L’Enfant Plaza, a mixed-use development owned and managed by The JBG Companies, received the Best Retail Project – Dining & Entertainment award Thursday from the Maryland/DC chapter of National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), a commercial real estate development association.
Presented at the NAIOP Awards of Excellence Gala at the Willard Intercontinental in Washington, D.C., the Best Retail Project – Dining & Entertainment award recognizes L’Enfant Plaza for the vibrant retail identity and experience its newly renovated food court area offers customers. L’Enfant Plaza topped competitors from the District, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Frederick counties in Maryland to win the award.
“This recognition from the Maryland/DC chapter of NAIOP is a great validation of our hard work over many months to secure the best mix of retail and restaurants for this new era at L’Enfant Plaza,” said Britt Snider, senior vice president with The JBG Companies, which worked with SmithGroupJJR on the renovation. “By creating a destination that offers quality national brand food and soft good retail tenants, we defined a new approach to the traditional food court. Now, as we carry forward the property’s East Retail success into the West Retail area, we will further refine and enhance all of L’Enfant Plaza.”
The West Retail area is currently under construction and will bring an additional 75,000 square feet of shopping, dining, and services to L’Enfant Plaza. Upon completion in the summer of 2014, the newly expanded retail promenade will offer a highly visible sculptural glass gateway entrance at the plaza level along with outdoor seating on the beautifully landscaped plaza.
The retail locations at L’Enfant Plaza serve workers, visitors and residents in the District’s southwest quadrant. Five million commuters pass through L’Enfant Plaza Metro station annually. Approximately 20,000 commuters enter or exit at L’Enfant Plaza Metro station every weekday; 4,500 enter or exit on weekends. Additionally, 28,500 employees’ offices are positioned within a half-mile radius of L’Enfant Plaza.
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Headquartered in Chevy Chase, Md., The JBG Companies is a private real estate development firm that develops, owns and manages office, residential, hotel and retail properties. The company has more than $10 billion in assets under management and development in the Washington, D.C. area. Since 1960, JBG has been active in the communities where it invests, striving to make a positive impact. More information can be found by visiting the company’s website, www.JBG.com, or by calling 240.333.3600.
Located at 470-490 & 955 L’Enfant Plaza S.W. in Washington, D.C., the buildings of L’Enfant Plaza were purchased by The JBG Companies and are undergoing full renovation. Positioned above the L’Enfant Plaza Metro stop, the rail system’s most-connected station, the complex includes several stories of office space, nearly 180,000 square feet of retail space, and the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel at 480 L’Enfant Plaza S.W. Currently undergoing a $40 million renovation and expansion, L’Enfant Plaza is one of the region’s premier mixed-use properties.
