Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Ward 4 neighbors Monday to break ground on Canopy Row, a new batch of 141 family-sized townhomes at the former Walter Reed campus that marks the latest chapter in the long-running makeover of the 66-acre site from an underused federal complex into a mixed-use neighborhood.
According to a press release from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Canopy Row will deliver 141 new homes and is billed as a way to expand pathways to affordable homeownership for District residents. The release notes that Bowser was joined at the ceremony by Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, Deputy Mayor Nina Albert, and representatives from Hines, Urban Atlantic, and Triden Development Group.
Canopy Row's place in the redevelopment
Canopy Row is one of the residential components of The Parks at Walter Reed master plan, led by Hines, Urban Atlantic, and Triden, which has guided much of the campus conversion over the past decade, according to Hines. The plan combines adaptive reuse of historic hospital buildings with new construction to bring housing, retail, and park space to the stretch along Georgia Avenue and the area near Rock Creek Park.
Housing impact and next steps
The Bowser administration says Canopy Row "advances the District’s efforts to increase housing supply and expand pathways to homeownership," and officials highlighted the townhome phase as a way to deliver family-sized units close to transit, according to the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. City materials do not include a detailed construction timeline in the release, and DMPED said updates will be shared through the project pipeline and partner communications.
The mayor's office streamed the groundbreaking live, and the full ceremony video is available on Mayor Bowser's Facebook page. Residents can also follow The Parks at Walter Reed's event page for community notices and future updates as the townhomes move from renderings to reality.
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