Comments on: SW DC Waterfronts Big Plans

By: DC Metrocentric » Waterside Mall’s Foundation

DC Metrocentric » Waterside Mall’s Foundation — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:54:55 +0000

[…] station directly adjacent to the development, all the exciting projects by Nats park, and the Southwest Waterfront that area has some huge potential. As construction continues, we are really getting excited […]

By: sam

sam — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:20:27 +0000

Actually this is part of the development that will replace most of the fish market area as well as all the clubs in that area (H2O, Zanzibar, etc).

By: DG-rad

DG-rad — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:29:13 +0000

also, this isn’t the part that will replace the fish market.

By: JNo

JNo — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:06:58 +0000

I agree with Vik the architecture is stale. It looks like everything else in DC. We won’t be able to tell what neighorhood we are in. The Arena Stage is one bright spot but we could use some distinctive/iconic architecture in SW.

By: SWill

SWill — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:51:01 +0000

That rendering has been around for at least four months. Here’s a link to Hoffman/Struever’s site (www.swdcwaterfront.com) that describes the project and includes a few renderings of the new SW waterfront.

By: SGDC

SGDC — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:37 +0000

Vik- Have you seen the new renderings for the Arena Theatre? It looks awesome, and will be a short walk from this and the new Waterfront Mall. SW would be a good place to buy right about now (despite how depressing it is right now…)

By: Vik

Vik — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:31:35 +0000

I like it although the architecture is still getting stale IMO. I mean, it looks like it would be a hit as is, but I wish we could make some kind of a statement.

Aside from architecture, I’ve always thought that between the SW Waterfront, the Nats Stadium and perhaps Rosslyn, there were some good potential locations for DC’s little Time Square. I wish we could develop some a real theatre/entertainment district in DC aside from maybe Gallery Place.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:26:39 +0000

Reminds me of the original National Harbor renderings. Hopefully the end product won’t look as plastic as NH is shaping up to be.

By: The King of Spain

The King of Spain — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:44:41 +0000

That ship in Baltimore is the USS Constellation, which is a real 150-year-old ship. I have no idea what this is supposed to be, but I sincerely hope they put something authentic in if they want to lure kiddies and add character.

By: Alexa W.

Alexa W. — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:30:42 +0000

It does look a lot like Baltimore’s Inter Harbor, not that that’s a bad thing.

By: CitizenZ

CitizenZ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:28:51 +0000

Nice but…

I still want some seafood shacks, and maybe some clubs.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:47:24 +0000

I like everything except for the ship, reminds me of the one at the Baltimore Inner Harbor.