Street detour signs for Galloway, Hamilton, and 4th Street NE surrounding Art Place at Fort Totten are now up. Road and alley closure signs and barriers are visible behind the chain link fence. Plan accordingly.
- Hamilton Street will be closed between South Dakota Avenue and 4th Street. Pedestrians who are used to taking Hamilton to the metro station should plan to take Galloway Street. Drivers will not be able to turn west onto Hamilton from South Dakota. Galloway is the detour route. Residents in the 500 & 600 blocks of Hamilton initially might see more traffic as drivers also detour east onto Hamilton.
- 4th Street between Galloway & Hamilton will be closed to traffic. Drivers can instead detour through the alley behind Aventine Fort Totten.
- Drivers who are used to parking along Galloway, Hamilton, and 4th Street should make alternate plans.
- Drivers who are accustomed to using Galloway and Hamilton as shortcuts to travel west of South Dakota probably will be better off avoiding the area altogether and taking Riggs Road instead.
The impending street closures are a good sign that construction is in fact finally starting. According to Elevation DC, at last month’s Bisnow development event Jane Cafritz indicated construction would start this month. She has been marketing the project heavily in recent weeks. Construction is expected to take 30 months.
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- Galloway Street detour sign
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- Hamilton Street detour sign
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- 4th Street detour sign
Next Stop...Riggs Park 
Maybe a headache now but great sign as the area is finally starting to get development dollars. I would think at the point where streets are being closed off that its pretty safe to say this project is full steam ahead. Would love if there was a Harris Teeters or Whole Foods will be a part of this project.
Outside of the Xfitness gym, does anyone know what other stores, restaurants, etc have signed on to this project?
At an ANC meeting, the development team shared that they have spoken with retailers like a grocery store, gym, coffee shop, restaurants, and basically all the types of retailers people have said they would like in the development. But they don’t want to name anything specific until they have signed leases. They’re constructing the building so that at least 3 restaurants can locate there. They said there will be room for about 8 – 10 retailers.
That is awesome to hear. We will be able to throw a rock from our front steps to this building once we close on our home.
Bring on the stores and restaurants. Glad to be in an up and coming area that is affordable. Very few of those opportunities like that exist in DC anymore.