# WASHINGTON | Union Station Redevelopment **URL:** \ **Category:** Proposed\ **Created:** [June 23, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444 "2022-06-23T16:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/1 "2022-06-23T16:23:00Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/e/1e7fc725f4a23f6767a943060507c7f646d38bf3.jpeg) A rendering of Union Station’s new train hall. The hall is expected to compliment, not replace, the historic building that’s long been the face of the century-old station. „Visitors can make their way from the historic building to a new train hall, which is designed for daylight and for passengers to more easily spot where to catch their bus or train. The station also connects to Metro and DC Circulator services. Parking is located at the lowest level, along with the majority of the pickup and drop-off area and two of the four concourses lined with retailors. From there, visitors have their pick of escalator or elevator to travel up to the train station. And above the train station is the bus facility. The project assumes increased use, so bus and train capacity has been added. The highest level offers an outdoor deck where people can be dropped off or picked up, or simply leisure along some green space. Developer Akridge plans to create a mix of residential and commercial buildings next to the center space with greenery, along the 15 acres of air rights north of Union Station. However that $3 billion project [called Burnham Place](https://dc.urbanturf.com/pipeline/92/Burnham_Place) is contingent on the redevelopment of the station. The latest design accounts for public feedback, including from local government officials who were critical of an earlier proposal that had a massive parking garage. Members of the Commission of Fine Arts seemed to largely support the plan, however a few voiced reservations that the historic building would become just a passthrough to the new train hall. The Federal Railroad Administration needs to complete more steps, including an environmental impact statement, before the project enters the final design phase and construction, according to Griffin.“ > **[Here's What DC's New Union Station Could Look Like](https://dcist.com/story/22/06/16/dc-union-station-redevelopment/)** > > Big changes are ahead for the nation’s second-largest rail hub ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/2 "2022-06-23T16:54:44Z")
It’s good that it isn’t replacing the original,that’s one of the best stations in the nation ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/3 "2022-06-23T19:06:38Z")
> **[Plans for Washington Union Station redevelopment unveiled](https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/plans-for-washington-union-station-redevelopment-unveiled/)** > > Plans for the Washington Union Station Expansion Project have been unveiled, including renderings of station tracks and platforms. > ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/4 "2022-07-26T23:31:26Z")
> **[Grimshaw Reveals the Design of Washington Union Station Expansion Project](https://www.archdaily.com/985823/grimshaw-reveals-the-design-of-washington-union-station-expansion-project)** > > Grimshaw, in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle, Arup, VHB, has revealed designs for the Washington Union Station Expansion Project in Washington DC, USA. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/5 "2022-07-29T23:15:30Z")
> **[As Starbucks exits, Union Station struggles with safety, empty stores](https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/07/29/dc-union-station-starbucks/)** > > The closure of a Starbucks because of "challenging incidents" is adding fuel to concerns about the conditions of Washington’s busiest transit hub. ---
**Author:** ![bmosborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/bmosborne/32/78906_2.png) [@bmosborne](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bmosborne)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/6 "2022-07-31T13:28:28Z")
With the loss of a major company like Starbucks at Union Station, how do private companies have confidence to build in the area? I hate DC’s lackluster plans for development. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/7 "2022-10-25T14:17:32Z")
> **[As UCC Foreclosures Soar, Rexmark In Driving Seat at DC’s Union Station](https://commercialobserver.com/2022/10/union-station-ashkenazy-rexmark-amtrak/)** > > Union Station is at the center of an ongoing legal battle between borrower Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., mezzanine lender Rexmark and Amtrak. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/8 "2022-11-03T22:41:18Z")
A disgusting screed from the anti-American neofascists who captured the Supreme Court. > **[Union Station Is Symbolic Of America's Spiraling Crime And Despair. Biden...](https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/02/union-station-is-symbolic-of-americas-spiraling-crime-and-despair-biden-wants-to-blame-you/)** > > That the president and his team chose Union Station as the centerpiece of their final pitch to voters illustrates how little they understand America's anger. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/9 "2022-11-04T00:36:21Z")
Keep that nonsense to yourself. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/10 "2022-11-14T17:51:51Z")
> **[Union Station has fallen on hard times. Can it be saved?](https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/13/union-station-dc-rail-renovation/?utm_source=reddit.com)** > > Residents, commuters and workers say they are worried about the fate of the 115-year-old landmark, a once-vibrant gateway into D.C. ---
