For Immediate Release
L.F. Jennings celebrated the official groundbreaking of Art Place at Fort Totten Saturday, February 12th. The well-attended event included Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Councilmembers Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie, and community members and representatives of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
Designed by Perkins Eastman, the expansive Phase 2 of Art Place consists of over 800,000 square feet of mixed-use space that substantially transforms the Fort Totten neighborhood. When complete, Phase 2 will deliver a pedestrian-centric destination neighborhood that fosters creative and performing arts communities.
The new town center development will include 294 residential units spread over three mixed-use buildings featuring a 35,000 SF food collective, 27,000 SF of retail, a 32,000 SF interactive art experience, including a 27,000 SF Explore! Children’s Museum, a 24,000 SF Aldi grocery store, and over 40,000 square feet of community event space. Art Place will feature extensive outdoor community installations that provide the development with open-air amenities in addition to the indoor venues.
L.F. Jennings is honored to work with the Cafritz Foundation once again. Like previous collaborations with Cafritz, Art Place will create a dynamic community, a primary focus of L.F. Jennings’s work.
The anticipated delivery of Art Place Phase 2 is early 2025.