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1015 Half St. SE
Former location of the Nation nightclub, now a 411,000-sq-ft office building;
Begun January 2008 by Opus East, halted July 2009, completed by Douglas Wilson Cos. spring 2011
Tenants Coming in 2015: National Labor Relations Board, CBS Radio, Bonchon Chicken
- Full Neighborhood Development MapThere's a lot more than just the projects listed here. See the complete map of completed, underway, and proposed projects all across the neighborhood.
- What's New This YearA quick look at what's arrived or been announced since the end of the 2018 baseball season.
- Food Options, Now and Coming SoonThere's now plenty of food options in the neighborhood. Click to see what's here, and what's coming.
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- Anacostia RiverwalkA bridge between Teague and Yards Parks is part of the planned 20-mile Anacostia Riverwalk multi-use trail along the east and west banks of the Anacostia River.
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- Virginia Ave. Tunnel ExpansionConstruction underway in 2015 to expand the 106-year-old tunnel to allow for a second track and double-height cars. Expected completion 2018.
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- Rail and Bus Times
Get real time data for the Navy Yard subway, Circulator, Bikeshare, and bus lines, plus additional transit information. - Rail and Bus Times
Get real time data for the Navy Yard subway, Circulator, Bikeshare, and bus lines, plus additional transit information. - Canal ParkThree-block park on the site of the old Washington Canal. Construction begun in spring 2011, opened Nov. 16, 2012.
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- Nationals Park21-acre site, 41,000-seat ballpark, construction begun May 2006, Opening Day March 30, 2008.
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- Washington Navy YardHeadquarters of the Naval District Washington, established in 1799.
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- Yards Park5.5-acre park on the banks of the Anacostia. First phase completed September 2010.
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- Van Ness Elementary SchoolDC Public School, closed in 2006, but reopening in stages beginning in 2015.
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- Agora/Whole Foods336-unit apartment building at 800 New Jersey Ave., SE. Construction begun June 2014, move-ins underway early 2018. Whole Foods expected to open in late 2018.
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- New Douglass BridgeConstruction underway in early 2018 on the replacement for the current South Capitol Street Bridge. Completion expected in 2021.
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- 1221 Van290-unit residential building with 26,000 sf retail. Underway late 2015, completed early 2018.
- NAB HQ/AvidianNew headquarters for National Association of Broadcasters, along with a 163-unit condo building. Construction underway early 2017.
- Yards/Parcel O Residential ProjectsThe Bower, a 138-unit condo building by PN Hoffman, and The Guild, a 190-unit rental building by Forest City on the southeast corner of 4th and Tingey. Underway fall 2016, delivery 2018.
- New DC Water HQA wrap-around six-story addition to the existing O Street Pumping Station. Construction underway in 2016, with completion in 2018.
- The Harlow/Square 769N AptsMixed-income rental building with 176 units, including 36 public housing units. Underway early 2017, delivery 2019.
- West Half Residential420-unit project with 65,000 sf retail. Construction underway spring 2017.
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- Novel South Capitol/2 I St.530ish-unit apartment building in two phases, on old McDonald's site. Construction underway early 2017, completed summer 2019.
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- 1250 Half/Envy310 rental units at 1250, 123 condos at Envy, 60,000 square feet of retail. Underway spring 2017.
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- Parc Riverside Phase II314ish-unit residential building at 1010 Half St., SE, by Toll Bros. Construction underway summer 2017.
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- 99 M StreetA 224,000-square-foot office building by Skanska for the corner of 1st and M. Underway fall 2015, substantially complete summer 2018. Circa and an unnamed sibling restaurant announced tenants.
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- The Garrett375-unit rental building at 2nd and I with 13,000 sq ft retail. Construction underway late fall 2017.
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- Yards/The Estate Apts. and Thompson Hotel270-unit rental building and 227-room Thompson Hotel, with 20,000 sq ft retail total. Construction underway fall 2017.
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- Meridian on First275-unit residential building, by Paradigm. Construction underway early 2018.
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- The Maren/71 Potomac264-unit residential building with 12,500 sq ft retail, underway spring 2018. Phase 2 of RiverFront on the Anacostia development.
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- DC Crossing/Square 696Block bought in 2016 by Tishman Speyer, with plans for 800 apartment units and 44,000 square feet of retail in two phases. Digging underway April 2018.
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- One Hill South Phase 2300ish-unit unnamed sibling building at South Capitol and I. Work underway summer 2018.
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- New DDOT HQ/250 MNew headquarters for the District Department of Transportation. Underway early 2019.
