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Saturday, April 23rd, L.F. Jennings celebrated the placement of the new generator at 629 E. Main Street in Richmond, marking a turning point for the project.
L.F. Jennings provided preconstruction and construction services for the adaptive reuse of a historic, 14-story office building in the heart of Richmond’s financial district into residences.
The project entails an extensive renovation of the building’s interior while preserving and restoring the unique historic architectural features. When complete, 629 E. Main Street will feature 11 ft ceilings and 10 ft windows, providing ample natural light into the studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. The building amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness center, a co-working space, a roof-top, and an open lounge seating area. Renovations also include replacing all HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. The work will not disturb the existing historic facades but has preserved and restored the exterior limestone, masonry, and window stone details.
Initially designed by Fillat+ architects for Douglas Development as a new 217-key hotel, the team extended the preconstruction phase to pivot the project type to the residential conversion accommodating market changes resulting from the pandemic.
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Both buildings of the William Square project reached milestones this week with the hotel roof pour and the residential truss top out.
This new mixed-use development is a vital component of the City of Fredericksburg’s Economic Development efforts, extending the revitalization of the vibrant downtown corridor. The Vakos Companies is developing the project on a 2.1-acre parcel bordered by Amelia, Douglas, and William streets and Washington Avenue.
The project consists of The 99-key Hotel Fredericksburg (66,763 SF), the 50 unit Amelia House (72,435 SF) with a 6,137 SF fitness center, and a vacant commercial pad site with related infrastructure.
Designed by Commonwealth Architects, this project is slated for completion in 2023.
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L.F. Jennings is working on MCB Real Estate’s Phase II of an exciting new development across from Johns Hopkins Bayview campus.
This Opportunity Zone development is the redevelopment of the former Porcelain Enamel Manufacturing Company (PEMCO) closed in 2006 after nearly 100 years in Baltimore. The contaminated site was designated a brownfield and required extensive environmental remediation.
Phase II includes the construction of a mixed-use residential building consisting of five and seven-story buildings with 227 residential units, amenity space, a courtyard, ground floor retail, and a precast concrete parking garage. The residential building wraps around the garage on three sides. In addition, phase II includes a three-story, 82,800 SF medical office building, a 2,000 SF ground floor pharmacy, and the 74,000 SF, three-floor medical tenant fit-out.
The pedestrian-friendly town center designed by BCT Design Group represents a landmark redevelopment and catalyst for rapid growth in a long underutilized and derelict industrial section. Also notable is the project’s use of New Market Tax Credits, a federal program that rewards investment benefiting low-income communities, and local property tax credits as part of an Enterprise Zone.
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1733 N Street is perhaps not a historic building, but the address itself is rich in history – once part of a stretch of row houses, it was the home of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt in the 1910s. The young couple rented the house while Franklin served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Woodrow Wilson Administration. Theodore Roosevelt was also a frequent visitor to the house during his presidency, as the owner was his sister.
The present 10-story building was completed in 1964 and has alternated as an apartment complex and hotel over the last 50 years. The primarily interior renovation project retained the existing 143-key occupancy and classification, the existing stairs and elevators; the rest was a gut renovation making way for a new state-of-the-art Courtyard by Marriott.
The new property features a ground-floor hotel lobby, restaurant, and bar. The storefront seating has operable windows that engage Dupont Circle’s streetscape. Building improvements included the installation of new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and technology systems. An additional stair and chair lift was added to meet code requirements at the basement and sub-basement levels, where the new fitness room, central kitchen, and staff spaces reside.
The hotel’s guestrooms are newly appointed in all of Marriott’s finest upper-select service finishes and furnishings. In addition, exterior renovations were in keeping with standards for alterations and improvements for a building located in a Historic District.
The new Courtyard by Marriott Dupont Circle, completed by L.F. Jennings for Douglas Development, opened for business this past winter and is already entrenched into the neighborhood’s vibrant street life.
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Work has begun on the renovations and improvements at Crystal City Water Park.
The Water Park has served as the location of most community events in Crystal City. Events like open-air performances, Monday Morning yoga, Pups and Pilsners, and Wine in the Water Park make it a neighborhood hub and draw patrons from outlying neighborhoods like Potomac Yards, Del Ray, and Alexandria.
Like the entire neighborhood, the Water Park is undergoing a transformation, elevating the facility into an even more vibrant community destination. Work underway includes green space improvements, a water wall and immersion fountain, improved connections to the Mt. Vernon Trail and future VRE entrance, trailhead restrooms, and renovations to landscape and hardscape throughout.
