Washington’s 174-Acre RFK Campus Plan Targets Over 6,000 Apartments Across Six Districts
Washington released a draft master plan for the 174-acre RFK campus that calls for up to 6,500 residential units, office, hotel, and retail space organized across six districts around the planned Washington Commanders stadium. Gensler developed the plan under a $750,000 contract awarded late last year by the D.C. Office of Planning. The city is accepting public comment through Aug. 14 before finalizing the document, which will guide updates to the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning. The Commanders hired Perkins Eastman in 2023 to plan the portions under team control.
The Commanders control three districts: the 29.3-acre Stadium District, the 18.7-acre Plaza District, and the 19.4-acre Riverfront District. The Stadium District will feature 25,000 square feet of retail and buildings rising to 110 feet around the 70,000-seat stadium, which opens in 2030. The Plaza District targets 2,200 homes, 700 hotel rooms, and 150,000 square feet of retail including grocery. The Riverfront District calls for 3,100 homes, 500 hotel rooms, and 92,000 square feet of mixed-use space, along with stadium parking garages.
The city controls the remaining three districts: Kingman Commons, Recreation District, and Anacostia Commons. Kingman Commons will add up to 1,300 apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail through a public-private partnership selected by competitive procurement. The 32.4-acre Recreation District will focus on parks and open space, converting existing surface lots to recreational uses. Anacostia Commons, spanning 30 acres with 200 feet of river frontage, faces federal development restrictions but can accommodate enhanced recreational uses like kayak access and boardwalks.
The plan seeks to create year-round activity beyond game days at a site that has sat largely dormant since RFK Stadium ceased regular use. Washington is pursuing the development as cities nationwide compete to extract mixed-use value from aging stadium sites and other underutilized public land parcels. The project depends on congressional action to transfer control of the federally owned land and on coordinated planning between the city and the Commanders, who are investing $3.8 billion in the HKS-designed domed stadium anchoring the site.
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