Developers file plans for $650M DC suburb mixed-use project – Construction Dive

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The new complex in Shady Grove is just the latest offering from developers of massive mixed-use projects in the DC area. The Wharf, a $2 billion DC development, will soon get underway with its second phase, which will include parks, retail, residential, office and a marina. The first phase will open this fall and provide 870 living units, 225,000 square feet of office space, 175,000 square feet of retail and three hotels. Developer Hoffman-Madison also announced late last year that it would build DC's first-ever pier-top office building at The Wharf. The Class A office building will offer up 28,000 square feet of space and shoot for LEED Gold certification.

More variety is popping up amid mixed-use developments, including elements of sustainability that exceed LEED. Last August, Property Group Partners, developers of the Capitol Crossing "eco district," announced that it had hired general contractor Balfour Beatty to build its first 960,000-square-foot phase. The $196 million construction contract is for two 12-story, mixed-use buildings connected by a glass bridge. The entire project is situated on a three-block elevated deck over Interstate 395 and will be LEED Platinum-certified.

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