$19M Anacostia Gateway Gets Under Way

WASHINGTON, DC-Development of Anacostia Gateway has gotten under way with a recent groundbreaking ceremony for the 63,000-sf office and retail building. Spearheaded by Anacostia Gateway LLC–a group comprised of the Anacostia Economic Development Corp. LLC, the National Capital Revitalization Corp., and DRI Partners Inc.–the project boasts the distinction of being the first commercial development in the neglected Anacostia area since 1990.

“This groundbreaking at the gateway of Historic Downtown Anacostia represents my deep commitment to help bring new jobs, new retail, and new investment to neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River,” Mayor Anthony A. Williams said. The project, just one segment of the District’s multi-faceted plan to revitalize Anacostia and the rest of the Eastern section of the city, will cost an estimated $19 million to realize.