Whether it’s the promise of a new D.C. United stadium, the inevitable outgrowth of Capitol Riverfront to the west or simply a renewed appreciation for a long-ignored waterfront, the District’s development community has a rather sudden, insatiable thirst for Buzzard Point.
The latest proposal comes from Douglas Development, which this week pitched the redevelopment of 1900 Half St. SW into 462 apartments, 24,032 square feet of retail, a rooftop deck and infinity pool, and a huge second floor courtyard overlooking the Anacostia River. The architect is Antunovich Associates, Douglas’ recent go-to — the same firm that designed the overhauled Hecht Co. warehouse and NewCityDC.
The Buzzard Point project involves the adaptive reuse of a vacant nine-story office building constructed in 1976 for the General Services Administration. Douglas will cut out 184,693 square feet of the 665,928-square-foot building to “maximize views and take full advantage of the building’s location along the Anacostia…
