Today I visited the Southeast DC neighborhood where the Nationals new baseball stadium is under construction. As you can see from this photo the form of the roughly $600 million stadium is taking shape. Fans can follow the project on this website created by the construction companies that features two webcams and a daily archive […]
On Building a Neighborhood ‘From Scratch’
The Washington Business Journal recently published this interesting article about the baseball stadium district in Southeast, asking “How do you create character where there is none, without replicating Disney-esque environments found at suburban town centers?” In the article they talk to quite a few planners and developers and it’s clear the district will be resoundingly […]
Baseball Stadium Construction
Today I took a walk down around where the city is building a new baseball stadium. See the full set on Flickr here. If you are at all curious about the development going on in this neighborhood, JDLand’s Near Southeast Development page is a fantastic resource. See my panorama of the construction site. Just a […]
A “Modern” Stadium for D.C.
The Post reported today on what the new stadium the city is constructing for the Nationals will look like. Here’s part of the description: The stadium, which will be along the Anacostia River in near Southeast, features an exterior wall largely made of glass and broken up by limestone portals, according to city sources who […]