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More from our Burnham Place Tour: Burnham Place is a transformative 3-million square-foot mixed use development that will create a new urban neighborhood atop the rail yards north of Union Station. Named after Union Station’s architect, Daniel Burnham, the project will be executed in concert with Amtrak and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC). These organizations plan to triple the capacity of the station through a 15 to 20 year expansion project.
More from our Burnham Place Tour: The station expansion and Burnham Place (collectively called the “Union Station 2nd Century Project”) will fill an existing hole in the urban fabric of the city. The project joins together the city’s central business district, Capitol Hill, and the emerging NoMa and H Street, NE neighborhoods with each other and the region. Burnham Place will include first-class office, residential, hotel and retail uses, and over five acres of parks, plazas and open space.
Burnham Place Tour Stop 1: View from Columbus Plaza. The historic aesthetics of the entrance won't change. The design goal is to have a minimal impact on the view of Union Station from the south. New building heights will increase going north in order to preserve the entrance as a focal point.
Burnham Place Tour Stop 2: A greenway, similar to New York's High Line, will weave the area together vertically along First Street NE.
Burnham Place Tour Stop 3: Though the existing tracks will be improved and expanded, the elevation of the tracks won’t change. A deck over the trains will be built to create the plaza, with interstitial parking below. The historic green control tower (shown in the very center of the bottom photo) will be repurposed as a restaurant.
Burnham Place Tour Stop 4: The existing parking garage will be demolished, and new parking will be built below grade. Overall there will be 10 buildings above grade, with the intent of creating a true neighborhood where people come and stay, not just pass through.
Burnham Place Tour Stop 5: Improvements to Concourse A will include a new glazed roof, skylights, and mezzanine bridges. An immediate project will be decreasing the size of the mechanical and electrical bulkhead (directly under where this photo was taken) to raise the ceiling height at the gate below.
Burnham Place Tour Stop 6: The revitalized Central Concourse will feature retail, lounge and waiting areas, and direct views to train platforms. A design goal is to have entrances from 1st and 2nd Streets.
Forest City Washington’s Arris, designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, will feature 320+ apartment units on top of retail.
How a $10 billion redevelopment of Union Station could reshape Washington
Learn more about Burnham Place in this recent Washington Post article, "Reimagining Union Station."
This Thursday, DLD is hosting a walking tour and development presentation to learn more about Burnham Place – a project that will transform an existing neighborhood in Washington, DC into a 3-million square foot mixed use development atop the rail yards north of Union Station.
The images above provide a vision of the future development, courtesy of Akridge and Shalom Baranes Associates. From the top:
View North
Columbus Circle
Greenway Looking North Along First Street
Site Plan
Delaware Avenue Looking South
First and K Streets Looking South
Historic Control Tower
View North Over H Street Plazas
View South
View West
PN Hoffman is transplanting this 44’ canopy tree prior to the demolition of St. Augustine’s church in Southwest Washington, DC, as it is near and dear to the surrounding community. The church site is the future home of a new condo development, and the tree is being relocated approximately 300 feet over to the future Waterfront Park, which will deliver with Phase 1 of The Wharf.
Construction on the condos begins next week. St. Augustine’s is currently holding services at 900 4th Street, SW and other temporary locations until its new building opens, scheduled for 2016.
Submitted by: Gaby Riegler, PN Hoffman
The phased renovation-in-place of ACOG HQ at 409 12th Street SW included an interior redesign and the replacement of building systems. The new variable refrigerant volume (VRV) and dedicated outside air system (DOAS) infrastructure delivers significant energy savings and space gains. ACOG was able to reclaim square footage that had previously been required for mechanical rooms, resulting in a gain of more than 1,000 SF usable space per floor.
Team: Perkins + Will, GHT Limited, Hitt Contracting
The latest views of Elevation at Washington Gateway
Submitted by: James Murphy, MRP | RESIDENTIAL
1200 17th Street NW is the future home of the Pillsbury. The team includes: Akridge, ZGF Architects, GHT Limited, and Balfour Beatty.
The Bentley will be a new multifamily addition to the 1300 block of 14th Street NW. The development will feature 51 luxury apartments and street level retail. Developer: Dubin Companies. Architect: Torti Gallas. Contractor: Donohoe Construction.
Views from atop the roof and inside the mechanical penthouse at the new Marriott Marquis during the final days of construction.
Submitted by: Ami Kelly, GHT Limited