2016 has been a big year filled with grand openings, controversial openings, feuds, and even odd amenities that maybe should have never happened at all. Before we start looking at what to expect in 2017, let’s take a moment and enjoy 2016’s best and worst moments.
- Most anticipated opening: National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Most controversial opening: Trump Hotel
- Biggest arrested development: McMillan Sand Filtration site
- Biggest land deal: Walter Reed Campus
- Biggest feud: D.C. United Stadium
- Best newly designed memorial: “Climate Chronograph”
- Biggest affordable housing investment: Mayor Muriel Bowser
- Biggest merger: JBG and Vornado
- Least likely-to-succeed plans: A casino in Anacostia
- Coolest conversion: Uline Arena into REI and La Colombe
- Oddest conversion: Helicopter factory into residences
- Biggest tiny home news: Minim Homes
- Coolest installation: Dupont Underground’s “Raise/Raze”
- Biggest move: Adas Israel Synagogue
- Best program for preparing the younger generation: ACAD at IDEA Public Charter School
- Most ridiculous amenity: Pokéstops