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Urban Renewal Concept
Creating a Pedestrian-Friendly Environment
Community-Serving Open Space
Sustainability—Low Impact Design
- Vital 31-acre site assembled to establish a heart and a central gathering place for the District community through mixed-use development and open public spaces
- Approximately 1.8 million square feet of community-serving retail, hotel, office and a mix of residential inclusive of affordable, workforce and market-rate housing
- Five parking decks for public use offered at no charge
- Creation of Festival Street, the pedestrian-friendly Main Street for the community
- Two community-serving parks and open space covering over 2 acres
- Neighborhood sensitivity to urban renewal by employing LEED principles, a network of streets for public use and sidewalk system to promote pedestrian-friendly environment
- Architectural diversity and sensitivity to promote evolving urban revitalization among neighbors
- Programming of festivals and events
- Providing a community space for public use
- Over 20-foot wide sidewalks on Festival Street
- Pocket parks
- 10-foot wide sidewalks on Lee Highway
- Architectural sensitivity and diversity
- Free shuttle service to circulate from the Town Center to the Dunn-Loring Metro Station
- Heavily landscaped and well-designed Main Street
- Bike and pet-friendly environment
- Traffic-calming street design
- Family-friendly environment with wading fountains and outdoor seating
- Centerpiece of Town Center with space to host farmer's market and weekly events
- Outdoor performance space for neighborhood and community events
- Public art
- Outdoor dining
- 20,000 square-foot green roof
- Landscaped rooftop courtyards
- 2006 Smart Growth Award recipient
- Member of LEED Neighborhood Development Pilot Program