Comments on: Call It the Capitol Riverfront

By: Capitol Riverfront Gets New Restaurant, Several New City Agencies - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:43:47 +0000

[...] The Capitol Riverfront hastened its slow trickle of tenants and businesses during the last few weeks. On Friday, Mayor Adrian Fenty announced that the city would be taking over a building, located at 225 Virginia Ave. SE on the northern border of the neighborhood. In two years, Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA), Office of Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), and District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) will move into the newly renovated, 350,000-square-foot LEED Silver certified office building. [...]

By: Harris Teeter Coming to the Capitol Riverfront? - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:31:08 +0000

[...] I missed this tasty news bite: Harris Teeter has signed a letter of intent to open a store in the Capitol Riverfront area (otherwise known as Navy Yard/the Nationals Park neighborhood), according to the Washington Business [...]

By: If Only Nationals Park Could Host the Red Sox Every Night - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:57:07 +0000

[...] The Capitol Riverfront, ever eager to bring newcomers to its shores, has gotten some boosts recently. In the last month, Artomatic surely introduced some people to the neighborhood. But 41,517 in one night? Probably not. [...]

By: Artomatic Provides Panoramic View of Creeping Progress at Capitol Riverfront - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:55:54 +0000

[...] year, the event was held in NoMa. This year, it’s in the Capitol Riverfront, home to Nationals Park and…that Five Guys that President Barack Obama visited [...]

By: A Year Ago, A Neighborhood Was Born… - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:51:54 +0000

[...] visited the Capitol Riverfront back in early December, deep into the no-baseball-season. The neighborhood was dark, and one of the few pedestrians I saw was a Nationals security guard. [...]

By: Groundbreaking for Diamond Teague Park Tomorrow - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:45:02 +0000

[...] all goes according to plan, that will change though. The Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District has a plan for four parks to be built in the area. Tomorrow will see [...]

By: District Close to Selecting “Hill East Waterfront” Developer - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:04:41 +0000

[...] seems like every time you turn around, the District government is developing yet another piece of forgotten waterfront [...]

By: Capitol Riverfront…Definitely Cleaner! - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:12:16 +0000

[...] week, I wrote about the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District—which for those that don’t know is the area around Nationals Park, sometimes referred [...]

By: Top Blog Posts of the Week: Riverfront Revelations - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:01:01 +0000

[...] (1) Call It the Capitol Riverfront [...]

By: Another Resident

Another Resident — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:23:23 +0000

For some reason “Navy Yard” sufficiently conjures up and image of water for me, can’t imagine why.

I agree with the other resident. Both “Navy Yard” and “Ballpark District” are more site specific and meaningful. There is a rich Naval history in the area that should be celebrated.