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Feb 24 | ANC 8A + ANC 8C Meeting re: proposed Bridge District Community Benefits Agreement

February 24, 2022
6:30 pm, Virtual Meeting

What is a Community Benefits Agreement?
A Community Benefits Agreement or "CBA" is a contract signed by community groups and a real estate developer that requires the developer to provide specific amenities and/or mitigations to the local community or neighborhood. Site-specific community benefits agreements (CBAs) ensure that particular projects create opportunities for local workers and communities. Often, however, these projects change the city's development paradigm; when decision-makers realize what well-considered projects with specific benefits attached can bring to the community, the city enacts community benefits policies that set the stage for lifting thousands of people out of poverty.

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The proposed CBA is in regards to Redbrick’s Bridge District Project. See below for details.


ABOUT THE BRIDGE DISTRICT PROJECT
Redbrick LMD and H&R Retail are proud to present Bridge District, a new mixed use development with regional accessibility located in Washington, DC.

PROJECT (PHASE 1):

  • Approximately 48,000 +/- SF of retail

  • Retail parking conveniently located one level below the street level retail

  • 730 +/- MF units

NEW FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL BRIDGE:

  • New six-lane bridge open as of September 2021

  • Creating a new traffic oval west of the river that connects South Capitol Street, Potomac Avenue and Q Street SW

  • Creating a new at-grade traffic oval east of the river that connects South Capitol Street, Suitland Parkway and Howard Road SE

  • Reconstructing the Suitland Parkway/Interstate 295 interchange

  • Increasing bicycle and pedestrian facilities

PROJECT TIMING:

  • CONSTRUCTION START: MARCH 2022

  • RETAIL SHELL DELIVERY: MARCH 2024

  • TOTAL PROJECT COMPLETION: NOVEMBER 2024

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