What Will New RFK Site Look Like? This Plan Offers Clues.

Key Points:

• The D.C. Office of Planning released an 89-page draft master plan detailing the development around the new $3.7 billion, 65,000-seat Washington Commanders stadium, including housing, hotels, retail, parks, and parking on a 180-acre site near Capitol Hill.
• The plan includes up to 6,600 new homes with at least 30% affordable housing, 1,200 hotel rooms, 260,000 square feet of retail space, and 60 acres of parks, along with a public indoor sports facility and a grocery store.
• Parking will be limited to 6,000 spots in two decks plus 2,000 surface spots initially, fewer than the current stadium in Landover, Maryland, with officials emphasizing increased public transit use, including Metro station expansion and a proposed Bus Rapid Transit "Gold Line."
• The stadium, expected to open by 2030, will feature modern amenities like a translucent roof, halo scoreboard, and a live entertainment venue, while development of surrounding districts must be completed by 2040 under the team’s agreement with the city.
• D.C. taxpayers are investing $1 billion to prepare the site, with the project projected to create 30,000 construction jobs, 2,000 permanent jobs, and generate $4 billion in new tax revenue, while the team will fund stadium construction partially through selling personal seat licenses.