Navy Yard Metro Construction
25 03 2008Things sure are progressing along nicely down in Southeast around the Navy Yard Metro entrance at New Jersey and M Street. However with the Onyx on First, 1111 NJ Ave 55 M Street, and 100 M all currently under construction, there is still going to be a lot of work going on when the area gets its first flood of visitors this Saturday for the first game at the new stadium. How do you think the area will hold up to it’s first test?
[Flickr Photo: ShepDave]
Parking is going to be the biggest issue, plus many of the roads in the area are blocked or narrowed due to the construction which will make traffic a nightmare!
Small correction–1111 NJ is not yet under construction. The third building on M Street under construction (on top of the Navy Yard west entrance) is Monument Realty’s 55 M. More on all of them at my site.
Yeah I worry people will not get a good first impression of the area until it is more finished and there is more street facing retail. Right now the whole area feels like a construction site and is not very pedestrian friendly.
Thanks JD, we knew we should have consulted your site but we were just lazy this morning and recovering from “Taste of the Nation” last night!
Was anyone else at the Hilton last night for the the Share Our Strength charity event? The whole DCMetrocentric team had a great time!
I propose free tickets to all the residents of Capers Project Housings that was tore down to build this stadium. 100’s of people lost their homes so you people can view a “game.” So close but yet so far. Its funny how we live in two different worlds. Thank god for people like me who can cross over both lines and address these things. Hopefully 1 day i can buy the city back!