Imagine our surprise when we caught sight of these giraffes at a construction site not far from home. It turned out there were seven such animals around the site, part of the future Capitol Crossing, which I of course had to photograph, luckily just before it started pouring.
According to Wikipedia:
Capitol Crossing is a $1.3 billion real estate development often also referred to as a community revitalization project in downtown Washington, D.C. Construction on the project began in 2014 and is expected to continue until 2021.
The Capitol Crossing project is privately funded, and is one of the largest ongoing private developments in DC. This 2.2 million square foot project covers a 7-acre site above I-395 and consists of 5 mixed use buildings, These five multi-use buildings will span three long blocks over the highway. The project is expected to have 75,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and cafes, and below the project will be a 4-level garage with 1,146 parking spaces and 440 bicycle parking spaces. As a major infrastructure project, Capitol Crossing is expected to bring 8,000 permanent jobs.
Developers of Capitol Crossing have claimed the project will create a greener, more sustainable city with Washington D.C.’s first “eco-district.”
Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.
A whole new look, posted earlier:
