BURNHAM PLACE
BURNHAM PLACE
100 Columbus Circle, NE DC 20002
An emerging community above Union Station, Washington DC
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
Mixed-Use Redevlopment
Three million SqFt of new mixed-use construction, named for Daniel H Burnham, the architect of Union Staion, designed to rise above the active rail yard connected to Washington, DC’s historic Union Station, vertically integrated with a proposed multi-level station expansion, the master plan incorporates a street grid, public plazas, train hall and a linear greenway.
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
PROJECT DEVELOPER
Akridge
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Shalom Baranes
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Thornton Tomasetti
DESIGN INTEGRATION
OFFERING
Planned is expansion of Union Station, incorporating a mix of first-class office space, residential, retail, and hotel properties.
The project is roughly sited between First Street, G Place, and 900 2nd Street NE.
Visual Transformation
- Plazas, parks, and cultural space, new station entrances accessible from H Street, and an elevated public way for walking, running, and biking
- Views and connections to the U.S. Capitol, the NoMa and Near Northeast neighborhoods from station and air-rights public spaces and buildings
- Multiple new pedestrian connections to the station
- Metrorail, intercity bus
- Shopping, open space amenities
RAIL STATION RENOVATION
The Federal Railroad Administration is responsible for Union Station released a rail station renovation plan revisions in 2023.
The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) in coordination with Amtrak to expand and modernize Washington Union Station
The Union Station renovation and expansion is expected to cost apprs. $8.8B
- 13 Year Projection in 2023
Phase 2
Pending
Phase 4
4 Years, 3 Mo.
Phase 3
2 Years 8.5 Mo.
Phase 2
2 Years 8.5 Mo. | July 2028
Phase 1
2 Years 4 Mo. | Oct. 2025
Present Phase
12 Months | June 2024
Federal Review
Pending
PROJECT UPDATES
- 10-25 Year Build-Out
- Substantial Completion Q4 2040
- 15 Acres Including 12-buildings
- 3M total SFt of mixed-us space
- Est. 1,000-1300+ residential units
- 1.5M SqFt office space
- 100,00 SqFt of retail space
- 500+ hospitality rooms
- LEED Silver Certification goal
- Project est. cost is $3B
Construction Start
Pending
Groundbreaking
Pending
Union Station Completion
Pending
BURNHAM PLACE | UPDATES
Private Development
Burnham Place is a private development project conceived by Akridge, utilizing 15 acres of air rights acquired by John “Chip” Akridge III on behalf of the ‘vertically-integrated’ commercial real estate firm in 2006. The acreage tops the tracks and platforms at Union Station.
Akridge paid the GSA (General Services Administration) ten million dollars to transfer ownership, a first for the agency.
Reportedly, the deal was negotiated over a four year period.
Burnham Place, as a result, is related to, but independent from the Union Station redevelopment project upon which it depends.
2024 Project Notes
- Cultural and civic spaces were increased in the 2023 plan revision
- Two additional pedestrian and biking ramps were added
- 1100 of the 1600 parking spaces housed in a six-story garage were eliminated in the 2023 project revision. The remaining 500 will be parked in an underground parking area potentially designated solely for Burnham Place use
OUR ROLE
The Isaacs Team has been following the Burnham Placee project for nearly a decade. We’ve documemted the milestones, and shared updates.
When development is sufficiently underway, we will hold meetings with buyer clients conducted by a residential development representative to review project details, plans, and options. If you would like us to represent you at Burnham Place, please get it touch via our WhatsApp link.
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