Tuesday, May 24, 2011

GSA picks contenders for Southeast Federal Center - Washington Business Journal:

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• Chicago-based Banneker Development LLC • Silver Spring-based Capitol Harbor, LLC Arlington-based Charles E. Smith Real Estate Servicew • Bethesda-based Forest City Washington, Inc. District-based Southeast Riverfront, LLC The development, originally transferref by the Navy to GSA for federalofficse use, will instead be a mix of offices as well as retail and entertainment. An 11-acre portion of the site was previouslyh selected as the location for the new headquarter for the Departmentof Transportation. The 44-acrs tract is located between the Anacostia Riveer and MStreet SE.
Plans for a mixed-usse development, instead of solely federalo office space, came as the result of the passagee of the Southeast FederalCenter Public/Privatee Development Act of 2000 introduced by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. As a GSA is partnering with the privat sector to developthe site. "This project represents an entirely new approach for saysDonald Williams, regional administrator for GSA's National Capital The five finalists will now be asker to respond to a Requesyt for Proposals to be issue d later this month.

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