**Author:** ![F.Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/91b2a8/32.png) [@F.Wright](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/F.Wright)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/11 "2022-11-15T19:12:13Z")
At what point are we gonna start having the conversation about the homeless and mentally ill in this country. We can all try to ignore them but eventually they will start impacting our lives. Rents too high, wages are too low, and worse, this country tells people that they either “make it” or they’re essentially scum that only deserves minimum wage. Hell, even white collar jobs don’t pay people enough to buy a house these days. Wealth inequality has become unsustainable and this stuff just proves it. ---
**Author:** ![bpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bpc](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bpc)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/12 "2022-11-15T19:42:29Z")
It’s especially the issues with mental health care that are plaguing cities like New York and DC. Many of these individuals on the street, with medicine where it is at these days, are simply never going to be able to be self-sufficient, law-abiding citizens who could hold a job. They are either kept out of shelters due to their behavior, or they refuse to go to shelters so they can shoot up drugs instead. They need to be institutionalized before they OD themselves or kill random citizens as we have seen in the NY subway as of late. Politicians refuse to accept the obvious because it would actually cost money to build modern and humane asylums, but the alternative is the public must suffer harassment and disgust on their everyday commutes while these individuals live in indignity. In the long term, northeastern politicians need to realize it is cheaper to pursue reform than watch these city centers descend into dystopian hellscapes like Tenderloin or Skid Row in CA. After Covid, downtowns are struggling to retain businesses/residents enough as it is. ---
**Author:** ![F.Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/91b2a8/32.png) [@F.Wright](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/F.Wright)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/13 "2022-11-15T21:15:03Z")
NY in the 80’s was a horrible place to live. People fled to the suburbs all across the country because city centers go so bad. Thats gonna happen again in the coming decade if we don’t try to solve the problem. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/14 "2022-11-16T15:31:08Z")
The difference now is people can uber everywhere and live in a high security building if they can afford that. Very little time needs to be spent on the street. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/15 "2023-01-26T18:58:36Z")
> **[Union Station Amtrak Lounge Getting Makeover](https://www.washingtoninformer.com/union-station-amtrak-lounge-getting-makeover/)** > > The Union Station Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge closed for renovations this week. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/16 "2023-01-26T19:15:35Z")
These are a few weeks old but still relevant to the station’s redevelopment project. > **[Once-vibrant gateway to U.S. capital falls on hard times. Some hope to fix it.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/01/07/dc-union-station-improvements/)** > > The once-vibrant gateway into the nation’s capital has fallen on hard times, with vacancies, safety issues and foot traffic slow to rebound. New station leadership hopes to rescue it to its glory days. > **[DC Union Station officials strategize to bring back customers](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-dc-union-station-bring-back-customers)** > > Washington, D.C.'s iconic 115-year-old landmark Union Station was once a bustling train station with a dining scene and retail stores for commuters. Inside now are vacant shops after vendors were driven out by rising crime. Just outside its entrance,... ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/17 "2023-03-13T00:49:24Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/5/657ffed06e73c24d0844b4f01187ba633d2132fe.jpeg "Washington Union Station Expansion Project - June 2022") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lfkb5O0aMU) ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/18 "2023-03-13T13:38:47Z")
This station was so nice 30 years ago. Very beautiful. Such a shame - ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/19 "2023-03-13T13:52:12Z")
The front still is very beautiful. That parking garage is horrendous though, good thing that’s going to go ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444/20 "2023-05-13T21:28:00Z")
> **[Feds release updated $8.8 billion redevelopment plan for Union Station](https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/05/13/dc-union-station-redevelopment/)** > > The revised vision for the rail station includes less parking, an underground drop-off area, and integrated bus, pedestrian and bike access. I love this project, looks amazing and brings very needed improvements. However…the costs are ridiculous. US costs are ridiculous. Germany built like 120 miles of HSR for less than this will cost. Keep in mind Germany is not considered a cheap country to build HSR in. [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/washington-union-station-redevelopment/21444.md?page=2)