th Street, NE Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle ARCHITECT(S): Bonstra | Haresign Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Coakley & Williams Construction STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q4 2021 SPECS: Situated on an undeveloped parcel immediately to the southwest of the landmarked St. Paul's College campus, the new 29,900 SF Paulist Fathers Residence & Mission House will serve as the Paulists' downsized home. The configuration of the building distinguishes the two-story residential wing (15 units) from the public functions (chapel, refectory, ministry, etc.) of the program.
SPECS: The project consists of modernizing three historic buildings with an adjoining connection in the middle, totaling approximately 52,600 SF. The updated facility will be able to host 490 students. The project, which is seeking LEED Platinum (minimum of Gold) and NetZero status, will feature Geothermal HVAC system and use WELL Building standards as design guidelines.
FRANKLIN PARK LOCATION:
13th, 14th, I, & K Streets, NW
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (PHASE I) LOCATION:
501 Bryant Street, NW
DEVELOPER(S): National Park Service / Department of General Services
DEVELOPER(S): Howard University
ARCHITECT(S): Land Collective / Studios Architecture / Olin /
STATUS:
ZGF Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Smoot Construction DC LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $18 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2021
SPECS: The 4.79-acre park will receive numerous upgrades, including an interactive fountain, 43 new trees, a 2,100 SF café, children's play area, and pedestrian mall on the southern end of the site. The park is the National Park Services’ second largest square in the downtown.
Pipeline (Near Term) $450–$600 million TARGETED DELIVERY: 2026 EST. VALUE:
SPECS: The new 225-bed, Level I trauma and academic teaching hospital to be managed by AdventistHealthCare will replace the existing hospital. The project will receive District government support in the form of a $225 million tax abatement, $25 million in public infrastructure, and $26.6 million to support five Centers of Excellence at the new hospital (Sickle Cell, Women’s Health, Oral Health, Trauma and Violence Prevention, and Substance Abuse).
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. LIBRARY
MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PAVILION
LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
901 G Street, NW DC Public Library / Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners ARCHITECT(S): Mecanoo / Martinez & Johnson / OTJ Architects CONTRACTOR(S): Smoot Construction DC / Gilbane Building Company LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $212 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020
DEVELOPER(S): MedStar Georgetown University Hospital /
Trammell Crow Shalom Baranes Associates / HKS PC CONTRACTOR(S): Clark Construction Group LEED: Silver EST. VALUE: $560 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2023 ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: The existing four-story, 400,000 SF library underwent a major modernization, which added a one-story penthouse/multipurpose event space with a partially covered terrace. The 1st floor includes a “great hall” that serves as an informal performance space; Level A offers a 19,000 SF maker space (“Fab Lab”); the 3rd floor contains a two-story grand reading room; and the 4th floor features a two-story, 300-seat auditorium.
NEW RESIDENCE HALL Catholic University Catholic University ARCHITECT(S): Perkins Eastman DC CONTRACTOR(S): Manhattan Construction Company EST. VALUE: $35 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2023
SPECS: The six-story, 497,000 SF medical facility hospital pavilion is being built on an existing parking lot. Programmatic highlights of the new pavilion include 32 operating rooms, a 32-treatment bay emergency department, 156 private patient rooms, and a new rooftop helipad.
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LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S):
SPECS: The proposed four-story, 104,000 SF residence hall will be built infront of Opus Hall and include 360 beds and accommodate traditional-style double rooms for first year students, Resident Advisor units, lounges and study spaces, and a small chapel.
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2730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE Government of the District of Columbia EST. VALUE: $326 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2024 SPECS: The northern portion of the St. Elizabeths East Campus (Parcel 2) will be redeveloped into a six-story community hospital, 24-hour urgent care center, and ambulatory care clinic. The 136-bed hospital, to be managed by George Washington University and Universal Health Services, will be a Level 3-plus trauma center and offer a Level 2 neonatal intensive care unit. This hospital will replace United Medical Center (UMC) located on Southern Avenue.
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS
SHEPHERD PARK COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATION:
Image courtesy of Coakley Williams
Image courtesy of DC Department of Parks & Recreation
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7800 14th Street, NW
LOCATION:
4400 Brooks Street, NE Department of General Services ARCHITECT(S): DLR Group CONTRACTOR(S): Coakley & Williams Construction / Chiaramonte Construction Company LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $55 million STATUS: Pipeline (Near Term) TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2022
DEVELOPER(S): Department of General Services /
DEVELOPER(S):
Department of Parks and Recreation BELL Architects CONTRACTOR(S): MCN Build LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $13 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020 ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: The new 20,000 SF center is an addition to the existing Shepherd Elementary School and offers a gymnasium, multipurpose room, fitness center, storage space, and bathrooms for both elementary students and adults.
SPECS: The modernization project includes site improvements, renovations to the existing building, and two new additions in anticipation of an increased student population serving pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The renovations will increase the building area from 43,400 SF to 66,100 SF and include a new gymnasium, kitchen, and rooftop multipurpose area.
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SOUTHWEST LIBRARY 900 Wesley Place, SW DC Public Library ARCHITECT(S): Perkins + Will CONTRACTOR(S): Turner Construction Company LEED: Gold EST. VALUE: $18 million STATUS: Under Construction TARGETED DELIVERY: Q1 2021
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LOCATION:
LOCATION:
DEVELOPER(S):
DEVELOPER(S): Department of General Services / DC Public Schools /
SPECS: The new two-story, 22,000 SF Southwest Library will replace the existing branch library and feature community meeting rooms, three conference rooms, four study rooms, an outdoor reading porch, and an “innovation lab” with 3-D printers. A $960,000 DOEE grant funded solar panels and battery storage.
