Mayor Muriel Bowser and Events D.C. celebrated the groundbreaking Wednesday on the first phase of the $490M short-term plan for the 190-acre campus of the now-vacant RFK Stadium.
The first phase will include three multipurpose turf fields, expected to open in March, on the 27-acre parking lot to the north of the stadium.
Events D.C. is working with MCN Build and Hord Coplan Macht on the fields project, expected to cost $32M. It will also feature a playground, a picnic area and a 2,900 SF pavilion with food, beverages and restrooms.
“The community has waited a long time to see this land put to good use, and today, we are all proud to get this project started,” Bowser said in a release. “When these fields are complete, this will be the community space our residents deserve.”
The short-term plan for the campus includes a sports and entertainment complex, a market hall, three pedestrian bridges and a Robert F. Kennedy memorial. Additionally, a go-kart track opened in one of the stadium’s parking lots in June. Events D.C. in March issued a solicitation for firms to develop and operate the market hall. It plans to request proposals for the sports and entertainment complex this fall.
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