Additions include the construction of nine new kiosks along Crystal Drive that will serve as restaurant incubators for local talent, a retail structure along the northern edge, and a 2,700 SF dine-in restaurant/bar with outdoor seating atop the renovated water wall. A new performance platform and landscape improvements round out the upgrades to this public park.
In addition to these enhancements, JBG SMITH’s approval to include the area in a new “sip-and-stroll” zone will draw more activity to the park and make it an even more vibrant neighborhood destination.
The Crystal City Water Park project is expected to be completed Spring/Summer 2023.
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Construction is underway at the new state-of-the-art facilities for the US Park Police Stables and Education Center.
Tucked between the Lincoln Memorial and the World War II Memorial are the US Park Police stables. Initially built to be a temporary home for the agency during the Nation’s bicentennial celebrations, the now 45-year-old facility was inadequate to safely house the horses and officers of one of the country’s oldest equestrian units.
Designed by Tasos Kokoris AIA for The Trust for the National Mall, the new sustainable, state-of-the-art facilities will improve the site’s infrastructure with new, sustainably designed solutions for drainage, food storage, and waste and water management systems.
The new Horse Stables and Education Center of the U.S. Park Police’s Horse Mounted Patrol will feature modern and sustainable structures, including:
- A total of 14 stalls, including a medical paddock, built to ensure proper airflow and space for the horses housed onsite;
- Covered shelters that will extend turn-out time during adverse weather conditions;
- Heated wash and tack room; and
- A permanent office building with a locker room and meeting space to be used by the U.S. Park Police assigned to this facility.
The new facility will make more efficient use of the site’s original footprint and will welcome visitors to engage and learn about the horses and their history. New public features will include:
- A welcoming education center with a self-guided tour, educational information on the horses, and a history of horse-mounted patrol operations on the National Mall;
- Two public viewing paddocks with double fencing for visitors to safely observe horses;
- A new entrance and pedestrian path to enhance accessibility;
- A new rest stop area with a public restroom station and water fountains;
- Improved pedestrian pathways that safely connect the National Mall to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and Tidal Basin.
Project delivery is projected for late 2022.
For more information, please visit: https://nationalmall.org/content/horse-stables
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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.
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L.F. Jennings recently completed a substantial renovation and rebranding of the 10-story urban high rise at 1733 N Street, NW into a new 143-key Courtyard by Marriott. Initially constructed in 1964, the building served as an apartment complex before becoming a hotel in the 1980s. This most recent renovation included new building systems, new amenities, and reconfiguration and updates to the rooms.
The newly reopened hotel features The Bistro Restaurant for breakfast, dinner, and cocktails, storefront seating, and operable windows, allowing patrons to engage with the vibrant street activity of the neighborhood and an expansive 24-hour fitness center. Exterior renovations and modifications were in keeping with the standards required for alterations to a Historic District building.
1733 N Street is perhaps not a historic building, but the address itself is rich in history – once part of a stretch of row-houses, it was the home of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt in the 1910s.
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L.F. Jennings’ Central Virginia Office is thrilled to announce that they have recently signed a lease to move their offices into The Sauer Center. The Central Virginia office will be moving to 2000 West Marshall Street, taking the last available space of The Sauer Center’s Phase I.
L.F. Jennings has been an active participant at The Sauer Center, serving as the General Contractor for much of the area’s transformation from predominantly industrial to a dynamic 24/7 neighborhood.
Since first starting work at The Sauer Center in 2017, L.F. Jennings has completed various base building, interior, and renovation projects, working to bring to life the vibrant mixed-use center that the area has become. L.F. Jennings is looking forward to moving into one of Richmond’s most energetic and welcoming neighborhoods.
L.F. Jennings will move into their new home in the Spring of 2022.
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L.F. Jennings has started work on the new Cove Point Facility Maintenance Building in Lusby, MD. The new office and maintenance building is adjacent to and serves the natural gas liquefaction terminal.
The new 3-story, 81,000 SF building includes traditional office space and amenities (fitness center with locker rooms), laboratory with FM 200 fire suppression system, maintenance bays and shop area with 2, 10-ton overhead cranes, and several unique security systems for facility access.
Designed by Bignell Watkins Hasser, this project is L.F. Jennings’ first partnership with Berkshire Hathaway Energy and is slated for completion in Q3 2022.
