Capitol Crossing is a $1.3 billion

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often also referred to as a community revitalization projectGoldchain, Michelle
"Capitol Crossing: What to Expect from One of D.C.'s Largest Revitalization Projects"
" DC Government", 6 April 2016. in downtown

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Construction on the project began in 2014 and was completed in 2021. The Capitol Crossing project is privately funded, and is one of the largest ongoing private developments in DC. This 2.2 million square foot project covers a 7-acre site above

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and consists of 5 mixed use buildings: 200 Massachusetts, 250 Massachusetts, 200 F Street, 600 Second, and 201 F Street. These five multi-use buildings will span three long blocks over the highway.Sherwood, Tom
"$1.3 Billion Capitol Crossing Project Will Be One of D.C.'s Biggest Projects Ever -- But Drivers, Beware"
" NBC", 13 June 2015. The project is expected to have 75,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, and cafes, and below the project will be a 4-level garage with 1,146 parking spaces and 440 bicycle parking spaces. As a major infrastructure project, Capitol Crossing is expected to bring 8,000 permanent jobs as well as contribute over 40-million-dollar tax per year once established. Developers of Capitol Crossing have claimed the project will create a greener, more sustainable city with Washington D.C.’s first “ eco-district.” The five buildings are expected to be

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Platinum certified and the finished site will feature cogeneration power,

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, and eco-chimney filtration. The three blocks being built do not take land from Virginia or Maryland, but bring back land that was taken years ago. The neighborhoods of

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and the East End, which have been long divided by the highway, will be reconnected in the near future due to the construction of a platform adjacent to Massachusetts Avenue. According to city officials, this $200 million platform built over the highway will enhance the vibrancy of east downtown community of Washington, D.C.Lazo, Luz
"Major work for Capitol Crossing project is set to begin on I-395"
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", 23 June 2015. According to Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, the development project will provide 150 residential units, and over one third of them are affordable to most of the median income. The First Phase of the project was developed by Property Group Partners, with

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serving as master planners and Roche-Dinkeloo as architect. The Second Phase of the project will be developed by Capitol Crossing Advisors with Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Ennead as architects.

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*https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/value_capture/case_studies/capitol_crossing_air_rights_joint_development.aspx Buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.

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