Fenty targets mixed-use project at Walter Reed

D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said Thursday that he expects a mixed-use development to be built on 62 1/2 acres that the city is trying to take control of at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

"We have an incredible opportunity to reintegrate a major portion of this federal campus back into the Brightwood neighborhood and create a new sense of vitality along Georgia Avenue," Fenty (D) said.

The District is targeting property in the southern half of the campus for development. The rest of the campus will be used by the General Services Administration and the State Department.

Residents can follow the District's plans for Walter Reed on a dedicated Web page: http://walterreedlra.dc.gov.

The medical center is scheduled to close in 2011 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process.

Fenty also announced Thursday that the District is soliciting bids to redevelop two empty lots the city owns across from Walter Reed. The 15,000-square-foot site could accommodate as many as 35 housing units, said Sean Madigan, a spokesman for the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. Bids are due in January.