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- 37 L Street Condos11-story, 74-unit condo building west of Half St. Underway early 2019.
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- CSX East Residential/Hotel225ish-unit AC Marriott and two residential buildings planned. Digging underway late summer 2019.
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- 1000 South Capitol Residential224-unit apartment building by Lerner. Underway fall 2019.
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- Capper Seniors 2.0Reconstruction of the 160-unit building for low-income seniors that was destroyed by fire in 2018.
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- Chemonics HQNew 285,000-sq-ft office building with 14,000 sq ft of retail. Expected delivery 2021.
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For more photos of 1015 Half, see the Expanded Archive.
Aug. 20, 2016 - 1015 Half Street, five years after completion. Construction began in early 2008, but stopped in May 2009, and in July Opus East filed for Chapter 7 liquidation, and work halted on 1015 Half. The next month, the Douglas Wilson Companies was named receiver for the property, and construction finally resumed in April 2010, with construction being completed in spring 2011. At far right is the 909 Half Street apartment building.
The northwest corner of Half and L in August 2006, as the old Nation nightclub awaited the wrecking ball. An office building was originally proposed for this location by Potomac Investment Properties, but the site and the plans were bought in July 2007 by Opus East for $41.5 million. (08/06)
October 16, 2016 - The same location, long after Nation bid farewell. 
Aug. 20, 2016 - Bonchon, a restaurant and bar featuring Korean fried chicken, opened in spring 2015 on the building's northeast corner at Half and K.
Looking at the southwest corner of Half and K, which is the northeast corner of the 1015 Half site. This was the main entrance to Nation. (08/05)
September 30, 2018 - The same location, with construction close to completed. 20 M Street is one block to the south, and you can also see Nationals Park in the distance (it's much more prominent in person).
Oct. 19, 2014 - In October 2014, a ticker was installed along the building's L Street facade, where CBS Radio will have a performance studio (in addition to their main offices on the 2nd floor.)
Oct. 19, 2014 - Sneaking a peek into the CBS Studio space, using a couple of bodies to shield the sun's reflection in the window.
Inside 1015 Half's lobby, looking out onto Half Street toward L Street. (1/12/12)
Another view of the lobby, festooned for the Capitol Riverfront BID's 2012 annual meeting. (1/12/12)
The unoccupied 10th floor. (1/12/12)
Big corner windows on the 10th floor, with views of the 70/100 I and 909 New Jersey apartment buildings. (1/12/12)
May 6, 2007 - The nightclub known as Nation (and previously the Capitol Ballroom) was demolished in May of 2007.
May 6, 2007 - Looking eastward through the partially demolished nightclub.
One portion of the Nation building--the smaller black building at left--was demolished sometime in 2005. (11/04)
October 19, 2014 - The same location, long finished and soon home to CBS Radio. Velocity Condos has popped up one block to the east.
The view northward from 1015 Half's 10th floor. (1/12/12)
November 2005 - Looking down South Capitol Street from the SE Freeway in November 2005.
April 14, 2018 - The same location, with 1015 Half at center, visible for another year or so until 909 Half rises in front of it. The ballpark is visible at right.
The Nation site's proximity to the US Capitol is obvious when you
look down on it from the top of 20 M Street. (4/2/07)
.... And looking at the same spot 13 months later, with Nation (and its neighbors to the right) demolished, and excavation underway. (5/6/08)
1015 Half's excavation (center), as seen from the roof of 70 I Street. 20 M is one block behind it, and the ballpark is visible down Half Street. (6/28/08)
The Nation lot was also home to the DC Foreign Car repair shop. (12/06)
The distinctive paint job on the north side of the old warehouse made Nation easy to spot, even from as far away as the Southeast Freeway. (02/06)
Not one of my photos, but a great zoom-in on a 1990s-era overhead photo showing the 1015 Half Street lot as it looked when it was still the J.E. Hurley Machine and Boiler Works site (see also a ground-level view of the building from around the same time).
From the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Latest News
March 31, 2015
Tuesday Tidbits: All Over the Map
January 14, 2015
Bonchon Buildout Progressing at Half and K
October 19, 2014
Snapshots of the Latest Construction Goings-On
September 3, 2014
Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken Coming to Half Street in 2015
April 25, 2014
Friday Tidbits: More, More, More (and Less) Edition
April 18, 2014
Friday Tidbits: CBS Radio Coming, Liquor License Apps
February 4, 2014
Tuesday Tidbits: Seeing Red
January 30, 2014
NLRB to 1015 Half St., And Going Outside the Boundaries
