Issue Position: Yards Park Opens at Norton's Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Site

Issue Position

September 2010 marked the opening of The Yards Park along the Southeast Waterfront, made possible by Norton's Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act of 2000, which allowed private sector development of federal land for the first time. Park construction, sponsored by Forest City, the GSA, and the District proceeded despite the recession. The Yards Park is part of a larger 5.5 million square foot retail, residential, office and recreational development going up along M Street SE, from the Navy Yard to South Capitol Street, authorized by Norton's bill.

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