After more than a decade of starts and stops, The Wharf finally arrives. On Oct. 12, the Southwest waterfront will begin a new era bringing the nation’s waterfront on par with other great waterfront cities. As professor Robert Lewis says, “Washington has comparatively little residential, commercial, or cultural structures occupying […]
The most anticipated opening at The Wharf come Oct. 12 might not be any of the dozens of restaurants and shops, but instead the building underneath The Channel apartments. It is a building that “has the illusion of a stadium, but the intimacy of a nightclub,” according to Foo Fighters frontman […]
When owner Mark Kirwan describes his Irish pub coming to The Wharf, he says, “I put my name on it so you know I believe in it. This is a real Irish feeling, not a Disneyland Ireland experience.” And that holds true, down to the pictures on the walls of […]
Politics and Prose, DC’s premier independent bookstore, has announced the opening of a new location at The Wharf! The store will occupy about 2,300 square feet in what’s being called District Square, alongside an impressive array of other tenants—including 6,000-capacity music venue The Anthem. Politics and Prose has an impressive […]
Last Chance to Tour DC’s Floating Homes Before Wharf Grand Opening Southwest DC is gearing up for the grand opening of the Wharf, and one community of Southwesters will be dramatically transformed by the new development. On Saturday, Oct. 7, the live-aboard residents of Gangplank Marina will open their doors […]
We look forward to the opening of the Wharf and to once again putting Southwest on the list of destinations in Washington, DC, with great excitement and optimism. But as residents, we also have some anxiety in regards to the prospect of getting in and out of our neighborhood because […]
The 11 architects comprise one of the most impressive lineups in the nation to design the ambitious second phase of The Wharf. When complete, Phase 2 of The Wharf will feature an additional 1.2 million square feet of mixed-use development including office, residential, marina, and retail space, as well as parks […]
