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The
CityMarket at O, Shaw's latest mega project, got underway last September with the
closure and demolition of the Giant supermarket, which will be replaced with a new, larger Giant in 2 years time. The new 71,000-s.f. Giant will be the first completed aspect of the project, followed by a 182-key Cambria Suites hotel, 150 condominiums and 635 apartments (84 set aside as affordable senior housing) as well as restoration of the O Street Market, one of the 5 original brick markets built in Washington D.C. The project is headed by
Roadside Development, with design by
Shalom Baranes and construction by
Clark.
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Washington D.C. real estate development news. Photos by Rey Lopez.
7 comments:
No offense, but doesn't really look like a project that supposedly started work 5 months ago...
It might be a little slow, but they did have to demolition the existing grocery. It closed on Sep 8, but is that really when the work began?
I think it's too early to assess whether work is slower than expected at this point. We should have a better sense in a few months
These photos are very old. Anyone that's been through the neighborhood now sees a large hole in the ground.
It took them a long time to actually get started after the Giant closed. They really didn't get heavy into construction until November. Since then they are actually making a lot of progress. Love passing by and seeing it.
You can look at a current webcam view of the project, plus a time-lapse of everything that has been done, here: http://oxblue.com/pro/open/clarkconstruction/citymarket
Are the comprehensive plans available anywhere? I seem to recall reading that they were going to reopen 8th Street as part of this, to undo the superblock created by the suburban-style Giant. I ask because the excavation seems to be headed towards a single huge hole in the ground
There are plans to reopen 8th Street, but that section of 8th will be above the City Market at O foundation (which explains the one big hole being dug). You can see plans here:
http://www.roadsidedevelopment.com/portfolio.php?id=3
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