09-05-2025
Bridge District debuts in Southeast D.C.
The first phase of the Bridge District — a new mixed-use development in Ward 8 — is now open.
Why it matters: The eight-acre Southeast D.C. project includes housing, retail and event spaces, and has been in the works for over 10 years, per a release.
State of play: The new neighborhood is near the Anacostia Metro station, just over the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge across from Navy Yard and Nats Park.
What's open: An outdoor recreation league and area created with D.C. Fray, featuring cornhole and ping-pong, and the event and gathering space Sandlot Anacostia.
What's coming: An Atlas Brew Works outpost serving Andy's Pizza and Mélange, a forthcoming restaurant from Doro Soul Food chef Elias Taddesse.
Plus: Pop-up events hosted with WowWheelz, which gets kiddos behind the wheels of mini electric cars, and the mobile golf simulator truck CitySwing, as well as a monthly farmers market, workshops on learning to ride bikes, and food trucks.
What we're watching: The timing for phase two construction hasn't been finalized, a representative tells Axios.