1050 21st Street, NW
Akridge / Argos Group OTJ Architects CONTRACTOR(S): James G. Davis Construction Corporation LEED: Platinum EST. VALUE: $20 million STATUS: Completed TARGETED DELIVERY: Q3 2020 ARCHITECT(S):
SPECS: Thaddeus Stevens School (c.1868), a historic four-story, 40,000 SF masonry structure, underwent a $20 million renovation and re-opened as an infant and toddler child development center and an expansion site for the School Without Walls.
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BUZZARD POINT SAINT ELIZABETHS EAST
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
BUZZARD POINT Interactive Map: wdcep.co/BuzzardPt
PROJECT STATUS ■ Completed since 2016 ■ Under Construction ■ Pipeline ■ Area of Interest DATA AS OF DECEMBER 2020
A. 1550 1ST STREET
B. CAMBRIA HOTEL
C. 100 V STREET
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
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UNITS IN THE PIPELINE
D. WATERMARK Note: development data only includes projects shown on map above. B. Image courtesy of Donohoe Companies C. Image courtesy of Akridge
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NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
SAINT ELIZABETHS EAST Interactive Map: wdcep.co/saintE
PROJECT STATUS ■ Completed since 2018 ■ Under Construction ■ Pipeline ■ Area of Interest DATA AS OF DECEMBER 2020
A. PARCEL 2 (NEW HOSPITAL)
B. PARCEL 13 (RESIDENTIAL + RETAIL)
C. RESIDENCES AT ST. ELIZABETHS EAST
DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY • 800 RESIDENTIAL UNITS EXPECTED TO START CONSTRUCTION WITHIN TWO YEARS • NEW WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTHCARE CENTER (PARCEL 17) TO OPEN IN 2023
D. PARCEL 15 (MIXED-USE)
• ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS ARENA (PARCEL 12) OPENED IN 2018
E. PARCEL 17 (OFFICE + RETAIL)
Note: development data only includes projects shown on map above. A. Conceptual Rendering. B. Image courtesy of Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS. D. Image courtesy of Redbrick LMD.
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METHODOLOGY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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APPENDIX
THE GOAL OF THE WASHINGTON DC ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP was to create a comprehensive database of development activity that would help us find answers to the following questions:
Primary Sources • Architects
• Building Permits • What is the make-up of development activity? • Where is the development activity occurring?
• DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development
• What are the trends? • Certificates of Occupancy • How much is being invested in our community?
• DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer
• Developers • DC Office of Zoning • DC Office of Planning
However, before we could begin to collect development information, we had to create a methodology to give us guidance on what data to assemble on each project and which projects to include in our database. For a detailed explanation of our methodology please visit wdcep.co/dcdr-method. While our database of projects is constantly being updated, for the purposes of this publication, all data reflect project status, design and information as of December 2020.
• General Contractors • Project Managers
Secondary Sources • Brokers
• Media & Newspapers
• Business Improvement Districts
• Neighborhood Newsletters & Blogs
information sources
Adding or Updating Information
To capture the most comprehensive inventory, we use a variety of sources to gather information about development activity, and whenever possible, we contact the developers directly to get the most up-to-date and accurate information available and conduct site location visits to verify the project’s status. Often our research uncovers discrepancies in available data on project information such as square footage, cost, number of units, etc. When this occurs, we try to reconcile the differences by speaking directly with parties involved in the development. Some of our sources include:
If you are looking for information about a specific project and you do not see it on our list, it may have been omitted for one of the following reasons. 1. IT DID NOT MEET THE $5 MILLION THRESHOLD OR 10 RESIDENTIAL UNIT MINIMUM 2. WE ARE MISSING A KEY PIECE OF INFORMATION 3. WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF THE DATA 4. WE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT IT
To add or update a record in our database, please contact:
Chad Shuskey
Senior Vice President, Programs (202) 661-8674 / cshuskey@wdcep.com
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APPENDIX
The Washington DC Economic Partnership would like to thank the following organizations for their contributions to this year’s DC Development Report. 11th Street Bridge Park
Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
AEDC
Foulger-Pratt Companies
Akridge
Four Points
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Gensler
Banneker Ventures
George Washington University
Bisnow
GlobeSt.com
BKV Group
Gould Property Company
Bonstra | Haresign Architects
H Street CDC
Boston Properties
Hartman-Cox Architects
Bozzuto
Hickok Cole Architects
Brookfield
Hoffman & Associates
Bush Construction
Horning Brothers
Cedar Realty Trust
Howard University
CityInterests Development Partners
Insight Property Group
Coakley Williams Construction Company
James G. Davis Construction Corporation
Coba Properties
JBG Smith
Community Three Development
JD Land
CORE
Jefferson Apartment Group
Davis, Carter, Scott
LCOR
DC Curbed
Lock 7 Development
DC Department of General Services
Lowe Enterprises
DC Department of Parks & Recreation
MCN Build
DC Department of Transportation
Menkiti Group
Donatelli Development
Mid-City
Donohoe Companies
Neighborhood Development Company
Eastbanc
The NHP Foundation
EDENS
NoMa Parks Foundation
Forrester Construction Company
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development Paradigm Companies Perkins Eastman DC Perkins&Will Perseus TDC PGN Architects Potomac Investment Properties Prince of Petworth Rappaport Redbrick LMD Roadside Development Rock Creek Property Group Shalom Baranes Associates SmithGroup Smithsonian, National Air & Space Museum Smoot Construction Company of Washington DC Stonebridge Associates Toll Brothers UIP Urban Matters Development Partners Urban Turf Washington Business Journal Washington Post WC Smith WCS Construction WDG Architecture Wilkes Companies
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