where DC meets its water

Discover The Wharf

Washington’s next great meeting place has finally arrived. The Wharf brings dazzling water views, hot new restaurants, year-round entertainment, and waterside style all together in one inspiring location. It’s the most exciting neighborhood in the history of the nation’s capital.

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Want to know what The Wharf is all about? Watch this short video to get a taste of what it’s like to live or visit here, and the many activities that await you along our waterfront.

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Featured Event

Kickoff Celebration

Oct. 12, 2017 – Oct. 15, 2017

690 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024

Mark your calendar for four days of live music, fabulous food, and fun at the Southwest Waterfront as we celebrate the long-awaited opening of The Wharf. The District’s biggest neighborhood event will feature free live entertainment and headliner bands, restaurant openings from DC’s hottest chefs, debuts of iconic shops, and lots of waterside activities and games—concluding both Thursday and Sunday with sunset fireworks.

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Destination for All

Come explore this vibrant new waterfront’s countless things to do and see, hear and touch, taste and experience. And for those of you who want to linger a while longer, check out our hotels or tour our residences.

Directions to The Wharf

Centrally located, The Wharf is the District’s waterfront destination that is easy to get to—and to get around.

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Parking spaces

2,600

Adjacent to

I-395

Direct access to the

Southeast Freeway

Metro lines

Train station nearby

Virginia Railway Express

Easy access to

Metro, Buses & DC Circulator

Boat slips

550

Public piers

Catch the

Water Taxi & Ferry

Capital Bikeshare stations

Bike parking spaces

1,750

Direct access to DC's extensive

Bicycle Network

1 mile of

Waterfront

Riverwalk Trail system of

20 mi

Minutes from the

National Mall

Water Taxi & Wharf Ferry

Introducing one of the best ways to view the city and the easiest mode of transportation to get to destinations on the Potomac and Anacostia rivers: our new water taxi. And if you just want to get across the Washington Channel, catch our ferry to East Potomac Park for a round of golf or a leisurely stroll.

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Office & Retail Leasing

Some of the District’s most noteworthy companies, associations, and retailers are setting down roots at The Wharf. Among the best commercial real estate in DC, our prime offices and retail spaces provide prominent visibility and an attractive location with sweeping vistas and a lively after-work dining and entertainment scene.

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Launching Careers at The Wharf

The Wharf had a huge presence at a Career Fair on Thursday, August 10th at Arena Stage. More than 1,000 job seekers attended the free event to learn about employment opportunities when Phase I of The Wharf opens this fall. Career resource agencies were present to assist job seekers as well.