WASHINGTON — Developer Foulger-Pratt broke ground June 27 on Beckert’s Park, a mixed-use development at 415 14th Street in Southeast D.C. on the site of the former Capitol Hill Safeway.
The new development will be anchored by a brand-new, 60,000-square-foot Safeway store, and will include 325 luxury apartments and 8,500 square feet of retail. The development is one block from the Potomac Avenue Metro station and is expected to be completed in two years.
“The Safeway here has been a cornerstone of the Capitol Hill neighborhood for decades,” said Jim Perkins, executive vice president of retail operations and special projects for Albertsons. “This community is special to us and we are excited to bring a brand-new, expanded flagship Safeway offering more products and services to the community.”
The name Beckert’s Park comes from a beer garden and amusement park that once occupied the site called the Washington Brewery, owned by George and Theresa Becker in the mid-19th century.
Foulger-Pratt bought the site from Safeway parent company Albertsons in 2016, the second project it has partnered with Albertsons on in the region. In 2013, it delivered The Exchange, a 486-unit apartment building with a Safeway store in Wheaton, Maryland.
Apartments at Beckert’s Park will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units and penthouse apartments with private terraces and views of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Amenities will include an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, business center, dog-washing station, and underground parking for both the apartments and retail.
