The DMV is building BILLIONS in new development in 2026 and nobody's talking about it [DC/MD/VA]
Look, I know the vibe right now is doom and gloom with all the federal layoffs and DOGE stuff. But I've been a real estate agent in this market since 2001, and I want to share what's actually happening on the ground — because the construction pipeline right now is genuinely massive.
WalletHub just ranked DC #8 best city to find a job out of 180 cities analyzed. Let that sink in for a second.
Here's a rundown of the biggest projects in progress or coming soon:
WASHINGTON DC
RFK Stadium Redevelopment — This is the big one. Largest redevelopment in DC history. They're tearing it down now. What's coming:
- New Commanders stadium by 2030
- 5,000–6,000 housing units (Riverfront + Plaza Districts)
- Hotels, retail, restaurants
- Recreation district with sports fields + indoor complex
- More housing in the Kingman Park District
Hill East is going to look completely different in 10 years.
VIRGINIA
Potomac Overlook (fka Key Bridge Marriott) – Rosslyn — 1,775 residential units + 200 hotel rooms. The old hotel had to be cleared by the entire Arlington PD before demolition. Wild story.
One Rosslyn — $500M development replacing two old office buildings at 1901 & 1911 Fort Myer Drive. Mix of apartments, condos, retail.
Falls Church City — 15 townhomes proposed at 701-705 Park Ave. The same developer just got 20 townhomes approved across the street and they're 80% sold already. FCC is hard to build in so this matters.
West Falls Church — 3-phase mixed-use on municipal land (ground leases — rare). Hotel, apartments, condos, medical office, more residential phases to follow.
Potomac Yard — Toll Brothers doing 120 townhomes, JBG doing 500-600 multifamily + retail, plus 88 affordable units. Three remaining blocks finally getting developed.
Corso Tysons — 3 luxury senior living towers, 427 units. Same developer did The Mather which sold 90% before opening. Underserved market getting some attention finally.
Tysons Central — Two towers at 8350 Leesburg Pike. 29-story hotel/residential and 38-story residential, both over retail.
AT&T Campus Oakton — AT&T left for Chantilly. EYA + Carlyle turning the whole campus into a new neighborhood. Multifamily, townhomes, retail.
Rivana (Sterling) — Loudoun County's largest mixed-use development ever. Spans Loudoun AND Fairfax counties. ~9 million square feet total. Transit-oriented.
Manassas Mall — 6 new buildings, potentially 1,000+ homes added around the mall site.
Watch these: Tysons casino (rejected but may come back), Gainesville 1,800-acre data center (rejected, currently in appeals).
MARYLAND
Maryland moves slower — it's just less development-friendly than Virginia. BUT Governor Moore just announced major housing legislation targeting a 94,000-unit shortage. They want to unlock 300+ acres of state land near transit, potentially 7,000+ units. Focus is on the Blue Line corridor and Prince George's County.
Capitol Heights Metro: 300 new homes + 10,000 sf retail in the works.
Data centers are expanding into Frederick County. Controversial locally but it's happening.
Oh, and Wayfair is opening an outlet at Arundel Mills. Random but people are hyped about it.
TL;DR: The DMV is investing billions in new development across all three jurisdictions. The media narrative of regional decline doesn't match what's actually being built. If you're making real estate decisions in this market, knowing where growth is concentrated matters a lot.
Full article with more detail here: https://dcrealestatemama.com/everything-new-and-coming-soon-to-dc-md-va/
Happy to answer questions about any of these — I follow this stuff closely.
Posted Mar 5, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC