Sitting directly across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge from the Navy Yard and Buzzard Point neighborhoods, the Bridge District has a lot of competition for apartment residents.

But as Redbrick LMD prepares to welcome residents next month to the three connected buildings totaling 757 units that represent its first phase, it is leaning into an advantage it has over its more-developed neighbors: nature.

The Bridge District, planned to total 2.5M SF at full buildout, sits next to 120 acres of wilderness and is along the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, where cyclists, joggers and walkers enjoy the more natural side of the river.

“We’ve got all the basic needs that someone would have here, but you also have a park,” RedBrick LMD Managing Partner Louis Dubin said Wednesday before the developer gave Bisnow a tour of the new project.

“Navy Yard is amazing, but Navy Yard has a hard edge,” he added. “They’ve got boardwalks and docks … you go walk from here right onto the water. It’s a soft edge.”

Two of the three buildings, Stratos and Alula, are welcoming their first residents next month. The third, Poplar House, is poised to host short-term rentals for its first two years from a yet-to-be-named operator. That component is expected to open in the second quarter of the year.

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