{"id":5814,"date":"2026-09-06T21:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/?p=5814"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:42:05","slug":"will-the-reeves-center-be-the-latest-public-property-to-leave-our-public-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedcpublicland.org\/the1617project\/2026\/09\/06\/will-the-reeves-center-be-the-latest-public-property-to-leave-our-public-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the Reeves Center Be the Latest Public Property to Leave Our Public Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DMPED fire sale<\/a> may continue as Mayor Bowser gets ready to step off stage; Simultaneously multiple Reeves Center development partners fall off the deal.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a><\/strong> to see the Deputy Mayor’s Office on Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) webpage on the Reeves Center project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some recent updates on the Reeves Center, details about the deal are less forth coming:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 2019<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

“The District\u2019s Department of General Services will be moved out of the Reeves Center, becoming the first D.C. agency to launch a search for new space since Mayor Muriel Bowser directed officials to prioritize leasing offices east of the Anacostia River.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 2023<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Reeves CMC Venture Wins Redevelopment of Reeves Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Reeves Center emptied of all the rest of the public agencies that populated the space free of charge. They are moved to a commercial space in NOMA and DMPED has demurred on informing how much each agency is now spending on monthly leases.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

“The long-planned redevelopment of the Franklin D. Reeves Municipal Center won’t be built all at once. The developer and city officials have split the 535,955-square-foot project into two phases, saying that the new approach will make it easier to finance.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Reeves project moves toward key D.C. vote amid big withdrawals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Bowser begins to move legislation to privatize the Reeves Center site among a boatload of other valuable public properties on her way out the door.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interesting: In a new (legacy-building) letter to the D.C. Council, @MayorBowser<\/a> says she’s going to introduce bills to finalize some longstanding development projects in the city, including the Chevy Chase Civic Core, Poplar Point, Fletcher-Johnson, Georgetown Boathouse, etc. pic.twitter.com\/OGEYs3jdbA<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) September 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>