Permits Filed for Waterfront Station Apartment Building

As reported yesterday in the Washington Business Journal, Waterfront Associates filed for building permits and expects to start construction on their planned 11-story, 365-unit rental apartment project at 1001 4th Street in November. This is the NW parcel at Waterfront Station, located to the north of the newly-opened Masala Art Indian restaurant. The building has been designed by Perkins Eastman and there will be a mix of junior 1BR, 1BR, 1BR/Den, 2BR and 2BR/Den units. In addition, 12 two-level townhouse units with 2BRs will be built with private entrances facing the new private drive and Makemie Place to the west. Approximately 5,000 square feet of retail space will be located on the ground level along 4th Street. The WBJ article describes some of the minor changes that were made to the building since the PUD was approved by the Zoning Commission almost a year ago: 

Glazing was removed, windows re-spaced, balconies shifted and roof structure materials changed from “high pressure laminate panel” to more durable horizontal wood plank. Also, a rooftop tree grove consisting of six trees has been added to the pool deck and the ground floor now includes a large lounge, dining and "hearth" rooms. 

This will be the fifth of eight buildings to be built or renovated at Waterfront Station. So far, two office buildings fully leased to District agencies have been built with ground floor retail and the two former EPA headquarters buildings have been transformed into Sky House apartments. The NW parcel building is scheduled to deliver in the second half of 2016. 

Rendering courtesy of Waterfront Associates

Second Stage PUD Submitted for NW Parcel at Waterfront Station

 

Last month, a second stage Planned Unit Development (PUD) was filed for the northwest parcel of Waterfront Station (or 1001 4th Street). As planned, the 11-story building will be U-shaped with a total of 365 rental apartment units – all of which will be market-rate, 223 parking spaces and 4,400 square feet of ground floor retail with space for two retailers. Perkins Eastman (the same master planner of The Wharf) has designed the building and it will be developed by Waterfront 1001 4th Street, LLC, a collaboration between Forest City Washington and Vornado/Charles E. Smith. A new, pedestrian-friendly private drive will border the north side of the parcel and will connect to Makemie Place. The main entrance to the building to be located at the northeast corner of 4th Street and the new private drive. The retail space will be located along 4th Street and access to the parking garage will be along Makemie Place.

View from Makemie Place.

There will be a mix of junior 1BR, 1BR, 1BR/Den, 2BR and 2BR/Den units within the project. In addition, 12 two-level townhouse units with 2BRs will be built with private entrances facing the new private drive and Makemie Place. On the ground level, there will be a 10,000 square-foot courtyard on the south end with a wood deck, benches, a central lawn area with a water feature and perhaps a fire pit. Additional amenities will include a club room, fitness center with yoga studio, a game room and an e-lounge. On the penthouse level there will be a community room, pool, pool deck and an additional roof deck. An extensive green roof is planned as well.

Planned retail along 4th Street.

The PUD application describes the exterior of 1001 4th Street as:

The facades of the building will be compatible with but distinctive from the existing office building to the south along 4th Street and the renovated residential buildings which are under construction.  Each façade responds not only to its neighbors, but also to solar orientation and to potential view corridors, in order to maximize daylight in the units and views from the unit, while controlling solar heat gain. Primary exterior materials will be masonry on the base of the building, masonry or terracotta panels on the upper floors of the building, punched windows/window wall, and glass balcony rails. Coloration will complement the adjacent buildings, with primary façade colors being in the orange-brown range, with dark grey masonry accents and silver-grey metal colors.

Main entrance to 1001 4th Street.

The developers are supposed to come before ANC 6D at February’s March's business meeting to seek support for their PUD before meeting with the Zoning Commission later this year. If approved, construction would begin in 2014.

Renderings courtesy of Waterfront 1001 4th Street, LLC