Huge NoMa project replaces ‘insular’ site with ‘true mixed-use

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NoMa is no stranger to residential-over-retail projects, but one massive and complex development proposed on Tuesday announces itself as “true mixed-use,” the overhaul of an industrial, “insular” parcel with hundreds of residential units, a hotel, retail and open spaces.

High Street Residential, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has partnered with the Dorr family, owner of the Central Armature Works at 1200 Third St. NE, to redevelop the 2.5-acre NoMa site. High Street will oversee the project, while the Dorr clan, which contributed the property to a trust last summer, will play an undefined role.

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Douglas Development to Move HQ to Uline Arena

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Douglas Development Corp will be moving its corporate HQ from Chinatown, the neighborhood whose revolution it spearheaded, to the developer’s Uline Arena project in NoMa when it opens later this year.

Douglas principal Norman Jemal broke the news at Bisnow’s Future of Northeast DC event yesterday, just a few blocks from his future office. Douglas will occupy between 12k and 15k SF, Norman told us after his panel, as the company has outgrown its offices at 7th and H streets NW.

“Just like everyone else, what worked for us 15 years ago doesn’t work for us today,” Norman says.

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The Southeast Riverfront Neighborhood Guide

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The Southeast waterfront was home to the Nacotchtank tribe before Charles Pierre L’Enfant made it the main commercial center of the nation’s new capital in 1791.

It became Washington’s earliest industrial center and played a vital role in DC’s commercial development throughout the 19th century, providing lumber and raw materials for the expanding city.

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How Hot Can NoMa Get?

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Seven residential buildings under construction. Four office buildings. A million SF of new leasing in the last 12 months. 7M SF of development to be completed by 2019. That’s why we’re excited to be holding our annual summit on Northeast DC this Wednesday morning, on location in NoMa.

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ULI Global Awards for Excellence: City Market at O

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Developer: Roadside Development
Design/construction team: Shalom Baranes Associates, Cecconi Simone, Perkins Eastman, JCA Architects, Clark Construction, and Crisack Construction
Size: 1 million square feet (93,000 sq m)

Spanning two full city blocks, City Market at O (CMO) is a mixed-use redevelopment project in the District of Columbia’s historic Shaw neighborhood. CMO has catalyzed nearly $1 billion of new investment in Shaw and helped stabilize the area. Since 2011, the year construction started, surrounding property values have increased significantly and the demographic profile of the neighborhood has become more diverse. CMO has become the retail center of Shaw, creating an important linkage between downtown and neighborhoods to the north.

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