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Children’s National taps Johnson & Johnson for incubator at Walter Reed

By Sara Gilgore – Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal Children’s National Health System has teamed up with Johnson & Johnson’s innovation arm to launch an incubator on its new campus at the former Walter Reed Medical Center. Johnson & Johnson […]

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Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on New Housing at the Parks at Walter Reed

The DC Line LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) The Brooks and Vale Buildings Will Deliver 390 Housing Units to the Historic Walter Reed Campus (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the groundbreaking of The Brooks and Vale […]

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Walter Reed Development Team Closes Land Sale, Financing For First 2 Ground-Up Buildings

By Jon Banister, Bisnow Washington, D.C. The first two ground-up buildings in the 66-acre Parks at Walter Reed development in Northwest D.C. are moving forward.  The development team of Urban Atlantic, Hines and Triden Development Group announced Tuesday it closed the […]

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Walter Reed developers line up financing for first market-rate projects

By Michael Neibauer  – Associate Editor, Washington Business Journal The development team behind The Parks, the overhaul of a 66-acre portion of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, has closed on construction financing and lined up its equity partners for the first two […]

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Affordable Housing Part of Former Walter Reed Redevelopment

Washington, DC, July 16, 2018 (WTOP) – Years in the making, development is taking shape at the former Walter Reed campus on Georgia Avenue. Now known as the Parks at Historic Walter Reed, the 66-acre campus will eventually be comprised of more […]

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Massive Redevelopment Coming to Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site in Northwest

Washington, DC, June 14, 2018 (THE WASHINGTON POST) – The former Walter Reed Army Medical Center site, a 66-acre parcel of land in Northwest Washington, will receive much-anticipated redevelopment that will include housing, offices and retail spaces. When complete, the site […]

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Veterans Housing Breaks Ground in D.C.

Washington, DC, June 01, 2018 (AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE) – Community members broke ground on a development for formerly homeless veterans and other individuals on the historic Walter Reed Medical Center campus in Washington, D.C., at the end of May. HELP […]

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DCHFA Finances Affordable Housing for Veterans at Walter Reed

Washington, DC, May 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) closed on its third affordable housing transaction during the month of April with the issuance of $9,541,577 in acquisition and rehabilitation financing for HELP […]

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D.C. hopes new firehouse part of area’s revitalization

Opens doors at former Walter Reed Medical Center property By Julia Airey – The Washington Times The D.C. Fire and EMS Department at long last has added a new firehouse in upper Northwest, fulfilling 40 years of promises. Engine Company […]

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Five Steps toward Implementing Creative Placemaking

Juanita Hardy – Urban Land Institute Incorporating creative placemaking as a core strategy in real estate development projects is gaining momentum in the United States and around the globe. Creative placemaking—combining art and culture in tandem with good design—has proved […]

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Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon at DCI and LAMB Schools at Walter Reed

1,000 DC Charter School Students From All Eight Wards are the First Tenants at the New Mixed-Use Community in Ward 4 DC.gov (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser cut the ribbon at the District of Columbia International (DCI) and Latin […]

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Concept revealed for Parks at Walter Reed town center

Michael Neibauer – Washington Business Journal The Walter Reed development team is out with its initial concept for a town center on the 66-acre Northwest D.C. property, proposing a mix of multifamily, retail and open space. The town center at […]

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D.C. officials break ground on The Parks at Walter Reed

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — After years of negotiation and planning, D.C. officials broke ground Monday on The Parks at Walter Reed, a 10-15 year redevelopment project to turn the grounds of the old Walter Reed Army hospital into public use. The […]

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D.C. taking possession of Walter Reed property from Army

New usage will bring $1B in tax revenue to capital By Ryan M. McDermott – The Washington Times After 11 years of wrangling, the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Georgia Avenue now belongs to the District — […]

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Housing for Homeless Veterans Is Planned for Ex-Walter Reed Site

By Mikayla Bouchard – The New York Times WASHINGTON — The hallways of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which cared for generations of soldiers, have been quiet since the hospital closed in 2011 and merged with the nearby […]

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Massive Walter Reed Redevelopment to Break Ground Next Year

Ethan Rothstein – Bisnow Developers of the 66-acre Parks at Walter Reed, the site of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center that’s slated for a massive overhaul, say they expect to break ground before the end of 2016. Hines Interests […]

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Children’s National makes big play for Walter Reed site, could reopen campus by 2015

By Michael Neibauer  – Washington Business Journal A significant chunk of the shuttered Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus could reopen as soon as next year in the form of a major move by the Children’s National Health System. Language in […]

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Grand Vision for Former Home of Walter Reed Hospital

Eugene L. Meyer – The New York Times WASHINGTON — The boxy Brutalist hospital built in the late 1970s stands virtually vacant, as do brick buildings erected during World War I, officers’ quarters dating to the 1920s or before, and […]

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