CityCenterDC
Mixed-use development in Washington, D.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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CityCenterDC, sometimes colloquially called CityCenter, is a mixed-use development consisting of two condominium buildings, two rental apartment buildings, two office buildings, a luxury hotel, and public park in downtown Washington, D.C.[1] It encompasses 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) and covers more than five city blocks.[2] The $950 million development[3] began construction on April 4, 2011, on the site of the former Washington Convention Center—a 10.2-acre (4.1 ha) site bounded by New York Avenue NW, 9th Street NW, H Street NW, and 11th Street NW.[4] Most of the development was completed and open for business by summer 2015.[5] The luxury hotel Conrad Washington, DC, opened in February 2019.[6]
Location | Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38.900343°N 77.024959°W / 38.900343; -77.024959 |
Status | Completed (Phase I) |
Groundbreaking | 2011 |
Estimated completion | 2015; hotel opened in 2019 |
Website | citycenterdc |
Companies | |
Developer | Hines Archstone |
Technical details | |
Cost | US$950,000,000 |
Buildings | 6 |
Size | 10.2 acres (4.1 ha) |
Leasable area | 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) |
The development is one of the largest 21st-century downtown projects in the United States,[7][8] and the largest urban development on the East Coast of the United States until the December 2012 groundbreaking of Manhattan's Hudson Yards.[3][9] It has been described as "a modern-day Rockefeller Center" by Hector Falconer at The New York Times.[7] The Washington Post architectural critic Steven Pearlstein, writing in 2003, said the project will "reshape" downtown D.C.[10]
The D.C. deputy mayor for economic development characterized the project in 2004 as "the capstone of an effort to move the center of energy from the Mall to downtown".[11] D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams said in 2005 it was "the crowning achievement in the rebirth of our downtown".[12] In 2007, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty called the development a "live, work and play environment unlike anywhere else in D.C."[13]
Metro Center and Gallery Place, two of the city's busiest Metro stations, are within three blocks of the development.[7]