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The Yards Brings NYC Chef Michael White & the Altamarea Group to DC
Forest City and the Altamarea Restaurant Group of New York City today jointly announced that Altamarea’s latest location of their successful Osteria Morini restaurant concept will open at The Yards in summer 2013. The new 4,250 square foot Osteria Morini will be located in the Lumber Shed, an adaptive reuse component of The Yards, located on the riverfront at the northern edge of The Yards Park. It is the first tenant to be announced for the Lumber Shed and the first DC-area location for Chef White and the Altamarea Group.
Pedestrian Bridge Connecting Yards Park With Diamond Teague Park Opens
Forest City Washington joined with DC Mayor Vincent Gray, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and officials from the Washington Navy Yards, USDOT and DC Water to officially cut the ribbon on the new waterfront pedestrian bridge connecting The Yards Park with Diamond Teague Park. The famous Racing Presidents from Nationals Park inaugurated the bridge in style, racing down its length to be a part of the ribbon cutting at the last minute.
The Yards Park Named One of America’s Best New Parks
The Yards Park was named by The Atlantic Cities as one of America's Best New Parks.
Seven Restaurants, Harris Teeter To Locate at The Yards
Forest City Washington, today announced seven new restaurants and a Harris Teeter grocery store to be located at The Yards, Washington, DC's premier mixed-use development located near Nationals Park in the Capitol Riverfront.
The Yards Featured on 365 Things To Do In DC
What's New, D.C.? The Yards.
By Stephanie Ostroff
Yards Park Named Best New Public Space by City Paper
Washington City Paper
Best New Public Space
The Yards Park Opens as DC’s Newest Waterfront Destination
A great, new waterfront park was dedicated today by officials of the District of Columbia, the General Services Administration and developer Forest City Washington on the riverfront of a dramatically-growing area of DC known as the Capitol Riverfront.
Financing for Initial Yards Apartment Building Secured
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) today announced that a subsidiary closed a $46.1 million HUD-insured mortgage loan for Foundry Lofts, a 170-unit, 80/20 multifamily apartment building at The Yards, Forest City’s mixed-use project in southeast Washington, D.C.
The Yards Attains LEED ND Gold Plan Status
Forest City Washington, Inc. announced today that it has attained an elite sustainability status for its entire 42-acre, mixed-use, waterfront project within the District of Columbia known as The Yards.
Groundbreaking for Riverfront Park
Washington D.C. – Forest City Washington, Inc., developer of the major riverfront mixed-use project known as The Yards in the city’s Capitol Riverfront district, along with the District of Columbia, officially broke ground today on the development of the public park to be located on the riverfront at The Yards.
DC Government, Forest City partner on riverfront park at The Yards
Forest City Washington, developer of the major riverfront mixed-use project known as The Yards in the city’s Capitol Riverfront district, and the District of Columbia announced an agreement today on terms involving the development and operation of the public park to be located on the riverfront at The Yards.
Construction now underway on major mixed-use project
Forest City Washington, Inc. officially broke ground today on the company’s large-scale, planned mixed-use redevelopment project known as The Yards. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on a central portion of the 42-acre site which fronts on the Anacostia River in Near Southeast D.C.
Forest City Washington names CB Richard Ellis to lease initial office building at The Yards.
Forest City Washington, Inc. (FCW) has announced the selection of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) as the exclusive office brokerage firm to handle the leasing of the initial office building that Forest City is developing in Southeast Washington, D.C. as a part of its urban mixed-used project known as The Yards.
Southeast Federal Center becomes “The Yards”.
Forest City Washington, Inc. today unveiled a new name and logo for the area long known as Southeast Federal Center as a part of the company’s large-scale, planned, mixed-use redevelopment in Near Southeast Washington DC.