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The District Wharf, commonly known simply as The Wharf, is a multi-billion dollar mixed-use development on the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C. It contains the city's historic Maine Avenue Fish Market , hotels, residential buildings, restaurants, shops, parks, piers, docks and marinas, and live music venues.
Hoffman & Associates (formerly PN Hoffman & Associates) [1] is a privately-held [2] real estate development company based in Washington D.C. most known for mixed-use and urban developments. [3] The company has completed approximately seventy developments in the Washington D.C. area, [4] including The Wharf development on D.C.'s Southwest ...
The Navy Yard was a bustling nautical center during the 19th century and played an integral role in developing the area. The lively wharf was a hub for jobs, serving ships with lumber and raw materials for the growing city. It also played a key role in defending the city from the British during the War of 1812. Surrounding the wharves was an ...
The wharf was leased to W.W. Riley, T.W.'s son, until March 15, 1908, when the lease was not renewed. Litigation ended on March 15, 1913. [11] Meanwhile, sanitation concerns and the smell emanating from the fish wharf drew the public to request the building of a municipal fish market managed by the city.
The Washington Center Office office building at 1001 G Street NW in 1989. [7] Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa & Marina near Annapolis, Maryland, in 2001. This site includes the River Marsh Golf Course. [7] MedImmune Inc. headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in 2003. [7] The Hilton Baltimore in 2008. [8]
The Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf, previously known as the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, is a 367-room hotel located on the top four floors of a 12-story mixed-use building in downtown Washington, D.C., in the United States.
The United States Capitol in the Southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. in July 1939. L'Enfant Plaza was part of the Southwest Washington, D.C. urban renewal project, one of the earliest urban renewal projects in the U.S., and the first such in Washington, D.C. [5] The rapid expansion of the population of Washington, D.C., during World War II led to the extensive construction of suburban ...
The decision to cancel the building was reversed on December 2, 1993, by the Clinton administration. [34] Although the building was originally designed to be a major tourist destination and provide a boost to economic development in the downtown area, the building was repurposed to be a simple office building. [34]